Wild card entry George Russell took a surprise pole position for the final race of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Series season at Jerez.
The Tech 1 Racing driver was fastest in Group A of the two-part qualifying session, setting a best lap time of 1:39.691s.
Alexander Albon will join Russell on the front row after topping Group B, but his best time of 1:40.076s was not enough to take the KTR driver to pole position.
2014 series champion Nyck de Vries will start third for Koiranen GP ahead of Kevin Jorg of Josef Kaufmann Racing, who were second fastest in their respective qualifying groups.
Jack Aitken will start fifth in the leading Fortec Motorsports entry alongside team-mate Matt Parry, while Egor Orudzhev will start seventh for Tech 1 Racing.
Dennis Olsen, who is embroiled in a battle with Albon and Andrea Pizzitola for second place in the championship, will start eighth for Prema Powerteam after being disqualified from the first race on Saturday. Olsen leads Pizzitola, who starts twenty-first, by eight points, while Albon is only a further three points behind.
Another wild card entry Jake Hughes will start an impressive ninth for Strakka Racing, while Steijn Schothorst completes the top ten for Manor MP Motorsport.
Jerez Race 2 Qualifying Times
| POS | DRIVER | NAT | TEAM | TIME |
| 1 | George Russell | GBR | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.691 |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | THA | KTR | 1:40.076 |
| 3 | Nyck de Vries | NED | Koiranen GP | 1:39.761 |
| 4 | Kevin Jorg | SWI | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:40.431 |
| 5 | Jack Aitken | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:39.824 |
| 6 | Matt Parry | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:40.533 |
| 7 | Egor Orudzhev | RUS | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.066 |
| 8 | Dennis Olsen | NOR | Prema Powerteam | 1:40.585 |
| 9 | Jake Hughes | GBR | Strakka Racing | 1:40.123 |
| 10 | Steijn Schothorst | NED | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:40.782 |
| 11 | Gustav Malja | SWE | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:40.253 |
| 12 | Martin Rump | EST | Fortec Motorsports | 1:40.839 |
| 13 | Callan O’Keeffe | RSA | KTR | 1:40.259 |
| 14 | Hans Villemi | EST | Prema Powerteam | 1:40.879 |
| 15 | Anthoine Hubert | FRA | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.299 |
| 16 | Pietro Fittipaldi | BRZ | Koiranen GP | 1:40.986 |
| 17 | Thiago Vivacqua | BRZ | JD Motorsport | 1:40.368 |
| 18 | Bruno Bonifacio | BRZ | Prema Powerteam | 1:41.075 |
| 19 | Aurelien Panis | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:40.700 |
| 20 | Gregor Ramsey | GBR | KTR | 1:41.392 |
| 21 | Andrea Pizzitola | FRA | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:40.904 |
| 22 | Levin Amweg | SWI | ART Junior Team | 1:41.445 |
| 23 | Ben Barnicoat | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.061 |
| 24 | James Allen | AUS | ARTA Engineering | 1:41.844 |
| 25 | Simon Gachet | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:41.066 |
| 26 | Stefan Riener | AUT | Koiranen GP | 1:42.313 |
| 27 | Hong Li Ye | CHN | Koiranen GP | 1:41.067 |
| 28 | Danylo Pronenko | RUS | BVM Racing | 1:43.346 |
