After setting the fastest time in practice, da Costa was caught out by the onset of rain in Group B qualifying, which left him and DS Techeetah teammate Jean-Eric Vergne unable to progress to the duels.
Da Costa explained that the team's misfortune snowballed into a difficult race, with the Portuguese driver losing positions at the start after starting on the less-used side of the grid - while Vergne was caught up in a lap 1 skirmish and pitched into a spin as the field compressed.
