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1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 17 Sunday, March 9, 1997 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, South Melbourne, Victoria 58 laps on a 5.302 kilometer road course (307.516 kilometers) Time of race: 1:30:28.718 Average speed: 203.926 kph Pole time: 89.369 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 20.046 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1997 Formula One results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Jacques Villeneuve 3 1:29.369   213.577   2   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 4 1:31.123   209.466   3   Michael Schumacher 5 1:31.472   208.667   4   David Coulthard 10 1:31.531   208.533   5   Eddie Irvine 6 1:31.881   207.738   6   Mika Hakkinen 9 1:31.971   207.535   7   Johnny Herbert 16 1:32.287   206.824   8   Jean Alesi 7 1:32.593   206.141   9   Olivier Panis 14 1:32.842   205.588   10   Gerhard Berger 8 1:32.870   205.526   11   Rubens Barrichello 22 1:33.075   205.073   12   Ralf Schumacher 11 1:33.130   204.952   13   Nicola Larini 17 1:33.327   204.520   14   Giancarlo Fisichella 12 1:33.552   204.028   15   Ukyo Katayama 20 1:33.798   203.493   16   Shinji Nakano 15 1:33.989   203.079   17   Jarno Trulli 21 1:34.120   202.796   18   Mika Salo 19 1:34.229   202.562   19   Jan Magnussen 23 1:34.623   201.718   20   Damon Hill 1 1:34.806   201.329   21   Jos Verstappen 18 1:34.943   201.039   22   Pedro Diniz 2 1:35.972   198.883   23   Vincenzo Sospiri 24 1:40.972   189.035   24   Ricardo Rosset 25 1:42.086   186.972   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Vincenzo Sospiri (#24), Ricardo Rosset (#25)