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).


Race
P. Car Name Team Tyres Gap Av. Spd. Trouble
1. 10 David Coulthard McLarren-Mercedes GoodYear 1h30:28.718 203.926  
2. 05 Michael Schumacher Ferrari GoodYear 20.046 203.175  
3. 09 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes GoodYear 20.177 203.096  
4. 08 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault GoodYear 22.841 203.071  
5. 14 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda Bridgestone 1:00.308 201.685  
6. 17 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas GoodYear 1.36.040 200.381  
7. 15 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda Bridgestone 2 laps 195.353  
DNF 04 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault GoodYear 3 laps 203.904 Brakes
9. 21 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 3 laps 193.210  
10. 02 Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 4 laps 188.392  
               
DNF 23 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 9 laps 198.392 Engine/Oil pressure
DNF 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 16 laps 182.591 Engine
DNF 22 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 22 laps 194.164 Suspension
DNF 07 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault GoodYear 24 laps 202.919 Out of Fuel
DNF 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 26 laps 195.683 Fuel pump
DNF 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 44 laps 198.299 Spin
DNF 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford GoodYear 56 laps 182.299 Crash
DNF 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot GoodYear 57 laps   Gearbox
DNF 06 Eddie Irvine Ferrari GoodYear 58 laps   Crash/Puncture
DNF 03 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault GoodYear 58 laps   Crash
DNF 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas GoodYear 58 laps   Crash
DNF 01 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 58 laps   Throttle
 
Average speed winner: 203.926 km/h
Leading: 1-17 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger); 18-32 David Coulthard (GB); 33-39 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger); 40-58 David Coulthard (GB)
Fastest lap in race: Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger); Lap 36, 1:30.585 (210.710 km/h)

Competitors in race: 22;
Spectators: 107.000; (less than in 1996, Melbourne public transport on strike during the weekend)
Weather: Dry and cloudy


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