Round 1 · 1997

Australia

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Country
Australia
Length
5.278 km
Top Speed
302 km/h
Avg Speed
230 km/h
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
David Coulthard McLaren
 McLaren 4 – 10
2
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
 Ferrari 3 +20.046 6
3
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
 McLaren 6 +22.177 4
4
Gerhard Berger Benetton
 Benetton 10 +22.841 3
5
Olivier Panis Prost
 Prost 9 +1:00.308 2
6
Nicola Larini Sauber
 Sauber 13 +1:36.040 1
7
Shinji Nakano Prost
 Prost 16 +2 laps –
8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
FL Williams 2 Brakes –
9
Jarno Trulli Minardi
 Minardi 17 +3 laps –
10
Pedro Diniz Arrows
 Arrows 22 +4 laps –
DNF
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
 Stewart 11 Engine –
DNF
Mika Salo Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 18 Engine –
DNF
Jan Magnussen Stewart
 Stewart 19 Suspension –
DNF
Jean Alesi Benetton
 Benetton 8 Out of fuel –
DNF
Ukyo Katayama Minardi
 Minardi 15 Electrical –
DNF
Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan
 Jordan 14 Spun off –
DNF
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 21 Spun off –
DNF
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
 Jordan 12 Gearbox –
DNF
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
 Ferrari 5 Collision –
DNF
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
 Williams 1 Collision –
DNF
Johnny Herbert Sauber
 Sauber 7 Collision –
DNF
Damon Hill Arrows
 Arrows 20 Throttle –
DNF
Vincenzo Sospiri Lola
 Lola – – –
DNF
Ricardo Rosset Lola
 Lola – – –