Pit Lane F1
Round 16 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-10-01
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix with a 1:44.360 lap.
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) joined the front row, 0.632s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Honda) third on the grid. Robert Doornbos (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Scott Speed (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 3.661s — pole to P10 — with Robert Doornbos (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:44.128 | 1:43.951 | 1:44.360 | 1:44.360 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:44.378 | 1:44.336 | 1:44.992 | +0.632 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:47.072 | 1:45.228 | 1:45.503 | +1.143 |
| 22Jenson Button |
| Honda |
| 1:45.809 |
| 1:44.662 |
| 1:45.503 |
| +1.143 |
| 5 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:44.909 | 1:45.622 | 1:45.754 | +1.394 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:47.366 | 1:45.660 | 1:45.775 | +1.415 |
| 7 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:44.808 | 1:45.095 | 1:45.877 | +1.517 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:46.249 | 1:45.055 | 1:46.053 | +1.693 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:46.049 | 1:45.576 | 1:46.632 | +2.272 |
| 10 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:46.387 | 1:45.747 | 1:48.021 | +3.661 |
| 11 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:46.222 | 1:45.851 | — | +1.491 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:45.931 | 1:45.968 | — | +1.608 |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:45.564 | 1:46.172 | — | +1.812 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:48.560 | 1:46.413 | — | +2.053 |
| 15 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:47.535 | 1:47.419 | — | +3.059 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:48.894 | — | — | +4.534 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.098 | — | — | +4.738 |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 1:49.903 | — | — | +5.543 |
| 19 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:55.560 | — | — | +11.200 |
| 20 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.231 | 1:45.970 | — | +1.610 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:50.326 | — | — | +5.966 |
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:49.542 | — | — | +5.182 |