Sao Paulo E-Prix: Dennis sets the practice pace for season-opener

Jake Dennis completed quickest within the second observe session forward of Method E’s season-opener in Sao Paulo this weekend.

The Briton posted a 1m09.617s within the closing moments across the 1.82-mile avenue circuit aboard the brand new Gen3 Evo automobile which left him 0.038s away from Antonio Felix da Costa.

Maximilian Guenther grew to become the primary driver to dip beneath the 1m11s barrier throughout Saturday morning’s 40-minute session, with all observe classes elevated by 10 minutes this season.

The German posted a 1m10.355s utilizing the 350kW Assault Mode, which for the brand new Gen3 Evo period will give drivers all-wheel-drive and considerably will increase efficiency by roughly 2.4 seconds per lap.

The DS Penske driver’s time, set within the opening quarter-hour, was already over a second faster than the quickest outright time set on the Sao Paulo avenue circuit within the earlier two visits to the venue.

Guenther’s time remained unchallenged approaching the midway level of proceedings till David Beckmann surged to the highest spot with a 1m10.249s for Cupra Kiro.

This time was eclipsed by reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein, who posted a 1m09.884s, however which solely lasted because the benchmark for mere moments as Porsche team-mate da Costa went 0.229s sooner.

The Portuguese drivers finest stayed on the high till the tip the ultimate moments of the session when Dennis posted his 1m09.617s, with Oliver Rowland third and fewer than a tenth behind.

Wehrlein completed fourth forward of Mitch Evans, the Jaguar driver posting the quickest first sector time earlier than hitting visitors on his closing effort that left him simply over three tenths in arrears.

Rowland topped the opening session on Friday afternoon, posting a 1m10.162s as he led a Nissan 1-2 from Norman Nato, who was an extra 0.080s behind.

Dennis completed third for Andretti however team-mate Nico Muller endured a troublesome FP1 along with his new workforce after making contact with the wall throughout the opening section.

The Swiss driver completed final within the session after struggling a left-rear puncture that brought about suspension harm and meant Muller wanted to take his one joker tyre for the season.

Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara completed fourth from McLaren’s Taylor Barnard, with final 12 months’s championship runner-up Evans sixth, however the Kiwi’s Jaguar needed to be recovered again to the pits after coming to a cease on monitor.

Da Costa and Wehrlein completed eighth and ninth, whereas title protagonist final season Nick Cassidy accomplished the highest 10 for Jaguar, lower than seven tenths off the highest spot however having struggled for tempo in each observe classes.

Sao Paulo E-Prix Follow 2 outcome