Round 9 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2003-06-29
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) took pole for the 2003 European Grand Prix with a 1:31.523 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.032s shy of pole, with Ralf Schumacher (Williams) third on the grid. Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Jaguar) missed the cut by 0.117s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.426s — pole to P10 — with Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:31.523 | — | — | 1:31.523 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.555 | — | — | +0.032 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:31.619 | — | — | +0.096 |
| 4 |
| Williams |
| 1:31.765 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.242 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.780 | — | — | +0.257 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:31.976 | — | — | +0.453 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:32.350 | — | — | +0.827 |
| 8 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.424 | — | — | +0.901 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.742 | — | — | +1.219 |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:32.949 | — | — | +1.426 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.066 | — | — | +1.543 |
| 12 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.395 | — | — | +1.872 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.553 | — | — | +2.030 |
| 14 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:33.827 | — | — | +2.304 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.000 | — | — | +2.477 |
| 16 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 1:34.159 | — | — | +2.636 |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:34.596 | — | — | +3.073 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:36.318 | — | — | +4.795 |
| 19 | Justin Wilson | Minardi | 1:36.485 | — | — | +4.962 |
| 20 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | — | — | — | — |