Albert
Park, Melbourne - Australia
Australian Grand
Prix 1997
Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne. Circuit length: 5.302 km.
Race distance: 58 laps; 307.516 km.Podium 1996: Damon Hill (GB),
Jacques Villeneuve (Can), Eddie Irvine (Ire).
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P. | Car | Name | Team | Tyres | Lap time | Gap | Av. Spd. |
1. | 03 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | GoodYear | 1:29.369 | 213.577 | |
2. | 04 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | GoodYear | 1:31.123 | +1.754 | 209.466 |
3. | 05 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | GoodYear | 1:31.472 | +2.103 | 208.667 |
4. | 10 | David Coulthard | McLarren-Mercedes | GoodYear | 1:31.531 | +2.162 | 208.532 |
5. | 06 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | GoodYear | 1:31.881 | +2.512 | 207.738 |
6. | 09 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | GoodYear | 1:31.971 | +2.602 | 207.534 |
7. | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | GoodYear | 1:32.287 | +2.918 | 206.824 |
8. | 07 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | GoodYear | 1:32.593 | +3.124 | 206.140 |
9. | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen Honda | Bridgestone | 1:32.844 | +3.473 | 205.587 |
10. | 08 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | GoodYear | 1:32.870 | +3.501 | 205.526 |
11. | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:33.075 | +3.706 | 205.073 |
12. | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | GoodYear | 1:33.130 | +3.761 | 204.952 |
13. | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | GoodYear | 1:33.327 | +3.958 | 204.519 |
14. | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | GoodYear | 1:33.552 | +4.183 | 204.027 |
15. | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:33.798 | +4.429 | 203.492 |
16. | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen Honda | Bridgestone | 1:33.989 | +4.620 | 203.079 |
17. | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:34.120 | +4.751 | 202.796 |
18. | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford | GoodYear | 1:34.229 | +4.860 | 202.561 |
19. | 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:34.623 | +5.254 | 201.718 |
20. | 01 | Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | Bridgestone | 1:34.806 | +5.437 | 201.329 |
21. | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford | GoodYear | 1:34.943 | +5.574 | 201.039 |
107% of fastest time: 1:35.625 | |||||||
22. | 02 | Pedro-Paulo Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | Bridgestone | 1:35.972 | +6.603 | 198.883 |
Diniz allowed to qualify after being hit by gearbox problems* | |||||||
DNQ | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:40.972 | +11.603 | 189.035 |
DNQ | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:42.086 | +12.717 | 186.972 |
* According to reports on BBC Ceefax | |||||||
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