Jake Dennis Claims Tokyo E-Prix Pole After Dramatic Duel

A 0.052-second final lap over Edoardo Mortara gives Dennis three bonus points, leaving key rivals Pascal Wehrlein, Mitch Evans and Oliver Rowland off the duel grid.

Overview

Dennis secured pole with a 1:11.863 lap after edging Mortara by 0.052 seconds in the head-to-head final, earning three championship points.
Mortara set the early pace with a blistering first sector and reached the final by beating Jean-Éric Vergne and Antonio Félix da Costa.
Nico Müller crashed in his semi-final and was unable to set a time, which cleared the way for Dennis to advance to the final.
Title contenders Pascal Wehrlein, Mitch Evans and Oliver Rowland all failed to progress from the group stage, a result that tightens the championship picture and gives Wehrlein a clearer path to possibly clinch a second world title this weekend.
Felipe Drugovich suffered a heavy practice crash that left his Andretti requiring an extensive rebuild and reduced the opening qualifying group to nine cars, highlighting how Formula E's group-and-duels format lets single incidents heavily change the grid.