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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
David Coulthard won the Australian Grand Prix 1997 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 9 March 1997, starting from P4 on the grid. Michael Schumacher finished second for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen completing the podium for McLaren.
Key Links
- WinnerDavid Coulthard
- PoleJacques Villeneuve
- CircuitAlbert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning teamMcLaren
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  McLaren | 4 | 10 | Finished | ||
2 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +20.046 |  Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Mika Häkkinen HKK +22.177 | McLaren | 6 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Gerhard Berger BER +22.841 |  Benetton | 10 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Olivier Panis PAN +1:00.308 |  Prost | 9 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Nicola Larini LAR +1:36.040 |  Sauber | 13 | 1 | Finished | |
7 | Prost | 16 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
8 |  Williams | 2 | 0 | Brakes | ||
9 |  Minardi | 17 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
10 |  Arrows | 22 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
R |  Stewart | 11 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Tyrrell | 18 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Stewart | 19 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R | Benetton | 8 | 0 | Fuel | ||
R | Minardi | 15 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R |  Jordan | 14 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Tyrrell | 21 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Jordan | 12 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | ||
W | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | ||
F |  Lola | 23 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Lola | 24 | 0 | Did not qualify |
Classification24 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Williams | 1:29.369 | - | - | |
2 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE +1.754 | Williams | 1:31.123 | - | - |
3 | Michael Schumacher MSC +2.103 | Ferrari | 1:31.472 | - | - |
4 |  David Coulthard COU +2.162 | McLaren | 1:31.531 | - | - |
5 |  Eddie Irvine IRV +2.512 | Ferrari | 1:31.881 | - | - |
6 | Mika Häkkinen HKK +2.602 | McLaren | 1:31.971 | - | - |
7 |  Johnny Herbert HER +2.918 | Sauber | 1:32.287 | - | - |
8 |  Jean Alesi ALE +3.224 | Benetton | 1:32.593 | - | - |
9 | Olivier Panis PAN +3.473 | Prost | 1:32.842 | - | - |
10 | Gerhard Berger BER +3.501 | Benetton | 1:32.870 | - | - |
11 |  Rubens Barrichello BAR +3.706 | Stewart | 1:33.075 | - | - |
12 |  Ralf Schumacher SCH +3.761 | Jordan | 1:33.130 | - | - |
13 | Nicola Larini LAR +3.958 | Sauber | 1:33.327 | - | - |
14 |  Giancarlo Fisichella FIS +4.183 | Jordan | 1:33.552 | - | - |
15 |  Ukyo Katayama KAT +4.429 | Minardi | 1:33.798 | - | - |
16 |  Shinji Nakano NAK +4.620 | Prost | 1:33.989 | - | - |
17 |  Jarno Trulli TRU +4.751 | Minardi | 1:34.120 | - | - |
18 |  Mika Salo SAL +4.860 | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 | - | - |
19 |  Jan Magnussen MAG +5.254 | Stewart | 1:34.623 | - | - |
20 |  Damon Hill HIL +5.437 | Arrows | 1:34.806 | - | - |
21 |  Jos Verstappen VER +5.574 | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 | - | - |
22 |  Pedro Diniz DIN +6.603 | Arrows | 1:35.972 | - | - |
Grid order22 drivers