2016 Buenos Aires ePrix

  2016 Buenos Aires ePrix

Race details
Race 4 of 11 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	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing
Time	1:09.420
Fastest lap
Driver	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Time	1:10.285 (Lap Record)
Podium
First	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing
Second	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams
Third	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
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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

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	35	45:28.385	1	28^1
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	3	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	2^2
Ret	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	17	Retired	2
Ret	77	Salvador Durán	Team Aguri	14	Retired	17
Source: [5]

Notes:

• ^1 – Three points for pole position.
• ^2 – Two points for fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Buemi 80 2 Lucas di Grassi 76 3 Sam Bird 52 4 Loïc Duval 32 5 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 30

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault e.Dams 101 2 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 86 3 Dragon Racing 62 4 DS Virgin Racing 58 5 Mahindra Racing 34

• 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. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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.
5. "BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com (FIA). Retrieved 7 February 2016.