Norman Nato stunned the Formula E paddock to claim pole position for the Miami E-Prix after defeating Jake Dennis in the final duel.
Nato demonstrated exceptional pace at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to deny Andretti a home pole and secure himself his first points of the season. Antonio Felix da Costa and Robin Frijns form the second row.
In a huge shock, championship leader Oliver Rowland was eliminated in the group stage of qualifying, as was his current closest rival Taylor Barnard.
Reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein was another big name out in the group stage, whilst Jaguar's woes continued with its drivers having suffered the same fate.
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Duels
It was a final which represented two drivers in need of a big result, with both Dennis and Nato having endured difficult starts to Season 11.
For Dennis, there was the additional pressure of it being Andretti's home race. Nato had a small advantage through the first sector following a poor first corner for Dennis, before Nato found more pace in sector two.
As the duo crossed the line to complete their laps, Dennis had no answer for Nato, who stormed to pole and his first points of the season after setting a 1m 23.037.
To make the final, Dennis defeated factory Porsche driver da Costa, whilst he beat Stoffel Vandoorne in the quarter finals.
As for Nato, he beat Robin Frijns in the semi-finals and Lucas di Grassi in the duels. Shortly before Nato and Di Grassi's quarter-final, the Brazilian driver was placed under investigation for a pit lane infringement.
The other two quarter finals saw Da Costa defeat David Beckmann and Frijns beat Nyck de Vries in an all-Dutch duel. Interestingly, Dennis' 1m 23.000 in the quarter finals was the quickest time in qualifying.
Group stage
As always in the group stage the drivers only had 300kW of power available, before it increases to 350kW in the duels.
The sun was blazing as the first group started, with the temperature having rapidly increased. Championship leader Rowland featured in the group, as well as Da Costa, Dennis and Mitch Evans.
Due to the abrasive surface and hot temperatures, the drivers completed three build laps before starting to push. The unusual session threw up a huge shock, as Rowland was eliminated along with Evans.
Da Costa topped the group on a 1m 24.796, ahead of Vandoorne, Dennis and Beckmann. Three of the drivers who progressed has Porsche powertrains.
Group two featured McLaren sensation Taylor Barnard, who was fastest in second practice. It also featured reigning world champion Wehrlein and Nick Cassidy.
It started with confusion, as Wehrlein and both DS Penske drivers were placed under investigation for a pit lane infringement. Again, several build laps were required before a late flurry of fast times.
In a huge surprise, Frijns went quickest on a 1m 24.756, ahead of an even bigger shock in Lola ABT's Di Grassi. Nato and De Vries completed the top four to progress to the duels, as Wehrlein, Barnard and Cassidy were all eliminated.
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