The championship is run with electric cars and is decided in five sub-competitions, in different places in the world with different surfaces and climates.
In the Saudi desert, the star-studded driver ensemble - which includes four Swedes - drove for the first time on Saturday.
A total of nine driver duos compete and together with stable colleague Molly Taylor from Australia, Johan Kristoffersson had the best time of all in the first qualifier.
According to the newspaper Autosport, Kristoffersson was responsible for a spotless drive before handing over to Taylor.
When she finished, the qualifying time was attributed to 10 minutes and 43 seconds, about five seconds faster than rally legend Sébastian Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez.
Timmy Hansen who competes with Catie Munnings was four and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky was fifth together with former Formula 1 champion Jenson Button.
Mattias Ekström's stable did not score when the Swede's stable mate Claudia Hürtgen crashed.
However, Hürtgen survived without injuries, and is said by Autosport to have only bitten his tongue.
In the afternoon, the second qualifier is run and on Sunday afternoon it is time for the championship's first race.