1997 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 9, 1997

Round 1

Race Winner

David Coulthard

McLaren

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

1:29.369

Jacques Villeneuve (Q1)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369	-	1:29.369
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123	-	1:31.123
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472	-	1:31.472
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531	-	1:31.531
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881	-	1:31.881
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971	-	1:31.971
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287	-	1:32.287
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593	-	1:32.593
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.842	-	1:32.842
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.870	-	1:32.870
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075	-	1:33.075
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130	-	1:33.130
13	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:33.327	-	1:33.327
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552	-	1:33.552
15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798	-	1:33.798
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.989	-	1:33.989
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120	-	1:34.120
18	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229	-	1:34.229
19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623	-	1:34.623
20	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.806	-	1:34.806
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943	-	1:34.943
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972	-	1:35.972

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	58	1:30:28.718	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	+20.046	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	58	+22.177	4
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	58	+22.841	3
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	58	+1:00.308	2
6	Nicola Larini	Sauber	58	+1:36.040	1
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost	56	+2 Laps	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	55	Brakes	0
9	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	55	+3 Laps	0
10	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	54	+4 Laps	0
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	49	Engine	0
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	42	Engine	0
13	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	36	Suspension	0
14	Jean Alesi	Benetton	34	Fuel	0
15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	32	Electrical	0
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	Spun off	0
17	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	2	Spun off	0
18	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1	Gearbox	0
19	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	Collision	0
20	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	Collision	0
21	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	Collision	0
22	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	Throttle	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used