As has been the case since the start of the season, the driver who took pole position - in this instance, Maximilian Gunther (Maserati) - did not win the race. Instead, the German finished third, ahead of the Penske DS entries of Stoffel Vandoorne and Vergne.
A few hours earlier, qualifying delivered the names of the favourites. At the end of Groups A and B, the four cars in the Stellantis group were in the running - Gunther and Edoardo Mortara for Maserati, and Vandoorne and Vergne for DS Penske.
The track obviously suits DS Automobiles well, given that Vergne achieved pole position in 2022. But in the quarter-finals, both DS and Maserati found themselves in a situation of direct internal competition, which eliminated any hope of a front row dominated by their team colours.
The first duels were won by Vergne, Günther, and also Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) and Jake Dennis (Avalanche Andretti).
Dennis advanced to the final at the expense of Vergne, fending him off by 0.359s, while Gunther got the better of Wehrlein.
Gunther then secured Maserati its first pole position in Formula E and the first in open-wheel racing for the Italian manufacturer since Juan Manuel Fangio's pole position at the Argentine Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1958.
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Source: Autosport