Pit Lane F1
Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2002-03-17
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix with a 1:35.266 lap.
Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) joined the front row, 0.231s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) third on the grid. Mika Salo (Toyota) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Arrows) missed the cut by 0.225s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.428s — pole to P10 — with Mika Salo (Toyota) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ralf Schumacher |
| 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 |