18/03/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:33.840 | 132.133 mph |
| 2 | Button | Honda | M | 1:33.986 | 0.146 |
| 3 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:34.626 | 0.786 |
| 4 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:34.668 | 0.828 |
| 5 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:34.672 | 0.832 |
| 6 | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:34.916 | 1.076 |
| 7 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:34.983 | 1.143 |
| 8 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:35.747 | 1.907 |
| 9 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:38.715 | 4.875 |
| 10 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | No Time | - |
| 11 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:34.614 | - |
| 12 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:34.683 | - |
| 13 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:34.702 | - |
| 14 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:34.752 | - |
| 15 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:34.783 | - |
| 16 | Massa | Ferrari | B | No Time | - |
| 17 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:36.297 | - |
| 18 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:36.581 | - |
| 19 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:37.426 | - |
| 20 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:37.819 | - |
| 21 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:39.011 | - |
| 22 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:40.720 | - |