Tokyo E-Prix: Qualifying cancelled due to bad weather

Qualifying for round 8, the first of two races scheduled on the Tokyo street circuit, has been cancelled. This is the first time this has happened in the history of the Formula E world championship. Heavy rain began to fall during the second free practice session, becoming increasingly incessant, so much so that the race direction, for safety reasons, decided to cancel the whole thing. The circuit is unusable due to the copious stagnant water in various areas of the track. As happens in these cases, the starting grid is decided based on the results obtained by the drivers during FP2. Oliver Rowland will start from the front row ahead of Edoardo Mortara and Norman Nato , with the Nissans confirming themselves as the cars to beat also during the second free practice session. Box number four for Taylor Barnard , Neom McLaren, with the young Englishman preceding the Mahindra of Nyck De Vries and the Envision of Sébastien Buemi and the Cupra Kiro of Dan Ticktum . Jean-Éric Vergne 's Ds was eighth followed by teammate Maximilian Günther , with the Dutch Robin Frijns closing the top ten.

Here is the standings of the second free practice session of the Formula on the Tokyo street circuit:

1. Oliver Rowland - Nissan 1'32"525
2. Edward Mortara - Mahindra +0.687
3. Norman Born - Nissan +0.963
4. Taylor Barnard - Neom McLaren +1,041
5. Nyck De Vries - Mahindra +1,045
6. Sébastien Buemi - Envision Racing +1,434
7. Dan Ticktum - Cupra Kiro +1,608
8. Jean-Éric Vergne - Ds Penske +1,652
9. Maximilian Günther - DS Penske +1,782
10. Robin Frijns - Envision Racing +1,801

Below is the ranking of the top ten drivers of the world championship of the eleventh season of Formula E:

1. Oliver Rowland - Nissan 115 points
2. Antonio Felix Da Costa - Tag Heuer Porsche 67
3. Pascal Wehrlein - Tag Heuer Porsche 66
4. Taylor Barnard - Neom McLaren 54
5. Nyck De Vries - Mahindra 52
6. Jake Dennis - Andretti 44
7. Maximilian Günter - DS Penske 42
8. Edward Mortara - Mahindra 39
9. Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 34
10. Sébastien Buemi - Envision Racing 31