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1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 9 Mar 1997
- Name
- 1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/598
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1997 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30:28.718 · 58 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30:48.764 · 58 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30:50.895 · 58 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:30:51.559 · 58 laps · renault | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:31:29.026 · 58 laps · mugen-honda | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:32:04.758 · 58 laps · petronas | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Brakes · Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | Time not recorded · 55 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Time not recorded · 54 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Engine · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Suspension · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 34 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Electrical · Time not recorded · 32 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Spun off · Time not recorded · 14 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Spun off · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 1 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Damon Hill | Arrows | Throttle · Time not recorded · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 · 9 laps · ford | |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 · 11 laps · peugeot | |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 · 11 laps · petronas | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 · 11 laps · peugeot | |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 · 12 laps · hart | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 · 12 laps · hart | |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 · 9 laps · ford | |
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 · 12 laps · yamaha | |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 · 8 laps · yamaha | |
| 23 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 1:40.972 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 24 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 1:42.086 · 9 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 · renault | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 · renault | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 · ferrari | |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 · petronas | |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 · renault | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 · renault | |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 · ford | |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 · peugeot | |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 · petronas | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 · peugeot | |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 · hart | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 · mugen-honda | |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 · hart | |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 · ford | |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 · ford | |
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 · yamaha | |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 · ford | |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 · yamaha |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:32.496 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 1:32.910 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 3 | 1:33.255 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 | 1:33.371 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 1:33.437 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 6 | 1:34.157 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 7 | 1:34.271 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 8 | 1:34.432 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 9 | 1:34.593 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 10 | 1:34.742 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:34.777 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 12 | 1:34.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 13 | 1:35.073 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 14 | 1:36.142 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicola Larini | 15 | 1:36.223 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 16 | 1:36.392 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 17 | 1:36.716 |
| freePractice1Results | Jan Magnussen | 18 | 1:37.023 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 19 | 1:38.092 |
| freePractice1Results | Shinji Nakano | 20 | 1:39.652 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 21 | 1:40.002 |
| freePractice1Results | Ukyo Katayama | 22 | 1:40.947 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Rosset | 23 | 1:41.166 |
| freePractice1Results | Vincenzo Sospiri | 24 | 1:42.590 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 1:28.594 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 1:30.026 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 3 | 1:30.305 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:30.651 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 5 | 1:30.674 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:30.682 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 7 | 1:31.071 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 8 | 1:31.197 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicola Larini | 9 | 1:31.281 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 10 | 1:31.303 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 11 | 1:31.389 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 12 | 1:31.635 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 | 1:32.027 |
| freePractice2Results | Ukyo Katayama | 14 | 1:32.264 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:32.826 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 16 | 1:33.194 |
| freePractice2Results | Shinji Nakano | 17 | 1:33.415 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 18 | 1:33.588 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 19 | 1:33.679 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 20 | 1:33.693 |
| freePractice2Results | Jan Magnussen | 21 | 1:33.767 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 22 | 1:34.640 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Rosset | 23 | 1:41.416 |
| freePractice2Results | Vincenzo Sospiri | 24 | 1:44.286 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 1:31.235 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 1:31.353 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 3 | 1:31.512 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 4 | 1:31.674 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 5 | 1:32.091 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 6 | 1:32.394 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 7 | 1:32.537 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 1:32.586 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 9 | 1:32.704 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 10 | 1:32.908 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 11 | 1:32.939 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 12 | 1:32.989 |
| warmingUpResults | Nicola Larini | 13 | 1:33.109 |
| warmingUpResults | Shinji Nakano | 14 | 1:33.148 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 15 | 1:33.339 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 16 | 1:33.394 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 17 | 1:33.735 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 18 | 1:33.832 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 19 | 1:34.113 |
| warmingUpResults | Jan Magnussen | 20 | 1:34.162 |
| warmingUpResults | Ukyo Katayama | 21 | 1:34.902 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 22 | 1:40.623 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 16 | 3:12.984 |
| Ukyo Katayama | 1 | 17 | 27.526 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 18 | 24.528 |
| Olivier Panis | 1 | 18 | 22.439 |
| Jan Magnussen | 1 | 18 | 26.445 |
| Mika Salo | 1 | 19 | 22.429 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 19 | 26.469 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 22 | 25.870 |
| Mika Salo | 2 | 24 | 5:15.377 |
| Nicola Larini | 1 | 28 | 28.896 |
| Shinji Nakano | 1 | 28 | 28.294 |
| Gerhard Berger | 1 | 30 | 27.867 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 31 | 25.591 |
| Pedro Diniz | 2 | 29 | 31.984 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 33 | 24.178 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 34 | 24.246 |
| Jan Magnussen | 2 | 36 | 27.991 |
| Olivier Panis | 2 | 38 | 24.494 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 40 | 30.845 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 40 | 26.631 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 40 | 28.456 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 51 | 20.498 |