Tokyo E-Prix: Evans tops practice as red flags interrupt running

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

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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
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Tokyo E-Prix FP1 results

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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
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