Vandoorne takes last pole of the season in Berlin

For the last of the season, we will have to count on Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes). If he can no longer be crowned mathematically, the Belgian wants to end this campaign in style. And his pole position won this Sunday, his third of the year, should be of great help to him.

At bay on Saturday, the former pilot McLaren en F1 reversed the trend on this final day of the 2020/2021 season. Still on the Tempelhof tarmac, but with the direction of racing reversed, Stoffel Vandoorne mastered his subject. Dominant during qualifying, the Belgian raised his voice during the Super Pole to overcome Oliver Rowland (Nissan e. Dams) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar) in particular with a time of 1'06"794.

Once again among the six fastest drivers of the day, Norman Nato (Venturi) ultimately did not have a chance in the Super Pole exercise. Victim of a technical problem when setting off for his fast lap, the Habs were not even able to record a time. He will logically start 6th behind Tom Blomqvist (Nio) and Alexander Sims (Mahindra).

Once again stuck in the first qualifying group, Nick de Vries (Mercedes) will still have to fight to get its crown. The Dutchman, championship leader, is only 13th on the grid. He has only one goal in mind: to go back up. Ditto for Jean-Éric Vergne (DS Techeetah). Poleman the day before, the Frenchman did not experience the same joy this Sunday, settling for 16th place on the grid behind his teammate António Félix da Costa.