Ronda 1 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2003-03-09
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) firmó la pole del Australian Grand Prix de 2003 con un crono de 1:27.173.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) completó la primera fila a 0.245s de la pole, con Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) tercero en parrilla. Fernando Alonso (Renault) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que David Coulthard (McLaren) se quedó fuera por 0.177s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.755s — de la pole a P10 — con Fernando Alonso (Renault) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27.173 | — | — | 1:27.173 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:27.418 | — | — | +0.245 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:28.101 | — | — | +0.928 |
| 4 |
| Sauber |
| 1:28.274 |
| — |
| — |
| +1.101 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:28.288 | — | — | +1.115 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:28.420 | — | — | +1.247 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:28.464 | — | — | +1.291 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:28.682 | — | — | +1.509 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:28.830 | — | — | +1.657 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.928 | — | — | +1.755 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:29.105 | — | — | +1.932 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.136 | — | — | +1.963 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:29.344 | — | — | +2.171 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:29.367 | — | — | +2.194 |
| 15 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:29.470 | — | — | +2.297 |
| 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.538 | — | — | +2.365 |
| 17 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:31.242 | — | — | +4.069 |
| 18 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:31.723 | — | — | +4.550 |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | — | — | — | — |