 At the end of group qualifying, the times set by Bird, Heidfeld, Vergne, Rosenqvist and Abt advanced them into super pole.Vergne took the first pole position of the season and the fifth of his career with a lap of 1 minute, 3.568 seconds.As he completed his lap, Vergne lost control of his car at the final turn, slightly damaging it from contact with the outside wall, and stopped after the timing line.