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1997 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 598th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Melbourne
More 1997 season
More Australian Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes581hr 30m 28.718s10
2+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari58+20.046s6
3+3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes58+22.177s4
4+6(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault58+22.841s3
5+4(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda58+1m 00.308s2
6+7(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas58+1m 36.040s1
7+9(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda56+2 laps 
8-6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault55DNF 
9+8(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart55+3 laps 
10+12(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha54+4 laps 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth49DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault34DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart32DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot14DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari0DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault0DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas0DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha   

Notes

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen ended lap 55 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Damon Hill did not start the Grand Prix after encountering throttle issues on the formation lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
6(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas
8(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
9(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda
10(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
11(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
12(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot
13(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas
14(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot
15(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart
16(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda
17(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart
18(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth
20  
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:29.369 
2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:31.1231.754
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31.4722.103
4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.5312.162
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:31.8812.512
6(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.9712.602
7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:32.2872.918
8(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:32.5933.224
9(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:32.8423.473
10(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:32.8703.501
11(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:33.0753.706
12(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:33.1303.761
13(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas1:33.3273.958
14(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:33.5524.183
15(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:33.7984.429
16(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:33.9894.620
17(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart1:34.1204.751
18(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:34.2294.860
19(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:34.6235.254
20(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:34.8065.437
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:34.9435.574
22(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:35.9726.603
Did not qualify
23(ITA) Vincenzo SospiriLola-Ford Cosworth1:40.97211.603
24(BRA) Ricardo RossetLola-Ford Cosworth1:42.08612.717

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) David Coulthard10
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher6
3(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger3
5(FRA) Olivier Panis2
6(ITA) Nicola Larini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes14
2Ferrari6
3Benetton-Renault3
4Prost-Mugen-Honda2
5Sauber-Petronas1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Shinji Nakano
Ralf Schumacher
Jarno Trulli
Prost
Stewart
Milestone race start
50th for Olivier Panis (89th driver to start 50 races, 16th French driver)
Wins
2nd for David Coulthard (first win since 1995; first for McLaren)
105th for McLaren (first since 1993)
Podiums
47th for Michael Schumacher
14th for Mika Hakkinen
12th for David Coulthard
388th for Ferrari
263rd & 264th for McLaren
Poles
4th for Jacques Villeneuve
98th for Williams
1-2 start
51st for Williams
Fastest laps
1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (96th different fastest lap setter, 5th German driver)
102nd for Williams
Front row starts
10th for Jacques Villeneuve (41st driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Canadian driver)
1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (123rd different front row starter, 5th German driver)
Points finishes
2nd and last for Nicola Larini