Race results
Race startMarch 9, 1997 at 11:00Australian Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30:28.718 | 58 | 1:31.412 | - | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +20.046 | 58 | 1:31.067 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +22.177 | 58 | 1:31.509 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +22.841 | 58 | 1:31.624 | - | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1:00.308 | 58 | 1:31.762 | - | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | +1:36.040 | 58 | 1:32.784 | - | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | +2 Laps | 56 | 1:34.171 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | DNF (Brakes) | 55 | 1:30.585 | - | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | +3 Laps | 55 | 1:35.959 | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | +4 Laps | 54 | 1:34.465 | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Engine) | 49 | 1:33.386 | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 42 | 1:34.194 | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | DNF (Suspension) | 36 | 1:35.257 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | DNF (Fuel) | 34 | 1:31.976 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | DNF (Electrical) | 32 | 1:34.918 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 14 | 1:34.147 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 2 | 1:37.038 | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Gearbox) | 1 | 1:48.323 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | DNS (Throttle) | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 |