Mortara surprises everyone with pole for Berlin E-Prix

Edoardo Mortara has secured pole position for the Berlin E-Prix against the odds. With this, he picks up the first points for Mahindra in 2024.

In Group A of qualifying, Mortara already came out well. The Swiss set the fastest time of the group. Pascal Wehrlein, Jean-Eric Vergne and Jehan Daruvala also went through. From Group B, Lucas di Grassi, Maximilian Günther, Stoffel Vandoorne and Sergio Sette Camara made it to the quarter-finals.

In this quarter-final, Mortara had to face Daruvala. He was two-tenths faster than the former Formula 2 driver. Vergne beat Wehrlein, and Vandoorne eliminated home driver Günther. Sette Camara was faster than Di Grassi.

In the semi-final, Mortara was up against Vergne. It made a tenth of a second difference, but the Swiss kept his cool, making it to the final. Vandoorne also made it to the final. He eliminated Sette Camara.

Things were exciting during the final, as a pole position for Mortara would mean Mahindra would take their first three points of the season. Vandoorne was beaten by a difference of 0.267 seconds.