Pepe Oriola, pole sitter: “I am, of course, very happy of this pole position, because it is my home race and also one of my favorite tracks, together with Macau. It’s a great satisfaction to see that we were consistently competitive through both qualifying sessions. The car performs very well and I think we will have an exciting show tomorrow in the races, although tyre consumption may play a key role.”

Andrea Belicchi, qualified 2^nd: “I am favourably surprised to be on the first row, because we had difficult free practice sessions and I wasn’t expecting to be so fast in qualifying. It proved that we did a great job in setting up the car. Tomorrow may be a completely different story. I expect a close fight and preserving tyres will be crucial.”

Stefano Comini, qualified 3^rd: “It’s a very good result, a little bit unexpected in light of previous sessions. The car was very fast and without a small mistake in my fastest run, I could have done much better. Tomorrow is going to be a tough day, and I am happy to be in a good position on the grid for both races, as here it is difficult to overtake and first corner is often a problem. I trained a lot on a simulator and we will see if that helps.”