Mitch Evans has claimed a crucial three points ahead of Saturday’s London E-Prix but will drop five places after claiming pole position.
The Jaguar man claimed top spot in a thrilling final duel, but the five place grid penalty carried over from Rome e-prix will see fellow Kiwi and title hopeful Nick Cassidy start on pole. While championship leader Jake Dennis elevated to 2nd after missing out in the semi-final.
Cassidy will be looking for support from team-mate Sebastian Buemi, who lines-up third, sandwiching Dennis’ Andretti with the sister Envision. Dennis’ compatriot Dan Ticktum had plenty to smile about after a fantastic 4th place in the NIO 333. McLaren’s Rene Rast completes the top 6 in 5th place.
It was a session of mixed fortunes for Andretti, with Andre Lotterer only managing 15th.
A conservative race for Dennis will still see him become Britain’s first ever Formula E World Champion, but Evans and Cassidy will be looking to keep themselves in contention at the ExCeL Centre, in a race that is likely to see more attacking action opposed to the strategic racing seen over the course of the season due to the Gen3 cars.
Qualifying Classification
- Nick Cassidy (Envision)
- Jake Dennis (Andretti)
- Sebastien Buemi (Envision)
- Dan Ticktum (Nio 333)
- Rene Rast (McLaren)
- Mitch Evans (Jaguar)
- Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche)
- Stoffel Vandoorne (DS Penske)
- Sam Bird (Jaguar)
- Norman Nato (Nissan)
- Edoardo Mortara (Maserati)
- Nico Muller (ABT Cupra)
- Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske)
- Maximilian Gunther (Maserati)
- Andre Lotterer (Andretti)
- Sacha Fenestraz (Nissan)
- Antonio Felix Sa Costa (Porsche)
- Jake Hughes (McLaren)
- Sergio Sette Cara (Nio 333)
- Lucas Di Grassi (Mahindra)
- Robin Frigns (ABT Cupra)
- Roberto Merhi (Mahindra)
Photos © Duncan White
