2016 Buenos Aires ePrix
Race 4 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Layout of the Puerto Madero Street Circuit
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
DS Virgin Racing
Time 1:09.420
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing
Time 1:10.285
Podium
First
DS Virgin Racing
Second
Renault e.Dams
Third
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Lap leaders
Puerto Madero Street Circuit, previous to the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix.

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 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 1:09.236 41
2 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:09.381 +0.145 31
3 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.Dams 1:09.473 +0.237 21
4 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:09.474 +0.238 11
5 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 1:09.602 +0.366 51
6 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 1:09.616 +0.380 6
7 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:09.675 +0.441 7
8 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:09.814 +0.578 8
9 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 1:09.931 +0.695 9
10 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:10.067 +0.831 10
11 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 1:10.126 +0.890 11
12 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:10.130 +0.894 12
13 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 1:10.321 +1.085 13
14 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 1:10.446 +1.210 14
15 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1:09.581 +1.345 15
16 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1:11.306 +2.070 16
17 77 Mexico Salvador Durán Team Aguri 1:13.256 +4.020 17
18 9 Switzerland 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 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:09.420 1
2 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.Dams 1:09.751 +0.331 2
3 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:09.761 +0.341 3
4 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 1:10.298 +0.878 4
5 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 1:12.391 +2.971 5
Source:[5]

Race

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Round 4 – 06 February 2016  – Buenos Aires, Argentina". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bird holds off Buemi for BA win". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. 6 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Conway to replace Villeneuve at Venturi". motorsport.com. 22 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Salvador Duran joins Team Aguri". fiaformulae.com. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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