Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 · 9 March 1997 ·Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Schumacher
Ferrari
2
Coulthard
McLaren
1
Häkkinen
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard |  British | McLaren | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher |  German | Ferrari | 58 | +20.046 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 58 | +22.177 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 58 | +22.841 | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis |  French | Prost | 58 | +1:00.308 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini |  Italian | Sauber | 58 | +1:36.040 | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano |  Japanese | Prost | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | German | Williams | 55 | Brakes | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Italian | Minardi | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz |  Brazilian | Arrows | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Stewart | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jan Magnussen |  Danish | Stewart | 36 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Jean Alesi | French | Benetton | 34 | Fuel | 0 |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Japanese | Minardi | 32 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italian | Jordan | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Tyrrell | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Ralf Schumacher | German | Jordan | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Eddie Irvine | British | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| W | Damon Hill | British | Arrows | 0 | Throttle | 0 |
| F | Vincenzo Sospiri | Italian | Lola | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Ricardo Rosset | Brazilian | Lola | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- W
- Withdrew