Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg qualified in fourth and seventh places respectively at the end of an exciting qualifying hour for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.
- Michael and Nico progressed smoothly through Q1, with Nico completing one run and Michael two on the primes
- Their first runs in Q2 were aborted due to a red flag, before the pair finished in P1 and P2, using option tyres
- Two option runs in Q3 saw Michael finish in P4, with Nico in P7 after making a small mistake at turn three
