JAGUAR’S Mitch Evans stole the show and took pole position for the Santiago ePrix in an eventful qualifying session.
Ex-F1 stars went toe to toe as Felipe Massa recorded the exact SAME time as Pascal Weihrlein who was initially on provisional pole.
Mitch Evans secured his second pole in Formula E
But the ex-F1 duo were knocked down to fourth and third respectively – when BMW’s Max Gunther went faster by half a second.
Although Gunther will start second after Evans pipped him to pole in the final lap.
Evans, 25, said: “I just wanted to keep composed. But the car has been amazing since the first lap in practice.
“So to keep the car performing throughout the transition of day is just a testament to all the guys – who have been working super hard since Saudi.
“This feels really good.”
British Formula E title hopefuls Sam Bird and Alex Sims had a session to forget, as Bird starts 16th behind Sims in 15th.
Fellow Brit Oliver Turvey caused a huge shock as he dragged his underperforming NIO to fifth on the grid.
Barnsley-born Oliver Rowland shunted his Nissan hard into the concrete walls early on in the session as he starts 22nd on the grid.
Virgin’s Robin Frijns had a huge spin across the chicane but he spectacularly managed to control the car and narrowly avoided hitting the wall.
Santiago ePrix: Qualifying results
1 Mitch Evans Jaguar 2 Maximilian Gunther BMW
3 Pascal Wehrlein Mahindra
4 Felipe Massa Venturi
5 Oliver Turvey Nio
6 Sebastien Buemi Nissan
7 Edoardo Mortara Venturi
8 Nyck de Vries Mercedes Benz
9 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes Benz
10 Antonio Felix da Costa Techeetah
11 Jean-Eric Vergne Techeetah
12 Neel Jani Porsche
13 Daniel Abt Audi
14 Andre Lotterer Porsche
15 Alexander Sims BMW
16 Sam Bird GBR Virgin
17 Brendon Hartley Dragon
18 James Calado GBR Jaguar
19 Nico Muller Dragon
20 Jerome d’Ambrosio Mahindra
21 Robin Frijns Virgin
22 Oliver Rowland Nissan
23 Lucas di Grassi Audi
24 Ma Qinghua Nio
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
