31/03/2006
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Davidson | Honda | M | 1:26.822 | 136.666 mph |
| 2 | Wurz | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:26.832 | 0.010 |
| 3 | Kubica | BMW | M | 1:27.200 | 0.378 |
| 4 | Button | Honda | M | 1:27.213 | 0.391 |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:27.443 | 0.621 |
| 6 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:27.658 | 0.836 |
| 7 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:27.773 | 0.951 |
| 8 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:28.075 | 1.253 |
| 9 | Montoya | McLaren | M | 1:28.200 | 1.378 |
| 10 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:28.227 | 1.405 |
| 11 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:28.280 | 1.458 |
| 12 | Villeneuve | BMW | M | 1:28.440 | 1.618 |
| 13 | Coulthard | Red Bull | M | 1:28.531 | 1.709 |
| 14 | Webber | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:28.860 | 2.038 |
| 15 | Heidfeld | BMW | M | 1:29.053 | 2.231 |
| 16 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:29.138 | 2.316 |
| 17 | Speed | Toro Rosso | M | 1:29.196 | 2.374 |
| 18 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:29.379 | 2.557 |
| 19 | Monteiro | Midland | B | 1:29.713 | 2.891 |
| 20 | Doornbos | Red Bull | M | 1:29.876 | 3.054 |
| 21 | Klien | Red Bull | M | 1:29.879 | 3.057 |
| 22 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | B | 1:29.933 | 3.111 |
| 23 | Jani | Toro Rosso | M | 1:30.686 | 3.864 |
| 24 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | M | 1:30.734 | 3.912 |
| 25 | Albers | Midland | B | 1:30.830 | 4.008 |
| 26 | Winkelhock | Midland | B | 1:31.260 | 4.438 |
| 27 | Sato | Super Aguri | B | 1:32.556 | 5.734 |
| 28 | Ide | Super Aguri | B | 1:34.224 | 7.402 |