Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Sunday, 9 March 1997

1st

David Coulthard

2nd

Michael Schumacher

3rd

Fastest Lap

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

1:30.585Lap 36 · 210.750 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	DC David Coulthard	McLaren	43	58	1:30:28.718	10
P2	MS Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	31	58	1:30:48.764	6
P3	MH Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	63	58	1:30:50.895	4
P4	GB Gerhard Berger	Benetton	106	58	1:30:51.559	3
P5	OP Olivier Panis	Prost	94	58	1:31:29.026	2
P6	NL Nicola Larini	Sauber	137	58	1:32:04.758	1
P7	SN Shinji Nakano	Prost	169	56	Finished	0
P8	HF Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	26	55	Brakes 1:30.585	0
P9	JT Jarno Trulli	Minardi	178	55	Finished	0
P10	PD Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2212	54	Finished	0
DNF	RB Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	11	49	Engine	0
DNF	MS Mika Salo	Tyrrell	18	42	Engine	0
DNF	JM Jan Magnussen	Stewart	19	36	Suspension	0
DNF	JA Jean Alesi	Benetton	8	34	Out of fuel	0
DNF	UK Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	15	32	Electrical	0
DNF	GF Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	14	Spun off	0
DNF	JV Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	2	Spun off	0
DNF	RS Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	12	1	Gearbox	0
DNF	EI Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	0	Collision	0
DNF	JV Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	0	Collision	0
DNF	JH Johnny Herbert	Sauber	7	0	Collision	0
DNS	DH Damon Hill	Arrows	20		Throttle	0
DNQ	VS Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola			Finished	0
DNQ	RR Ricardo Rosset	Lola			Finished	0