Round 6 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2006-05-14
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix with a 1:14.648 lap.
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) joined the front row, 0.061s shy of pole, with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) third on the grid. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Williams) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.496s — pole to P10 — with Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.816 | 1:15.124 | 1:14.648 | 1:14.648 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:16.046 | 1:14.766 | 1:14.709 | +0.061 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.049 | 1:14.637 | 1:14.970 | +0.322 |
| 19Felipe Massa |
| Ferrari |
| 1:16.359 |
| 1:15.245 |
| 1:15.442 |
| +0.794 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.266 | 1:15.258 | 1:15.885 | +1.237 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:16.234 | 1:15.164 | 1:15.885 | +1.237 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.174 | 1:15.068 | 1:15.976 | +1.328 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.054 | 1:15.150 | 1:16.008 | +1.360 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:16.613 | 1:15.422 | 1:16.015 | +1.367 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.322 | 1:15.468 | 1:17.144 | +2.496 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:16.685 | 1:15.502 | — | +0.854 |
| 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:16.195 | 1:15.801 | — | +1.153 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:17.213 | 1:15.804 | — | +1.156 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:16.066 | 1:15.847 | — | +1.199 |
| 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:16.627 | 1:15.928 | — | +1.280 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:17.105 | 1:16.661 | — | +2.013 |
| 17 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:17.361 | — | — | +2.713 |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:17.702 | — | — | +3.054 |
| 19 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:18.024 | — | — | +3.376 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:18.920 | — | — | +4.272 |
| 21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:20.763 | — | — | +6.115 |
| 22 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | — | — | — | — |