Dan Ticktum secures second consecutive pole position at the Monaco E-Prix
Dan Ticktum continued his impressive Monaco E-Prix weekend by securing a second consecutive pole position on Sunday after defeating António Félix da Costa in the qualifying final duel.
Qualifying delivered another thrilling morning of Formula E action in Monaco today, as Dan Ticktum claimed his second consecutive pole position of the weekend ahead of Round 10 of the Monaco E-Prix.
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The CUPRA KIRO driver once again proved to be the man to beat around the streets of Monte-Carlo, setting the fastest lap of the qualifying duels with a time of 1:26.222.
Strong performances in the group stages
The qualifying session began with two intense group stages featuring some of the championship’s biggest names.
In Group A, Dan Ticktum topped the session ahead of Edoardo Mortara, Mitch Evans and Felipe Drugovich, all securing their place in the quarter-finals.
Group B saw Taylor Barnard finish fastest, followed by Oliver Rowland, Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa.
Quarter-finals bring dramatic duels
The knockout duels then got underway, with drivers battling one-on-one for a place in the semi-finals.
Mitch Evans faced Edoardo Mortara, while Felipe Drugovich went up against Dan Ticktum.
On the other side of the draw, Jean-Éric Vergne battled Oliver Rowland, while António Félix da Costa took on Taylor Barnard.
After a series of close matchups, Mortara, Ticktum, Vergne and Félix da Costa advanced to the semi-finals.
Ticktum dominates once again
The semi-finals saw Dan Ticktum defeat Edoardo Mortara, while António Félix da Costa overcame Jean-Éric Vergne to book his place in the final duel.
That set up a head-to-head battle between Ticktum and Félix da Costa for pole position around the iconic Monaco circuit.
In the end, Ticktum once again delivered under pressure, producing the fastest lap of the session to secure another pole position for CUPRA KIRO.
Félix da Costa finished second, 0.676 seconds behind the Briton.
With two pole positions in two days, Ticktum continues to impress in Monaco ahead of Sunday afternoon’s race.