Die Startaufstellung von Melbourne
    
    | Fahrer | 
    Zeit | 
  
  
    |  1. | 
    Rubens Barrichello | 
    Ferrari |         
    1:25,843 Minuten |   
  
  
    |  2. | 
    Michael Schumacher | 
    Ferrari |     
    1:25,848 | 
  
  
  
    |  3. | 
    Ralf Schumacher | 
    BMW Williams | 
    1:26,279 | 
  
  
    |  4. | 
    David Coulthard | 
    McLaren Mercedes | 
    1:26,446 | 
  
  
    |  5. | 
    Kimi Räikkönen | 
    McLaren Mercedes |     
    1:27,161 | 
  
  
    |  6. | 
    Juan Pablo Montoya | 
    BMW Williams |     
    1:27,249 | 
  
  
    |  7. | 
    Larno Trulli | 
    Renault | 
    1:27,710 | 
  
  
    |  8. | 
    Giancarlo Fisichella | 
    Jordan-Honda | 
    1:27,869 | 
  
  
    |  9. | 
    F. Massa | 
    Sauber Petronas | 
    1:27,972 | 
  
  
    | 10. | 
    Nick Heidfeld | 
    Sauber Petronas |     
    1:28,232 | 
  
  
    | 11. | 
    Jenson Button | 
    Renault |     
    1:28,361 | 
  
  
    | 12. | 
    Oliver Panis | 
    BAR Honda |     
    1:28,381 | 
  
  
    | 13. | 
    Lacques Villeneuve | 
    BAR Honda |     
    1:28,657 | 
  
  
    | 14. | 
    Mika Salo | 
    Toyota | 
    1:29,205 | 
  
  
    | 15. | 
    Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 
    Arrows Cosworth |     
    1:29,474 | 
  
  
    | 16. | 
    Alan McNish | 
    Toyota | 
    1:29,636 | 
  
  
    | 17. | 
    Enrique Bernoldi | 
    Arrows-Cosworth |     
    1:29,738 | 
  
  
    | 18. | 
    M. Webber | 
    European Minardi | 
    1:30,086 | 
  
  
    | 19. | 
    Eddi Irvine | 
    Jaguar |     
    1:30,113 | 
  
  
    | 20. | 
    Pedro de la Rosa | 
    Jaguar | 
    1:30,192 | 
  
  
    | 21. | 
    A. Yoong | 
    European Minardi | 
    1:31,504 | 
  
  
    | 22. | 
    T. Sateo | 
    Jordan-Honda | 
    2:01,193 |