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
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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
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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 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 3L | 0 |
| 9 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 4L | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | — | 0 |
| W | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | — | 0 |