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Formula Renault 3.5 points leader Kevin Magnussen has clinched pole position for Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring.
The Dane took top spot away from compatriot Marco Sorensen with around five minutes remaining, and his time remained good enough for pole position. The McLaren young driver will be aiming to convert that into a first race win since Spa at the start of June.
Red Bull’s Antonio Felix da Costa put his recent troubles behind him to secure second place with his final lap, 0.184 seconds slower than Magnussen.
Stoffel Vandoorne held second in the closing stages before being demoted to third by Felix da Costa, while Sorensen ended up fourth despite managing to improve his lap time at the end.
Arthur Pic sat on provisional pole when the drivers returned to the pits in the middle of the session and finished up fifth ahead of Saturday pole-man Andre Negrao. William Buller will share row four with race one victor Nico Muller while Carlos Huertas and Nigel Melker will complete the top ten.
Will Stevens stopped on his second flying lap, bringing out the yellow flags and having his only time deleted as a result meaning he is set to start 26th and last.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver? | Team | Time? | Gap | Laps? |
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen | DAMS | 1:29.412 | 16 | |
| 2 | Antonio Felix da Costa | Arden Caterham | 1:29.596 | 0.184 | 16 |
| 3 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Fortec Motorsports | 1:29.689 | 0.277 | 16 |
| 4 | Marco Sorensen | Lotus | 1:29.777 | 0.365 | 12 |
| 5 | Arthur Pic | AV Formula | 1:29.969 | 0.557 | 14 |
| 6 | Andre Negrao | International Draco Racing | 1:30.158 | 0.746 | 15 |
| 7 | William Buller | Zeta Corse | 1:30.180 | 0.768 | 15 |
| 8 | Nico Muller | International Draco Racing | 1:30.230 | 0.818 | 15 |
| 9 | Carlos Huertas | Carlin | 1:30.331 | 0.919 | 15 |
| 10 | Nigel Melker | Tech 1 Racing | 1:30.350 | 0.938 | 15 |
| 11 | Oliver Webb | Fortec Motorsports | 1:30.391 | 0.979 | 16 |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | ISR | 1:30.437 | 1.025 | 13 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Zeta Corse | 1:30.454 | 1.042 | 15 |
| 14 | Marlon Stockinger | Lotus | 1:30.504 | 1.092 | 13 |
| 15 | Christopher Zanella | ISR | 1:30.540 | 1.128 | 14 |
| 16 | Jazeman Jaafar | Carlin | 1:30.614 | 1.202 | 16 |
| 17 | Norman Nato | DAMS | 1:30.664 | 1.252 | 15 |
| 18 | Mikhail Aleshin | Tech 1 Racing | 1:30.718 | 1.306 | 16 |
| 19 | Nikolay Martsenko | Pons Racing | 1:30.783 | 1.371 | 15 |
| 20 | Lucas Foresti | SMP Racing by Comtec | 1:30.851 | 1.439 | 14 |
| 21 | Daniil Move | SMP Racing by Comtec | 1:31.016 | 1.604 | 13 |
| 22 | Zoel Amberg | Pons Racing | 1:31.020 | 1.608 | 15 |
| 23 | Matias Laine | P1 by Strakka Racing | 1:31.048 | 1.636 | 14 |
| 24 | Pietro Fantin | Arden Caterham | 1:31.210 | 1.798 | 15 |
| 25 | Yann Cunha | AV Formula | 1:31.649 | 2.237 | 14 |
| Will Stevens | P1 by Strakka Racing |