GROSSER PREIS VON OSTERREICH 1997 - STARTING GRID
21 Sep 1997
Red Bull Ring, Austria
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams Renault | 1:10.304 |
| 2 | 9 | Mika HakkinenHAK | McLaren Mercedes | 1:10.398 |
| 3 | 14 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:10.511 |
| 4 | 4 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams Renault | 1:10.670 |
| 5 | 22 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart Ford | 1:10.700 |
| 6 | 23 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart Ford | 1:10.893 |
| 7 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows Yamaha | 1:11.025 |
| 8 | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 1:11.051 |
| 9 | 5 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 1:11.056 |
| 10 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.076 |
| 11 | 11 | Ralf SchumacherRSC | Jordan Peugeot | 1:11.186 |
| 12 | 16 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber Petronas | 1:11.210 |
| 13 | 17 | Gianni MorbidelliMOR | Sauber Petronas | 1:11.261 |
| 14 | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan Peugeot | 1:11.299 |
| 15 | 7 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton Renault | 1:11.382 |
| 16 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:11.596 |
| 17 | 2 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows Yamaha | 1:11.615 |
| 18 | 8 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton Renault | 1:11.620 |
| 19 | 20 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi Hart | 1:12.036 |
| 20 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell Ford | 1:12.230 |
| 21 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:14.246 |