Formula E New York ePrix Race Two qualifying results: Grid confirmed – Vergne 12th
JEAN-ERIC VERGNE will start down in 12th as he looks to secure the Formula E title ahead of Lucas di Grassi in the final race of the season, taking place in New York.
The Frenchman headed into the season-ending double header with a 32-point lead but suffered a nightmare Saturday in Brooklyn, failing to score a point during a chaotic first race.
And Vergne still has plenty of work to do with the DS Techeetah star qualifying 12th, one place ahead of championship rival Lucas di Grassi - with the Brazilian now trailing by 22 points in the Drivers’ Standings after coming home fifth yesterday.
Nissan’s Sebastien Buemi also had an outside chance of stealing the title but required the three points for pole position in order to stay in contention and could only manage third after making it into the Super Pole Shootout.
The Swiss star finished just over a tenth of a second back from Alexander Sims, with the BMW ace joined on the front row by Envision Virgin Racing's Robin Frijns.
New York ePrix Race Two qualifying results
22. Felipe Massa (Venturi Formula E Racing) – 1:19.831
21. Alex Lynn (Panasonic Jaguar Racing) – 1:12.537 *20-place grid penalty
20. Andre Lotterer (DS Techeetah) – 1:10.699
19. Maxi Gunther (Geox Dragon) – 1:10.653
18. Pascal Wehrlein (Mahindra Racing) – 1:10.574
17. Tom Dillman (NIO Formula E Team) – 1:10.573
16. Jerome d’Ambrosio (Mahindra Racing) – 1:10.504
15. Oliver Turvey (NIO Formula E Team) – 1:10.439
14. Antonio Felix da Costa (BMW I Andretti) – 1:10.369
13. Jose Maria Lopez (Geox Dragon) – 1:10.352
12. Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah) – 1:10.278
11. Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler) – 1:10.255
10. Edoardo Mortara (Venturi Formula E Team) – 1:10.217
9. Gary Paffett (HWA Racelab) – 1:10.155
8. Mitch Evans (Panasonic Jaguar Racing) – 1:10.063
7. Oliver Rowland (Nissan e.Dams) – 1:10.052
Super Pole Shootout
6. Daniel Abt (Audi Sport aBT Schaeffler) – 1:10.096
5. Stoffel Vandoorne (HWA Racelab) – 1:09.994
4. Sam Bird (Envision Virgin Racing) – 1:09.895
3. Sebastien Buemi (Nissan e.Dams) – 1:09.729
2. Robin Frijns (Envision Virgin Racing) – 1:09.712
1. Alexander Sims (BMW I Andretti) – 1:09.617