th . ▁USA ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 2 nd , ▁while ▁A 1 ▁Team ▁Canada ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁session , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁con serve ▁their ▁ty res ▁for ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁session . ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁Qual ifying ▁saw ▁France ▁take ▁its ▁second ▁pole ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁possibly ▁setting ▁itself ▁up ▁for ▁an ▁incred ible ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁race ▁victory . ▁Lap ierre ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 ' 1 8 . 8 8 6 ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁lap , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁remarkable ▁ 1 ' 1 8 . 1 5 0 ▁on ▁his ▁second ▁to ▁put ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁session . ▁However , ▁Portugal , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Brazil ▁were ▁all ▁able ▁to ▁respond ▁with ▁sub - 1 ' 1 9 ▁la ps ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁run ▁to ▁give ▁themselves ▁a ▁chance ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁spot . ▁Lap ierre ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁improve ▁on ▁either ▁of ▁his ▁times ▁on ▁his ▁third ▁lap , ▁and ▁with ▁Portugal ▁setting ▁a ▁ 1 ' 1 8 . 5 8 2 ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁just ▁ 0 . 4 9 0 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁on ▁aggregate , ▁France ▁took ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁waiting ▁in ▁the ▁gar age ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁prov is ional ▁pole . ▁However , ▁Ál var o ▁Par ente ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁manage ▁a ▁ 1 ' 1 9 . 6 8 5 , ▁leaving ▁him ▁in ▁second ▁position . ▁The ▁front - row