By Phil Huff
May 7 2006
Qualifying for the European Grand Prix saw the Honda Racing F1 drivers lining up in fourth and sixth, with Rubens Barrichello outpacing Jenson Button for the first time this season. Here's the complete qualifying times.
| P | Driver | Team | T | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final |
| 1 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:31.138 | 1:30.336 | 1:29.819 |
| 2 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:31.235 | 1:30.013 | 1:30.028 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | B | 1:31.921 | 1:30.732 | 1:30.407 |
| 4 | Barrichello | Honda | M | 1:31.671 | 1:30.469 | 1:30.754 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 1:31.263 | 1:30.203 | 1:30.933 |
| 6 | Button | Honda | M | 1:31.420 | 1:30.775 | 1:30.940 |
| 7 | Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:31.809 | 1:30.733 | 1:31.419 |
| 8 | Villeneuve | BMW-Sauber | M | 1:31.545 | 1:30.865 | 1:31.542 |
| 9 | Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 1:31.774 | 1:30.671 | 1:31.880 |
| 10 | Webber | Williams-Cosworth | B | 1:31.712 | 1:30.892 | 1:33.405 |
| 11 | R Schumacher | Toyota | B | 1:31.470 | 1:30.944 | |
| 12 | Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | B | 1:32.053 | 1:31.194 | |
| 13 | Fisichella | Renault | M | 1:31.574 | 1:31.197 | |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | M | 1:31.742 | 1:31.227 | |
| 15 | Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | M | 1:31.457 | 1:31.422 | |
| 16 | Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | M | 1:32.621 | 1:31.728 | |
| 17 | Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | M | 1:32.901 | ||
| 18 | Albers | Midland-Toyota | B | 1:32.936 | ||
| 19 | Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | M | 1:32.992 | ||
| 20 | Monteiro | Midland-Toyota | B | 1:33.658 | ||
| 21 | Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | B | 1:35.239 | ||
| 22 | Montagny | Super Aguri-Honda | B | 1:46.505 |
