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Diriyah E-Prix: Vergne edges Evans to pole for opening race
DS Penske driver Jean-Éric Vergne claimed pole position in Formula E for the first time since 2022, beating Jaguar’s Mitch Evans by a mere 0.072 seconds. Vergne set the fastest time in the quarter-final stage and recorded a final sector time that gave him the top spot. Evans, who set the fastest lap of the entire qualifying session, was the only driver to go below the 1m12s barrier. Sergio Sette Camara of ERT was the surprise of the qualifying session, making it to the semi-finals but losing to Vergne by almost half a second. The closest margin in the quarter-finals was 0.083 seconds, with reigning champion Jake Dennis coming out on top against Pascal Wehrlein.
