Australia

09 Mar 1997 · Melbourne · Australia

Weekend schedule

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts
01	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	58	1:30:28.718	10
02	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	58	1:30:48.764	6
03	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	58	1:30:50.895	4
04	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	58	1:30:51.559	3
05	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	58	1:31:29.026	2
06	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	58	1:32:04.758	1
07	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	56	+2 laps	—
08	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	55	Brakes	—
09	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	55	+3 laps	—
10	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	54	+4 laps	—
DNF	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	49	Engine	—
DNF	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	42	Engine	—
DNF	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	36	Suspension	—
DNF	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	34	Out of fuel	—
DNF	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	32	Electrical	—
DNF	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	Spun off	—
DNF	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	2	Spun off	—
DNF	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1	Gearbox	—
DNF	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	Collision	—
DNF	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	Collision	—
DNF	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	Collision	—
DNS	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	—	Throttle	—
DNQ	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	—	—	—
DNQ	25	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	—	—	—

f1db · official

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

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Stops	Total Time
01	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	24.178
02	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	24.246
03	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1	27.526
04	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	27.867
05	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1	28.294
06	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1	28.896
07	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	46.089
08	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	2	46.933
09	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	2	52.501
10	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	2	54.436
11	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	2	54.925
12	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	55.373
13	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	224.968
14	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	2	337.806

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
01	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369
02	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123
03	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472
04	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531
05	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881
06	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971
07	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287
08	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593
09	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.842
10	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.870
11	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130
13	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:33.327
14	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552
15	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798
16	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.989
17	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120
18	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229
19	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623
20	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.806
21	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943
22	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
01	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	—	—	—	12
02	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	—	—	—	12
03	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	—	—	—	10
04	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	—	—	12
05	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	—	—	—	12
06	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	—	—	—	12
07	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	—	—	—	12
08	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	—	—	—	9
09	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	—	—	—	11
10	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	—	—	—	8
11	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	—	—	—	9
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	—	—	—	11
13	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	—	—	—	11
14	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	—	—	—	11
15	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	—	—	—	12
16	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	—	—	—	11
17	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	—	—	—	12
18	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	—	—	—	11
19	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	—	—	—	9
20	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	—	—	—	12
21	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	—	—	—	11
22	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	—	—	—	8
23	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	—	—	—	11
24	25	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	—	—	—	9

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.496	—	27
02	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:32.910	+0.414	27
03	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:33.255	+0.759	27
04	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:33.371	+0.875	26
05	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.437	+0.941	28
06	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:34.157	+1.661	21
07	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:34.271	+1.775	17
08	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:34.432	+1.936	21
09	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:34.593	+2.097	29
10	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.742	+2.246	19
11	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:34.777	+2.281	27
12	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:34.927	+2.431	16
13	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:35.073	+2.577	26
14	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:36.142	+3.646	30
15	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:36.223	+3.727	21
16	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:36.392	+3.896	16
17	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:36.716	+4.220	24
18	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:37.023	+4.527	14
19	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:38.092	+5.596	9
20	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:39.652	+7.156	12
21	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:40.002	+7.506	6
22	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:40.947	+8.451	7
23	25	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	1:41.166	+8.670	14
24	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	1:42.590	+10.094	22

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:28.594	—	26
02	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:30.026	+1.432	23
03	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.305	+1.711	26
04	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:30.651	+2.057	26
05	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.674	+2.080	23
06	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.682	+2.088	30
07	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:31.071	+2.477	22
08	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.197	+2.603	30
09	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:31.281	+2.687	21
10	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:31.303	+2.709	26
11	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:31.389	+2.795	21
12	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:31.635	+3.041	27
13	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:32.027	+3.433	16
14	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:32.264	+3.670	24
15	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.826	+4.232	16
16	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:33.194	+4.600	30
17	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.415	+4.821	27
18	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:33.588	+4.994	29
19	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:33.679	+5.085	30
20	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:33.693	+5.099	18
21	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:33.767	+5.173	21
22	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.640	+6.046	9
23	25	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	1:41.416	+12.822	5
24	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	1:44.286	+15.692	8

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

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