Australian Grand Prix
1997 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 9, 1997Race summary
Victory went to Coulthard (from 4th on the grid), with a 20.0s margin. Diniz made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 10th (up 12 places). Frentzen had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +20.046 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +22.177 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | +22.841 | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | +1:00.308 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +1:36.040 | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 |