TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa was quickest in the Free Practice 2 in Jeddah, as the grid prepared for the first qualifying session at the new Saudi Arabian circuit. Maximilian Guenther finished second for DS PENSKE, and Maserati MSG Racing’s Jake Hughes third.
Norman Nato and Oliver Rowland continued their strong pace for Nisssan, with Edoardo Mortara sixth for Mahindra. Nico Mueller was seventh for Andretti, with Sam Bird eighth for NEOM McLaren at one of their home events. Pascal Wehrlein was ninth for Porsche, with David Beckmann rounding out the top 10 for CUPRA KIRO.
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Just under 10 minutes in, and it was Lola Yamaha ABT’s Lucas di Grassi who was top of the timesheets with a 1m17.150s. However, the session was brought to a brief halt after Robin Frijns was forced to come to a stop at Turn 13. The Dutchman mentioned troubles with his rear brakes on team radio, with yellow flags deployed for his Envision which ultimately became a red flag. After completing a factory reset, Frijns was able to get going again and joined the rest of the grid in returning to the pit lane.
Once FP2 got going again, it was Maximilian Guenther and his DS PENSKE who was quickest, taking a second and a half out of di Grassi’s previous 350 kWh lap. Guenther has looked rapid during qualifying so far this season with his new team, and will hope to keep that momentum going into qualifying at 15:20 local/12:20 UTC today.
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He was followed by NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird in second, and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland in third with half of the 40 minute session to go.
With 10 minutes to go, da Costa had set the benchmark with a 1m15.470s. His time wasn’t beaten, after another red flag was deployed in the final minutes of the session due to a clash with Mahindra Racing’s Nyck de Vries and Maserati MSG Racing’s Stoffel Vandoorne coming together. The former teammates had a misunderstanding on track, with de Vries on a faster lap clipping Vandoorne’s car and ending up in the barrier.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a part of the Formula E calendar since Season 5, but for the first time we’re heading to Jeddah. Host to the fist double-header of the GEN3 Evo era, the grid will be racing under the floodlights on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February 2025.
Rookie Free Practice: Thursday 13 February, 18:00 local/15:00 UTC
Free Practice 1: Thursday 13 February, 21:00 local/18:00 UTC
Free Practice 2: Friday 14 February, 13:00 local/10:00 UTC
Qualifying: Friday 14 February, 15:20 local/12:20 UTC
Race: Friday 14 February, 20:05 local/17:05 UTC
Free Practice 3: Saturday 15 February, 13:00 local/10:00 UTC
Qualifying: Saturday 15 February, 15:20 local/12:00 UTC
Race: Saturday 15 February, 20:05 local/17:05 UTC
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