By Phil Huff
March 17 2006
The Malaysian GP weekend kicked off today, with Williams' Alex Wurz topping the overall times, closely followed by Honda Racing F1's Anthony Davidson. Here's the complete combined times for the day.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | Tyre | Best Lap | Gap |
| 1 | Wurz | Williams | Cosworth | FW28 | B | 1:34.946 | |
| 2 | Davidson | Honda | Honda | RA106 | M | 1:35.041 | 0.095 |
| 3 | Kubica | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1 06 | M | 1:35.733 | 0.787 |
| 4 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:35.806 | 0.860 |
| 5 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 248 F1 | B | 1:35.924 | 0.978 |
| 6 | Raikkonen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-22 | M | 1:36.132 | 1.186 |
| 7 | Fisichella | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:36.182 | 1.236 |
| 8 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 248 F1 | B | 1:36.617 | 1.671 |
| 9 | Button | Honda | Honda | RA106 | M | 1:36.661 | 1.715 |
| 10 | Montoya | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-22 | M | 1:36.709 | 1.763 |
| 11 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Ferrari | RBR2 | M | 1:37.042 | 2.096 |
| 12 | Villeneuve | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1 06 | M | 1:37.045 | 2.099 |
| 13 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | RA106 | M | 1:37.270 | 2.324 |
| 14 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF106 | B | 1:37.317 | 2.371 |
| 15 | Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | BMW | F1 06 | M | 1:37.418 | 2.472 |
| 16 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | Cosworth | STR01 | M | 1:37.590 | 2.644 |
| 17 | Doornbos | Red Bull | Ferrari | RBR2 | M | 1:37.604 | 2.658 |
| 18 | R Schumacher | Toyota | Toyota | TF106 | B | 1:37.695 | 2.749 |
| 19 | Jani | Toro Rosso | Cosworth | STR01 | M | 1:37.831 | 2.885 |
| 20 | Speed | Toro Rosso | Cosworth | STR01 | M | 1:37.926 | 2.980 |
| 21 | Webber | Williams | Cosworth | FW28 | B | 1:38.081 | 3.135 |
| 22 | Rosberg | Williams | Cosworth | FW28 | B | 1:38.205 | 3.259 |
| 23 | Mondini | Midland | Toyota | M16 | B | 1:38.256 | 3.310 |
| 24 | Klien | Red Bull | Ferrari | RBR2 | M | 1:38.448 | 3.502 |
| 25 | Albers | Midland | Toyota | M16 | B | 1:38.918 | 3.972 |
| 26 | Monteiro | Midland | Toyota | M16 | B | 1:39.416 | 4.470 |
| 27 | Sato | Super Aguri | Honda | SA05 | B | 1:41.072 | 6.126 |
| 28 | Ide | Super Aguri | Honda | SA05 | B | 1:43.164 | 8.218 |
