2016 Paris ePrix
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 11 of the 2015–16 Formula E season | |||
| 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 |  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]
Contents
Circuit
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 |  Lucas di Grassi |
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 45 | 52:40.324 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 25 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
DS Virgin Racing | 45 | +0.853 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 |  Sébastien Buemi |
Renault e.dams | 45 | +1.616 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | Nicolas Prost |
Renault e.dams | 45 | +2.142 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Stéphane Sarrazin |
Venturi | 45 | +3.044 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 |  Sam Bird |
DS Virgin Racing | 45 | +3.856 | 1 | 111 |
| 7 | 27 |  Robin Frijns |
Amlin Andretti | 45 | +5.141 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 55 |  António Félix da Costa |
Team Aguri | 45 | +7.000 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Bruno Senna |
Mahindra Racing | 45 | +8.433 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 66 | Daniel Abt |
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 45 | +9.479 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 |  Jérôme D'Ambrosio |
Dragon Racing | 45 | +10.738 | 11 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld |
Mahindra Racing | 45 | +12.453 | 18 | 22 |
| 13 | 88 | Oliver Turvey |
NEXTEV TCR | 45 | +13.721 | 7 | |
| 14 | 12 | Mike Conway |
Venturi | 45 | +14.833 | 17 | |
| 15 | 28 | Simona De Silvestro |
Amlin Andretti | 45 | +16.049 | 12 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
NEXTEV TCR | 39 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 77 |  Qing Hua Ma |
Team Aguri | 38 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | Loic Duval |
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
| Previous race: 2016 Long Beach ePrix |
FIA Formula E Championship 2015–16 season |
Next race: 2016 Berlin ePrix |
| Previous race: n/a |
Paris ePrix | Next race: 2017 Paris ePrix |
