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Oliver Rowland will start Race 1 of the Formula E Tokyo E-Prix on pole position, despite the qualifying session being cancelled due to heavy rainfall.
Oliver Rowland has secured pole position for Race 1 of the Formula E Tokyo E-Prix, as qualifying was cancelled due to heavy rain.
According to FE rules, when qualifying is unable to take place, grid order is determined by times set in the final free practice session.
Nissan’s Rowland claimed pole position by setting the fastest time in FP2 with a 1:32.525s, followed by Edoardo Mortara in second and Norman Nato in third.
The second row will see Taylor Barnard in second and Nyck de Vries in fifth, with Sebastien Buemi starting sixth after his win in Monaco.
Dan Ticktum and Jean-Eric Vergne will make up row four, while Maximilian Guenther and Robin Frijns complete the top 10.
Antonio Felix da Costa starts 11th, looking to narrow the gap to Rowland in the title race, with Pascal Wehrlein in 17th.
The Jaguar TCS Racing duo of Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans will start 13th and 19th respectively, with improving weather conditions expected for the race at 7.05am UK time, although a final decision on the race is yet to be made.
