Ronda 3 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2003-04-06
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) firmó la pole del Brazilian Grand Prix de 2003 con un crono de 1:13.807.
David Coulthard (McLaren) completó la primera fila a 0.011s de la pole, con Mark Webber (Jaguar) tercero en parrilla. Fernando Alonso (Renault) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Jenson Button (BAR) se quedó fuera por 0.120s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 0.577s — de la pole a P10 — con Fernando Alonso (Renault) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:13.807 | — | — | 1:13.807 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.818 | — | — | +0.011 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:13.851 | — | — | +0.044 |
| 4 |
| McLaren |
| 1:13.866 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.059 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.953 | — | — | +0.146 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:14.124 | — | — | +0.317 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.130 | — | — | +0.323 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:14.191 | — | — | +0.384 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.223 | — | — | +0.416 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.384 | — | — | +0.577 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:14.504 | — | — | +0.697 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:14.631 | — | — | +0.824 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:14.668 | — | — | +0.861 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:14.839 | — | — | +1.032 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.839 | — | — | +1.032 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:15.240 | — | — | +1.433 |
| 17 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:15.317 | — | — | +1.510 |
| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.641 | — | — | +1.834 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:16.542 | — | — | +2.735 |
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:16.586 | — | — | +2.779 |