Nyck De Vries stormed to Formula E pole position in commanding style in the Diriyah E-Prix on Friday afternoon. He edged-out Porsche's pascal Wehrlein and Audi's Rene Rast to take what is the Dutch driver's maiden Formula E pole.
De Vries has been in dominant form since the very first minute he took to the track, coming in as the fastest driver in the opening two practice sessions. He then convincingly edged-out his main rivals in the Super Pole shootout, Including Edoardo Mortara, Alex Lynn and Mitch Evens - who rounded out the top six.
FORMULA E ROUND 1 - DIRIYAH E-PRIX QUALIFYING RESULTS
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyck De Vries | MERCEDES-EQ FORMULA E TEAM |
| 2 | Pascal Wehrlein | TAG HEUER PORSCHE FORMULA E TEAM |
| 3 | Rene Rast | AUDI SPORT ABT SCHAEFFLER |
| 4 | Edoardo Mortara | ROKIT VENTURI RACING |
| 5 | Alex Lynn | MAHINDRA RACING |
| 6 | Mitch Evans | JAGUAR RACING |
| 7 | Andre Lotterer | TAG HEUER PORSCHE TEAM FORMULA E TEAM |
| 8 | Sam Bird | JAGUAR RACING |
| 9 | Maximilian Gunther | ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT |
| 10 | Oliver Rowland | DAMS |
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