Pit Lane F1
Round 11 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-07-16
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2006 French Grand Prix with a 1:15.493 lap.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.017s shy of pole, with Fernando Alonso (Renault) third on the grid. David Coulthard (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Williams) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 3.170s — pole to P10 — with David Coulthard (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.865 | 1:15.111 | 1:15.493 | 1:15.493 |
| 2 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.277 | 1:15.679 | 1:15.510 | +0.017 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.328 | 1:15.706 | 1:15.785 | +0.292 |
| Jarno Trulli |
| Toyota |
| 1:15.550 |
| 1:15.776 |
| 1:16.036 |
| +0.543 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:15.949 | 1:15.625 | 1:16.091 | +0.598 |
| 6 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:16.154 | 1:15.742 | 1:16.281 | +0.788 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:16.825 | 1:15.901 | 1:16.345 | +0.852 |
| 8 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:16.679 | 1:15.902 | 1:16.632 | +1.139 |
| 9 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.534 | 1:15.926 | 1:18.272 | +2.779 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:16.350 | 1:15.974 | 1:18.663 | +3.170 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:16.531 | 1:16.129 | — | +0.636 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.686 | 1:16.294 | — | +0.801 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:16.921 | 1:16.433 | — | +0.940 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.022 | 1:17.027 | — | +1.534 |
| 15 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:17.117 | 1:17.063 | — | +1.570 |
| 16 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:16.962 | 1:17.105 | — | +1.612 |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:17.164 | — | — | +1.671 |
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:17.304 | — | — | +1.811 |
| 19 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.495 | — | — | +2.002 |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:17.589 | — | — | +2.096 |
| 21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:18.637 | — | — | +3.144 |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:18.845 | — | — | +3.352 |