Australia 1997: Race analysis

At a glance

Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369
2	Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123	+1.754
3	Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472	+2.103
4	Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531	+2.162
5	Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881	+2.512
6	Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971	+2.602
7	Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287	+2.918
8	Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593	+3.224
9	Panis	Prost	1:32.842	+3.473
10	Berger	Benetton	1:32.870	+3.501
11	Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075	+3.706
12	Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130	+3.761
13	Larini	Sauber	1:33.327	+3.958
14	Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552	+4.183
15	Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798	+4.429
16	Nakano	Prost	1:33.989	+4.620
17	Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120	+4.751
18	Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229	+4.860
19	Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623	+5.254
20	Hill	Arrows	1:34.806	+5.437
21	Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943	+5.574
22	Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972	+6.603
23	Sospiri	Lola	1:40.972	+11.603
24	Rosset	Lola	1:42.086	+12.717

Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Gap	Stops	Engine	Tyres
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	58	1:30:28.718	1	Mercedes	Goodyear
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	58	+20.046	2	Ferrari	Goodyear
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	6	58	+22.177	1	Mercedes	Goodyear
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	10	58	+22.841	1	Renault	Goodyear
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	9	58	+1:00.308	2	Mugen-Honda	Bridgestone
6	Nicola Larini	Sauber	13	58	+1:36.040	1	Petronas	Goodyear
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost	16	56	+2 laps	1	Mugen-Honda	Bridgestone
8	Heinz-Harald FrentzenFastest lap	Williams	2	55	Brakes	2	Renault	Goodyear
9	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	17	55	+3 laps	2	Hart	Bridgestone
10	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	22	54	+4 laps	2	Yamaha	Bridgestone
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	11	49	Engine	2	Ford	Bridgestone
DNF	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	18	42	Engine	2	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	19	36	Suspension	2	Ford	Bridgestone
DNF	Jean Alesi	Benetton	8	34	Out of fuel	0	Renault	Goodyear
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	15	32	Electrical	1	Hart	Bridgestone
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	14	Spun off	0	Peugeot	Goodyear
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	2	Spun off	0	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	12	1	Gearbox	0	Peugeot	Goodyear
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	0	Collision	0	Ferrari	Goodyear
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	0	Collision	0	Renault	Goodyear
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	7	0	Collision	0	Petronas	Goodyear
DNS	Damon Hill	Arrows	20		Throttle	0	Yamaha	Bridgestone
DNQ	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	-			0	Ford	Bridgestone
DNQ	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	-			0	Ford	Bridgestone

Race

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Places gained

Diniz22→10+12
Nakano16→7+9
Trulli17→9+8
Larini13→6+7
Berger10→4+6
Panis9→5+4
Coulthard4→1+3
Häkkinen6→3+3
Schumacher3→2+1
Frentzen2→8-6

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Fastest pit stops

1Schumacher20.498R51
2Salo22.429R19
3Panis22.439R18
4Coulthard24.178R33
5Häkkinen24.246R34
6Panis24.494R38
7Frentzen24.528R18
8Schumacher25.591R31
9Barrichello25.870R22
10Magnussen26.445R18

Time in the pit lane from entry to exit, in seconds.

Stints of the top 10

Coulthard33251 stop
Schumacher312072 stops
Häkkinen34241 stop
Berger30281 stop
Panis1820202 stops
Larini28301 stop
Nakano28281 stop · +2 laps
Frentzen1822152 stops
Trulli1921152 stops · +3 laps
Diniz1613252 stops · +4 laps

Stint length in laps, worked out from the pit stops. Which tyre compound was used per stint needs a licence for timing data, so it is not shown here. Lapped drivers covered fewer laps, so their bar ends earlier.