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1997 Australian Grand Prix
Round
1/17
Date
Mar 9, 1997 at 00:00 CET
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Circuit
Circuit length
5.302 m
Race distance
307.516 km (58 laps)
Coulthard
Winner
1:30:28.718
Winning time
Villeneuve
Pole position
Frentzen
Fastest lap
1:30.585
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30:28.718 | 4th | 58 | 10 |
| 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +20.046 | 3rd | 58 | 6 |
| 3 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +22.177 | 6th | 58 | 4 |
| 4 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +22.841 | 10th | 58 | 3 |
| 5 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | +1:00.308 | 9th | 58 | 2 |
| 6 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | +1:36.040 | 13th | 58 | 1 |
| 7 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | +2 laps | 16th | 56 | |
| 8 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Brakes | 2nd | 55 | |
| 9 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | +3 laps | 17th | 55 | |
| 10 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | +4 laps | 22nd | 54 | |
| DNF | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Engine | 11th | 49 | |
| DNF | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Engine | 18th | 42 | |
| DNF | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Suspension | 19th | 36 | |
| DNF | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | Out of fuel | 8th | 34 | |
| DNF | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Electrical | 15th | 32 | |
| DNF | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Spun off | 14th | 14 | |
| DNF | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Spun off | 21st | 2 | |
| DNF | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Gearbox | 12th | 1 | |
| DNF | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Collision | 5th | 0 | |
| DNF | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Collision | 1st | 0 | |
| DNF | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Collision | 7th | 0 | |
| DNS | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | Throttle | 20th | ||
| DNQ | #24 Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | ||||
| DNQ | #25 Ricardo Rosset | Lola |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:31.235 | 14 | |
| 2 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.353 | +0.118 | 13 |
| 3 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.512 | +0.277 | 12 |
| 4 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:31.674 | +0.439 | 15 |
| 5 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.091 | +0.856 | 14 |
| 6 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:32.394 | +1.159 | 13 |
| 7 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:32.537 | +1.302 | 13 |
| 8 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.586 | +1.351 | 17 |
| 9 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:32.704 | +1.469 | 13 |
| 10 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.908 | +1.673 | 13 |
| 11 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.939 | +1.704 | 11 |
| 12 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.989 | +1.754 | 13 |
| 13 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.109 | +1.874 | 11 |
| 14 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.148 | +1.913 | 12 |
| 15 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:33.339 | +2.104 | 13 |
| 16 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:33.394 | +2.159 | 12 |
| 17 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:33.735 | +2.500 | 15 |
| 18 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:33.832 | +2.597 | 11 |
| 19 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:34.113 | +2.878 | 11 |
| 20 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.162 | +2.927 | 11 |
| 21 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:34.902 | +3.667 | 13 |
| 22 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:40.623 | +9.388 | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 | 12 | |
| 2 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 | +1.754 | 12 |
| 3 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 | +2.103 | 10 |
| 4 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 | +2.162 | 12 |
| 5 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 | +2.512 | 12 |
| 6 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 | +2.602 | 12 |
| 7 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 | +2.918 | 12 |
| 8 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 | +3.224 | 9 |
| 9 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 | +3.473 | 11 |
| 10 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 | +3.501 | 8 |
| 11 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 | +3.706 | 9 |
| 12 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 | +3.761 | 11 |
| 13 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 | +3.958 | 11 |
| 14 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 | +4.183 | 11 |
| 15 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 | +4.429 | 12 |
| 16 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 | +4.620 | 11 |
| 17 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 | +4.751 | 12 |
| 18 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 | +4.860 | 11 |
| 19 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 | +5.254 | 9 |
| 20 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 | +5.437 | 12 |
| 21 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 | +5.574 | 11 |
| 22 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 | +6.603 | 8 |
| 23 | #24 Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 1:40.972 | +11.603 | 11 |
| 24 | #25 Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 1:42.086 | +12.717 | 9 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:28.594 | 26 | |
| 2 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:30.026 | +1.432 | 23 |
| 3 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.305 | +1.711 | 26 |
| 4 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:30.651 | +2.057 | 26 |
| 5 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.674 | +2.080 | 23 |
| 6 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.682 | +2.088 | 30 |
| 7 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.071 | +2.477 | 22 |
| 8 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.197 | +2.603 | 30 |
| 9 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:31.281 | +2.687 | 21 |
| 10 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:31.303 | +2.709 | 26 |
| 11 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.389 | +2.795 | 21 |
| 12 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31.635 | +3.041 | 27 |
| 13 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:32.027 | +3.433 | 16 |
| 14 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:32.264 | +3.670 | 24 |
| 15 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.826 | +4.232 | 16 |
| 16 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:33.194 | +4.600 | 30 |
| 17 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.415 | +4.821 | 27 |
| 18 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:33.588 | +4.994 | 29 |
| 19 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:33.679 | +5.085 | 30 |
| 20 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:33.693 | +5.099 | 18 |
| 21 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:33.767 | +5.173 | 21 |
| 22 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.640 | +6.046 | 9 |
| 23 | #25 Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 1:41.416 | +12.822 | 5 |
| 24 | #24 Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 1:44.286 | +15.692 | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:32.496 | 27 | |
| 2 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:32.910 | +0.414 | 27 |
| 3 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:33.255 | +0.759 | 27 |
| 4 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:33.371 | +0.875 | 26 |
| 5 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.437 | +0.941 | 28 |
| 6 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:34.157 | +1.661 | 21 |
| 7 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:34.271 | +1.775 | 17 |
| 8 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:34.432 | +1.936 | 21 |
| 9 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:34.593 | +2.097 | 29 |
| 10 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34.742 | +2.246 | 19 |
| 11 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:34.777 | +2.281 | 27 |
| 12 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:34.927 | +2.431 | 16 |
| 13 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:35.073 | +2.577 | 26 |
| 14 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:36.142 | +3.646 | 30 |
| 15 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:36.223 | +3.727 | 21 |
| 16 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:36.392 | +3.896 | 16 |
| 17 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:36.716 | +4.220 | 24 |
| 18 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:37.023 | +4.527 | 14 |
| 19 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:38.092 | +5.596 | 9 |
| 20 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:39.652 | +7.156 | 12 |
| 21 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:40.002 | +7.506 | 6 |
| 22 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:40.947 | +8.451 | 7 |
| 23 | #25 Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 1:41.166 | +8.670 | 14 |
| 24 | #24 Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 1:42.590 | +10.094 | 22 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:30.585 | 36 | |
| 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.067 | +0.482 | 54 |
| 3 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.412 | +0.827 | 29 |
| 4 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.509 | +0.924 | 33 |
| 5 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.624 | +1.039 | 54 |
| 6 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:31.762 | +1.177 | 40 |
| 7 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31.976 | +1.391 | 33 |
| 8 | #17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:32.784 | +2.199 | 27 |
| 9 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.386 | +2.801 | 24 |
| 10 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:34.147 | +3.562 | 14 |
| 11 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:34.171 | +3.586 | 52 |
| 12 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.194 | +3.609 | 22 |
| 13 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:34.465 | +3.880 | 23 |
| 14 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:34.918 | +4.333 | 14 |
| 15 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:35.257 | +4.672 | 26 |
| 16 | #21 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:35.959 | +5.374 | 21 |
| 17 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:37.038 | +6.453 | 2 |
| 18 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:48.323 | +17.738 | 1 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 6 | -4 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
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| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:28.358 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Jarno Trulli | 1:27.706 - Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Nico Rosberg | 1:27.418 - Heikki Kovalainen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
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| 2005 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #5 David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:27.724 - Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.541 - Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:28.214 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | 1:31.481 - Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:32.112 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:31.649 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | 1:33.421 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | 1:17.943 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | 1:17.140 - Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | 1:15.381 - Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | 1:16.078 - Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | 1:41.141 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | 1:18.203 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | 1:38.480 - Satoru Nakajima | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | 1:21.216 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | 1:20.416 - Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | 1:20.787 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Philippe Streiff | 1:23.758 - Keke Rosberg | Ayrton Senna |
The 1997 Australian Grand Prix started Mar 9, 1997 on Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Heinz-Harald Frentzen next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.
In 1 hour, 30 minutes and 28 seconds David Coulthard finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michael Schumacher in second and Mika Häkkinen in third place.
After the 1997 Australian Grand Prix, David Coulthard is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Coulthard is 4 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.