2016 Buenos Aires ePrix

2016 Buenos Aires ePrix
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Layout of the Puerto Madero Street Circuit
Race details
Date	6 February 2016
Official name	2016 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix
Location	Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.479 km (1.54 miles)
Distance	35 laps, 86.77 km (53.91 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing
Time	1:09.420
Fastest lap
Driver	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Time	1:10.285
Podium
First	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing
Second	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams
Third	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Lap leaders

The 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 6 February 2016 at the Puerto Madero Street Circuit in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the fourth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It was also the second Buenos Aires ePrix and the 15th Formula E race overall.^[1] Sam Bird won the race for his first win of the season.^[2]

Report

Background

Mike Conway replaced Jacques Villeneuve who parted ways with the Venturi team.^[3]

Salvador Durán re-joined Team Aguri for the rest of the season after they split with Nathanaël Berthon. The Mexican driver already competed in nine rounds of the first season for Team Aguri.^[4]

FanBoost was awarded to Jean-Éric Vergne, Sam Bird and Lucas di Grassi.^[2]

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:09.236		41
2	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	1:09.381	+0.145	31
3	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:09.473	+0.237	21
4	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	1:09.474	+0.238	11
5	12	Mike Conway	Venturi	1:09.602	+0.366	51
6	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	1:09.616	+0.380	6
7	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:09.675	+0.441	7
8	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:09.814	+0.578	8
9	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	1:09.931	+0.695	9
10	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:10.067	+0.831	10
11	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	1:10.126	+0.890	11
12	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:10.130	+0.894	12
13	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	1:10.321	+1.085	13
14	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	1:10.446	+1.210	14
15	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	1:09.581	+1.345	15
16	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	1:11.306	+2.070	16
17	77	Salvador Durán	Team Aguri	1:13.256	+4.020	17
18	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:19.421	+10.185	18
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout.

Super Pole

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	1:09.420		1
2	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:09.751	+0.331	2
3	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	1:09.761	+0.341	3
4	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:10.298	+0.878	4
5	12	Mike Conway	Venturi	1:12.391	+2.971	5
Source:[5]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	35	45:28.385	1	25+32
2	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	35	+0.716	18	18
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	35	+7.525	7	15
4	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	35	+9.415	4	12
5	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.dams	35	+11.316	2	10
6	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	35	+15.660	12	8
7	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	35	+16.444	13	6
8	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	35	+18.685	6	4
9	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	35	+22.007	11	2
10	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	35	+22.456	16	1
11	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	35	+24.482	15
12	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	35	+24.641	9
13	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	35	+27.998	8
14	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	35	+36.171	14
15	12	Mike Conway	Venturi	35	+39.581	5
16	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	34	+1 lap	10	23
Ret	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	17	Software	3
Ret	77	Salvador Durán	Team Aguri	14	Brakes	17
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^2 – Three points for pole position.
• ^3 – Two points for fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Buemi 80 2 Lucas di Grassi 76 3 Sam Bird 52 4 Loïc Duval 32 5 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 30

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault e.Dams 101 2 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 86 3 Dragon Racing 62 4 DS Virgin Racing 58 5 Mahindra Racing 34

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References