Round 18 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-10-22
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) took pole for the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix with a 1:10.680 lap.
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.619s shy of pole, with Jarno Trulli (Toyota) third on the grid. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Williams) missed the cut by 1.337s.
Q3 was settled inside —s — pole to P10 — with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:10.643 | 1:10.775 | 1:10.680 | 1:10.680 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:12.035 | 1:11.386 | 1:11.299 | +0.619 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:11.885 | 1:11.343 | 1:11.328 | +0.648 |
| 14Fernando Alonso |
| Renault |
| 1:11.791 |
| 1:11.148 |
| 1:11.567 |
| +0.887 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:12.017 | 1:11.578 | 1:11.619 | +0.939 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:12.042 | 1:11.461 | 1:11.629 | +0.949 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:11.713 | 1:11.550 | 1:11.695 | +1.015 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:12.307 | 1:11.648 | 1:11.882 | +1.202 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:12.040 | 1:11.589 | 1:12.131 | +1.451 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.565 | 1:10.313 | — | — |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:11.973 | 1:11.650 | — | +0.970 |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:11.825 | 1:11.658 | — | +0.978 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:11.974 | 1:11.679 | — | +0.999 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:12.085 | 1:11.742 | — | +1.062 |
| 15 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:12.530 | 1:12.591 | — | +1.911 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:12.855 | 1:12.861 | — | +2.181 |
| 17 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:12.856 | — | — | +2.176 |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:13.138 | — | — | +2.458 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:13.249 | — | — | +2.569 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:13.269 | — | — | +2.589 |
| 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:13.357 | — | — | +2.677 |
| 22 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | — | — | — | — |