Grand Prix of Australia 1997 - Melbourne


Melbourne circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 09-Mar-1997
Track name Albert Park Circuit
Track length 5.302 km / 3.295 mi
Full distance 58 laps (= 307.516 km / 191.121 mi)
1996 racelap record Jacques Villeneuve (CDN), Williams FW18-Renault V10 RS8, 1:33.421
1997 racelap record Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER), Williams FW19-Renault V10 RS9, 1:30.585 (= 210.710 km/h)
Weather dry, cool, cloudy
Spectators 400,000 People



Friday practice sessions
Saturday practice sessions
Qualifying session
Warmup session
Race results
Retirements
Fastest racelaps




Free practice sessions on Friday
P Driver Time
1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.496
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:32.910
3 Jean Alesi 1:33.255
4 Jacques Villeneuve 1:33.371
5 Ralf Schumacher 1:33.437
6 Eddie Irvine 1:34.157
7 Gerhard Berger 1:34.271
8 David Coulthard 1:34.432
9 Johnny Herbert 1:34.593
10 Mika Hakkinen 1:34.742
11 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:34.777
12 Olivier Panis 1:34.927
13 Damon Hill 1:35.073
14 Mika Salo 1:36.142
15 Nicola Larini 1:36.223
16 Jarno Trulli 1:36.392
17 Jos Verstappen 1:36.716
18 Jan Magnussen 1:37.023
19 Pedro Paulo Diniz 1:38.092
20 Shinji Nakano 1:39.652
21 Rubens Barrichello 1:40.002
22 Ukyo Katayama 1:40.947
23 Ricardo Rosset 1:41.166
24 Vincenzo Sospiri 1:42.590




Free practice sessions on Saturday
P Driver Time Topspeed
1 Jacques Villeneuve 288.0 km/h (1)
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 228.0 km/h (1)
3 Jean Alesi 285.7 km/h (3)
4 David Coulthard 284.9 km/h (4)
5 Nicola Larini 284.9 km/h (5)
6 Johnny Herbert 284.2 km/h (6)
7 Mika Hakkinen 283.4 km/h (6)
8 Michael Schumacher 281.9 km/h (8)
9 Olivier Panis 281.2 km/h (9)
10 Rubens Barrichello 281.2 km/h (9)
11 Gerhard Berger 280.5 km/h (11)
12 Giancarlo Fisichella 280.5 km/h (11)
13 Shinji Nakano 280.5 km/h (11)
14 Mika Salo 280.5 km/h (11)
15 Jan Magnussen 280.5 km/h (11)
16 Eddie Irvine 279.7 km/h (16)
17 Ralf Schumacher 279.7 km/h (17)
18 Jos Verstappen 279.7 km/h (17)
19 Ukyo Katayama 278.3 km/h (19)
20 Pedro Paulo Diniz 277.6 km/h (20)
21 Damon Hill 276.9 km/h (21)
22 Jarno Trulli 272.0 km/h (22)
23 Vincenzo Sospiri 270.0 km/h (23)
24 Ricardo Rosset 269.3 km/h (24)




Qualifying session - starting grid
1. Jacques Villeneuve (CDN)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:29.369
2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:31.123
3. Michael Schumacher (GER)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:31.472
4. David Coulthard (GB)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:31.531
5. Eddie Irvine (GB)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:31.881
6. Mika Hakkinen (FIN)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:31.971
7. Johnny Herbert (GB)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:32.287
8. Jean Alesi (F)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:32.593
9. Olivier Panis (F)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:32.842
10. Gerhard Berger(A)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:32.870
11. Rubens Barrichello (BR)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:33.075
12. Ralf Schumacher (GER)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:33.130
13. Nicola Larini (ITA)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:33.327
14. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:33.552
15. Ukyo Katayama (J)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:33.798
16. Shinji Nakano (J)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:33.989
17. Jarno Trulli (ITA)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:34.120
18. Mika Salo (FIN)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED V8
1:34.429
19. Jan Magnussen (DAN)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:34.623
20. Damon Hill (GB)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:34.806
21. Jos Verstappen (NL)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED V8
1:34.943
 
Out of 107% (1:35.625) and not qualified
22. Pedro Paulo Diniz (BR)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:35.972
23. Vincenzo Sospiri (ITA)
Lola T97/30-Ford Zetec-R V8
1:40.972
24. Ricardo Rosset (BR)
Lola T97/30-Ford Zetec-R V8
1:42.086




Warmup session on Sunday
P Driver Time
1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:31.235
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:31.353
3 Johnny Herbert 1:31.512
4 Olivier Panis 1:31.674
5 David Coulthard 1:32.091
6 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:32.394
7 Mika Hakkinen 1:32.537
8 Ralf Schumacher 1:32.585
9 Michael Schumacher 1:32.704
10 Eddie Irvine 1:32.908
11 Gerhard Berger 1:32.939
12 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.989
13 Nicola Larini 1:33.109
14 Shinji Nakano 1:33.148
15 Mika Salo 1:33.339
16 Damon Hill 1:33.394
17 Pedro Paulo Diniz 1:33.735
18 Jos Verstappen 1:33.832
19 Jean Alesi 1:34.113
20 Jan Magnussen 1:34.162
21 Ukyo Katayama 1:34.902
22 Jarno Trulli 1:40.623




Race results
1. Coulthard 1:30:28.719 (= 203.926 km/h)
2. Schumacher +20.046 +20.046
3. Hakkinen +22.177 (+2.131)
4. Berger +22.841 (+0.664)
5. Panis +1:00.308 (+37.467)
6. Larini +1:36.040 (+37.732)
7. Nakano +2 laps (+2 laps)
8. Frentzen +3 laps (+)
9. Trulli +3 laps (+4:44.953)
10. Diniz +4 laps (+1 lap)




Retirements
Lap Driver Pos. Reason
0 Hill 20 throttle
1 Villeneuve 2 rammed by Irvine
1 Herbert 2 rammed by Irvine
1 Irvine 3 after ramming Villeneuve and Herbert
2 R. Schumacher 9 broken differential
3 Verstappen 13 spin after collision with Katayama
15 Fisichella 10 spin
33 Katayama 11 fuel pump
35 Alesi 2 ran out of fuel!
37 Magnussen 9 rear suspension
43 Salo 12 electrics
50 Barrichello 8 engine oil pressure
55 Frentzen 2 left front brake disc exploded




Fastest Racelaps
P Driver Laptime Lap
1 Frentzen 1:30.585
2 M. Schumacher 1:31.067
3 Coulthard 1:31.412
4 Hakkinen 1:31.509
5 Berger 1:31.624
6 Panis 1:31.762
7 Alesi 1:31.976
8 Larini 1:32.784
9 Barrichello 1:33.386
10 Fisichella 1:34.147
11 Nakano 1:34.171
12 Salo 1:34.194
13 Diniz 1:34.465
14 Katayama 1:34.918
15 Magnussen 1:35.257
16 Trulli 1:35.959
17 Verstappen 1:37.038
18 R. Schumacher 1:48.323




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