Vandoorne Sent to Back of Grid After Technical Breach in Jeddah Qualifying
Stoffel Vandoorne has been disqualified from qualifying and will start from the back of the grid for the second Jeddah E-Prix race due to his fire extinguisher not being armed during the session.
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The Maserati MSG driver had originally qualified third, making it an all-Maserati second row alongside teammate Jake Hughes after being defeated by Oliver Rowland in the semifinals.
The grid penalties have resulted in several position changes:
- Jake Hughes moves up to third
- Antonio Felix da Costa advances to fourth
- Edoardo Mortara takes fifth
- Friday's winner Maximilian Guenther starts sixth
- Sam Bird will begin from seventh
- Nyck de Vries moves up to eighth
Vandoorne will start 22nd, behind Nico Mueller who received a three-place penalty for causing a collision with da Costa in Friday's race.