| «1997-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXII Australian Grand Prix |
| 1997-03-09 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.302 km : 307.516 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 01:29.369 | 213.577 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Renault | 01:31.123 | +01.754 (+1.963%) | +01.754 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:31.472 | +02.103 (+2.353%) | +00.349 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:31.531 | +02.162 (+2.419%) | +00.059 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 01:31.881 | +02.512 (+2.811%) | +00.350 |
| 6 | 6 | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:31.971 | +02.602 (+2.912%) | +00.090 |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 01:32.287 | +02.918 (+3.265%) | +00.316 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 01:32.593 | +03.224 (+3.608%) | +00.306 |
| 9 | 9 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Mugen Honda | 01:32.842 | +03.473 (+3.886%) | +00.249 |
| 10 | 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 01:32.870 | +03.501 (+3.917%) | +00.028 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 01:33.075 | +03.706 (+4.147%) | +00.205 |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:33.130 | +03.761 (+4.208%) | +00.055 |
| 13 | 13 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber • Petronas | 01:33.327 | +03.958 (+4.429%) | +00.197 |
| 14 | 14 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:33.552 | +04.183 (+4.681%) | +00.225 |
| 15 | 15 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi • Hart | 01:33.798 | +04.429 (+4.956%) | +00.246 |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost • Mugen Honda | 01:33.989 | +04.620 (+5.170%) | +00.191 |
| 17 | 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi • Hart | 01:34.120 | +04.751 (+5.316%) | +00.131 |
| 18 | 18 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.229 | +04.860 (+5.438%) | +00.109 |
| 19 | 19 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.623 | +05.254 (+5.879%) | +00.394 |
| 20 | 20 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows • Yamaha | 01:34.806 | +05.437 (+6.084%) | +00.183 |
| 21 | 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.943 | +05.574 (+6.237%) | +00.137 |
| 22 | 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows • Yamaha | 01:35.972 | +06.603 (+7.388%) | +01.029 |
| 23 | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.972 | +11.603 (+12.983%) | +05.000 | |
| 24 | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.086 | +12.717 (+14.230%) | +01.114 |