Ronda 2 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2002-03-17
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) firmó la pole del Malaysian Grand Prix de 2002 con un crono de 1:35.266.
Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) completó la primera fila a 0.231s de la pole, con Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) tercero en parrilla. Mika Salo (Toyota) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Arrows) se quedó fuera por 0.225s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 2.428s — de la pole a P10 — con Mika Salo (Toyota) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.266 | — | — | 1:35.266 |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:35.497 | — | — | +0.231 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.891 | — | — | +0.625 |
| 4 |
| Williams |
| 1:36.028 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.762 |
| 5 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:36.468 | — | — | +1.202 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.477 | — | — | +1.211 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:37.199 | — | — | +1.933 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | Renault | 1:37.245 | — | — | +1.979 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:37.536 | — | — | +2.270 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Toyota | 1:37.694 | — | — | +2.428 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Arrows | 1:37.919 | — | — | +2.653 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:37.920 | — | — | +2.654 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:38.039 | — | — | +2.773 |
| 14 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:38.057 | — | — | +2.791 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | Jordan | 1:38.141 | — | — | +2.875 |
| 16 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows | 1:38.284 | — | — | +3.018 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar | 1:38.374 | — | — | +3.108 |
| 18 | Olivier Panis | BAR | 1:38.390 | — | — | +3.124 |
| 19 | Allan McNish | Toyota | 1:38.959 | — | — | +3.693 |
| 20 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:39.121 | — | — | +3.855 |
| 21 | Mark Webber | Minardi | 1:39.454 | — | — | +4.188 |
| 22 | Alex Yoong | Minardi | 1:40.158 | — | — | +4.892 |