. ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁on ▁the ▁grid ' s ▁front ▁row ▁by ▁Tur vey ▁( the ▁first ▁to ▁drive ▁onto ▁the ▁track ) ▁who ▁recorded ▁a ▁lap ▁ 0 . 2 6 3 ▁seconds ▁slower ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁pole ▁until ▁Ab t ' s ▁lap ▁despite ▁lock ing ▁his ▁bra kes ▁on ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁turn ▁six . ▁Ver g ne ▁could ▁not ▁match ▁Ab t ' s ▁pace ▁as ▁he ▁went ▁close ▁to ▁hitting ▁the ▁wall ▁exit ing ▁the ▁turn ▁nine ▁hair pin ▁and ▁took ▁third . ▁D ' Am b ros io ▁picked ▁up ▁some ▁over ste er ▁going ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁corner ▁and ▁slow ed ▁for ▁fourth . ▁Fif th - pla ced ▁di ▁Gr ass i ▁ran ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁turn ▁three ▁exit ▁bar rier ▁and ▁carried ▁too ▁much ▁speed ▁entering ▁the ▁turn ▁nine ▁hair pin , ▁under ste ered , ▁and ▁corrected ▁a ▁slide ▁which ▁lost ▁him ▁eight - t enth s ▁of ▁a ▁second . ▁ ▁Post - qual ifying ▁ ▁Ab t ▁was ▁investig ated ▁by ▁the ▁ste wards ▁for ▁a ▁potential ▁inf raction ▁of ▁Article ▁ 3 3 . 3 ▁of ▁Formula ▁E ' s ▁sport ing ▁reg ulations ▁because ▁data ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁technical ▁delegate ▁of ▁Formula ▁E ▁from ▁his ▁car ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁mode ▁approximately ▁ ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁circuit ' s ▁final ▁sector . ▁Though ▁A udi ▁and ▁Ab t ▁could ▁not ▁explain ▁why ▁the ▁inf raction ▁occurred , ▁he ▁was ▁repr im and ed ▁not ▁pen al ised