Facu Regalia, Argentina, was fastest among ART Grand Prix drivers during the opening day at Estoril, after overcoming some mechanical issues in the morning which prevented him completing any laps.

Facu Regalia begun  work yesterday with his new team, ART Grand Prix,  at the wheel of the GP3/13.   He didnt have an easy start in the morning, due to some mechanical problems affecting his car which caused it to stop after a few corners. This problem meant that Regalia and his engineer had to work hard to counteract their disadvantage and in the afternoon, Regalia was 3rd with his first set of new tyres - finally finishing 9th of almost thirty driverswith a best lap of 1:28.112. And no less important he was able to beat his teammates.

The day didnt start very well with these problems, which we managed to solve afterwards. It was just a first day to start working with the car and, in addition, we dont know how other drivers set their times, because there was no weighing. It was a first outing to start understanding the new GP3/13 and avoiding any serious problem and no going after times. We barely used two set of new tires and other teams and drivers used four. I was fastest ART Grand Prix driver and its a good new, its the way to keep working on, Regalia said.