Round 1 · 1997
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerCOTMcLaren · from P4
PoleVIU
Fastest lap1:30.585Frentzen · L36
Biggest gain+12Diniz P22→P10
Retirements11of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 4 | +3 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 58 | +20.050 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 6 | +3 | 58 | +22.180 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Benetton | 10 | +6 | 58 | +22.840 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 9 | +4 | 58 | +1:00.310 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini LAI | Sauber | 13 | +7 | 58 | +1:36.040 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano NAK | Prost | 16 | +9 | 56 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Williams | 2 | -6 | 55 | +3 laps FL | — | ||
| 9 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Minardi | 17 | +8 | 55 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 22 | +12 | 54 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 7 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jos Verstappen VEA | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 1 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 14 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Stewart | 11 | 49 | DNF · L49 | — | |||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Benetton | 8 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | ||
| — | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 12 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Damon Hill HID | Arrows | 20 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Jan Magnussen MGN | Stewart | 19 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Minardi | 15 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Vincenzo Sospiri SOS | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard COT | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 4 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 3 | |
| 5 | Oliver Panis PAN | 2 | |
| 6 | Nicola Larini LAI | 1 | |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 0 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Australian Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |