Diriyah E-Prix: Nato pips Guenther to fastest time in FP2

With conditions constantly improving at the Saudi Arabian street circuit it was the final efforts which proved crucial as Nato jumped to the top of the times with a 1m13.584s as the chequered flag was shown. 

Moments earlier Maserati MSG’s Guenther had gone fastest, usurping reigning champion Jake Dennis who had lingered towards the top of the times throughout the 30-minute session. 

The Andretti driver became the first driver to dip below the 1m16s mark, posting a 1m15.710s inside the first 10 minutes before lowering his personal best to a 1m15.067s with his next effort. 

It left the Briton more than a second clear of Sam Bird’s McLaren in second with Bird’s team-mate Jake Hughes third. 

Pascal Wehrlein became the second driver to post a time below the 1m16s barrier, setting a 1m15.706s which was still some 0.639s behind Dennis at the head of the field. 

Approaching the halfway point, Wehrlein’s Porsche team-mate Antonio Felix da Costa moved into second ahead of Robin Frijns, the Envision driver having taken to the Turn 18 run-off in the opening minutes. 

Nick Cassidy posted a 1m14.723s to go top but the Jaguar driver’s effort was immediately beaten by the Mahindra duo of Edoardo Mortara and Nyck de Vries. 

Mortara’s 1m14.438s stood as the best time until there was only nine minutes left before Dennis vaulted back to the top with a 1m13.687s and only failed to improve on his next effort due to traffic. 

Rowland topped the times for Nissan in Thursday evening's FP1 (Photo by: Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images)

Dennis’s effort would stand as the best in the session until the final moments before Guenther and team-mate Nato surpassed him. 

Sebastien Buemi (Envision), Mitch Evans (Jaguar) and Stoffel Vandoorne (DS Penske) completed the top six, which were covered by just over two tenths, with Mexico City E-Prix winner Wehrlein 15th and 0.742s back. 

Oliver Rowland topped Thursday evening’s FP1 session, setting a 1m15.400s on his final effort which left him 0.165s clear of Jean-Eric Vergne, with the second DS Penske of Vandoorne 0.042s further back. 

Dennis, Sergio Sette Camara (ERT) and Evans completed the top six in a session which was held in the cooler night time conditions in which this evening’s race will take place. 

The session was also extended by approximately 12 minutes after a red flag and lengthy delay to recover Buemi’s stricken Envision, with the team forced to change the battery and other related parts prior to FP2. 

Diriyah E-Prix - FP2 results:

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

     

Driver Info			Main Information
Cla	Driver	#		Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	N. Nato Andretti Formula E	17		19	1'13.584		122.015
2	M. Gunther Maserati Racing	7		19	+0.031 1'13.615	0.031	121.964
3	J. Dennis Andretti Formula E	1		18	+0.103 1'13.687	0.072	121.845
4	S. Buemi Envision Racing	16		20	+0.168 1'13.752	0.065	121.737
5	M. Evans Jaguar Racing	9		16	+0.202 1'13.786	0.034	121.681
6	S. Vandoorne DS Penske	2		18	+0.204 1'13.788	0.002	121.678
7	O. Rowland Nissan e.Dams	22		18	+0.295 1'13.879	0.091	121.528
8	S. Fenestraz Nissan e.Dams	23		20	+0.343 1'13.927	0.048	121.449
9	L. di Grassi Team Abt	11		17	+0.425 1'14.009	0.082	121.314
10	N. Cassidy Jaguar Racing	37		20	+0.468 1'14.052	0.043	121.244
11	D. Ticktum ERT Formula E Team	33		19	+0.628 1'14.212	0.160	120.983
12	J. Vergne DS Penske	25		19	+0.647 1'14.231	0.019	120.952
13	S. Bird McLaren	8		20	+0.669 1'14.253	0.022	120.916
14	N. Müller Team Abt	51		19	+0.682 1'14.266	0.013	120.895
15	P. Wehrlein Porsche Team	94		19	+0.742 1'14.326	0.060	120.797
16	J. Hughes McLaren	5		21	+0.820 1'14.404	0.078	120.670
17	S. Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team	3		20	+0.837 1'14.421	0.017	120.643
18	E. Mortara Mahindra Racing	48		15	+0.854 1'14.438	0.017	120.615
19	R. Frijns Envision Racing	4		20	+0.911 1'14.495	0.057	120.523
20	N. de Vries Mahindra Racing	21		18	+1.019 1'14.603	0.108	120.349
21	J. Daruvala Maserati Racing	18		19	+1.368 1'14.952	0.349	119.788
22	A. Felix da Costa Porsche Team	13		19	+1.432 1'15.016	0.064	119.686
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Diriyah E-Prix - FP1 results:

Main Information Additional Data Driver Info

     

Driver Info			Main Information
Cla	Driver	#		Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	O. Rowland Nissan e.Dams	22		19	1'15.400		119.076
2	J. Vergne DS Penske	25		19	+0.165 1'15.565	0.165	118.816
3	S. Vandoorne DS Penske	2		19	+0.207 1'15.607	0.042	118.750
4	J. Dennis Andretti Formula E	1		18	+0.442 1'15.842	0.235	118.382
5	S. Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team	3		19	+0.467 1'15.867	0.025	118.343
6	M. Evans Jaguar Racing	9		21	+0.666 1'16.066	0.199	118.034
7	A. Felix da Costa Porsche Team	13		21	+0.702 1'16.102	0.036	117.978
8	P. Wehrlein Porsche Team	94		21	+0.764 1'16.164	0.062	117.882
9	M. Gunther Maserati Racing	7		20	+0.830 1'16.230	0.066	117.780
10	R. Frijns Envision Racing	4		21	+0.956 1'16.356	0.126	117.586
11	N. Cassidy Jaguar Racing	37		21	+1.054 1'16.454	0.098	117.435
12	E. Mortara Mahindra Racing	48		19	+1.099 1'16.499	0.045	117.366
13	N. Nato Andretti Formula E	17		19	+1.208 1'16.608	0.109	117.199
14	S. Fenestraz Nissan e.Dams	23		19	+1.417 1'16.817	0.209	116.880
15	S. Bird McLaren	8		19	+1.606 1'17.006	0.189	116.593
16	N. Müller Team Abt	51		19	+1.912 1'17.312	0.306	116.132
17	D. Ticktum ERT Formula E Team	33		20	+1.936 1'17.336	0.024	116.095
18	L. di Grassi Team Abt	11		20	+2.355 1'17.755	0.419	115.470
19	J. Hughes McLaren	5		20	+2.378 1'17.778	0.023	115.436
20	J. Daruvala Maserati Racing	18		20	+2.440 1'17.840	0.062	115.344
21	N. de Vries Mahindra Racing	21		18	+2.504 1'17.904	0.064	115.249
22	S. Buemi Envision Racing	16		10	+5.627 1'21.027	3.123	110.807
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