Jean-Éric Vergne, from the DS Penske team, led the qualifying in both practice sessions before the first part of the Misano E-Prix double-header. The French driver led a Penske 1-2 in the first session, setting a time of 1:17.546s, just two tenths ahead of his teammate Stoffel Vandoorne. Nick Cassidy finished in third place, while Jean Daruvala impressed with a fourth-place finish. Mitch Evans from the Jaguar TCS Racing team secured fifth place, with Nico Müller completing the top six.
Unfortunately, Max Günther from the Maserati MSG Racing team had a disappointing session as his car stopped on the track. He managed to bring it back to the pits, but had only completed five laps.
In the second session, Vergne once again set the fastest time, clocking 1:17.482s. This time, he was only two hundredths of a second faster than Jake Hughes from NEOM McLaren. Sebastian Buemi from Envision Racing finished in third place, with Cassidy in fourth. However, Cassidy’s session ended dramatically as he slid into the wall while trying to avoid Hughes, who had gone off track onto the grass.
Vandoorne secured fifth place, followed by Evans in sixth. Robin Frijns, Jake Dennis, Sam Bird, and Müller completed the top ten.
Once again, Jean-Éric Vergne led the timing sheets in the second session. For a detailed report, click on the link below.
In the rookie session (FP0), each team had a car driven by a rookie. Taylor Bernard set the fastest time in the McLaren, clocking 1:18.762s. Robert Schwartzman from Penske finished in second place, while Zane Maloney, the current leader of the F2 championship, ended in third in the Andretti. Paul Aron, Maloney’s title rival, secured eighth place in the Envision team.
Tim Tramnitz, Red Bull junior driver, finished fourth for ABT Cupra. Matt Campbell finished fifth for Porsche, followed by Mikel Ancona in sixth for ERT. Jordan King, Yann Ehrlacher, and Sheldon van der Linde rounded out the top ten for Mahindra, Maserati, and Jaguar, respectively.
