Formula E: Sebastien Buemi takes pole for 2019 New York City ePrix Race 1

Sebastien Buemi took his series-high third pole position of the 2018-2019 Formula E season for the season’s penultimate race, New York City ePrix Race 1, at Brooklyn Street Circuit.

Nissan e.dams’ Sebastien Buemi is one of the few drivers who is set to enter the final weekend of the 2018-2019 Formula E season with an extremely slim margin for error as it pertains to remaining in the championship fight.

So far, so good for Buemi, as he took the pole position for the first race of this weekend’s New York City ePrix doubleheader and collected the three bonus points that come along with it.

This pole position Buemi’s third pole position of the season, which ties him with teammate Oliver Rowland for the most pole positions among all drivers through the first 12 races of the 13-race season.

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Buemi took the pole position for this 45-minute race around the 14-turn, 1.475-mile (2.374-kilometer) Brooklyn Street Circuit temporary street circuit in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York by recording a top lap time of 70.188 seconds (75.654 miles per hour) in the Super Pole qualifying session for this race in his #23 Spark-Nissan.

Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein is set to start alongside Buemi on the front row after qualifying in second place in his #94 Spark-Mahindra.

Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s Alex Lynn, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler’s Daniel Abt and BMW i Andretti Motorsport’s Alexander Sims are set to round out the top five on the starting grid after qualifying in third, fourth and fifth place in their #3 Spark-Jaguar, #66 Spark-Audi and #27 Spark-BMW, respectively.

Envision Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird was the slowest of the six drivers who advanced to the Super Pole qualifying session. As a result, he qualified in sixth place in his #2 Spark-Audi.

Geox Dragon Racing’s Jose Maria Lopez, BMW i Andretti Motorsport’s Antonio Felix da Costa, Envision Virgin Racing’s Robin Frijns and DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne are set to round out the top 10 on the starting grid after qualifying in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place, in their #7 Spark-Penske, #28 Spark-BMW, #4 Spark-Audi and #25 Spark-DS Automobiles, respectively.

Here are the full qualifying results for 2019 New York City ePrix Race 1 at Brooklyn Street Circuit.

Qualifying Results
1st – Sebastien Buemi
2nd – Pascal Wehrlein
3rd – Alex Lynn
4th – Daniel Abt
5th – Alexander Sims
6th – Sam Bird
7th – Jose Maria Lopez
8th – Antonio Felix da Costa
9th – Robin Frijns
10th – Jean-Eric Vergne
11th – Maximilian Gunther
12th – Tom Dillmann
13th – Mitch Evans
14th – Lucas di Grassi
15th – Gary Paffett
16th – Andre Lotterer
17th – Edoardo Mortara
18th – Oliver Turvey
19th – Stoffel Vandoorne
20th – Oliver Rowland
21st – Felipe Massa
22nd – Jerome d’Ambrosio

Be sure to tune in to the live broadcast of the 12th race of the 13-race 2018-2019 Formula E season, the New York City ePrix Race 1, later today at 3:30 p.m. ET on Fox. The race is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. ET.