25/08/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:28.315 | 135.207 mph |
| 2 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:28.777 | 0.462 |
| 3 | Button | Honda | M | 1:28.785 | 0.470 |
| 4 | Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:28.959 | 0.644 |
| 5 | Davidson | Honda | M | 1:29.193 | 0.878 |
| 6 | de la Rosa | McLaren | M | 1:29.376 | 1.061 |
| 7 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:29.780 | 1.465 |
| 8 | Vettel | BMW | M | 1:29.964 | 1.649 |
| 9 | Doornbos | Red Bull | M | 1:30.391 | 2.076 |
| 10 | Jani | Toro Rosso | M | 1:30.576 | 2.261 |
| 11 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:30.838 | 2.523 |
| 12 | Mondini | Midland | B | 1:30.846 | 2.531 |
| 13 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:31.416 | 3.101 |
| 14 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:31.475 | 3.160 |
| 15 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:31.566 | 3.251 |
| 16 | Montagny | Super Aguri | B | 1:31.814 | 3.499 |
| 17 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:31.904 | 3.589 |
| 18 | Yamamoto | Super Aguri | B | 1:32.212 | 3.897 |
| 19 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:32.497 | 4.182 |