Formula E

Vergne defeats Dennis for Rome Formula E pole

by Josh Suttill
3 min read

Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne secured his 13th series pole position by topping qualifying for the second race of the Rome weekend.

Vergne defeated the Avalanche Andretti run BMW of Jake Dennis in the final shootout to secure pole on a 1m38.268s, two tenths of a second quicker than Dennis.

It hands Vergne three bonus points and marks DS Techeetah’s first pole since the Frenchman topped qualifying for the first race at last season’s Berlin finale.

Porsche’s Andre Lotterer matched his Mexico qualifying best to take third place ahead of Rome race one winner Mitch Evans, who made the duels for the first time this season.

Evans defeated his Jaguar team-mate Bird, last in the duels at the season-opener, in the quarter-finals but Bird was the fastest of the losers, so will line up in fifth place.

He’ll share the third row of the grid with the Envision entry of Robin Frijns who was just 0.008s slower than his former team-mate.

Mexico E-Prix winner Pascal Wehrlein was seventh ahead of Saturday’s poleman Stoffel Vandoorne.

Defending Formula E champion Nyck de Vries failed to make it through to the duels for the first time this season as he qualified in 10th place behind Vergne’s team-mate Antonio Felix da Costa.

Compounding de Vries’ tricky day is the three-place grid penalty he picked up yesterday for the collision with Porsche’s Wehrlein that ended de Vries’ race.

Sergio Sette Camara almost completed one of his trademark qualifying upsets as he was on course to put Dragon Penske into the duels for the first time in 2022 until he crashed into the barriers on his final lap.

His 11th place still marks the best 2022 qualifying result for the team which currently occupies the bottom spot in the championship with zero points.

Sette Camara will start from 10th ahead of championship leader Edoardo Mortara and his Venturi team-mate Lucas di Grassi.

Formula 1 convert Antonio Giovinazzi’s tricky home weekend continued as he failed to reach the chequered flag in time to start his final flying lap and will line up on the back row of the grid alongside NIO 333’s Oliver Turvey who was outqualified for the second time this season by his team-mate Dan Ticktum.

Qualifying Results

Pos Name Team Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1 Jean-Eric Vergne DS Techeetah DS E-Tense FE21 1m39.744s 1m38.348s 1m38.149s 1m38.268s
2 Jake Dennis Avalanche Andretti BMW iFE.021 1m39.79s 1m38.225s 1m37.997s 1m38.489s
3 André Lotterer TAG Heuer Porsche Porsche 99X Electric 1m39.614s 1m38.422s 1m38.361s
4 Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar I-TYPE 5 1m39.612s 1m38.127s 1m38.499s
5 Sam Bird Jaguar TCS Racing Jaguar I-TYPE 5 1m39.847s 1m38.425s
6 Robin Frijns Envision Racing Audi e-tron FE07 1m39.416s 1m38.433s
7 Pascal Wehrlein TAG Heuer Porsche Porsche 99X Electric 1m39.669s 1m38.566s
8 Stoffel Vandoorne Mercedes-Benz EQ Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 1m39.703s 1m38.776s
9 António Félix da Costa DS Techeetah DS E-Tense FE21 1m39.765s
10 Sérgio Sette Câmara Dragon / Penske Autosport Penske EV-5 1m40.012s
11 Edoardo Mortara RokIt Venturi Racing Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 1m39.88s
12 Lucas Di Grassi RokIt Venturi Racing Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 1m40.065s
13 Nyck de Vries Mercedes-Benz EQ Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02 1m39.852s
14 Oliver Rowland Mahindra Racing Mahindra M7Electro 1m40.068s
15 Sébastien Buemi Nissan e.Dams Nissan IM03 1m40.114s
16 Maximilian Günther Nissan e.Dams Nissan IM03 1m40.328s
17 Oliver Askew Avalanche Andretti BMW iFE.021 1m40.165s
18 Nick Cassidy Envision Racing Audi e-tron FE07 1m40.375s
19 Alexander Sims Mahindra Racing Mahindra M7Electro 1m40.469s
20 Daniel Ticktum Nio 333 Racing NIO 333 001 1m40.565s
21 Antonio Giovinazzi Dragon / Penske Autosport Penske EV-5 1m40.574s
22 Oliver Turvey Nio 333 Racing NIO 333 001 1m40.749s
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