Z pohľadu formulového fanúšika sa diali doslova nevídané veci, celé poradie sa doslova stavia na hlavu. Zaujímavé je však to, že Red Bull Racing a BMW Sauber skončili pred Ferrari, aj keď majú podobne vybavené auto. Nový typ difúzora majú k dispozícii len Brawn GP, Williams a Toyota.
V Melbourne bolo po 17:00 austrálskeho času 25 stupňov Celzia, povrch asfaltu bol nahriaty na takmer 30°C.
Výsledky:
| Por. | # | Jazdec | Tím | Čas Q1 | Čas Q2 | Čas Q3 | - |
| 1. | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:25.211 | 1:24.855 | 1:26.202 | 19 |
| 2. | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:25.006 | 1:24.783 | 1:26.505 | 21 |
| 3. | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:25.938 | 1:25.121 | 1:26.830 | 21 |
| 4. | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:25.922 | 1:25.152 | 1:26.914 | 19 |
| 5. | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:25.846 | 1:25.123 | 1:26.973 | 21 |
| 6. | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:25.499 | 1:25.281 | 1:26.975 | 19 |
| 7. | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.844 | 1:25.319 | 1:27.033 | 21 |
| 8. | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.194 | 1:25.265 | 1:27.127 | 20 |
| 9. | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:25.899 | 1:25.380 | 1:27.163 | 21 |
| 10. | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:25.427 | 1:25.241 | 1:27.246 | 20 |
| 11. | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.827 | 1:25.504 | 14 | |
| 12. | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.026 | 1:25.605 | - | 12 |
| 13. | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.074 | 1:25.607 | - | 16 |
| 14. | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.184 | 1:25.726 | - | 15 |
| 15. | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.454 | no time | - | 5 |
| 16. | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:26.503 | - | - | 10 |
| 17. | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:26.598 | - | - | 12 |
| 18. | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.677 | - | - | 10 |
| 19. | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.742 | - | - | 9 |
| 20. | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:26.964 | - | - | 10 |
