Ronda 1 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2009-03-29
Jenson Button (Brawn) firmó la pole del Australian Grand Prix de 2009 con un crono de 1:26.202.
Rubens Barrichello (Brawn) completó la primera fila a 0.303s de la pole, con Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) tercero en parrilla. Mark Webber (Red Bull) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) se quedó fuera por —s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.044s — de la pole a P10 — con Mark Webber (Red Bull) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:25.211 | 1:24.855 | 1:26.202 | 1:26.202 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:25.006 | 1:24.783 | 1:26.505 | +0.303 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.938 | 1:25.121 | 1:26.830 | +0.628 |
| 4 |
| 88Robert Kubica |
| BMW Sauber |
| 1:25.922 |
| 1:25.152 |
| 1:26.914 |
| +0.712 |
| 5 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:25.846 | 1:25.123 | 1:26.973 | +0.771 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:25.499 | 1:25.281 | 1:26.975 | +0.773 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.844 | 1:25.319 | 1:27.033 | +0.831 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.194 | 1:25.265 | 1:27.127 | +0.925 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.899 | 1:25.380 | 1:27.163 | +0.961 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.427 | 1:25.241 | 1:27.246 | +1.044 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.827 | 1:25.504 | — | — |
| 12 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.026 | 1:25.605 | — | — |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.074 | 1:25.607 | — | — |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.184 | 1:25.726 | — | — |
| 15 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.454 | — | — | +0.252 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.503 | — | — | +0.301 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:26.598 | — | — | +0.396 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:26.677 | — | — | +0.475 |
| 19 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.742 | — | — | +0.540 |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:26.964 | — | — | +0.762 |