Energy X Prix Free Practice #1 did not quite go as McLaren XE hoped when Emma Gilmour rolled, yet the team was still able to repair the car in time for the second session and she and Tanner Foust rebounded to finish fourth.

“Just lost it under braking in quite a high-speed section, spun off the track and as I was coming to a stop, it dug in and it rolled over,” explained Gilmour.

While McLaren might have had the biggest story of Friday’s activities, Andretti United XE had the best times. Timmy Hansen and Catie Munnings recorded the fastest overall time of the two sessions with a 10:07.248 in the second ahead of X44 Vida Carbon Racing, though X44’s Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez topped the first. Andretti was second in FP1 despite receiving a thirty-second time penalty for speeding in the slow-speed zone established between the seventh and eighth waypoints.

Although Andretti is too far back to fight for the championship, the team hopes to build upon Friday and wrap the season on a high note.

“The whole team is hoping to end the season with a good result,” said Hansen. “We’ve had strong pace this year but unfortunately, have missed out a few times in the Semi-Finals which has ultimately resulted in us not getting the results we have been aiming for.

“Our qualifying results show we’ve had a good season from a pace perspective, so we’re hoping we can keep that pace going into the season finale. Our aim is a podium or to end the season with a win, nonetheless I’m excited to be back with the team for the final time this year.”

Points leader Rosberg X Racing had a challenging outing by ranking sixth and eighth.

Of the multiple driver changes for the weekend, newcomer Ezequiel Pérez Companc had the best showing when he and XITE Energy Racing team-mate Tamara Molinaro were third in FP1. Fellow series débutant RJ Anderson and partner Sara Price finished FP1 fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing before being the top team with a new driver in FP2 in fifth.

Free Practice #1 results

Finish	Number	Team	Total Time	Driver #1	Lap #1 Time	Lap #2 Time	Driver #2	Lap #1 Time	Lap #2 Time
1	44	X44 Vida Carbon Racing	11:18.860	Sébastien Loeb	2:32.763	2:14.696	Cristina Gutiérrez	2:33.263	2:18.143
2	23	Andretti United XE	11:25.929*	Timmy Hansen	2:20.485	2:09.262	Catie Munnings	2:31.517	2:15.158
3	42	XITE Energy Racing	11:52.737	Ezequiel Pérez Companc	2:38.619	2:32.850	Tamara Molinaro	2:37.538	2:24.066
4	99	Chip Ganassi Racing	11:57.609*	Sara Price	2:44.736	2:18.967	RJ Anderson	2:28.776	2:13.650
5	22	JBXE	12:01.193*	Fraser McConnell	2:30.383	2:15.728	Hedda Hosås	2:25.296	2:23.754
6	6	Rosberg X Racing	12:06.842	Johan Kristoffersson	2:35.204	2:15.136	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky	2:41.740	2:16.718
7	125	ABT CUPRA XE	12:07.314*	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2:22.011	2:10.841	Klara Andersson	2:25.652	2:13.198
8	55	ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team	12:25.208*	Carlos Sainz	2:23.898	2:13.313	Laia Sanz	2:24.031	2:13.038
9	5	Veloce Racing	13:13.474*	Kevin Hansen	2:26.187	2:12.201	Molly Taylor	2:29.846	2:30.473
10	58	McLaren XE	DNF	Tanner Foust	2:28.176	2:11.854	Emma Gilmour	2:28.199	DNF

* – Received a penalty

Free Practice #2 results

Finish	Number	Team	Total Time	Driver #1	Lap #1 Time	Lap #2 Time	Driver #2	Lap #1 Time	Lap #2 Time
1	23	Andretti United XE	10:07.248	Catie Munnings	2:10.167	2:10.369	Timmy Hansen
2	44	X44 Vida Carbon Racing	10:08.851	Cristina Gutiérrez	2:10.292	2:11.638	Sébastien Loeb
3	55	ACCIONA | Sainz XE Team	10:15.664	Laia Sanz	2:10.237	2:10.945	Carlos Sainz
4	58	McLaren XE	10:18.988	Emma Gilmour	2:10.225	2:14.292	Tanner Foust
5	99	Chip Ganassi Racing	10:22.369	RJ Anderson	2:09.083	2:13.122	Sara Price
6	125	ABT CUPRA XE	10:22.588	Klara Andersson	2:20.785	2:11.530	Nasser Al-Attiyah
7	22	JBXE	10:23.311	Hedda Hosås	2:16.706	2:14.011	Fraser McConnell
8	6	Rosberg X Racing	10:25.891*	Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky	2:10.444	2:14.401	Johan Kristoffersson
9	5	Veloce Racing	10:41.473*	Molly Taylor	2:13.925	2:15.799	Kevin Hansen
10	42	XITE Energy Racing	11:00.288*	Tamara Molinaro	2:14.688	2:16.121	Ezequiel Pérez Companc