Ronda 11 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2006-07-16
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) firmó la pole del French Grand Prix de 2006 con un crono de 1:15.493.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) completó la primera fila a 0.017s de la pole, con Fernando Alonso (Renault) tercero en parrilla. David Coulthard (Red Bull) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Mark Webber (Williams) se quedó fuera por —s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 3.170s — de la pole a P10 — con David Coulthard (Red Bull) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 |
| 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 |