Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 1997-03-09 · Round 1 of 1997
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +20.046 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +22.177 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | +22.841 | |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | +1:00.308 | |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +1:36.040 | |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | |
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | |
| R | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | |
| R | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | |
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | |
| R | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | |
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | |
| R | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | |
| W | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle |