Australian Grand Prix
David Coulthard (McLaren) won the 1997 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.
Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Date9 March 1997
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 |