1997 Grand Prix of Australia
9 March - Melbourne: 307.516 km (5.302 km x 58 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 29.369s Fastest Lap: H.Frentzen Williams 1m 30.585s (210.710 Km/h) Results: 1 D.Coulthard McLaren 1hr 30m 28.718s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 0m 20.046s 3 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 22.177s 4 G.Berger Benetton 0m 22.841s 5 O.Panis Prost 1m 0.308s 6 N.Larini Sauber 1m 36.040s 7 S.Nakano Prost 2 Laps 8 H.Frentzen Williams 3 Laps 9 J.Trulli Minardi 3 Laps 10 P.Diniz Arrows 4 Laps Retirements: R.Barrichello Stewart 48 Engine M.Salo Tyrrell 41 Engine J.Magnussen Stewart 35 Suspension J.Alesi Benetton 33 Ran out of fuel U.Katayama Minardi 31 Electrics G.Fisichella Jordan 13 Spun off R.Schumacher Jordan 1 Suspension J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1 Spin off J.Herbert Sauber 0 accident E.Irvine Ferrari 0 accident J.Villeneuve Williams 0 accident D.Hill Arrows 0 Accelerator Not Qualified: R.Rosset Lola V.Sospiri Lola Qualifying Times: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 29.369s 2 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 31.123s 3 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 31.472s 4 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 31.531s 5 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 31.881s 6 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 31.971s 7 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 32.287s 8 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 32.708s 9 O.Panis Prost 1m 32.842s 10 G.Berger Benetton 1m 32.870s 11 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 33.075s 12 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 33.130s 13 N.Larini Sauber 1m 33.327s 14 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 33.552s 15 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 33.798s 16 S.Nakano Prost 1m 33.989s 17 J.Trulli Minardi 1m 34.120s 18 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 34.229s 19 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 34.623s 20 D.Hill Arrows 1m 34.806s 21 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 34.943s ---- 107% ---- 1m 35.624s 22 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 35.972s 23 V.Sospiri Lola 1m 40.972s 24 R.Rosset Lola 1m 42.086s
