Max Gunther fastest again at the Valencia test

German Maximilian Gunther (Maserati) Fastest two days in a row in official practice ABB FIA Formula E celebrate this week with Ricardo Tormo Circuitof Cheste (Valencia).

Formula E devoted this second day to running ePrix simulations. In this simulation, drivers, teams, sports sections, and other organizations rehearse the various procedures that take place in a race.

Early morning activity on the track began with a free practice session dominated by Gunther with a time of 1:26.178, ahead of defending champions Stoffel Vandoorne (DS Penske) of Belgium and New Zealand’s Mitch Evans. (Jaguar TCS), both lagging just under half a second.

They then challenged the classification test and Germany’s Gunther, also fastest, led the joint classification after defeating Vandoorne in the final duel. Thus the Maserati driver took pole position, followed by Belgian and Portuguese Edoardo Mortara (Maserati MSG).

After the midday break, the drivers took part in a 24-lap mock race, the first time the Gen3s had run together. , followed by Gunther and German Rene Rast (Neom McLaren).

After the race, the drivers returned to the track for the remaining two hours of testing. In the afternoon, Gunther was the fastest driver with his time of 1:25.449, just second fastest with Vandoorne, who was 0.2 seconds behind him, with Frenchman Norman Nath (Jaguar TCS) four seconds behind him. recorded in

The day ended without any major incidents. Teams and drivers will focus on commercial and media activities on Thursday before wrapping up the week on Friday with the final test before the start of the season in Mexico City on January 14th.