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1997 Australian Grand Prix: qualifying

Jacques Villeneuve took pole for the 1997 Australian Grand Prix with 1:29.369, ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.

David Coulthard (McLaren) won the 1997 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne on 9 March 1997, starting from P4. Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen completed the podium. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1997 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.842
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.870
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130
13	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:33.327
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552
15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.989
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120
18	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229
19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623
20	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.806
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972

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