Monaco E-Prix Round 7 Qualifying results: Oliver Rowland claims pole, eyes double win in double-header

The Monaco E-Prix Round 7 Qualifying on Sunday started with a shower, but the winner of Round 6, Oliver Rowland, continued to dominate even in tough conditions. The Nissan driver won pole position in the rain-hit Qualifying in Monaco. Nyck De Vries will get the second spot on the grid for the main race in the evening. The third Free Practice session on Sunday had Mitch Evans on top, followed by Jake Dennis and Nyck De Vries. As the Monaco E-Prix Qualifying race for Group A started, Round 6 winner Oliver Rowland ended up spinning at Mirabeau, but thankfully he got the situation under control. Group B participants were slightly at an advantage as the rain-soaked track started to dry out and laps began getting faster. But NEOM McLaren driver Sam Bird ended up hitting the wall and exited from Qualifying.From Group A, Nyck De Vries, António Félix da Costa, Oliver Rowland, and Dan Ticktum progressed to the Duels. From Group B, Sébastien Buemi, Jean-Éric Vergne, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Maximilian Günther moved to the Duels.In Quarter-Final 1, Oliver Rowland surpassed António Félix da Costa to move to the semi-finals. In Quarter-Final 2, it was raining heavily but Nyck De Vries of Mahindra Racing took a daring lap to leave Dan Ticktum behind and move to the semi-finals. In Quarter-Final 3, Vergne hit a wall but still managed to beat Vandoorne and qualify for the semi-finals. In Quarter-Final 4, Günther moved to the semi-finals as Buemi's lap time was deleted for track limits.In Semi-Final 1, both Nyck De Vries and Rowland took the escape road, and after returning to the main track, it was Rowland who qualified for the final. Semi-Final 2 turned into a disaster for both the DS Penske drivers, Günther and Vergne, as they hit the chicane and had their lap times deleted. As a result, it was only Rowland who moved to the final and grabbed pole position for the main race.Also Read: Monaco E-Prix Round 6: Oliver Rowland wins, Nyck de Vries second, Jake Dennis secures third spot on podium despite penalty The Monaco E-Prix Round 7 race will begin at 6:35 PM (IST). Formula E fans in India can watch the race on Sony Sports Network. One can also keep track of the race live on Race Centre.