Dennis claims maiden Formula E pole position in Valencia

BMW’s Jake Dennis has claimed his maiden Formula E pole position after making the most of a drying Valencia track to secure top spot for this afternoon’s E-Prix.
Dennis claims maiden Formula E pole position in Valencia

BMW’s Jake 🅷Dennis has claimed his maiden Formula E pole position after making the most of a drying Valencia track t𒁃o secure top spot for this afternoon’s E-Prix.

Drying track conditions meant all six drivers from group four ꦚqualified for the Super Pole shootout.

One by one theyꦗ went out but it was Dennis who reigned supreme, last out on track, making t🗹he most of the best track conditions.

It wasn’t all down to🌸 the bettering conditions as the British driver beat Andre Lotterer t🌱o pole by a whopping 0.863s. 

Alexander Lyn💃n qualified third in the Mahindra but will move up a place thanks to Lotterer’s three-place grid penalty🌼.

The improving track conditions allowed both NIO 333 carsꦯ to make it into Super Pole -  Tom Blomqvist qualifying fourth ahead of teammate Oliver Tu🐻rvey in fifth place.

Venturi’s Norman Nato completed the top six, having set🃏 his lap first in Super Pole and thus having the worst of the track conditions compared to the other♊ Super Pole participants. 

Jean-Eric Vergne missed out on 𒅌Sꦐuper Pole having set his best time in group two - he’s set to start from seventh ahead of the Nissan e.DAMS pair of Oliver Rowland and Sebastien Buemi.

Sergio Sette Camara completes the top ten in an en𒆙couraging qualifying session for the Brazilian.

As the drivers in the latter groups benefited, group one’s participants had ꦜthe worst of the track conditions.

Pascal Wehrlein was the highest of the group one runners, ending qualifying in a൲ respectable 13th place.

Mercedes duo Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries could🥂 only manage 19th and 20th, while Jaguar p🏅air Mitch Evans and Sam Bird qualified 16th and 21st.

With the championship contenders at the back of th♊e g꧟rid, Formula E looks set for another exciting E-Prix this afternoon.

Click here to find out the full qualifying results from Valencia q♏ualifying (Race 2♊)

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