1997 / ROUND 1

Australian Grand Prix

1997-03-09 · Albert Park Circuit

WinnerDavid CoulthardPublished race classification
Official poleJacques VilleneuveSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance307.574 km58 laps
Race entries24Includes non-starts and exclusions

CHAMPIONSHIP IMPACT

Points after this race

Grand Prix results

ResultDriverConstructorQual.GridLapsTime / statusPoints
1David CoulthardMcLaren44581:30:28.71810
2Michael SchumacherFerrari33581:30:48.7646
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren66581:30:50.8954
4Gerhard BergerBenetton1010581:30:51.5593
5Olivier PanisProst99581:31:29.0262
6Nicola LariniSauber1313581:32:04.7581
7Shinji NakanoProst161656+2 laps0
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams2255Brakes0
9Jarno TrulliMinardi171755+3 laps0
10Pedro DinizArrows222254+4 laps0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart111149Engine0
DNFMika SaloTyrrell181842Engine0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart191936Suspension0
DNFJean AlesiBenetton8834Out of fuel0
DNFUkyo KatayamaMinardi151532Electrical0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaJordan141414Spun off0
DNFJos VerstappenTyrrell21212Spun off0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordan12121Gearbox0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrari550Collision0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliams110Collision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauber770Collision0
DNSDamon HillArrows2020—Throttle0
DNQVincenzo SospiriLola23——DNQ0
DNQRicardo RossetLola24——DNQ0

Actual qualifying classification

PositionDriverPublished overall / latest phase
1Jacques Villeneuve1:29.369
2Heinz-Harald Frentzen1:31.123
3Michael Schumacher1:31.472
4David Coulthard1:31.531
5Eddie Irvine1:31.881
6Mika Häkkinen1:31.971
7Johnny Herbert1:32.287
8Jean Alesi1:32.593
9Olivier Panis1:32.842
10Gerhard Berger1:32.870
11Rubens Barrichello1:33.075
12Ralf Schumacher1:33.130
13Nicola Larini1:33.327
14Giancarlo Fisichella1:33.552
15Ukyo Katayama1:33.798
16Shinji Nakano1:33.989
17Jarno Trulli1:34.120
18Mika Salo1:34.229
19Jan Magnussen1:34.623
20Damon Hill1:34.806
21Jos Verstappen1:34.943
22Pedro Diniz1:35.972
23Vincenzo Sospiri1:40.972
24Ricardo Rosset1:42.086

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.

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