E-Prix Misano 2, Qualifying: Hughes takes McLaren to pole | FP

Another poleman

Seventh qualification of the 2023/2024 season e seventh different poleman. Formula E always guarantees different challenges in the finals which are staged in the decisive format to define the name of the driver who will start from the first spot on the starting grid, and who for the second round in Misano Adriatico will be Jake Hughes. The British of McLaren in fact he defeated the Frenchman from DS Penske in the last head-to-head Jean-Eric Vergne by 45 thousandths of a second, thus conquering the third pole position of his career.

Groups A and B

A qualifying which, unlike yesterday morning, began on a high note Nick Cassidy In the Group A, author of the best time which guaranteed him direct access to the quarter-finals. Together with him, they got the same pass too Robin Frijns, Nico Muller and Jean-Eric Vergne, the latter with the primary objective of recovering from the 5-second penalty imposed by Race Direction yesterday afternoon in the first Misano E-Prix, which had canceled his opportunity to get on the podium. However, the world leader's day starts off uphill Oliver Rowlanddeclared the winner after Da Costa's sensational disqualification last night but eliminated with 5th place in the group. Outside too Maximilian Gunthersixth with his Maserati, as well as the aforementioned From the coastreally last and half a second behind Cassidy's Jaguar. Qualifications that in Group B they didn't smile again at the reigning world champion Jake Dennis, eliminated for a few thousandths from Stoffel Vandoorne. The Belgian thus completed a quartet once again made up of the two McLarens Jake Hughes (author of the fastest lap) e Sam Birdwith Pascal Werhrlein sandwiched between the two Woking riders. Nothing to do for the second Jaguar of Mitch Evans, as well as for the other Tipo Folgore of Jehan Daruvala, the only one to suffer a disadvantage of more than second.

The fight for pole

While Hughes overcame Vandoorne in the quarter-finals and Wehrlein in the semi-final, distancing the German by just 53 thousandths of a second, the adventure was different for Vergne: defeated in the quarter-finals by Cassidythe former F1 driver nevertheless obtained access to the semi-finals due to the decision of the Race Direction in his favour, which erased time of the New Zealander for failing to comply with the runway limits at the exit of the last corner. At that point, the DS Penske driver overtook an excellent Nico Muller in the next stage, but had to settle for the front row in the direct duel with Hughes. Below is the starting grid for the second Misano E-Prix, with the race starting at 3pm live in clear on Italy 1.

E-Prix Misano 2 2024, starting grid