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Tokyo E-Prix: Rowland grabs pole for Nissan’s home event
During the final qualifying duel, the Briton pulled out a margin of more than two tenths in the opening sector, but Maserati MSG’s Guenther pulled half of the deficit back in sector two. Despite the narrowing gap in the final sector, Rowland managed to hold on to claim his second Formula E pole of the season by just 0.021s with a time of 1m19.023s. Rowland’s fastest lap time of 1m18.855s ensured his progression to the final, eliminating Edoardo Mortara who fell short by 0.226s. Errors affected ERT’s Sergio Sette Camara in his semi-final bout against Guenther, finishing more than two seconds behind. Sette Camara dominated his quarter-final battle against Abt’s Nico Muller, finishing nearly six tenths clear to advance to the semi-finals. Reigning champion Jake Dennis had a slower performance than Mortara in all three sectors of their duel, finishing three tenths behind with a time of 1.19.008s.