The second qualifying of the 2024 Berlin ePrix, held on Sunday 12 May, saw Jake Dennis obtain pole position.
Qualifications 2 ofBerlin ePrix 2024 have revealed a different face for the second round of the Formula E world championship in the German capital. After Edoardo Mortara’s pole position on Saturday, on the second day, Jake Dennis achieved victory in the duel final against Nick Cassidywhile the other Andretti Norman driver will start the race from third place Born.
Qualifying 2 ePrix Berlin, the group stage: Andretti returns to being fast
The second qualifying session of the Berlin ePrix weekend kicked off at 10:20 local time. The first news came from the pitlane, with Dan Ticktum who replaced the gearbox and MCU on his ERT, therefore starting from last position and serving a 10 second penalty in the race. Entering the timed session, in Group A Nick CassidyMaximilian GuntherMitch Evans and Edward Mortar they found time to qualify for the duel stage. It didn’t go well, however, for Da Costa, Di Grassi, Hughes, Rowland, Ticktum, Aron, van der Linde.
The Group B he entered the track a few minutes after the end of the attempts of the first eleven drivers. During the test, Jake Dennis he achieved the fastest lap, followed by his teammate Norman Bornby Stoffel Vandoorne and Pascal Wehrlein capable of moving on to the direct elimination round. However, Vergne, Eriksson, Daruvala, Sette Camara, Fenestraz, Barnard and King were unable to secure their ticket to the final part of qualifying.
The duels in qualifying: a surprising Jake Dennis wins in the final
The most intense challenge of the qualifications is that of duels, in which the eight drivers who passed the group stage compete head-to-head through a timed flying lap. In the quarterfinals, Mitch Evans challenged Maximilian Gunther: the New Zealander did it. The second challenge was the most interesting one, between the two protagonists of Saturday: the poleman Edoardo Mortar against Nick Cassidy: here too the Jaguar driver had the upper hand. Stoffel Vandoorne lost the quarter-final against a fast Norman Born. A day of good results for Andretti, with Jake Dennis capable of beating Pascal Wehrlein.
The two semi-finals they have seen two unusual combinations: the two pilots Jaguar they clashed, as the two of Andretti. Nick Cassidy he beat teammate Mitch Evans, by more than a tenth. On the other side, Jake Dennis he was able to beat his teammate by just 22 thousandths, recovering more than a tenth lost in the first two sectors. There the finaltherefore, it was between Nick Cassidy and Jake Dennis. With a time of 1:01.819the English driver managed to beat the current world championship leader.
Starting grid ePrix Berlin 2024
Below is the starting grid after qualifying 2 of the 2024 Berlin ePrix.
| POSITION | PILOT | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1 | Jake Dennis | Andretti Formula E | 3 |
| 2 | Nick Cassidy | Jaguar TCS Racing | 0 |
| 3 | Norman Born | Andretti Formula E | 0 |
| 4 | Mitch Evans | Jaguar TCS Racing | 0 |
| 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne | DS Penske | 0 |
| 6 | Maximilian Günther | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 7 | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 0 |
| 8 | Edoardo Mortara | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Eric Vergne | DS Penske | 0 |
| 10 | Antonio Felix Da Costa | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 0 |
| 11 | Joel Eriksson | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 12 | Lucas Di Grassi | ABT Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 13 | Jehan Daruvala | Maserati MSG Racing | 0 |
| 14 | Jake Hughes | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 15 | Sergio Sette Camara | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
| 16 | Oliver Rowland | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 17 | Sacha Fenestraz | Nissan Formula E Team | 0 |
| 18 | Taylor Barnard | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 0 |
| 19 | Paul Aron | Envision Racing | 0 |
| 20 | Jordan King | Mahindra Racing | 0 |
| 21 | Kelvin van der Linde | ABT Cupra Formula E Team | 0 |
| 22 | Dan Tictktum* | ERT Formula E Team | 0 |
LAWS: Cassidy wins in Berlin: the results of the first race
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Alessio Auriemma
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