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  Tom Dillmann fra Carlin teamet var overraskende for mange, køreren på pole position efter dagens kvalifikation i Grand Prix 3 klassen. På de næste placeringer kom Alexander Sims fra Status Grand Prix teamet og L. Williamson.
 Michael Christensen som kører i denne klasse i år for RSC Mücke teamet, kørte sig til en ottende plads.
 Resultatet af kvalifikationen:
 
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| Pos | # | Kører | Team | Tid | Omg | Diff |  |  |  
| 1 | 15 | T. Dillmann | Carlin | 1:45.391 | 14 |  |  
| 2 | 4 | A. Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1:45.420 | 13 | 0.029 |  
| 3 | 28 | L. Williamson | MW Arden | 1:45.529 | 13 | 0.138 |  |  |  
| 4 | 18 | A. Caldarelli | Tech 1 Racing | 1:45.534 | 13 | 0.143 |  
| 5 | 31 | N. Melker | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:45.541 | 12 | 0.150 |  
| 6 | 2 | V. Bottas | Lotus ART | 1:45.624 | 15 | 0.233 |  |  |  
| 7 | 3 | J. Calado | Lotus ART | 1:45.641 | 15 | 0.250 |  
| 8 | 30 | M. Christensen | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:45.652 | 11 | 0.261 |  
| 9 | 26 | M. Evans | MW Arden | 1:45.668 | 14 | 0.277 |  |  |  
| 10 | 7 | N. Muller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:45.672 | 13 | 0.281 |  
| 11 | 5 | A. Felix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 1:45.702 | 12 | 0.311 |  
| 12 | 25 | D. Smith | Addax Team | 1:45.773 | 12 | 0.382 |  |  |  
| 13 | 11 | R. Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:45.825 | 15 | 0.434 |  
| 14 | 27 | S. Trummer | MW Arden | 1:45.955 | 13 | 0.564 |  
| 15 | 24 | G. Chaves | Addax Team | 1:45.963 | 13 | 0.572 |  |  |  
| 16 | 10 | A. Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:45.977 | 15 | 0.586 |  
| 17 | 20 | M. Stockinger | Atech CRS GP | 1:45.071 | 14 | 0.680 |  
| 18 | 23 | D. Storey | Addax Team | 1:46.071 | 14 | 0.727 |  |  |  
| 19 | 21 | N. Yelloly | Atech CRS GP | 1:46.118 | 13 | 0.802 |  
| 20 | 1 | P. Nunes | Lotus ART | 1:46.193 | 14 | 0.802 |  
| 21 | 29 | L. Bacheta | RSC Mucke Motorsport | 1:46.193 | 10 | 0.836 |  |  |  
| 22 | 22 | Z. Amberg | Atech CRS GP | 1:46.227 | 12 | 0.868 |  
| 23 | 6 | I. Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 1:46.259 | 15 | 0.885 |  
| 24 | 19 | T. Pal Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 1:46.276 | 12 | 0.935 |  |  |  
| 25 | 12 | M. Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:46.326 | 13 | 0.948 |  
| 26 | 9 | V. Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:46.339 | 14 | 1.013 |  
| 27 | 8 | M. Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:46.404 | 15 | 1.098 |  |  |  
| 28 | 16 | L. Cordeiro | Carlin | 1:46.489 | 14 | 1.280 |  
| 29 | 14 | C. Daly | Carlin | 1:46.671 | 15 | 1.297 |  
| 30 | 17 | A. Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 1:45.391 | 14 | 0.029 |  |  |  Dons
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