| Date: | Thursday, 27 April 2006 |
| Session: | Day 2 (of 3) |
| Track: | Paul Ricard [3E SC Short] |
| Track length: | 3.254 km |
| Weather: | Cloudy in the morning, stormy in the early afternoon, then cloudy again (Air: 14-21°C, Track: 17-30°C) |
| News article: | Paul Ricard: Schumacher puts Ferrari in front |
| P | Driver | Constructor | Car | T | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Laps |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 248 F1 | B | 58.287 | 200.978 | 125 | |
| 2 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | TF106 | B | 58.601 | 0.314 | 199.901 | 83 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | TF106B | B | 58.885 | 0.598 | 198.937 | 136 |