2006 FORMULA 1™ GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
12 Mar 2006
Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 1:33.310 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.431 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 1:33.579 | 1:32.014 | 1:31.478 | 20 |
| 3 | 12 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 1:32.603 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.549 | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 1:32.433 | 1:31.215 | 1:31.702 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMOY | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.233 | 1:31.487 | 1:32.164 | 20 |
| 6 | 11 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 1:33.922 | 1:32.322 | 1:32.579 | 26 |
| 7 | 9 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams Cosworth | 1:33.454 | 1:32.309 | 1:33.006 | 20 |
| 8 | 15 | Christian KlienKLI | RBR Ferrari | 1:34.308 | 1:32.106 | 1:33.112 | 25 |
| 9 | 2 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 1:32.934 | 1:31.831 | 1:33.496 | 20 |
| 10 | 16 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber BMW | 1:33.374 | 1:31.958 | 1:33.926 | 24 |
| 11 | 17 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Sauber BMW | 1:33.882 | 1:32.456 | 11 | |
| 12 | 10 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams Cosworth | 1:32.945 | 1:32.620 | 10 | |
| 13 | 14 | David CoulthardCOU | RBR Ferrari | 1:33.678 | 1:32.850 | 12 | |
| 14 | 8 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 1:33.987 | 1:33.066 | 11 | |
| 15 | 20 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | STR Cosworth | 1:34.439 | 1:33.416 | 13 | |
| 16 | 21 | Scott SpeedSPE | STR Cosworth | 1:33.995 | 1:34.606 | 10 | |
| 17 | 7 | Ralf SchumacherRSC | Toyota | 1:34.702 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Christijan AlbersALB | MF1 Toyota | 1:35.724 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Tiago MonteiroMON | MF1 Toyota | 1:35.900 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 22 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri Honda | 1:37.411 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Yuji IdeIDE | Super Aguri Honda | 1:40.270 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren Mercedes | DNF | 2 |