Antonio Felix Da Costa recorded the fastest time on the opening day of the final pre-season GP3 Series test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.
The Portuguese racer went top inside the first hour of the morning session for Status Grand Prix, and with track temperatures rising in a sunny Catalunya nobody was able to match this time for the remainder of the morning and during the entire afternoon session.
Nico Muller posted the second quickest time of the morning for Jenzer Motorsport, ahead of Mucke driver Nigel Melker, Felix Da Costa's Status teammate Alexander Sims and ART driver Valtteri Bottas.
With track temperature rising to 35 degrees by the beginning of the afternoon session, the times from the afternoon were a bit slower than those from the morning. Thirty minutes into the session the three ART drivers of James Calado, Bottas and Pedro Nunes filled the top three spots. They were beaten in the middle of the session by Daniel Morad, the Canadian doing his best to try and seal one of the spare seats at Addax.
Michael Christensen went quickest in the final hour, before ART returned to fill the top three spots. A final shootout on new tyres in the last ten minutes saw Sims go top for Status in the dying moments, giving the Irish team the top spot in both of the day's sessions. Bottas ended up second, ahead of Adrian Quaife-Hobbs of Manor, Mitch Evans for MW Arden and Nunes.
Conor Daly crashed early in the morning session and his car was only repaired in time to go out for a few laps at the end of the afternoon session.
Morning session times:
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 1.38.776 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Nico Muller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1.38.810 | +0.034 | 23 |
| 3 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1.38.816 | +0.040 | 34 |
| 4 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1.38.993 | +0.217 | 44 |
| 5 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 1.39.245 | +0.469 | 25 |
| 6 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 1.39.252 | +0.476 | 27 |
| 7 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 1.39.287 | +0.511 | 35 |
| 8 | 15 | Tom Dillmann | Carlin | 1.39.451 | +0.675 | 34 |
| 9 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1.39.494 | +0.718 | 28 |
| 10 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 1.39.608 | +0.832 | 34 |
| 11 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 1.39.620 | +0.844 | 30 |
| 12 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 1.39.623 | +0.847 | 29 |
| 13 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1.39.644 | +0.868 | 34 |
| 14 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 1.39.673 | +0.897 | 37 |
| 15 | 20 | Marlon Stockinger | Atech CRS GP | 1.39.688 | +0.912 | 30 |
| 16 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 1.39.806 | +1.030 | 30 |
| 17 | 19 | Tamas Pal Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 1.39.862 | +1.086 | 28 |
| 18 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 1.39.867 | +1.091 | 39 |
| 19 | 24 | Gabby Chaves | Addax Team | 1.39.932 | +1.156 | 32 |
| 20 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 1.39.958 | +1.182 | 25 |
| 21 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | Atech CRS GP | 1.39.961 | +1.185 | 28 |
| 22 | 25 | Daniel Morad | Addax Team | 1.40.023 | +1.247 | 26 |
| 23 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1.40.206 | +1.430 | 28 |
| 24 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1.40.223 | +1.447 | 25 |
| 25 | 18 | Andrea Caldarelli | Tech 1 Racing | 1.40.251 | +1.475 | 26 |
| 26 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 1.40.423 | +1.647 | 23 |
| 27 | 29 | Willi Steindl | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1.40.468 | +1.692 | 34 |
| 28 | 22 | Zoel Amberg | Atech CRS GP | 1.41.070 | +2.294 | 17 |
| 29 | 23 | Thomas Hylkema | Addax Team | 1.41.627 | +2.851 | 36 |
| 30 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 1.41.745 | +2.969 | 12 |
Afternoon session times:
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.469 | 21 | |
| 2 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 1:39.573 | +0.104 | 31 |
| 3 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:39.663 | +0.194 | 32 |
| 4 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:39.686 | +0.217 | 39 |
| 5 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 1:39.709 | +0.240 | 26 |
| 6 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 1:39.736 | +0.267 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | Antonio Felix Da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.763 | +0.294 | 12 |
| 8 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 1:39.856 | +0.387 | 32 |
| 9 | 18 | Andrea Caldarelli | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.874 | +0.405 | 24 |
| 10 | 24 | Gabby Chaves | Addax Team | 1:39.995 | +0.526 | 25 |
| 11 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 1:39.997 | +0.528 | 34 |
| 12 | 25 | Daniel Morad | Addax Team | 1:40.027 | +0.558 | 25 |
| 13 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:40.028 | +0.559 | 32 |
| 14 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.145 | +0.676 | 31 |
| 15 | 19 | Tamas Pal Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.208 | +0.739 | 29 |
| 16 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:40.336 | +0.867 | 26 |
| 17 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 1:40.347 | +0.878 | 43 |
| 18 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 1:40.351 | +0.882 | 37 |
| 19 | 20 | Marlon Stockinger | Atech CRS GP | 1:40.390 | +0.921 | 18 |
| 20 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:40.397 | +0.928 | 34 |
| 21 | 29 | Willi Steindl | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:40.466 | +0.997 | 32 |
| 22 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:40.476 | +1.007 | 36 |
| 23 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | Atech CRS GP | 1:40.499 | +1.030 | 27 |
| 24 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:40.558 | +1.089 | 32 |
| 25 | 15 | Tom Dillmann | Carlin | 1:40.563 | +1.094 | 26 |
| 26 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:40.684 | +1.215 | 34 |
| 27 | 23 | Thomas Hylkema | Addax Team | 1:41.059 | +1.590 | 35 |
| 28 | 22 | Zoel Amberg | Atech CRS GP | 1:41.067 | +1.598 | 21 |
| 29 | 7 | Nico Muller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:41.241 | +1.772 | 49 |
| 30 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 1:48.409 | +8.940 | 4 |
