Pit Lane F1
Round 6 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2003-05-18
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2003 Austrian Grand Prix with a 1:09.150 lap.
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.039s shy of pole, with Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) third on the grid. Ralf Schumacher (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Olivier Panis (Toyota) missed the cut by 0.123s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.129s — pole to P10 — with Ralf Schumacher (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:09.150 | — | — | 1:09.150 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:09.189 | — | — | +0.039 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:09.391 | — | — | +0.241 |
| 4 |
| Sauber |
| 1:09.725 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.575 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:09.784 | — | — | +0.634 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:09.890 | — | — | +0.740 |
| 7 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:09.935 | — | — | +0.785 |
| 8 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:10.045 | — | — | +0.895 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:10.105 | — | — | +0.955 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:10.279 | — | — | +1.129 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:10.402 | — | — | +1.252 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:10.618 | — | — | +1.468 |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:10.834 | — | — | +1.684 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:10.893 | — | — | +1.743 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:11.307 | — | — | +2.157 |
| 16 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:11.505 | — | — | +2.355 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:11.662 | — | — | +2.512 |
| 18 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:14.508 | — | — | +5.358 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.113 | — | — | +10.963 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | — | — | — | — |