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09 Mar 1997

1997 Australian Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 10 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 58 1:30'28.718 4 10
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 58 +20.046 3 6
3 9 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 58 +22.177 6 4
4 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 58 +22.841 10 3
5 14 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 58 +1'00.308 9 2
6 17 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 58 +1'36.040 13 1
7 15 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 56 +2 Laps 16
8 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 55 Brakes 2
9 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 55 +3 Laps 17
10 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 54 +4 Laps 22
Ret 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 49 Engine 11
Ret 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 42 Engine 18
Ret 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 36 Suspension 19
Ret 7 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 34 Out of fuel 8
Ret 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 32 Electrical 15
Ret 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 14 Spun off 14
Ret 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 2 Spun off 21
Ret 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1 Gearbox 12
Ret 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 0 Collision 1
Ret 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 0 Collision 5
Ret 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 0 Collision 7
DNS 1 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 0 Throttle 20

Fastest Lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1m 30.585s