Qin Miao secured fourth place with a time 0.09 seconds faster than Hamilton.
Surprisingly, McLaren, which performed poorly in the first two races, quickly regained its form in the third race of the season, securing sixth and seventh in qualifying.
Meanwhile, Haas, which made it to Q3 in the first two races, returned to its rightful position.
Leclerc shook off the slump from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
Although both the Australian and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix are high-speed tracks, Jeddah Circuit in Saudi Arabia has more corners, whereas Albert Park in the Australian Grand Prix features more straights and DRS zones, allowing Ferrari to fully exploit the maximum performance of its engine developed a season in advance.
As a result, in qualifying, Leclerc's speed was noticeably faster than Red Bull's.
