1997 Australian Grand Prix

Round

1/17

Date

Mar 9, 1997 at 00:00 CET

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Circuit

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

Circuit length

5.302 m (16 turns)

Race distance

307.516 km (58 laps)

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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

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	14
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	1	6	-8
3	Benetton	Renault	0	0	3	-11
4	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	0	2	-12
5	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	1	-13

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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.