The fifth qualifying session of the very first Formula E season takes place on the bumpy urban circuit of Miami, under the warm Florida sun.<\/p>\n
Group 1<\/b><\/p>\n
The first time recorded by this first group is set by S\u00e9bastien Buemi, but immediately, Lo\u00efc Duval takes the lead, before Jarno Trulli gains the advantage for this first attempt. After a cooling lap, the drivers will be able to make another flying lap.<\/p>\n
The second run starts with Nicolas Prost setting the best time, quite comfortably ahead of his own teammate (+0.7 sec). Heidfeld positions himself between the two e.dams while Trulli is in fourth place.<\/p>\n
In his last lap, S\u00e9bastien Buemi under pressure makes a mistake under the highway and goes off without major consequences. Prost takes advantage to set an even faster time, securing the leadership in this first group.<\/p>\n
Nicolas Prost (e.dams) \u2013 1:06.167<\/p>\n
Nick Heidfeld (Venturi) \u2013 1:06.510<\/p>\n
Sebastian Buemi (e.dams) \u2013 1:07.037<\/p>\n
Jarno Trulli (Trulli) \u2013 1:07.163<\/p>\n
Lo\u00efc Duval (Dragon) \u2013 1:09.454<\/p>\n
Group 2<\/b><\/p>\n
An American is in this group, namely Scott Speed, former Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver. The first flying lap sees Abt leading the first wave, with a time seven-tenths off Prost’s best time. The German is just ahead of the championship leader, Sam Bird. Both men are 3rd and 4th in the overall standings. Problems for Chandhok who hit the wall, and his right rear tire doesn’t seem straight.<\/p>\n
At the time of the second attempt, Bird falls short by just three thousandths of Prost’s time, Abt is less than a tenth behind. Di Grassi remains three-tenths behind, at a good distance. A great performance for Speed, who finishes only four-tenths behind Prost, in the provisional 6th place.<\/p>\n
Sam Bird (Virgin) \u2013 1:06.170<\/p>\n
Daniel Abt (Abt) \u2013 1:06.255<\/p>\n
Lucas di Grassi (Abt) \u2013 1:06.424<\/p>\n
Scott Speed (Andretti) \u2013 1:06.527<\/p>\n
Karun Chandhok (Mahindra) \u2013 1:07.223<\/p>\n
Group 3<\/b><\/p>\n
Three French drivers in this group, including Jean-Eric Vergne, who claimed pole position in Punta del Este. It’s also a group made up entirely of former F1 drivers, as all the drivers have competed in at least one race in the premier discipline, like St\u00e9phane Sarrazin in the 1999 Brazilian GP.<\/p>\n
The third Frenchman, Charles Pic, makes a straight-line mistake that immediately triggers a yellow flag. Vergne is forced to ease off. Piquet and Sarrazin set two decent times, seven-tenths off Prost. In his first real attempt, despite a major wheel lock-up at the end of the lap, JEV sets the provisional fastest time, two-tenths ahead of his compatriot.<\/p>\n
Sarrazin closes to four-tenths off Vergne’s time and moves into the 5th provisional position. Very provisional as Piquet takes second place five hundredths off Vergne. The Brazilian brushed the wall in each of his attempts but did not damage the car. Sarrazin moves to 6th place before the last group.<\/p>\n
Jean-Eric Vergne (Andretti) \u2013 1:05.953<\/p>\n
Nelson Piquet (China) \u2013 1:06.003<\/p>\n
St\u00e9phane Sarrazin (Venturi) \u2013 1:06.389<\/p>\n
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Trulli) \u2013 1:06.836<\/p>\n
Charles Pic (China) \u2013 1:08.243<\/p>\n
Group 4<\/b><\/p>\n
In this last group, it’s Duran who sets the first noteworthy time, nearly a second behind Vergne, however. D’Ambrosio does better but only takes the provisional tenth position. Senna, on the other hand, goes straight into a runoff area, without any serious consequences, causing a yellow flag. He can restart.<\/p>\n
The Belgian from Dragon Racing improves on his second attempt but can do no better than 8th. Alguersuari is 9th.<\/p>\n
J\u00e9r\u00f4me d’Ambrosio (Dragon) \u2013 1:06.502<\/p>\n
Jaime Alguersuari (Virgin) \u2013 1:06.503<\/p>\n
Salvador Duran (Amlin) \u2013 1:06.888<\/p>\n
Bruno Senna (Mahindra) \u2013 1:07.283<\/p>\n
Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin) \u2013 1:07.678<\/p>\n
This is therefore the second pole position for Jean-Eric Vergne since his debut in Formula E, after the one achieved in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The race is at 9:00 PM French time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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