1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 58 | 1:30:48.764 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 58 | 1:30:50.895 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 58 | 1:30:51.559 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 58 | 1:31:29.026 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 58 | 1:32:04.758 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 56 | +2 laps | — | 16 | |
| 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 55 | Brakes | — | 2 | FL |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 55 | +3 laps | — | 17 | |
| 10 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 54 | +4 laps | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 49 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 42 | Engine | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 36 | Suspension | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 34 | Out of fuel | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 32 | Electrical | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | Spun off | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 2 | Spun off | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1 | Gearbox | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | Collision | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | Collision | — | 7 | |
| DNS | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | — | Throttle | — | 20 | |
| DNQ | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:29.369 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:31.123 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:31.472 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:31.531 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:31.881 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:31.971 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:32.287 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:32.593 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | — | — | — | 1:32.842 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:32.870 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:33.075 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:33.130 |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:33.327 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:33.552 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:33.798 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | — | — | — | 1:33.989 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:34.120 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:34.229 |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:34.623 |
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:34.806 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:34.943 |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:35.972 |
| 23 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | — | — | — | 1:40.972 |
| 24 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | — | — | — | 1:42.086 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | — |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | — |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | — |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | — |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | — |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | — |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | — |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | — |
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | — |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 36 | 1:30.585 | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 54 | 1:31.067 | +0.482 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 29 | 1:31.412 | +0.827 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 33 | 1:31.509 | +0.924 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 54 | 1:31.624 | +1.039 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 40 | 1:31.762 | +1.177 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 33 | 1:31.976 | +1.391 |
| 8 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 27 | 1:32.784 | +2.199 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 24 | 1:33.386 | +2.801 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 1:34.147 | +3.562 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | 1 |