| «1997-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXII Australian Grand Prix |
| 1997-03-09 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.302 km : 307.516 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Renault | 01:30.585 | 210.710 km/h | 36 | |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:31.067 | 209.595 km/h | 54 | +00.482 |
| 3 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:31.412 | 208.804 km/h | 29 | +00.827 |
| 4 | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:31.509 | 208.583 km/h | 33 | +00.924 |
| 5 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 01:31.624 | 208.321 km/h | 54 | +01.039 |
| 6 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Mugen Honda | 01:31.762 | 208.008 km/h | 40 | +01.177 |
| 7 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 01:31.976 | 207.524 km/h | 33 | +01.391 |
| 8 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber • Petronas | 01:32.784 | 205.717 km/h | 27 | +02.199 |
| 9 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 01:33.386 | 204.390 km/h | 24 | +02.801 |
| 10 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:34.147 | 202.738 km/h | 14 | +03.562 |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost • Mugen Honda | 01:34.171 | 202.687 km/h | 52 | +03.586 |
| 12 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.194 | 202.637 km/h | 22 | +03.609 |
| 13 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows • Yamaha | 01:34.465 | 202.056 km/h | 23 | +03.880 |
| 14 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi • Hart | 01:34.918 | 201.091 km/h | 14 | +04.333 |
| 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.257 | 200.376 km/h | 26 | +04.672 |
| 16 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi • Hart | 01:35.959 | 198.910 km/h | 21 | +05.374 |
| 17 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.038 | 196.698 km/h | 2 | +06.453 |
| 18 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:48.323 | 176.206 km/h | 1 | +17.738 |