▁fast est ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁group ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 - min ute ▁and ▁ 9 . 6 2 0 ▁seconds ▁lap , ▁which ▁was ▁one - t enth ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁slower ▁than ▁Engel ' s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁fast est ▁race ▁lap ▁despite ▁the ▁track ' s ▁increased ▁length . ▁Ver g ne ▁was ▁one - t enth ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁slower ▁than ▁di ▁Gr ass i ▁in ▁second ▁and ▁Rosen q v ist ▁could ▁not ▁reach ▁super ▁pole ▁with ▁a ▁lap ▁that ▁was ▁one ▁hundred th s ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁outside ▁the ▁limit ▁and ▁it ▁placed ▁him ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁group . ▁Bu emi ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁lap ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁briefly ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁before ▁di ▁Gr ass i ▁and ▁Ver g ne ▁dem oted ▁him . ▁Bird ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁group ' s ▁slow est ▁compet itor . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁group ▁qual ifying , ▁di ▁Gr ass i , ▁Ver g ne , ▁Tur vey , ▁d ' Am b ros io ▁and ▁Ab t ' s ▁lap ▁times ▁advanced ▁them ▁to ▁super ▁pole . ▁Ab t ▁was ▁fast est ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁se ctors ▁by ▁making ▁no ▁errors ▁and ▁secured ▁his ▁and ▁A udi ' s ▁first ▁pole ▁position ▁of ▁his ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Long ▁Beach ▁e P rix ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁one ▁minute ▁and ▁ 9 . 4 7 2 ▁seconds