2016 Buenos Aires ePrix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season | |||
 Layout of the Puerto Madero Street Circuit | |||
| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 86.77 km (53.91 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DS Virgin Racing | ||
| Time | 1:09.420 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
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| Time | 1:10.285 (Lap Record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | DS Virgin Racing | ||
| Second | Renault e.Dams | ||
| Third | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | ||
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
Race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Sam Bird |
DS Virgin Racing | 35 | 45:28.385 | 1 | 281 |
| 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 | 22 |
| Ret | 55 |  António Félix da Costa |
Team Aguri | 17 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 77 |  Salvador Durán |
Team Aguri | 14 | Retired | 17 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Notes:
Lap leaders:Sam Bird (1-18),Nelson Piquet Jr. (19),Sam Bird (20-35)
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "Round 4 – 06 February 2016 – Buenos Aires, Argentina". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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