Sergio Jimenez stormed to pole position for the second round of the 2019/20 Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, beating Simon Evans to the top spot in qualifying.
Qualifying in Diriyah for the second race of the year was a close affair, with Jimenez, Evans and Alice Powell exchanging the fastest time over the course of the 30-minute session.
Improving at its close, Jimenez emerged at the head of the field of 10, completing a 1:31.293 lap to open up a slender 0.081s advantage over Team Asia New Zealand's Evans.
Continuing to improve, Jimenez bettered his previous personal best, securing a 1:30.891 run. This handed the Brazilian racer by pole position by 0.483s, with the Kiwi failing to improve.
Powell secured third on the grid while a late lap from Pro-Am driver for Yaqi Zhang placed the Chinese racer in fourth on the grid, with the Team China Racing driver's lap beating Mario Haberfeld and Abbie Eaton who qualified fifth and sixth.
Fahad Algosaibi held seventh on the grid after Chao Sun picked up a puncture on his final run in qualifying, taking eighth at the chequered flag. Reema Juffali was ninth in the VIP car while Mashhur Bal Hejaila completed the field.
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