Pit Lane F1
Round 1 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2003-03-09
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2003 Australian Grand Prix with a 1:27.173 lap.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.245s shy of pole, with Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) third on the grid. Fernando Alonso (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while David Coulthard (McLaren) missed the cut by 0.177s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.755s — pole to P10 — with Fernando Alonso (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| 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 | — | — | — | — |