Nathanael Berthon - Photo Credit: HRT
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
| 11 |  Jan Charouz |
 HRT |
1:46.644 | 56 |
| 13 |  Nathanael Berthon |
HRT |
1:48.646 | 9 |
Jan Charouz:
“It was really nice driving for HRT today. It was great that we had a lot of tyres to test, which is something that I need a lot because my biggest problem is getting the time out on new tyres. I liked working with the team as they were very professional; we had an engine problem in the afternoon and I've never seen anybody change an engine so quickly! I encountered some traffic on my last run on supersofts and I was only able to do one lap.
“It was a great experience and it would be great to drive again. I was feeling more comfortable lap by lap as I was getting to know the car better and how different controls worked. It was also my first chance to use DRS which was really nice to experience, there are so many things you have to do at the same time and it was good to start to get used to it”.
Nathanael Berthon:
“I wasn't able to run for much but it was incredible to get out on the track with an F1 car. It's important to do laps to adapt to the driving posture so that I can start tomorrow's test comfortably and get the most out of it”.
Arnau Niubó (Race engineer):
“Today we had planned to test two drivers and that meant that more preparation work was needed as well as a more complex work plan. Both the team and the driver did a good job. We started with Charouz in the morning and the target was for him to adapt to the car and tyres. He progressed as the day went on and set some good times. It was a shame that he wasn't able to improve even more towards the end as he encountered some traffic on his last lap on supersoft tyres.
“We had to change the engine at midday as a precautionary measure. Although this delayed us a bit, I think that we can be satisfied with Jan's performance as well as being content for having changed the engine so quickly and getting Nathanael in the car so that he could do some laps and get to know the car ahead of tomorrow's test”.
