1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Coulthard | 4 | 22 | 20.046 | 58 | 307.6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +20.046s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | +22.177s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 58 | +22.841s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 58 | +60.308s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | Petronas | 58 | +96.040s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 56 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 55 | ★ | — | Brakes | |
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | Hart | 55 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 54 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 11 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 49 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 42 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 36 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 8 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 34 | — | Out of fuel | ||
| — | 15 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 32 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 14 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 14 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 2 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 12 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 1 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 20 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | — | Throttle | |||
| — | — | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | Ford | — | Not classified |