Round 4 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-04-23
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix with a 1:22.795 lap.
Jenson Button (Honda) joined the front row, 0.193s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Honda) third on the grid. Mark Webber (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.000s — pole to P10 — with Mark Webber (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:24.598 | 1:22.579 | 1:22.795 | 1:22.795 |
| 2 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:24.480 | 1:23.749 | 1:22.988 | +0.193 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:24.727 | 1:23.760 | 1:23.242 | +0.447 |
| 4 |
| 19Felipe Massa |
| Ferrari |
| 1:24.884 |
| 1:23.595 |
| 1:23.702 |
| +0.907 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:23.536 | 1:23.743 | 1:23.709 | +0.914 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:24.370 | 1:23.565 | 1:23.772 | +0.977 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:24.960 | 1:23.760 | 1:24.021 | +1.226 |
| 8 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:24.259 | 1:23.190 | 1:24.158 | +1.363 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:24.446 | 1:23.727 | 1:24.172 | +1.377 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:24.992 | 1:23.718 | 1:24.795 | +2.000 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:24.434 | 1:23.771 | — | +0.976 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:25.081 | 1:23.887 | — | +1.092 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:24.495 | 1:23.966 | — | +1.171 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:24.849 | 1:24.101 | — | +1.306 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.410 | 1:24.129 | — | +1.334 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:24.879 | 1:24.520 | — | +1.725 |
| 17 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:25.410 | — | — | +2.615 |
| 18 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:25.437 | — | — | +2.642 |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:26.820 | — | — | +4.025 |
| 20 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:27.088 | — | — | +4.293 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:27.609 | — | — | +4.814 |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:29.282 | — | — | +6.487 |