15/07/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:17.005 | 128.136 mph |
| 2 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:17.049 | 0.044 |
| 3 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:17.056 | 0.051 |
| 4 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:17.188 | 0.183 |
| 5 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:17.358 | 0.353 |
| 6 | Button | Honda | M | 1:17.476 | 0.471 |
| 7 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:17.556 | 0.551 |
| 8 | de la Rosa | McLaren | M | 1:17.653 | 0.648 |
| 9 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:17.666 | 0.661 |
| 10 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:17.859 | 0.854 |
| 11 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:17.995 | 0.990 |
| 12 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:18.059 | 1.054 |
| 13 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:18.199 | 1.194 |
| 14 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:18.214 | 1.209 |
| 15 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:18.396 | 1.391 |
| 16 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:18.447 | 1.442 |
| 17 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:18.487 | 1.482 |
| 18 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:18.545 | 1.540 |
| 19 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:18.631 | 1.626 |
| 20 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:18.961 | 1.956 |
| 21 | Montagny | Super Aguri | B | 1:19.497 | 2.492 |
| 22 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:21.497 | 4.492 |