18/03/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:34.126 | 131.731 mph |
| 2 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:34.180 | 0.054 |
| 3 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:34.585 | 0.459 |
| 4 | Button | Honda | M | 1:34.616 | 0.490 |
| 5 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:34.815 | 0.689 |
| 6 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:34.854 | 0.728 |
| 7 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:35.040 | 0.914 |
| 8 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:35.242 | 1.116 |
| 9 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:35.639 | 1.513 |
| 10 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:35.690 | 1.564 |
| 11 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:35.700 | 1.574 |
| 12 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:36.144 | 2.018 |
| 13 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:36.505 | 2.379 |
| 14 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:36.549 | 2.423 |
| 15 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:36.655 | 2.529 |
| 16 | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:37.053 | 2.927 |
| 17 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:37.148 | 3.022 |
| 18 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:37.232 | 3.106 |
| 19 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:37.437 | 3.311 |
| 20 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:37.900 | 3.774 |
| 21 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:38.821 | 4.695 |
| 22 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:40.542 | 6.416 |