2016 Paris ePrix

France  2016 Paris ePrix
Race details
Race 7 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Date April 23 (23-04), 2016
Official name 2016 Visa Paris ePrix
Location Paris, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 1.93 km (1.2 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 86.85 km (54 mi)
Weather 11°C
Pole position
Driver Virgin Racing
Time 1.01.616
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing
Time 1.02.323 on lap 39
Podium
First Audi Sport ABT
Second Virgin Racing
Third e.dams-Renault

The 2016 Paris ePrix (officially the 2016 Visa Paris ePrix) was a Formula E motor race held on 23 April 2016 in Paris, France on a street circuit around Les Invalides. It was the seventh championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It also was the 18th Formula E race overall.[1]

Circuit

View from the Esplanade des Invalides, where the pit lane was located.
Official fleet of BMW i3s and BMW i8s on duty at the 2016 Paris ePrix.

The race took place on the new Paris Street Circuit, which is 1.93 km in length and features 14 turns. It goes clock-wise around Les Invalides with the Musée de l'Armée and the tomb of Napoleon. The pit lane is located along the Esplanade des Invalides, north of Les Invalides.[2]

Report

Background

Ma Qing Hua replaced Salvador Durán at Team Aguri for the rest of the season.[3]

The race finished under a safety car after a crash on lap 42.

Classifications

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 45 52:40.324 2 25
2 25 France Jean-Eric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 45 +0.853 3 18
3 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 45 +1.616 8 15
4 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.dams 45 +2.142 5 12
5 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 45 +3.044 4 10
6 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 45 +3.856 1 111
7 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 45 +5.141 6 6
8 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 45 +7.000 10 4
9 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 45 +8.433 13 2
10 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 45 +9.479 14 1
11 7 Belgium Jérôme D'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 45 +10.738 11
12 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 45 +12.453 18 22
13 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 45 +13.721 7
14 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 45 +14.833 17
15 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 45 +16.049 12
Ret 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 39 Retired 9
Ret 77 China Qing Hua Ma Team Aguri 38 Retired 15
Ret 6 France Loic Duval Dragon Racing 4 Retired 16
Source:[4]

Notes:

Lap leaders:BrazilLucas Di Grassi (1-23),BrazilBruno Senna (24),GermanyDaniel Abt (25),BrazilLucas Di Grassi (26-45)

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Brazil Lucas di Grassi 126
2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 115
3 United Kingdom Sam Bird 82
4 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 64
5 France Stéphane Sarrazin 58

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 France Renault e.Dams 165
2 Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 158
3 United States Dragon Racing 112
4 United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing 106
5 India Mahindra Racing 65

References

  1. "French capital to host ePrix on April 23". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. "Track design for Paris ePrix revealed". fiaformulae.com. 2016-01-13.
  3. "Ma Qing Hua replaces Salvador Duran at Team Aguri". fiaformulae.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. "PARIS ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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