Formula E: Jake Dennis wins Portland pole
On his team’s home turf, Andretti driver Jake Dennis turned a lap of 1m08.931s in the pole shootout to beat Nissan rival Fenestraz by just 0.079s.
It gives him three bonus points that puts him two points clear Pascal Wehrlein at the head of the standings heading into Saturday’s race.
Making up the second row of the grid will be Fenestraz’s Nissan team-mate Norman Nato and McLaren’s Rene Rast.
Qualifying Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Nat | Team | Rnd 1 | Duels | Semis | Final |
1 | 27 | Jake DENNIS | GBR | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | 1:09.856 | 1:09.111 | 1:08.919 | 1:08.931 |
2 | 23 | Sacha FENESTRAZ | FRA | Nissan Formula E Team | 1:09.860 | 1:09.060 | 1:08.920 | 1:09.010 |
3 | 17 | Norman NATO | FRA | Nissan Formula E Team | 1:10.112 | 1:09.118 | 1:09.264 | |
4 | 58 | René RAST | DEU | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 1:09.808 | 1:09.310 | 1:09.374 | |
5 | 7 | Maximilian GÜNTHER | DEU | Maserati MSG Racing | 1:10.176 | 1:09.160 | ||
6 | 25 | Jean-Éric VERGNE | FRA | DS PENSKE | 1:10.060 | 1:09.240 | ||
7 | 5 | Jake HUGHES | GBR | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | 1:09.864 | 1:09.385 | ||
8 | 13 | António Félix DA COSTA | PRT | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 1:09.986 | 1:09.453 | ||
9 | 36 | André LOTTERER | DEU | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | 1:09.997 | |||
10 | 1 | Stoffel VANDOORNE | BEL | DS PENSKE | 1:10.227 | |||
11 | 4 | Robin FRIJNS | NLD | ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM | 1:10.043 | |||
12 | 37 | Nick CASSIDY | NZL | Envision Racing | 1:10.282 | |||
13 | 48 | Edoardo MORTARA | CHE | Maserati MSG Racing | 1:10.050 | |||
14 | 51 | Nico MÜLLER | CHE | ABT CUPRA FORMULA E TEAM | 1:10.282 | |||
15 | 11 | Lucas DI GRASSI | BRA | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:10.307 | |||
16 | 33 | Dan TICKTUM | GBR | NIO 333 Racing FE Team | 1:10.378 | |||
17 | 10 | Sam BIRD | GBR | Jaguar TCS Racing | 1:10.395 | |||
18 | 16 | Sébastien BUEMI | CHE | Envision Racing | 1:10.440 | |||
19 | 8 | Roberto MERHI | ESP | MAHINDRA RACING | 1:10.482 | |||
20 | 94 | Pascal WEHRLEIN | DEU | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 1:10.499 | |||
21 | 3 | Sérgio SETTE CÂMARA | BRA | NIO 333 Racing FE Team | 1:10.536 | |||
Not classified: | ||||||||
9 | Mitch EVANS | NZL | Jaguar TCS Racing |