Lando Norris took a close pole in Albert Park with his teammate, Oscar Piastri, behind him and Max Verstappen in third.
Norris' best ever qualifying didn't come with trials, though, as his lap time was deleted and kept him in tenth until his final run.
Max Verstappen may be starting this Grand Prix in third, but his car looked difficult to handle over the bumps. With an average speed of 250kph over a lap, the bumps make it especially challenging.
There'll be some frowns in Maranello, though, as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finished seventh and eighth respectively. They were bested by Williams' Alex Albon and Racing Bulls' Yuki Tsunoda.
Both Kimi Antonelli and Liam Lawson saw big upsets as they were both dropped in Q1. Antonelli hit a kerb early in this lap and damaged the car, causing it to run extremely low.
Rain is set to come down in the race tomorrow so the order is expected to be shuffled as the teams fight to start the season off on a high.
The race gets underway tomorrow at 3pm local time. This is 4am in the UK on Sky Sports F1.
Here's a detailed rundown of each session:
Q1:
Lando Norris topped Q1 with a time of 1:15.912, ahead of George Russell and Max Verstapppen.
Norris quietly went through the session as Max Verstappen found pace in the number 1 Red Bull car. The biggest shocks came from his teammate, Liam Lawson, and Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli who were both knocked out in the first Q1 of the year.
While Lawson looked uncomfortable in the characteristics of his car, Antonelli seemed to have issues with his ride height. The Mercedes ran very low in this final run.
Oliver Bearman was first out in the session as Haas believed that he should get more laps under his belt after another session-ending crash in FP3, his second of the weekend.
He had to retire to the pits again with a broken gearbox. The Briton couldn't get restarted in Q1 and went out the session.
Gabriel Bortoleto pleased Brazilian fans as he knocked out Antonelli - running on the mediums - at the end of the session.
Antonelli, Nico Hulkenberg, Lawson, Esteban Ocon and Bearman were knocked out in the first session of the day.
Q2:
Oscar Piastri came out first in the second qualifying session as Lewis Hamilton went to for a late spin as the session drew to a close.
Max Verstappen again showed his pace near the end of the middle 15min with purple sectors in the first two sectors. He was struggling earlier this week with balance in the car.
The bumps of Australia were a character of the session as many drivers struggled with he high kerbs. Bortoleto had a huge moment in sector one after Carlos Sainz did the same thing after turn 12.
Leclerc had a few issues in this session as he believed Russell was impeding him near turn 3 - but the Monegasque still finished in the top 5.
Fernando Alonso, Bortoleto, Jack Doohan, Lance Stroll and Isack Hadjar were all knock out in this session.
Q3:
The McLarens were quick out the gate in the final session of the day while both Williams made it to Q3 to the delight of James Vowles. His team has made a valiant effort to take a step forward over the Winter.
Max Verstappen usurped the top spot after both Leclerc and and Russell. The stage was set for a brilliant final push for the top step of the podium.
Norris was tenth during the mid-session slump after his lap time was deleted for track limits.
Oscar Piastri almost took pole to the delight of local fans but this was ultimately beaten by Lando Norris.
