Oliver Rowland secured the top spot in the opening practice session of the Sao Paulo E-Prix, marking a strong start to Season 11 of the Formula E World Championship.

Nissan dominated the session with Rowland's 1m10.162 lap time leading teammate Norman Nato by 0.080s. The new GEN3 Evo formula, featuring all-wheel-drive and enhanced Hankook tires, showed significant improvement with times 2.627s faster than last year's pole position.

Top 5 Performers:

• Oliver Rowland (Nissan)
• Norman Nato (Nissan)
• Jake Dennis (Andretti-Porsche) +0.267s
• Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra)
• Taylor Barnard (NEOM McLaren)

Notable Events:

• Mitch Evans (Jaguar) finished sixth despite a late-session stoppage
• Robin Frijns (Envision Racing) showed early pace with the first full-power lap
• The top 10 were separated by less than 0.7 seconds
• Nico Mueller (Andretti) hit the wall at Turn 6, causing minor damage
• Only Bird and Mueller failed to complete full power Attack Mode laps

The session demonstrated the significant performance gains of the new GEN3 Evo package, with Barnard completing a session-high 21 laps. The practice results suggest a competitive season ahead, with multiple teams showing promising pace.

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