Formula E Tokyo ePrix
Tokyo E-Prix: Evans tops practice as red flags interrupt running
Mitch Evans topped the second practice session for the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix as several red flags truncated running in both Formula E practice sessions.
Stefan Mackley
Published: Mar 29, 2024, 11:49 PM
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The Jaguar driver, who is set to make his 100th Formula E start later today as will the British manufacturer, moved to the top of the times with his final effort – a 1m19.339s.
A red flag was deployed after just eight minutes of running in Saturday morning’s second practice session when debris was left on the exit of Turn 11 which was quickly recovered.
Prior to the stoppage reigning champion Jake Dennis sat top of the times with a 1m21.415s but this was soon beaten by Andretti team-mate Norman Nato once running resumed, lowering the benchmark down to a 1m20.958s.
This was bested almost immediately by Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein with a 1m20.890s as the 30-minute session reached halfway, with Evans’s 1m20.185s putting him top heading into the final 10 minutes.
Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara became the first driver to dip below the 1m20s barrier, posting a 1m19.914s despite brushing the wall on the exit of Turn 2.
But this time was beaten by more than half a second as Nissan’s Oliver Rowland moved to the top with just over five minutes remaining.
The Britain’s 1m19.400s sat as the session’s benchmark until the dying moments, when Evans jumped to the top with a 1m19.339s.
Maximilian Guenther completed the top three for Maserati MSG after improving on his final effort, as did the Porsche’s of Wehrlein and team-mate Antonio Felix da Costa to occupy fourth and fifth.
Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3
Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images
Championship leader Nick Cassidy finished sixth, the Jaguar driver having taken to the escape road at the Turn 16 chicane prior to his best lap, which left him just 0.110s behind team-mate Evans.
FP1 on Friday evening was extended by five minutes following two red flag periods, with the first stoppage caused after Stoffel Vandoorne’s DS Penske came to a halt approaching Turn 4 after a loss of power inside the first 10 minutes.
Sacha Fenestraz’s damaged Nissan caused the second red flag after he was hit into Turn 1 by Sam Bird when the McLaren driver lost control under braking on the still wet surface approaching the final five minutes.
Envision’s Robin Frijns topped the session with a 1m20.865s, which left the Dutchman 0.217s clear of Mortara as Guenther completed the top three a further 0.058s behind.
Tokyo E-Prix FP2 results
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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3
Main Information
Cla Driver # Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Evans Jaguar Racing 9 18
1'19.339
117.294 2 O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 22 16
+0.061
1'19.400
0.061 117.204 3 M. Gunther Maserati Racing 7 17
+0.088
1'19.427
0.027 117.164 4 P. Wehrlein Porsche Team 94 17
+0.089
1'19.428
0.001 117.162 5 A. Felix da Costa Porsche Team 13 17
+0.106
1'19.445
0.017 117.137 6 N. Cassidy Jaguar Racing 37 17
+0.110
1'19.449
0.004 117.131 7 N. Nato Andretti Formula E 17 18
+0.336
1'19.675
0.226 116.799 8 E. Mortara Mahindra Racing 48 16
+0.575
1'19.914
0.239 116.450 9 J. Vergne DS Penske 25 17
+0.683
1'20.022
0.108 116.293 10 J. Dennis Andretti Formula E 1 16
+0.840
1'20.179
0.157 116.065 11 S. Vandoorne DS Penske 2 17
+0.890
1'20.229
0.050 115.992 12 R. Frijns Envision Racing 4 17
+0.902
1'20.241
0.012 115.975 13 N. Müller Team Abt 51 18
+0.947
1'20.286
0.045 115.910 14 S. Buemi Envision Racing 16 18
+1.024
1'20.363
0.077 115.799 15 L. di Grassi Team Abt 11 17
+1.089
1'20.428
0.065 115.705 16 J. Hughes McLaren 5 16
+1.096
1'20.435
0.007 115.695 17 S. Fenestraz Nissan e.dams 23 16
+1.301
1'20.640
0.205 115.401 18 N. de Vries Mahindra Racing 21 16
+1.378
1'20.717
0.077 115.291 19 S. Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 3 18
+1.408
1'20.747
0.030 115.248 20 J. Daruvala Maserati Racing 18 17
+1.459
1'20.798
0.051 115.176 21 S. Bird McLaren 8 16
+1.513
1'20.852
0.054 115.099 22 D. Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 33 17
+1.811
1'21.150
0.298 114.676 View full results
Tokyo E-Prix FP1 results
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
1
-
3
Main Information
Cla Driver # Laps Time Interval km/h 1 R. Frijns Envision Racing 4 21
1'20.865
115.080 2 E. Mortara Mahindra Racing 48 19
+0.217
1'21.082
0.217 114.772 3 M. Gunther Maserati Racing 7 19
+0.275
1'21.140
0.058 114.690 4 P. Wehrlein Porsche Team 94 20
+0.277
1'21.142
0.002 114.687 5 A. Felix da Costa Porsche Team 13 20
+0.462
1'21.327
0.185 114.426 6 N. Cassidy Jaguar Racing 37 19
+0.487
1'21.352
0.025 114.391 7 M. Evans Jaguar Racing 9 20
+0.492
1'21.357
0.005 114.384 8 N. de Vries Mahindra Racing 21 17
+0.573
1'21.438
0.081 114.270 9 O. Rowland Nissan e.dams 22 20
+0.657
1'21.522
0.084 114.153 10 L. di Grassi Team Abt 11 19
+0.741
1'21.606
0.084 114.035 11 N. Nato Andretti Formula E 17 18
+0.797
1'21.662
0.056 113.957 12 S. Buemi Envision Racing 16 18
+0.860
1'21.725
0.063 113.869 13 S. Bird McLaren 8 19
+0.911
1'21.776
0.051 113.798 14 N. Müller Team Abt 51 18
+0.924
1'21.789
0.013 113.780 15 J. Vergne DS Penske 25 20
+0.993
1'21.858
0.069 113.684 16 J. Daruvala Maserati Racing 18 20
+1.134
1'21.999
0.141 113.489 17 S. Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 3 19
+1.166
1'22.031
0.032 113.444 18 S. Fenestraz Nissan e.dams 23 11
+1.188
1'22.053
0.022 113.414 19 J. Hughes McLaren 5 21
+1.543
1'22.408
0.355 112.925 20 D. Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 33 18
+1.824
1'22.689
0.281 112.542 21 J. Dennis Andretti Formula E 1 18
+1.878
1'22.743
0.054 112.468 22 S. Vandoorne DS Penske 2 4
+3.483
1'24.348
1.605 110.328 View full results
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