Pit Lane F1
Round 5 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-05-07
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2006 European Grand Prix with a 1:29.816 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.212s shy of pole, with Felipe Massa (Ferrari) third on the grid. Mark Webber (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 3.589s — pole to P10 — with Mark Webber (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.138 | 1:30.336 | 1:29.816 | 1:29.816 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.235 | 1:30.013 | 1:30.028 | +0.212 |
| 3 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.921 | 1:30.732 | 1:30.407 | +0.591 |
| Rubens Barrichello |
| Honda |
| 1:31.671 |
| 1:30.469 |
| 1:30.754 |
| +0.938 |
| 5 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:31.263 | 1:30.203 | 1:30.933 | +1.117 |
| 6 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:31.420 | 1:30.755 | 1:30.940 | +1.124 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.809 | 1:30.733 | 1:31.419 | +1.603 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:31.545 | 1:30.865 | 1:31.542 | +1.726 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:31.774 | 1:30.671 | 1:31.880 | +2.064 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:31.712 | 1:30.892 | 1:33.405 | +3.589 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:31.470 | 1:30.944 | — | +1.128 |
| 12 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.053 | 1:31.194 | — | +1.378 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.574 | 1:31.197 | — | +1.381 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:31.742 | 1:31.227 | — | +1.411 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.457 | 1:31.422 | — | +1.606 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:32.651 | 1:31.728 | — | +1.912 |
| 17 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:32.901 | — | — | +3.085 |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:32.936 | — | — | +3.120 |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:32.992 | — | — | +3.176 |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:33.658 | — | — | +3.842 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:35.239 | — | — | +5.423 |
| 22 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:46.505 | — | — | +16.689 |