Richard Verschoor has secured pole position for the F2 feature race in Baku, as he snatched the P1 result from F1-bound Andrea Kimi Antonelli in the closing stages of the qualifying session. He beat the Italian by 0.017 seconds. Meanwhile, the Championship leader crashed out of the session and will start from P15. Christian Mansell will start his first F2 race from pole in the sprint race.