Australia Grand Prix Kvalifisering
| Pos ↕ | Forer | Team | Q1 ↕ | Q2 ↕ | Q3 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.010 | – | – |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.053 +0.043 | – | – |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.767 +0.757 | – | – |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.919 +0.909 | – | – |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.384 +1.374 | – | – |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.397 +1.387 | – | – |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.733 +1.723 | – | – |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.767 +1.757 | – | – |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.392 +2.382 | – | – |
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.399 +2.389 | – | – |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.726 +2.716 | – | – |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.240 +3.230 | – | – |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.291 +3.281 | – | – |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.383 +3.373 | – | – |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:33.739 +3.729 | – | – |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:33.927 +3.917 | – | – |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:34.646 +4.636 | – | – |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.906 +4.896 | – | – |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:35.119 +5.109 | – | – |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.140 +5.130 | – | – |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.215 +5.205 | – | – |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:35.301 +5.291 | – | – |