The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

1997  ·  Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit  ·  9 March 1997  ·  58 laps

  1. 1st David Coulthard McLaren · 01:30:28.718
  2. 2nd Michael Schumacher Ferrari · +20.046
  3. 3rd Mika Häkkinen McLaren · +22.177

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Jacques Villeneuve

Retirement Williams  —  Collision

03 Lap 0

Eddie Irvine

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

04 Lap 42

Mika Salo

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Engine

05 Lap 49

Rubens Barrichello

Retirement Stewart  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Pedro Diniz

Arrows  —  P22 → P10

07 Victory

David Coulthard

McLaren  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 David Coulthard McLaren 4 58 01:30:28.718 10
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 58 +20.046 6
3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 6 58 +22.177 4
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 10 58 +22.841 3
5 Olivier Panis Prost 9 58 +1:00.308 2
6 Nicola Larini Sauber 13 58 +1:36.040 1
7 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 56 +2 Laps
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 55 Brakes
9 Jarno Trulli Minardi 17 55 +3 Laps
10 Pedro Diniz Arrows 22 54 +4 Laps
11 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 49 Engine
12 Mika Salo Tyrrell 18 42 Engine
13 Jan Magnussen Stewart 19 36 Suspension
14 Jean Alesi Benetton 8 34 Fuel
15 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 15 32 Electrical
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 14 14 Spun off
17 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 2 Spun off
18 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 12 1 Gearbox
19 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 0 Collision
20 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 0 Collision
21 Johnny Herbert Sauber 7 0 Collision
22 Damon Hill Arrows 20 0 Throttle

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