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1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 10   David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 58 1:30:28.718 34 10 2 3 5   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 58 +20.046 0 6 3 6 9   Mika Hakkinen West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 58 +22.177 0 4 4 10 8   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 58 +22.841 0 3 5 9 14   Olivier Panis Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 58 +60.308 0 2 6 13 17   Nicola Larini Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 58 +96.040 0 1 7 16 15   Shinji Nakano Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 56 +2 laps 0 0 8 2 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 55 brakes 24 0 9 17 21   Jarno Trulli Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 55 +3 laps 0 0 10 22 2   Pedro Diniz Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 54 +4 laps 0 0 ret 11 22   Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 49 engine 0 0 ret 18 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED4 42 engine 0 0 ret 19 23   Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 36 suspension 0 0 ret 8 7   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 34 fuel 0 0 ret 15 20   Ukyo Katayama Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 32 electrical 0 0 ret 14 12   Giancarlo Fisichella B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 14 spun off 0 0 ret 21 18   Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED4 2 spun off 0 0 ret 12 11   Ralf Schumacher B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 1 gearbox 0 0 ret 1 3   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 0 crash 0 0 ret 5 6   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 0 crash 0 0 ret 7 16   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 0 crash 0 0 dns 20 1   Damon Hill Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 210.710 kph by Heinz-Harald Frentzen Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 23 Vincenzo Sospiri 24 MasterCard Lola 24 Ricardo Rosset 25 MasterCard Lola Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 17 17   David Coulthard 18 32 15   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 33 39 7   David Coulthard 40 58 19 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   David Coulthard 10     2   Michael Schumacher 6   -4   3   Mika Hakkinen 4   -6   4   Gerhard Berger 3   -7   5   Olivier Panis 2   -8   6   Nicola Larini 1   -9