| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 203.926 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 58 | +20.046 | +20.046 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | +22.177 | +02.131 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 58 | +22.841 | +00.664 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Mugen Honda | 58 | +01:00.038 | +37.197 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber • Petronas | 58 | +01:36.040 | +36.002 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost • Mugen Honda | 56 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Renault | 55 | brakes | ||
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi • Hart | 55 | +3 laps | ||
| 10 | 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows • Yamaha | 54 | +4 laps | ||
| 11 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 49 | oil pressure | |||
| 18 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 42 | engine | |||
| 19 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 36 | handling | |||
| 8 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 34 | out of fuel | |||
| 15 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi • Hart | 32 | fuel injection | |||
| 14 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan • Peugeot | 14 | accident | |||
| 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 2 | accident | |||
| 12 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Peugeot | 1 | gearbox | |||
| 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | puncture | |||
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 0 | collision | |||
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 0 | collision | |||
| DNS | 20 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows • Yamaha | 0 | throttle | ||
| DNQ | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:30.585 - 210.710 km/h - Heinz-Harald Frentzen (lap 36)