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]
| 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix | |||||
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Race 4 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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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 | DS Virgin Racing | ||||
| Time | 1:09.420 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | |||
| Time | 1:10.285 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | DS Virgin Racing | ||||
| Second | Renault e.Dams | ||||
| Third | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Report edit
Background edit
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 edit
Qualifying edit
Notes:
- ^1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout.
Super Pole edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid | |
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| 1 | 2 |  Sam Bird
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DS Virgin Racing | 1:09.420 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 8 |  Nicolas Prost
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Renault e.Dams | 1:09.751 | +0.331 | 2 | |
| 3 | 55 |  António Félix da Costa
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Team Aguri | 1:09.761 | +0.341 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | Stéphane Sarrazin
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Venturi | 1:10.298 | +0.878 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12 | Mike Conway
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Venturi | 1:12.391 | +2.971 | 5 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Sam Bird
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DS Virgin Racing | 35 | 45:28.385 | 1 | 25+32 |
| 2 | 9 |  Sébastien Buemi
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Renault e.Dams | 35 | +0.716 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 |  Lucas di Grassi
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ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 35 | +7.525 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Stéphane Sarrazin
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Venturi | 35 | +9.415 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Nicolas Prost
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Renault e.dams | 35 | +11.316 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Loïc Duval
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Dragon Racing | 35 | +15.660 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 23 |  Nick Heidfeld
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Mahindra Racing | 35 | +16.444 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 |  Robin Frijns
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Amlin Andretti | 35 | +18.685 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 88 | Oliver Turvey
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NEXTEV TCR | 35 | +22.007 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Bruno Senna
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Mahindra Racing | 35 | +22.456 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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DS Virgin Racing | 35 | +24.482 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr.
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NEXTEV TCR | 35 | +24.641 | 9 | |
| 13 | 66 | Daniel Abt
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ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 35 | +27.998 | 8 | |
| 14 | 28 | Simona de Silvestro
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Amlin Andretti | 35 | +36.171 | 14 | |
| 15 | 12 | Mike Conway
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Venturi | 35 | +39.581 | 5 | |
| 16 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio
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Dragon Racing | 34 | +1 lap | 10 | 23 |
| Ret | 55 | António Félix da Costa
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Team Aguri | 17 | Software | 3 | |
| Ret | 77 |  Salvador Durán
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Team Aguri | 14 | Brakes | 17 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race edit
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Bird holds off Buemi for BA win". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Conway to replace Villeneuve at Venturi". motorsport.com. 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Salvador Duran joins Team Aguri". fiaformulae.com. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.