March 9, 1997 Albert Park | Lap distance 5.302 km
Photos (4) | Championship standings | 1997 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 10 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110E | Goodyear | 58 | 1:30'28.718 | 4 | 1'31.531 | 3 | 1'31.412 | (29) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:30'48.764 | +20.046 | 3 | 1'31.472 | 2 | 1'31.067 | (54) |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110E | Goodyear | 58 | 1:30'50.895 | +22.177 | 6 | 1'31.971 | 4 | 1'31.509 | (33) |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:30'51.559 | +22.841 | 10 | 1'32.870 | 5 | 1'31.624 | (54) |
| 5 | 2 | 14 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:31'29.026 | +1'00.308 | 9 | 1'32.842 | 6 | 1'31.762 | (40) |
| 6 | 1 | 17 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:32'04.758 | +1'36.040 | 13 | 1'33.327 | 8 | 1'32.784 | (27) |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31'11.547 | +2 laps | 16 | 1'33.989 | 11 | 1'34.171 | (52) | |
| 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 55 | 1:25'48.479 | +3 laps | 2 | 1'31.123 | 1 | 1'30.585 | (36) | |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:30'33.432 | +3 laps | 17 | 1'34.120 | 16 | 1'35.959 | (21) | |
| 10 | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:31'11.072 | +4 laps | 22 | 1'35.972 | 13 | 1'34.465 | (23) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 49 | 1:18'30.373 | 11 | 1'33.075 | 9 | 1'33.386 | (24) | ||
| engine | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 42 | 1:13'10.458 | 18 | 1'34.229 | 12 | 1'34.194 | (22) | ||
| suspension | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 36 | 58'58.955 | 19 | 1'34.623 | 15 | 1'35.257 | (26) | ||
| out of fuel | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 34 | 53'18.143 | 8 | 1'32.593 | 7 | 1'31.976 | (33) | ||
| electrical | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 32 | 52'01.318 | 15 | 1'33.798 | 14 | 1'34.918 | (14) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 14 | 22'27.560 | 14 | 1'33.552 | 10 | 1'34.147 | (14) | ||
| spun off | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 2 | 3'28.963 | 21 | 1'34.943 | 17 | 1'37.038 | (2) | ||
| gearbox | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 1 | 1'48.323 | 12 | 1'33.130 | 18 | 1'48.323 | (1) | ||
| collision | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 0 | 1 | 1'29.369 | ||||||
| collision | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 0 | 5 | 1'31.881 | ||||||
| collision | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 0 | 7 | 1'32.287 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| throttle | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 20 | 1'34.806 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri (ITA) | Lola T97/30 | Ford EC | Bridgestone | 1'40.972 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Lola T97/30 | Ford EC | Bridgestone | 1'42.086 | ||||||||
