Round 12 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-07-30
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) took pole for the 2006 German Grand Prix with a 1:14.070 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.135s shy of pole, with Felipe Massa (Ferrari) third on the grid. David Coulthard (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Williams) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.256s — pole to P10 — with David Coulthard (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:15.214 | 1:14.410 | 1:14.070 | 1:14.070 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.904 | 1:13.778 | 1:14.205 | +0.135 |
| 3 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.412 | 1:14.094 | 1:14.569 | +0.499 |
| 22Jenson Button |
| Honda |
| 1:15.869 |
| 1:14.378 |
| 1:14.862 |
| +0.792 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:15.916 | 1:14.540 | 1:14.894 | +0.824 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:15.757 | 1:14.652 | 1:14.934 | +0.864 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.518 | 1:14.746 | 1:15.282 | +1.212 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:15.789 | 1:14.743 | 1:15.923 | +1.853 |
| 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:15.655 | 1:15.021 | 1:15.936 | +1.866 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:15.836 | 1:14.826 | 1:16.326 | +2.256 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:15.719 | 1:15.094 | — | +1.024 |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:15.816 | 1:15.141 | — | +1.071 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.430 | 1:15.150 | — | +1.080 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:16.281 | 1:15.329 | — | +1.259 |
| 15 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.183 | 1:15.380 | — | +1.310 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.234 | 1:15.397 | — | +1.327 |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:16.399 | — | — | +2.329 |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:17.093 | — | — | +3.023 |
| 19 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:17.185 | — | — | +3.115 |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:17.836 | — | — | +3.766 |
| 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:20.444 | — | — | +6.374 |
| 22 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | — |