1997 - Australian Grand Prix
Date : 09 March 1997
Hour : Z
Round : 1
Circuit : Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Locality : Melbourne
Winner : David Coulthard(McLaren)
Polesitter : Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
Fastest lap : Jos Verstappen(Tyrrell)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 | ||
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 | ||
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 | ||
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 | ||
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 | ||
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 | ||
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 | ||
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 | ||
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 | ||
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 | ||
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 | ||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 | ||
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 | ||
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 | ||
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 |
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +20.046 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +22.177 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | +22.841 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | +1:00.308 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +1:36.040 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 0 | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 | ||
| Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 | ||
| Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | ||
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | ||
| Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 23 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 24 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |