Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 1 - 1997-03-09
David Coulthard won the 1997 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) second and Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Pedro Diniz (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | Fuel | 0 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | Throttle | 0 |
