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Oliver Rowland will start the second race of Formula E’s Tokyo E-Prix from pole position, following a heavy brush with a wall for Dan Ticktum.
Formula E championship leader Oliver Rowland secured pole position for the second race of the Tokyo E-Prix double-header after Dan Ticktum suffered heartache in the final duel. Ticktum’s collision with the wall in Turn 15 handed pole position to Rowland, increasing his lead in the FE drivers’ title to 63 points. Reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein will start the race from third, with Jean-Eric Vergne in fourth. Qualifying was full of incidents, with a red flag caused by a crash involving Mitch Evans and several drivers hitting walls. In the final duel, Ticktum had a slight advantage over Rowland initially but ultimately lost out due to a mishap. Rowland defeated Norman Nato and Vergne on his way to the final, while Ticktum overcame Mortara and Wehrlein. Additionally, Vergne bested di Grassi and Wehrlein outperformed da Costa in the quarter-finals.
