Pit Lane F1
Round 15 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2003-09-28
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) took pole for the 2003 United States Grand Prix with a 1:11.670 lap.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.124s shy of pole, with Olivier Panis (Toyota) third on the grid. Jarno Trulli (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Jenson Button (BAR) missed the cut by 0.129s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.896s — pole to P10 — with Jarno Trulli (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:11.670 | — | — | 1:11.670 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:11.794 | — | — | +0.124 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:11.920 | — | — | +0.250 |
| 4 |
| Williams |
| 1:11.948 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.278 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:12.078 | — | — | +0.408 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:12.087 | — | — | +0.417 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:12.194 | — | — | +0.524 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:12.297 | — | — | +0.627 |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:12.326 | — | — | +0.656 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:12.566 | — | — | +0.896 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:12.695 | — | — | +1.025 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:13.050 | — | — | +1.380 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:13.083 | — | — | +1.413 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:13.269 | — | — | +1.599 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:13.447 | — | — | +1.777 |
| 16 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 1:13.585 | — | — | +1.915 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:13.798 | — | — | +2.128 |
| 18 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:14.027 | — | — | +2.357 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:15.360 | — | — | +3.690 |
| 20 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 1:15.644 | — | — | +3.974 |