Round 1 · 1997
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia · Sun 9 Mar · 00:00 UTC
Race replay
Starting grid
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +20.046 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | +22.177 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | +22.841 | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | +1:00.308 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | +1:36.040 | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Brakes | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | +4 Laps | |
| — | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | Engine | |
| — | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | Engine | |
| — | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | Suspension | |
| — | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | Fuel | |
| — | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | Electrical | |
| — | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | Spun off | |
| — | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | Spun off | |
| — | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | Gearbox | |
| — | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Collision | |
| — | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Collision | |
| — | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | Collision | |
| — | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | Throttle |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | 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 | — | — |