2016 Paris ePrix
Race details | |||
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Race 7 of 11 of the 2015–16 Formula E season | |||
![]() Layout of the Paris Street Circuit | |||
Date | April 23 , 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 |
![]() | 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

The race takes 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 replaces 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 |
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1 | 11 | ![]() |
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 45 | 52:40.324 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 25 | ![]() |
DS Virgin Racing | 45 | +0.853 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Renault e.dams | 45 | +1.616 | 8 | 15 |
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Renault e.dams | 45 | +2.142 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Venturi | 45 | +3.044 | 4 | 10 |
6 | 2 | ![]() |
DS Virgin Racing | 45 | +3.856 | 1 | 111 |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
Amlin Andretti | 45 | +5.141 | 6 | 6 |
8 | 55 | ![]() |
Team Aguri | 45 | +7.000 | 10 | 4 |
9 | 21 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 45 | +8.433 | 13 | 2 |
10 | 66 | ![]() |
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 45 | +9.479 | 14 | 1 |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing | 45 | +10.738 | 11 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 45 | +12.453 | 18 | 22 |
13 | 88 | ![]() |
NEXTEV TCR | 45 | +13.721 | 7 | |
14 | 12 | ![]() |
Venturi | 45 | +14.833 | 17 | |
15 | 28 | ![]() |
Amlin Andretti | 45 | +16.049 | 12 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
NEXTEV TCR | 39 | Retired | 9 | |
Ret | 77 | ![]() |
Team Aguri | 38 | Retired | 15 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing | 4 | Retired | 16 | |
Source:[4] | |||||||
Notes:
Lap leaders:Lucas Di Grassi (1-23),
Bruno Senna (24),
Daniel Abt (25),
Lucas Di Grassi (26-45)
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "French capital to host ePrix on April 23". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Track design for Paris ePrix revealed". fiaformulae.com. 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Ma Qing Hua replaces Salvador Duran at Team Aguri". fiaformulae.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "PARIS ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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