Australia Grand Prix Kvalifisering
| Pos ↕ | Forer | Team | Q1 ↕ | Q2 ↕ | Q3 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.556 | – | – |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.910 +0.354 | – | – |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.075 +0.519 | – | – |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.102 +0.546 | – | – |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:31.359 +0.803 | – | – |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan | 1:31.504 +0.948 | – | – |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar | 1:31.514 +0.958 | – | – |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:31.968 +1.412 | – | – |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.992 +1.436 | – | – |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Sauber | 1:32.018 +1.462 | – | – |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.220 +1.664 | – | – |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:32.323 +1.767 | – | – |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | 1:32.477 +1.921 | – | – |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.775 +2.219 | – | – |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Prost | 1:33.024 +2.468 | – | – |
| 16 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:33.117 +2.561 | – | – |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Prost | 1:33.197 +2.641 | – | – |
| 18 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:33.261 +2.705 | – | – |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.378 +2.822 | – | – |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Jaguar | 1:33.638 +3.082 | – | – |
| 21 | Jenson Button | Williams | 1:33.828 +3.272 | – | – |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Minardi | 1:34.705 +4.149 | – | – |