10/03/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Davidson | Honda | M | 1:31.353 | 132.644 mph |
| 2 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:31.751 | 0.398 |
| 3 | Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:31.764 | 0.411 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:32.175 | 0.822 |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:32.538 | 1.185 |
| 6 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:32.703 | 1.350 |
| 7 | Doornbos | Red Bull | M | 1:32.926 | 1.573 |
| 8 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:33.215 | 1.862 |
| 9 | Button | Honda | M | 1:33.226 | 1.873 |
| 10 | Kubica | BMW | M | 1:33.244 | 1.891 |
| 11 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:33.557 | 2.204 |
| 12 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:33.577 | 2.224 |
| 13 | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:33.726 | 2.373 |
| 14 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:33.848 | 2.495 |
| 15 | Jani | Toro Rosso | M | 1:33.900 | 2.547 |
| 16 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:34.284 | 2.931 |
| 17 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:34.333 | 2.980 |
| 18 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:34.384 | 3.031 |
| 19 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:34.432 | 3.079 |
| 20 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:34.459 | 3.106 |
| 21 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:34.953 | 3.600 |
| 22 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:35.170 | 3.817 |
| 23 | Winkelhock | Midland | B | 1:35.686 | 4.333 |
| 24 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:35.898 | 4.545 |
| 25 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:36.264 | 4.911 |
| 26 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:36.314 | 4.961 |
| 27 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:37.588 | 6.235 |
| 28 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:39.021 | 7.668 |