Formula E title contenders Lucas di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi will start in 11th and 14th respectively after a rain hit qualifying session at the London ePrix.
Both drivers were drawn in the third qualifying group, and due to a mid-session downpour, it meant they were faced with a wet track for their runs. Buemi was then only able to post a lap fast enough for 14th, with di Grassi going a second faster for 11th.
The only drivers to avoid the rain were those in the first group, effectively guaranteeing them all a place in the super pole shootout, and it was Nico Prost who made the most of the golden opportunity presented to him.
Despite a big lock up on his final run, he was able to beat Bruno Senna’s time by over half a second to grab pole position. Oliver Turvey and Robin Frijns line up third and fourth, and Jean-Eric Vergne starts fifth after he was unable to run in the super pole shootout having clipped the wall earlier in the session.
Behind them is di Grassi’s teammate Daniel Abt and race winner from last year Sam Bird. Nick Heidfeld, Stephane Sarrazin and Loic Duval then complete the top ten, and having shown good pace in practice, will prove a challenge for di Grassi and Buemi to get past.
Going into the second last race of the season though things couldn’t be positioned any better, with di Grassi looking to extend his slender one point lead over Buemi before tomorrow’s finale.
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