Round 3 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2003-04-06
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) took pole for the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix with a 1:13.807 lap.
David Coulthard (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.011s shy of pole, with Mark Webber (Jaguar) third on the grid. Fernando Alonso (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Jenson Button (BAR) missed the cut by 0.120s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.577s — pole to P10 — with Fernando Alonso (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:13.807 | — | — | 1:13.807 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.818 | — | — | +0.011 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:13.851 | — | — | +0.044 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen |
| McLaren |
| 1:13.866 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.059 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.953 | — | — | +0.146 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:14.124 | — | — | +0.317 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.130 | — | — | +0.323 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:14.191 | — | — | +0.384 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.223 | — | — | +0.416 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:14.384 | — | — | +0.577 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:14.504 | — | — | +0.697 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:14.631 | — | — | +0.824 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:14.668 | — | — | +0.861 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:14.839 | — | — | +1.032 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.839 | — | — | +1.032 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:15.240 | — | — | +1.433 |
| 17 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:15.317 | — | — | +1.510 |
| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.641 | — | — | +1.834 |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:16.542 | — | — | +2.735 |
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:16.586 | — | — | +2.779 |