Australian Grand Prix 1997

Albert Park
Melbourne
9 March 1997
58 laps
307.6 km
5.303 km a lap

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:29.369
Fastest lapHeinz-Harald Frentzen1:30.585 · lap 36
Winner started fromP4on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	4	58	1:30:28.718	10
2	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	3	58	+20.046	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	6	58	+22.177	4
4	Gerhard Berger	8	Benetton · Renault	10	58	+22.841	3
5	Olivier Panis	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	9	58	+1:00.308	2
6	Nicola Larini	17	Sauber · Petronas	13	58	+1:36.040	1
7	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	16	56	+2 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzenfastest lap	4	Williams · Renault	2	55	Brakes
9	Jarno Trulli	21	Minardi · Hart	17	55	+3 laps
10	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	22	54	+4 laps
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	11	49	Engine
DNF	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	18	42	Engine
DNF	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	19	36	Suspension
DNF	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	8	34	Out of fuel
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	15	32	Electrical
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	14	14	Spun off
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	21	2	Spun off
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	12	1	Gearbox
DNF	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	5	0	Collision
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	1	0	Collision
DNF	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	7	0	Collision
DNS	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	20		Throttle
DNQ	Vincenzo Sospiri	24	Lola · Ford	–
DNQ	Ricardo Rosset	25	Lola · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: David Coulthard 34, Heinz-Harald Frentzen 24. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 15	Lap 29	Lap 44	Finish	Laps led
David Coulthard	4	2	1	1	1	34
Michael Schumacher	3	3	2	2	2
Mika Häkkinen	6	4	4	4	3
Gerhard Berger	10	6	6	5	4
Olivier Panis	9	7	7	6	5
Nicola Larini	13	8	8	7	6
Shinji Nakano	16	14	13	9	7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	1	3	3	8	24
Jarno Trulli	17	13	12	10	9
Pedro Diniz	22	15	14	11	10
Rubens Barrichello	11	9	9	8	out
Mika Salo	18	12	15	–	out
Jan Magnussen	19	10	10	–	out
Jean Alesi	8	5	5	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	15	11	11	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	14	–	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	21	–	–	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	12	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 15	Lap 29	Lap 44	Last lap
David Coulthard	+17.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Michael Schumacher	+18.6	+1.3	+0.9	+20.0
Mika Häkkinen	+28.1	+12.3	+13.1	+22.2
Gerhard Berger	+30.1	+15.9	+27.7	+22.8
Olivier Panis	+31.1	+43.4	+47.4	+60.3
Nicola Larini	+38.2	+58.7	+64.8	+96.0
Shinji Nakano	+85.5	+154.0	+197.3	+232.9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0.0	+10.6	+3.4	+2.8
Jarno Trulli	+84.9	+152.4	+230.3	+287.8
Pedro Diniz	+281.9	+336.7	+356.4	+417.2
Rubens Barrichello	+43.3	+64.0	+100.5	out
Mika Salo	+55.3	+428.9	–	out
Jan Magnussen	+53.1	+107.2	–	out
Jean Alesi	+29.2	+14.8	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	+54.5	+111.2	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	–	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	–	–	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123	+1.754
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472	+2.103
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531	+2.162
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881	+2.512
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971	+2.602
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287	+2.918
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593	+3.224
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.842	+3.473
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.870	+3.501
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075	+3.706
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130	+3.761
13	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:33.327	+3.958
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552	+4.183
15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798	+4.429
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.989	+4.620
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120	+4.751
18	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229	+4.860
19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623	+5.254
20	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.806	+5.437
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943	+5.574
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972	+6.603
23	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	1:40.972	+11.603
24	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	1:42.086	+12.717

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
David Coulthard	1	33	24.178 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	34	24.246 s
Ukyo Katayama	1	17	27.526 s
Gerhard Berger	1	30	27.867 s
Shinji Nakano	1	28	28.294 s
Nicola Larini	1	28	28.896 s
Michael Schumacher	2	31, 51	20.498 s
Mika Salo	2	19, 24	22.429 s
Olivier Panis	2	18, 38	22.439 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	18, 40	24.528 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	22, 40	25.870 s
Jan Magnussen	2	18, 36	26.445 s
Jarno Trulli	2	19, 40	26.469 s
Pedro Diniz	2	16, 29	31.984 s

Every stop, lap by lap (22)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
16	Pedro Diniz	1	3:12.984 s
17	Ukyo Katayama	1	27.526 s
18	Olivier Panis	1	22.439 s
18	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	24.528 s
18	Jan Magnussen	1	26.445 s
19	Mika Salo	1	22.429 s
19	Jarno Trulli	1	26.469 s
22	Rubens Barrichello	1	25.870 s
24	Mika Salo	2	5:15.377 s
28	Shinji Nakano	1	28.294 s
28	Nicola Larini	1	28.896 s
29	Pedro Diniz	2	31.984 s
30	Gerhard Berger	1	27.867 s
31	Michael Schumacher	1	25.591 s
33	David Coulthard	1	24.178 s
34	Mika Häkkinen	1	24.246 s
36	Jan Magnussen	2	27.991 s
38	Olivier Panis	2	24.494 s
40	Rubens Barrichello	2	26.631 s
40	Jarno Trulli	2	28.456 s
40	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	30.845 s
51	Michael Schumacher	2	20.498 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	36	1:30.585
2	Michael Schumacher	54	1:31.067	+0.482
3	David Coulthard	29	1:31.412	+0.827
4	Mika Häkkinen	33	1:31.509	+0.924
5	Gerhard Berger	54	1:31.624	+1.039
6	Olivier Panis	40	1:31.762	+1.177
7	Jean Alesi	33	1:31.976	+1.391
8	Nicola Larini	27	1:32.784	+2.199
9	Rubens Barrichello	24	1:33.386	+2.801
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	14	1:34.147	+3.562

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	David Coulthard	10
2	Michael Schumacher	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	4
4	Gerhard Berger	3
5	Olivier Panis	2
6	Nicola Larini	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	14
2	Ferrari	6
3	Benetton	3
4	Prost	2
5	Sauber	1