In the morning at the Spa was raining, and in qualifying in the wet conditions Luca Ghiotto showed himself perfect, unexpectedly winning the pole. The nearest of the pursuers, Emil Bernstorff was second with 0.333 seconds behind.
Championship leader Alex Lynn showed only fifth time behind his main rival Richie Stanaway. Third time showed another contender for the title of Jimmy Eriksson.
ART GP went for a bold slick-tyre gamble during the session that backfired on it, with Marvin Kirchhofer the best placed of its cars in seventh, behind Patrick Kujala.
Patric Niederhauser made a late improvement to take eighth ahead of Matheo Tuscher, with Zamparelli completing the top ten.
Another of Trident’s newcomers Konstantin Tereschenko has been ruled out of the weekend as a precaution following his aerial crash in practice, while Carmen Jorda failed to set a time after sliding off into the gravel at Paul Frere corner on her out lap at the start of the session.
Results:
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gap | |
| 1 | 25 | Luca Ghiotto (R) | ITA | Trident | 11 | 2:22,251 | |
| 2 | 11 | Emil Bernstorff (R) | GBR | Carlin | 10 | 2:22,584 | + 0,333 |
| 3 | 8 | Jimmy Eriksson | SWE | Koiranen GP | 9 | 2:22,678 | + 0,427 |
| 4 | 27 | Richie Stanaway | NZL | Status Grand Prix | 11 | 2:22,862 | + 0,611 |
| 5 | 10 | Alex Lynn (R) | GBR | Carlin | 11 | 2:23,081 | + 0,830 |
| 6 | 14 | Patrick Kujala | FIN | Marussia Manor Racing | 11 | 2:23,303 | + 1,052 |
| 7 | 2 | Marvin Kirchhöfer (R) | GER | ART Grand Prix | 9 | 2:23,413 | + 1,162 |
| 8 | 5 | Patric Neiderhauser | CHE | Arden International | 10 | 2:23,438 | + 1,187 |
| 9 | 21 | Mathéo Tuscher (R) | CHE | Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | 2:23,481 | + 1,230 |
| 10 | 3 | Dino Zamparelli | GBR | ART Grand Prix | 11 | 2:23,565 | + 1,314 |
| 11 | 16 | Dean Stoneman | GBR | Marussia Manor Racing | 11 | 2:23,586 | + 1,335 |
| 12 | 6 | Jan Mardenborough | GBR | Arden International | 11 | 2:23,794 | + 1,543 |
| 13 | 26 | Nick Yelloly | GBR | Status Grand Prix | 11 | 2:23,920 | + 1,669 |
| 14 | 4 | Robert Visoiu | ROM | Arden International | 10 | 2:23,996 | + 1,745 |
| 15 | 22 | Kevin Ceccon | ITA | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | 2:24,057 | + 1,806 |
| 16 | 1 | Alex Fontana | CHE | ART Grand Prix | 9 | 2:24,248 | + 1,997 |
| 17 | 17 | Sebastian Balthasar (R) | GER | Hilmer Motorsport | 12 | 2:24,464 | + 2,213 |
| 18 | 9 | Santiago Urrutia (R) | URG | Koiranen GP | 11 | 2:24,687 | + 2,436 |
| 19 | 18 | Nelson Mason (R) | CAN | Hilmer Motorsport | 11 | 2:24,846 | + 2,595 |
| 20 | 12 | Luis Sá Silva | ANG | Carlin | 10 | 2:24,862 | + 2,611 |
| 21 | 20 | Pal Varhaug | NOR | Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | 2:25,301 | + 3,050 |
| 22 | 28 | Alfonso Celis Jr. (R) | MEX | Status Grand Prix | 11 | 2:25,553 | + 3,302 |
| 23 | 19 | Riccardo Agostini (R) | ITA | Hilmer Motorsport | 11 | 2:25,965 | + 3,714 |
| 24 | 24 | John Bryan-Meisner (R) | SWE | Trident | 12 | 2:25,969 | + 3,718 |
| 25 | 15 | Ryan Cullen | GBR | Marussia Manor Racing | 11 | 2:26,537 | + 4,286 |
| 26 | 7 | Carmen Jordà | SPA | Koiranen GP | 0 | Went Off | |
| 27 | 23 | Konstanin Tereshchenko (R) | RUS | Trident | 0 | Did Not Contest | |