1997 - Qantas Australian Grand Prix

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1997 - Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Date - 3/9/1997
Race Track - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 58
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 203.926 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - David Coulthard
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
3	6	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
4	10	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
5	9	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
6	13	Nicola Larini	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01
7	16	Shinji Nakano	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
8	2	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
9	17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7
10	22	Pedro Diniz	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A
11	11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
12	18	Mika Salo	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED4
13	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
14	8	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
15	15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7
16	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
17	21	Jos Verstappen	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED4
18	12	Ralf Schumacher	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
19	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
20	5	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
21	7	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01
22	20	Damon Hill	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A