Manche 2 — chronos Q1, Q2 et Q3 - 2010-03-28
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) a signé la pole position du Australian Grand Prix 2010 en 1:23.919.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) complète la première ligne à 0.116s de la pole, avec Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) troisième sur la grille. Adrian Sutil (Force India) entrait en Q3 en P10, tandis que Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) a manqué la coupure pour —s.
La Q3 s'est jouée dans un mouchoir de 2.117s — de la pole à la P10 — Adrian Sutil (Force India) bouclant le top 10.
| Pos | Pilote | Écurie | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Écart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.774 | 1:24.096 | 1:23.919 | 1:23.919 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.286 | 1:24.276 | 1:24.035 | +0.116 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.082 | 1:24.335 | 1:24.111 | +0.192 |
| 4 |
| 22Jenson Button |
| McLaren |
| 1:24.897 |
| 1:24.531 |
| 1:24.675 |
| +0.756 |
| 5 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.548 | 1:25.010 | 1:24.837 | +0.918 |
| 6 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.788 | 1:24.788 | 1:24.884 | +0.965 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.351 | 1:24.871 | 1:24.927 | +1.008 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:25.702 | 1:25.085 | 1:25.217 | +1.298 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:25.588 | 1:25.122 | 1:25.372 | +1.453 |
| 10 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:25.504 | 1:25.046 | 1:26.036 | +2.117 |
| 11 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.046 | 1:25.184 | — | +1.265 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.061 | 1:25.638 | — | +1.719 |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:26.170 | 1:25.743 | — | +1.824 |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:26.089 | 1:25.747 | — | +1.828 |
| 15 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:25.866 | 1:25.748 | — | +1.829 |
| 16 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.251 | 1:25.777 | — | +1.858 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.095 | 1:26.089 | — | +2.170 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:26.471 | — | — | +2.552 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:28.797 | — | — | +4.878 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:29.111 | — | — | +5.192 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.592 | — | — | +5.673 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:30.185 | — | — | +6.266 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:30.526 | — | — | +6.607 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 1:30.613 | — | — | +6.694 |