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 | 8.000000.718 | 4 | 1.000000.531 | 3 | 1.000000.412 | (29) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 58 | 8.000000.764 | +0.000 | 3 | 1.000000.472 | 2 | 1.000000.067 | (54) |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110E | Goodyear | 58 | 0.000 | +2.000000.177 | 6 | 1.000000.971 | 4 | 1.000000.509 | (33) |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 58 | 1.000000.559 | +2.000000.841 | 10 | 2.000000.870 | 5 | 1.000000.624 | (54) |
| 5 | 2 | 14 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 58 | 9.000000.026 | +0.000 | 9 | 2.000000.842 | 6 | 1.000000.762 | (40) |
| 6 | 1 | 17 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 58 | 4.000000.758 | +6.000000.040 | 13 | 3.000000.327 | 8 | 2.000000.784 | (27) |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 56 | 1.000000.547 | +2 laps | 16 | 3.000000.989 | 11 | 4.000000.171 | (52) | |
| 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 55 | 8.000000.479 | +3 laps | 2 | 1.000000.123 | 1 | 0.000 | (36) | |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 55 | 3.000000.432 | +3 laps | 17 | 4.000000.120 | 16 | 5.000000.959 | (21) | |
| 10 | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 54 | 1.000000.072 | +4 laps | 22 | 5.000000.972 | 13 | 4.000000.465 | (23) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 49 | 0.000 | 11 | 3.000000.075 | 9 | 3.000000.386 | (24) | ||
| engine | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 42 | 0.000 | 18 | 4.000000.229 | 12 | 4.000000.194 | (22) | ||
| suspension | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 36 | 8.000000.955 | 19 | 4.000000.623 | 15 | 5.000000.257 | (26) | ||
| out of fuel | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 34 | 8.000000.143 | 8 | 2.000000.593 | 7 | 1.000000.976 | (33) | ||
| electrical | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 32 | 1.000000.318 | 15 | 3.000000.798 | 14 | 4.000000.918 | (14) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 14 | 7.000000.560 | 14 | 3.000000.552 | 10 | 4.000000.147 | (14) | ||
| spun off | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 2 | 8.000000.963 | 21 | 4.000000.943 | 17 | 7.000000.038 | (2) | ||
| gearbox | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 1 | 8.000000.323 | 12 | 3.000000.130 | 18 | 8.000000.323 | (1) | ||
| collision | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 0 | 1 | 9.000000.369 | ||||||
| collision | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 0 | 5 | 1.000000.881 | ||||||
| collision | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 0 | 7 | 2.000000.287 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| throttle | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 20 | 4.000000.806 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri (ITA) | Lola T97/30 | Ford EC | Bridgestone | 0.000 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Lola T97/30 | Ford EC | Bridgestone | 2.000000.086 | ||||||||
