Jake Dennis Wins Pole Position In Formula E 2025 Jakarta

JAKARTA Jake Dennis from Andretti's team managed to secure his first pole position in Formula E this season after successfully becoming the fastest in the round 12 qualifying session which took place in Jakarta.

Dennis locked the position after defeating Taylor Barnard of NEOM McLaren at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC), Ancol, North Jakarta, on Saturday, June 21, 2025, noon WIB.

The two British riders appeared strong throughout the session. However, the mistakes of Barnard and Dennis' perfect laps made him ensure the pole position for the first time in the GEN3 Evo era. Several big names were eliminated early, including top standings holder Oliver Rowland (Nissan) who will start from 17th position, as well as Maximilian Guenther (DS PENSKE) who dominated Jakarta two years ago by winning two pole positions.

The failure to advance to the duel round was also experienced by the two TAG Heuer Porsche riders, namely Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa. Jake Dennis faces Taylor Barnard for pole position. However, the NEOM McLaren racer made a mistake in his lap so that the leading start position also became Dennis's.

In the semifinals Jake Dennis made a convincing appearance against Nick Cassidy in the duel. This is the second time he has reached the semifinals this season after Miami.

He then managed to advance to the final and secure a position on the front row of the grid. Cassidy's performance also deserves appreciation, considering that he experienced limited time at Free Practice 2 due to suspension problems.

Next is the duel between de Vries and Barnard. As a result, Taylor Bernard qualified for the final which was the fifth final in his last six semifinal appearances.

As for the first quarter-finals of the Duel, Jake Dennis and Edoardo Mortara, who maintained a 100% record of qualifying for the Duel round in Formula E 2025 Jakarta.

However, Dennis, who was driving as he hunted for the front row start for the third time in a row in Jakarta. Cassidy qualified for the Semifinals after defeating Jean-Eric Vergne, who led pole position in Jakarta's inaugural E-Prix in 2022.

The Jaguar racer has just won in Shanghai and is targeting successive victories.

Sebastien Buemi impressed by qualifying for the duel, and dealing with Mahindra Racing's Nyck de Vries. Mahindra became the only team with two riders in the Duel round, and de Vries recorded a better time between the two.