Ronda 17 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2006-10-08
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) firmó la pole del Japanese Grand Prix de 2006 con un crono de 1:29.599.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) completó la primera fila a 0.112s de la pole, con Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) tercero en parrilla. Nico Rosberg (Williams) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) se quedó fuera por —s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 2.257s — de la pole a P10 — con Nico Rosberg (Williams) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.112 | 1:29.830 | 1:29.599 | 1:29.599 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.279 | 1:28.954 | 1:29.711 | +0.112 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:30.595 | 1:30.299 | 1:29.989 | +0.390 |
| Jarno Trulli |
| Toyota |
| 1:30.420 |
| 1:30.204 |
| 1:30.039 |
| +0.440 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:30.976 | 1:30.357 | 1:30.371 | +0.772 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.696 | 1:30.306 | 1:30.599 | +1.000 |
| 7 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:30.847 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.992 | +1.393 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:31.972 | 1:30.598 | 1:31.478 | +1.879 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.811 | 1:30.470 | 1:31.513 | +1.914 |
| 10 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:30.585 | 1:30.321 | 1:31.856 | +2.257 |
| 11 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.080 | 1:30.827 | — | +1.228 |
| 12 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.204 | 1:31.094 | — | +1.495 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:31.581 | 1:31.254 | — | +1.655 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:31.647 | 1:31.276 | — | +1.677 |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:31.741 | 1:31.943 | — | +2.344 |
| 16 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:32.221 | 1:33.750 | — | +4.151 |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:32.252 | — | — | +2.653 |
| 18 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:32.402 | — | — | +2.803 |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:32.867 | — | — | +3.268 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:33.666 | — | — | +4.067 |
| 21 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 1:33.709 | — | — | +4.110 |
| 22 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | — | — | — | — |