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Pascal Wehrlein, from Tag Heuer Porsche, secured pole position for today’s Monaco E-Prix in an intense qualifying session, where several drivers showed their potential to win. The German driver delivered an impressive performance when it mattered most, beating Stoffel Vandoorne from DS Penske in the final battle to claim his 10th pole position in the FIA Formula E championship. The Jaguar TCS Racing duo, Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans, are in third and fourth place, respectively, with both cars showing their strength in the morning session. Jean-Eric Vergne from Penske is in fifth position, followed by Sebastien Buemi from Envision Racing in sixth, Antonio Felix da Costa in seventh, Max Günther in eighth, Robin Frijns in ninth, and Jehan Daruvala in tenth.
HOW QUALIFYING UNFOLDED
GROUP A
Evans maintained his strong performance from the morning session, waiting until the final moments to secure the top spot with a three-tenths advantage over Wehrlein. Günther and da Costa closely followed in third and fourth place. Oliver Rowland missed out and finished in ninth place, with his Nissan lacking pace on a single lap. Robin Frijns, who showed great potential in both practice sessions, narrowly lost the duel by just two thousandths of a second.
GROUP B
Both DS Penskes successfully advanced to the next stage, with Vandoorne leading the group and Cassidy in second place, followed by Vergne in fourth. Buemi was among the Penske drivers in third place. Last year’s pole-sitter, Jake Hughes, only managed to secure eighth place, while Jake Dennis once again struggled in qualifying and finished in ninth place. Taylor Barnard, a last-minute replacement for the injured Sam Bird, will start from the back of the grid with a lap time seven tenths slower than Dan Ticktum in tenth place.
POLE IN MONACO!!! 🏆🇲🇨
Pascal Wehrlein secures the first position at the iconic Monaco Circuit!
QUARTER-FINALS
In the first quarter-final, Günther faced Wehrlein in a battle that seemed evenly matched. However, the Porsche driver dominated and secured a spot in the semi-finals with a time half a second faster than the Maserati driver.
The second quarter-final featured Evans, who was in great form throughout the weekend, against da Costa. Despite the determination of the Portuguese driver to overcome his difficulties in qualifying, he had no answer for Evans, who finished with a significant advantage of six tenths.
In the third quarter-final, a messy lap from Buemi ended his chances against Cassidy, whose lap was clean and precise, securing a three-tenths advantage.
The final quarter-final was between Penske teammates Vandoorne and Vergne. Vandoorne managed to advance by a margin of one tenth, while Vergne’s chances were ruined in the first sector after a mistake.
SEMI-FINALS
Evans seemed poised to reach the final, but an error in the middle of his lap ruined his chances. Wehrlein seized the opportunity and secured his place in the final with a lead of over four tenths. However, with a starting position on the second row guaranteed, it would be unwise to underestimate the Jaguar driver.
The second semi-final saw Vandoorne wide at Saint Devote, giving Cassidy a golden opportunity to reach the final. However, after touching the wall in the swimming pool section, the second Jaguar also failed to advance, allowing the Belgian driver to fight for the pole position.
FINAL
Vandoorne had no answer for Wehrlein, who secured pole position with a lead of over four tenths, setting a time of 1:29.861. With strong performances from the Porsche, Jaguar, and Penske teams, the race promises to be an exciting and unpredictable competition.
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