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Mitch Evans topped FP2 at the Tokyo E-Prix as Jaguar-powered cars completed a clean sweep of practice sessions in the manufacturer’s 100th race weekend. After customer entrant Envision Racing paced…
In the Tokyo E-Prix, Mitch Evans topped FP2, leading Jaguar-powered cars to dominate all practice sessions during the manufacturer’s 100th race weekend. Envision Racing, with Robin Frijns, paced first practice on Friday. Jaguar TCS Racing driver Evans set a blistering time of 1m19.339s on Saturday morning, just edging out Nissan’s Oliver Rowland by 0.061s. Maximilian Guenther followed closely, securing the third position for Maserati MSG Racing. TAG Heuer Porsche managed to place two cars in the top five, with Pascal Wehrlein fourth and Antonio Felix da Costa fifth. Nick Cassidy finished sixth, ensuring that the top six were separated by only 0.110s. Andretti’s Norman Nato, Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara, DS Penske’s Jean-Eric Vergne, and Jake Dennis from Andretti rounded out the top ten. Stoffel Vandoorne was 11th quickest, Frijns 12th, and Sebastien Buemi 14th for Envision Racing. The session saw a red flag due to Lucas di Grassi brushing the wall at Turn 12, ending up in 15th place. NEOM McLaren’s Jake Hughes, Sacha Fenestraz of Nissan, and Nyck de Vries from Mahindra completed the mid-field positions after encountering challenges on track. Sergio Sette Camara, Jehan Daruvala, Sam Bird, and Dan Ticktum closed out the results of the session.
