High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1997 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 9, 1997 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne. It was the first race of the 1997 Formula One season. It was the second Grand Prix to be hosted in Melbourne. Two new teams came into Formula One in 1997: Stewart and Lola. Footwork reverted to their old name of Arrows and acquired Yamaha engines, while Ligier were bought by Alain Prost and changed their name to Prost Grand Prix. Tyrrell acquired Ford engines. Damon Hill moved to Arrows after being replaced at Williams by Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Pedro Diniz also joined Arrows, while Sauber signed Italian Nicola Larini. Three teams changed both of their drivers. Prost signed Shinji Nakano and Olivier Panis, Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella joined Jordan, while Jarno Trulli and Ukyo Katayama joined Minardi. The British television coverage switched to ITV for the 1997 season and beyond, after 18 years of regular coverage for the BBC. Former driver Martin Brundle joined Murray Walker in the commentary box.

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