Photo: Alastair Staley/GP3 Media Service
Daniil Kvyat‘s early benchmark lap in the GP3 practice session at Monza turned out good enough for the Russian to stay atop the timesheets until the end of the session.
The Russian took an early lead in the session, with Carlin’s Alexander Sims clocking in a lap good enough for second. However, the Briton would soon be demoted by Carlos Sainz, Jr. and the Red Bull duo remained atop the leaderboards for the rest of the run.
Sims took third, ahead of his Carlin teammate Nick Yelloly, with third Arden man Robert Visoiu rounding out the top five.
David Fumanelli took sixth place, with Lotus junior Alex Fontana clocking in in seventh. Bamboo drivers Lewis Williamson and Melville McKee were eighth and ninth respectively, while Giovanni Venturini rounded out the top ten.
Championship leader Facu Regalia was 12th, one spot behind his main rival Tio Ellinas.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Daniil Kvyat | MW Arden | 1:37.715 | 16 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | MW Arden | 1:37.872 | +0.157 | 19 |
| 3 | Alexander Sims | Carlin | 1:37.941 | +0.226 | 18 |
| 4 | Nick Yelloly | Carlin | 1:38.073 | +0.358 | 19 |
| 5 | Robert Visoiu | MW Arden | 1:38.201 | +0.486 | 20 |
| 6 | David Fumanelli | Trident | 1:38.427 | +0.712 | 17 |
| 7 | Alex Fontana | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:38.686 | +0.971 | 20 |
| 8 | Lewis Williamson | Bamboo Engineering | 1:38.760 | +1.045 | 19 |
| 9 | Melville McKee | Bamboo Engineering | 1:38.815 | +1.100 | 18 |
| 10 | Giovanni Venturini | Trident | 1:38.866 | +1.151 | 17 |
| 11 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.875 | +1.160 | 18 |
| 12 | Facu Regalia | ART Grand Prix | 1:38.937 | +1.222 | 17 |
| 13 | Dino Zamparelli | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:39.045 | +1.330 | 19 |
| 14 | Luis Sa Silva | Carlin | 1:39.055 | +1.340 | 20 |
| 15 | Conor Daly | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.095 | +1.380 | 17 |
| 16 | Kevin Korjus | Koiranen GP | 1:39.169 | +1.454 | 18 |
| 17 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.177 | +1.462 | 20 |
| 18 | Emanuele Zonzini | Trident | 1:39.231 | +1.516 | 20 |
| 19 | Aaro Vainio | Koiranen GP | 1:39.254 | +1.539 | 16 |
| 20 | Jack Harvey | ART Grand Prix | 1:39.355 | +1.640 | 17 |
| 21 | Josh Webster | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.431 | +1.716 | 21 |
| 22 | Samin Gomez | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.566 | +1.851 | 20 |
| 23 | Jimmy Eriksson | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.595 | +1.880 | 22 |
| 24 | Patrick Kujala | Koiranen GP | 1:39.931 | +2.216 | 18 |
| 25 | Adderly Fong | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.972 | +2.257 | 18 |
| 26 | Carmen Jorda | Bamboo Engineering | 1:41.156 | +3.441 | 19 |
| 27 | Ryan Cullen | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:41.204 | +3.489 | 12 |