Australian Grand Prix 1997
Melbourne
9 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 10 David Coulthard GBR West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/12 Mercedes 58 1h30m28.718s 10 4
2 05 Michael Schumacher GER Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B Ferrari 58 1h30m48.764s 6 3
3 09 Mika Häkkinen FIN West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/12 Mercedes 58 1h30m50.895s 4 6
4 08 Gerhard Berger AUT Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 Renault 58 1h30m51.559s 3 10
5 14 Olivier Panis FRA Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 Mugen Honda 58 1h31m29.026s 2 9
6 17 Nicola Larini ITA Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas 58 1h32m04.758s 1 13
7 15 Shinji Nakano JAP Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 Mugen Honda 56 - - 16
8 04 Heinz Harald Frentzen GER Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 Renault 55 Brakes - 2
9 21 Jarno Trulli ITA Minardi Team Minardi M197 Hart 55 - - 17
10 02 Pedro Diniz BRA Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 Yamaha 54 - - 22
R 22 Rubens Barrichello BRA Stewart Ford Stewart SF1 Ford 49 Engine - 11
R 19 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell Tyrrell 025 Ford 42 Engine - 18
R 23 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart Ford Stewart SF1 Ford 36 Suspension - 19
R 07 Jean Alesi FRA Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 Renault 34 Out Of Fuel - 8
R 20 Ukyo Katayama JAP Minardi Team Minardi M197 Hart 32 Engine - 15
R 12 Giancarlo Fisichella ITA B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 Peugeot 14 Spun Off - 14
R 18 Jos Verstappen NED Tyrrell Tyrrell 025 Ford 2 Accident - 21
R 11 Ralf Schumacher GER B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 Peugeot 1 Gearbox - 12
R 06 Eddie Irvine GBR Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B Ferrari 0 Accident Damage - 5
R 03 Jacques Villeneuve CAN Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 Renault 0 Accident - 1
R 16 Johnny Herbert GBR Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas 0 Accident - 7
DNS 01 Damon Hill GBR Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 Yamaha - Throttle - 20
DNQ 24 Vincenzo Sospiri ITA Mastercard Lola F1 Team Lola T97/30 Ford - - - -
DNQ 25 Ricardo Rosset BRA Mastercard Lola F1 Team Lola T97/30 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Heinz Harald Frentzen1-17, 33-3924
David Coulthard18-32, 40-5834

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m29.369s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m30.585s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 David Coulthard GBR 10
2 Michael Schumacher GER 6
3 Mika Häkkinen FIN 4
4 Gerhard Berger AUT 3
5 Olivier Panis FRA 2
6 Nicola Larini ITA 1