Round 8 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-06-11
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2006 British Grand Prix with a 1:20.253 lap.
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.144s shy of pole, with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) third on the grid. Jacques Villeneuve (BMW Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while David Coulthard (Red Bull) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.346s — pole to P10 — with Jacques Villeneuve (BMW Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.018 | 1:20.271 | 1:20.253 | 1:20.253 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:21.648 | 1:20.497 | 1:20.397 | +0.144 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:22.096 | 1:20.659 | 1:20.574 | +0.321 |
| 19Felipe Massa |
| Ferrari |
| 1:21.647 |
| 1:20.846 |
| 1:20.764 |
| +0.511 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:22.411 | 1:20.594 | 1:20.919 | +0.666 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:22.965 | 1:20.929 | 1:20.943 | +0.690 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:22.886 | 1:21.043 | 1:21.073 | +0.820 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:22.169 | 1:20.816 | 1:21.107 | +0.854 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.670 | 1:20.629 | 1:21.329 | +1.076 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:21.637 | 1:20.672 | 1:21.599 | +1.346 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:22.424 | 1:21.442 | — | +1.189 |
| 12 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:23.083 | 1:21.567 | — | +1.314 |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:22.685 | 1:21.699 | — | +1.446 |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:22.773 | 1:21.990 | — | +1.737 |
| 15 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:22.541 | 1:22.076 | — | +1.823 |
| 16 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:22.860 | 1:22.207 | — | +1.954 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:23.129 | — | — | +2.876 |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:23.210 | — | — | +2.957 |
| 19 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:23.247 | — | — | +2.994 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:26.158 | — | — | +5.905 |
| 21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:26.316 | — | — | +6.063 |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | — | — | — | — |