There was huge disappointment for the Melbourne crowd on Saturday afternoon, as local hero Daniel Ricciardo ended his qualifying session for the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix in the wall. Ahead of him, Mercedes and Ferrari duked it out for pole, with Lewis Hamilton edging Sebastian Vettel by a quarter of a second.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’22.188 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’22.456 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’22.481 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1’23.033 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’23.485 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1’24.074 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1’24.443 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1’24.487 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1’24.512 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | No Q3 time |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1’25.081 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’25.091 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1’25.425 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1’25.568 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1’26.465 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 1’26.419 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’26.847 |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1’26.858 |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1’28.244 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1’27.143 (Penalty) |
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