Season
1997
Race
1. Australian Grand Prix

1997 · Race 1 of 17

1997 Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia · 09/03/1997

Coordinates
-37.8497, 144.968
Altitude
10 m
Race number
598
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit circuit layout

R

09/03/1997 00:00 · Australia/Melbourne · 58 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 David Coulthard McLaren 4 +3 58 1:30:28.718 10 Finished —
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 +1 58 1:30:48.764 6 Finished —
3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 6 +3 58 1:30:50.895 4 Finished —
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 10 +6 58 1:30:51.559 3 Finished —
5 Olivier Panis Prost 9 +4 58 1:31:29.026 2 Finished —
6 Nicola Larini Sauber 13 +7 58 1:32:04.758 1 Finished —
7 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 +9 56 — 0 +2 Laps —
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 -6 55 — 0 Brakes —
9 Jarno Trulli Minardi 17 +8 55 — 0 +3 Laps —
10 Pedro Diniz Arrows 22 +12 54 — 0 +4 Laps —
11 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 = 49 — 0 Engine —
12 Mika Salo Tyrrell 18 +6 42 — 0 Engine —
13 Jan Magnussen Stewart 19 +6 36 — 0 Suspension —
14 Jean Alesi Benetton 8 -6 34 — 0 Fuel —
15 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 15 = 32 — 0 Electrical —
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 14 -2 14 — 0 Spun off —
17 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 +4 2 — 0 Spun off —
18 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 12 -6 1 — 0 Gearbox —
19 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 -18 0 — 0 Collision —
20 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 -15 0 — 0 Collision —
21 Johnny Herbert Sauber 7 -14 0 — 0 Collision —
22 Damon Hill Arrows 20 -2 0 — 0 Throttle —