Oliver Rowland topped the opening practice session for the Jeddah E-Prix, leading a Nissan front-row lockout with teammate Norman Nato 0.131s behind. The session showcased Nissan's strong performance, with their customer powertrains also showing competitive pace.

Key session highlights:

• Rowland set the benchmark time of 1m15.849s
• Edoardo Mortara finished third, just 0.089s behind Nato
• Sam Bird secured fourth place, making it three Nissan-powered cars in top four
• Dan Ticktum rounded out the top five for Cupra Kiro

Notable performances:

• Pascal Wehrlein took sixth, leading a group of former champions
• Points leader Antonio Felix da Costa placed eighth
• Mitch Evans finished tenth despite early throttle issues
• Nick Cassidy struggled with drivability problems, managing only 11th

All drivers utilized the full 350kW power output and four-wheel-drive during their fastest laps. The second practice session is scheduled for Friday at 7:20 ET, marking the weekend's only daylight running.

Final Practice 1 Order (Top 10):

1. Oliver Rowland (Nissan)
2. Norman Nato (Nissan)
3. Edoardo Mortara
4. Sam Bird (NEOM McLaren)
5. Dan Ticktum (Cupra Kiro)
6. Pascal Wehrlein
7. Stoffel Vandoorne (DS Penske)
8. Antonio Felix da Costa (TAG Heuer Porsche)
9. Maximilian Guenther (DS Penske)
10. Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing)

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