During the the second practice session at the Buenos Aires ePrix, the four qualifying groups were chosen for the later session.
The qualifying session is an all out scramble for the fastest lap time and determines the order for the race. The session is 55 minutes long, 40 of those minutes spent on track, and sees drivers divided into four groups of five cars.
Each group has 10 minutes to set their best time and have the boost of having full power, 270bhp, available throughout with drivers only able to use one car.
Group 1
Sam Bird, Virgin Racing
Sébastien Buemi, e.dams-Renault
Antonio Felix da Costa, Amlin Aguri
Nelson Piquet Jr, China Racing
Ho Pin Tung, China Racing
Group 2
Jaime Alguersuari, Virgin Racing
Oriol Servia, Dragon Racing
Lucas di Grassi, Audi Sport ABT
Micheal Cerruti, Trulli GP
Nico Prost, e.dams-Renault
Group 3
Karun Chandhok, Mahindra Racing
Nick Heidfeld, Venturi GP
Stéphane Sarrazin, Venturi GP
Daniel Abt, Audi Sport ABT
Salvador Duran, Amlin Aguri
Group 4
Jarno Trulli, Trulli GP
Jean-Éric Vergne, Andretti
Marco Andretti, Andretti
Jerome D’Ambrosio, Dragon Racing
Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing