16/07/2006
NEWS STORY
| Name | Team | T | Lap | Time | Gap |
| M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | class="shaded" 46 | 1:17.111 | 127.960 mph |
| Massa | Ferrari | B | class="shaded" 18 | 1:17.141 | 0.030 |
| de la Rosa | McLaren | M | class="shaded" 34 | 1:17.625 | 0.514 |
| Raikkonen | McLaren | M | class="shaded" 30 | 1:17.717 | 0.606 |
| Alonso | Renault | M | class="shaded" 23 | 1:17.770 | 0.659 |
| R Schumacher | Toyota | B | class="shaded" 19 | 1:17.809 | 0.698 |
| Villeneuve | BMW | M | class="shaded" 56 | 1:17.906 | 0.795 |
| Trulli | Toyota | B | class="shaded" 16 | 1:18.036 | 0.925 |
| Fisichella | Renault | M | class="shaded" 20 | 1:18.057 | 0.946 |
| Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | class="shaded" 54 | 1:18.241 | 1.130 |
| Button | Honda | M | class="shaded" 47 | 1:18.510 | 1.399 |
| Speed | Toro Rosso | M | class="shaded" 66 | 1:18.674 | 1.563 |
| Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | class="shaded" 62 | 1:18.796 | 1.685 |
| Heidfeld | BMW | M | class="shaded" 48 | 1:18.809 | 1.698 |
| Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | class="shaded" 34 | 1:18.859 | 1.748 |
| Klien | Red Bull | M | class="shaded" 56 | 1:18.968 | 1.857 |
| Coulthard | Red Bull | M | class="shaded" 56 | 1:18.978 | 1.867 |
| Albers | Midland | B | class="shaded" 67 | 1:19.356 | 2.245 |
| Barrichello | Honda | M | class="shaded" 16 | 1:20.094 | 2.983 |
| Montagny | Super Aguri | B | class="shaded" 53 | 1:20.113 | 3.002 |
| Monteiro | Midland | B | class="shaded" 8 | 1:21.663 | 4.552 |
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