11/03/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:31.431 | 132.531 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:31.478 | 0.047 |
| 3 | Button | Honda | M | 1:31.549 | 0.118 |
| 4 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:31.702 | 0.271 |
| 5 | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:32.164 | 0.733 |
| 6 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:32.579 | 1.148 |
| 7 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:33.006 | 1.575 |
| 8 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:33.112 | 1.681 |
| 9 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:33.496 | 2.065 |
| 10 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:33.926 | 2.495 |
| 11 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:32.456 | - |
| 12 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:32.620 | - |
| 13 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:32.850 | - |
| 14 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:33.066 | - |
| 15 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:33.416 | - |
| 16 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:34.606 | - |
| 17 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:34.702 | - |
| 18 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:35.724 | - |
| 19 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:35.900 | - |
| 20 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:37.411 | - |
| 21 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:40.270 | - |
| 22 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | No Time | - |