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 |
| 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
editBackground
editMike 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
editQualifying
editNotes:
- ^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 | DS Virgin Racing | 1:09.420 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 8 | Renault e.Dams | 1:09.751 | +0.331 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 55 | Team Aguri | 1:09.761 | +0.341 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Venturi | 1:10.298 | +0.878 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Venturi | 1:12.391 | +2.971 | 5 | ||
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Race
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | DS Virgin Racing | 35 | 45:28.385 | 1 | 25+32 | |
| 2 | 9 | Renault e.Dams | 35 | +0.716 | 18 | 18 | |
| 3 | 11 | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 35 | +7.525 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Venturi | 35 | +9.415 | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Renault e.dams | 35 | +11.316 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | Dragon Racing | 35 | +15.660 | 12 | 8 | |
| 7 | 23 | Mahindra Racing | 35 | +16.444 | 13 | 6 | |
| 8 | 27 | Amlin Andretti | 35 | +18.685 | 6 | 4 | |
| 9 | 88 | NEXTEV TCR | 35 | +22.007 | 11 | 2 | |
| 10 | 21 | Mahindra Racing | 35 | +22.456 | 16 | 1 | |
| 11 | 25 | DS Virgin Racing | 35 | +24.482 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 1 | NEXTEV TCR | 35 | +24.641 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 66 | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 35 | +27.998 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 28 | Amlin Andretti | 35 | +36.171 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 12 | Venturi | 35 | +39.581 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Dragon Racing | 34 | +1 lap | 10 | 23 | |
| Ret | 55 | Team Aguri | 17 | Software | 3 | ||
| Ret | 77 | Team Aguri | 14 | Brakes | 17 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Notes:
Standings after the race
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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.