22/04/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:23.787 | 131.701 mph |
| 2 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:24.068 | 0.281 |
| 3 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:24.377 | 0.590 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:24.383 | 0.596 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:24.626 | 0.839 |
| 6 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:24.667 | 0.880 |
| 7 | Button | Honda | M | 1:24.850 | 1.063 |
| 8 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:24.916 | 1.129 |
| 9 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:24.984 | 1.197 |
| 10 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:24.994 | 1.207 |
| 11 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:25.041 | 1.254 |
| 12 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:25.205 | 1.418 |
| 13 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:25.575 | 1.788 |
| 14 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:25.662 | 1.875 |
| 15 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:25.701 | 1.914 |
| 16 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:25.803 | 2.016 |
| 17 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:25.806 | 2.019 |
| 18 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:26.476 | 2.689 |
| 19 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:27.019 | 3.232 |
| 20 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:28.267 | 4.480 |
| 21 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:29.330 | 5.543 |