Round 10 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-07-02
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2006 United States Grand Prix with a 1:10.832 lap.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.603s shy of pole, with Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) third on the grid. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 4.448s — pole to P10 — with Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.588 | 1:10.636 | 1:10.832 | 1:10.832 |
| 2 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:11.088 | 1:11.146 | 1:11.435 | +0.603 |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:12.287 | 1:11.200 | 1:11.920 | +1.088 |
| Rubens Barrichello |
| Honda |
| 1:12.156 |
| 1:11.263 |
| 1:12.109 |
| +1.277 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:12.416 | 1:11.877 | 1:12.449 | +1.617 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:12.114 | 1:11.724 | 1:12.479 | +1.647 |
| 7 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:12.238 | 1:11.865 | 1:12.523 | +1.691 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:11.879 | 1:11.673 | 1:12.795 | +1.963 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:12.777 | 1:12.135 | 1:13.174 | +2.342 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:11.891 | 1:11.718 | 1:15.280 | +4.448 |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:12.477 | 1:12.150 | — | +1.318 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:12.935 | 1:12.292 | — | +1.460 |
| 13 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:13.167 | 1:12.792 | — | +1.960 |
| 14 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:12.711 | 1:12.854 | — | +2.022 |
| 15 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:12.627 | 1:12.864 | — | +2.032 |
| 16 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:12.773 | 1:12.925 | — | +2.093 |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:13.180 | — | — | +2.348 |
| 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:13.496 | — | — | +2.664 |
| 19 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:13.506 | — | — | +2.674 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:13.787 | — | — | +2.955 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:14.041 | — | — | +3.209 |
| 22 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:16.036 | — | — | +5.204 |