Massa was just pipped for his first pole.

FRENCH GRAND PRIX

Final positions after qualifying.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time
1	Michael Schumacher (Ger)	Ferrari	1min 15.493secs
2	Felipe Massa (Bra)	Ferrari	1:15.510
3	Fernando Alonso (Spa)	Renault	1:15.785
4	Jarno Trulli (Ita)	Toyota	1:16.036
5	Ralf Schumacher (Ger)	Toyota	1:16.091
6	Kimi Raikkonen (Fin)	McLaren	1:16.281
7	Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita)	Renault	1:16.345
8	Pedro de la Rosa (Spa)	McLaren	1:16.632
9	David Coulthard (Gbr)	Red Bull	1:18.663
10	Mark Webber (Aus)	Williams	1:16.129
11	Nick Heidfeld (Ger)	BMW Sauber	1:16.294
12	Christian Klien (Aut)	Red Bull	1:16.433
13	Rubens Barrichello (Bra)	Honda	1:17.027
14	Scott Speed (USA)	Toro Rosso	1:17.063
15	Chrstijan Albers (Ned)	Midland	1:17.105
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita)	Toro Rosso	1:17.164
17	Jacques Villeneuve (Can)	BMW Sauber	1:17.304
18	Jenson Button (Gbr)	Honda	1:17.495
19	Nico Rosberg (Ger)	Williams	1:18.272
20	Tiago Monteiro (Por)	Midland	1:17.589
21	Franck Montagny (Fra)	Super Agori	1:18.637
22	Takuma Sato (Jpn)	Super Agori	1:18.845