Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 9 March 1997
David Coulthard won the 1997 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren from 4th on the grid, 20.046s ahead of Michael Schumacher. Pedro Diniz gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Coulthard 10 + Häkkinen 4 | Coulthard 10 + Häkkinen 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Schumacher 6 + Irvine 0 | Schumacher 6 + Irvine 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Benetton Berger 3 + Alesi 0 | Berger 3 + Alesi 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Prost Panis 2 + Nakano 0 | Panis 2 + Nakano 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sauber Larini 1 + Herbert 0 | Larini 1 + Herbert 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Williams Frentzen 0 + Villeneuve 0 | Frentzen 0 + Villeneuve 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minardi Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Arrows Diniz 0 + Hill 0 | Diniz 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Stewart Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Jordan Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | 1:30:28.718 | 58 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | +20.046s | 58 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +22.177s | 58 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +22.841s | 58 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | +1:00.308 | 58 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Nicola Larini Sauber | Sauber | +1:36.040 | 58 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano Prost | Prost | +2 Laps | 56 | — | — | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | DNF Brakes | 55 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli Minardi | Minardi | +3 Laps | 55 | — | — | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | +4 Laps | 54 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Engine | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 42 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen Stewart | Stewart | DNF Suspension | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | DNF Fuel | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | Minardi | DNF Electrical | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | Jordan | DNF Spun off | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | DNF Gearbox | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Damon Hill Arrows | Arrows | DNS Throttle | 0 | — | — |