Round 1 · 9 March 1997
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
David Coulthard
McLaren
NEW
10
+10
2
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
NEW
4
+4
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
NEW
3
+3
4
Olivier Panis
Prost
NEW
2
+2
5
Nicola Larini
Sauber
NEW
1
+1
View full post-race standings
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
NEW
6
+6
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
NEW
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
NEW
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
NEW
0
+0
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean Alesi
Benetton
NEW
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
NEW
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
NEW
0
+0
-
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
NEW
0
+0
-
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID melbourne-2
Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 |
| 2 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +20.046 | 6 |
| 3 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | +22.177 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | +22.841 | 3 |
| 5 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | +1:00.308 | 2 |
| 6 | LAR Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | +1:36.040 | 1 |
| 7 | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
| 9 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | Fuel | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| W | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | Throttle | 0 |