Australian Grand Prix 1997 Results

Round 1 · Melbourne

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia

Race results

Australian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	4	3	58	Leader	1	10
02	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1	58	+20.046	2	6
03	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	6	3	58	+22.177	1	4
04	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	10	6	58	+22.841	1	3
05	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	9	4	58	+1:00.308	2	2
06	Nicola LariniN. Larini	Sauber	13	7	58	+1:36.040	1	1
07	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	16	9	56	+2 laps	1	0
08	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	2	6	55	Brakes	2	0
09	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Minardi	17	8	55	+3 laps	2	0
10	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	22	12	54	+4 laps	2	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	11	—	49	Engine	2	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	18	6	42	Engine	2	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	19	6	36	Suspension	2	0
DNF	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	8	6	34	Out of fuel	0	0
DNF	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	15	—	32	Electrical	1	0
DNF	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	14	2	14	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	4	2	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	12	6	1	Gearbox	0	0
DNF	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	5	14	0	Collision	0	0
DNF	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	19	0	Collision	0	0
DNF	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	7	14	0	Collision	0	0
DNS	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	20	2	0	Throttle	0	0
DNS	Vincenzo SospiriV. Sospiri	Lola	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0
DNS	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Lola	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

Round 1 · Melbourne

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia

Race results

Australian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	4	3	58	Leader	1	10
02	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1	58	+20.046	2	6
03	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	6	3	58	+22.177	1	4
04	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	10	6	58	+22.841	1	3
05	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	9	4	58	+1:00.308	2	2
06	Nicola LariniN. Larini	Sauber	13	7	58	+1:36.040	1	1
07	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	16	9	56	+2 laps	1	0
08	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	2	6	55	Brakes	2	0
09	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Minardi	17	8	55	+3 laps	2	0
10	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	22	12	54	+4 laps	2	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	11	—	49	Engine	2	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	18	6	42	Engine	2	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	19	6	36	Suspension	2	0
DNF	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	8	6	34	Out of fuel	0	0
DNF	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	15	—	32	Electrical	1	0
DNF	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	14	2	14	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	4	2	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	12	6	1	Gearbox	0	0
DNF	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	5	14	0	Collision	0	0
DNF	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	19	0	Collision	0	0
DNF	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	7	14	0	Collision	0	0
DNS	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	20	2	0	Throttle	0	0
DNS	Vincenzo SospiriV. Sospiri	Lola	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0
DNS	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Lola	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

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Championship impact

Heinz-Harald Frentzen1:30.585

Recorded on lap 36.

P1David Coulthard+1010 pts after race

P2Michael Schumacher+66 pts after race

P3Mika Häkkinen+44 pts after race

P4Gerhard Berger+33 pts after race

P5Olivier Panis+22 pts after race

P1McLaren+1414 pts after race

P2Ferrari+66 pts after race

P3Benetton+33 pts after race

P4Prost+22 pts after race

P5Sauber+11 pts after race