Diriyah E-Prix 1 – Jake Dennis had been leading the charge in practice but a last minute flyer saw his teammate, Norman Nato, top the session.
Robin Frijns was once again the first to take to the track, this time under a misty sun and not in the dark. The Dutch driver opened the day with a time of 1:28. 833.
(FP2) Second Practice Results – 2024 Diriyah E-Prix
Although yesterday the track was very dusty and slippery, it didn’t look too bad this morning and within ten minutes the drivers had almost matched the fastest lap times at the end of FP1, with Jake Dennis setting a 1:15. 710 just 3 tenths off the pace. . Oliver Rowland’s most productive performance in Thursday’s session.
The McLarens of Sam Bird and Jake Hughes were closer to the current champion’s time, but the Andretti driver was the only one to clock 1:15 so far. A few minutes later, Dennis passed his time again, putting him on the brink of breaking 1:14 with a 1:15. 067.
The lap times continued and as the poll entered its final ten minutes, Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara was in P1 with a time of 1:14. 438. It didn’t take long for Dennis to regain the lead, falling back more than seven tenths. a moment thanks to the effort of the Swiss pilot to set a time of 1:13. 687.
Dennis’ time saw him remain on top as the chequered flag came out but in the end, the final laps from his teammate, Norman Nato, as well as Maserati’s Maximilian Guenther just pipped him. Nato ending as the fastest heading into qualifying with a 1:13.584 with Guenther just 0.031 seconds off in P2.
Dennis P3 ahead of Sebastien Buemi and Mitch Evans. Stoffel Vandoorn was the most productive of the DS Penskes with a 1:13. 788 in P6 while the two Nissans of Rowland and Sacha Fenestraz were the last to do so with 1:13. Lucas di Grassi 9th, while Nick Cassidy rounded out the top ten with a time of 1:14. 052.
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