Round 1
Australia
1997-03-09 · Melbourne · Australia
Weekend schedule
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Race
P1COU
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap | Time | Avg. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |  Williams | 36 | 1:30.585 | 210.750 |
| 02 | 5 | Michael Schumacher |  Ferrari | 54 | 1:31.067 | 209.635 |
| 03 | 10 | David Coulthard |  McLaren | 29 | 1:31.412 | 208.843 |
| 04 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 33 | 1:31.509 | 208.622 |
| 05 | 8 | Gerhard Berger |  Benetton | 54 | 1:31.624 | 208.360 |
| 06 | 14 | Olivier Panis |  Prost | 40 | 1:31.762 | 208.047 |
| 07 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 33 | 1:31.976 | 207.563 |
| 08 | 17 | Nicola Larini |  Sauber | 27 | 1:32.784 | 205.755 |
| 09 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello |  Stewart | 24 | 1:33.386 | 204.429 |
| 10 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella |  Jordan | 14 | 1:34.147 | 202.777 |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 52 | 1:34.171 | 202.725 |
| 12 | 19 | Mika Salo |  Tyrrell | 22 | 1:34.194 | 202.675 |
| 13 | 2 | Pedro Diniz |  Arrows | 23 | 1:34.465 | 202.094 |
| 14 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama |  Minardi | 14 | 1:34.918 | 201.129 |
| 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 26 | 1:35.257 | 200.414 |
| 16 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 21 | 1:35.959 | 198.947 |
| 17 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 2 | 1:37.038 | 196.735 |
| 18 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1 | 1:48.323 | 176.240 |
Circuit
Albert Park Circuit
Clockwise · Street circuit
Circuit Length
5.303km
- First Grand Prix
- 1996
- Number of Laps
- 58
- Turns
- 16
- Race Distance
- 307.574 km
- Layout lap record
- 1:30.585Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1997)