2016 Berlin ePrix

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Germany  2016 Berlin ePrix
Race details
Race 8 of 11 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Date May 21 (21-05), 2016
Official name 2016 FIA Formula E BMW i Berlin ePrix
Location Berlin, Germany
Course Street circuit
Course length 1.927 km (1.20 mi)
Distance 48 laps, 92.5 km (57.5 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Virgin Racing
Time 57.811
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing
Time 59.067 on lap 39
Podium
First
e.dams-Renault
Second
Audi Sport ABT
Third
Audi Sport ABT

The 2016 Berlin ePrix (officially the 2016 FIA Formula E BMW i Berlin ePrix[1]) was a Formula E motor race held on 21 May 2016 in Berlin, Germany on a street circuit on the Karl-Marx-Allee. It was the eighth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It also was the 2nd Berlin ePrix and the 19th Formula E race overall.[2] The race was won by Sébastien Buemi to close the championship gap to Lucas Di Grassi to one point going into the final two races.

Circuit

The circuit at Tempelhof Airport, where the first Berlin ePrix took place is not available this year. Instead, a new downtown location was found for the Berlin Street Circuit, which runs on the Karl-Marx-Allee and around Strausberger Platz.[2]

Report

Background

German endurance racer René Rast replaced António Félix da Costa (who had a DTM commitment) at Team Aguri.[3]

Classifications

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 48 53:46.086 2 25
2 66 Germany Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 48 +1.767 3 18
3 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 48 +2.381 8 15
4 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.dams 48 +3.328 6 12
5 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Virgin Racing 48 +4.927 1 131
6 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 48 +6.501 12 8
7 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 48 +7.700 16 6
8 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 48 +8.305 11 4
9 28 Switzerland Simona De Silvestro Amlin Andretti 48 +12.473 10 2
10 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 48 +13.241 PL 1
11 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird Virgin Racing 47 +1 Lap 4
12 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 47 +1 Lap 7
13 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 47 +1 Lap 5
14 77 China Ma Qing Hua Team Aguri 47 +1 Lap 14
15 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 46 +2 Laps 15 22
16 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 45 +3 Laps 17
Ret 55 Germany René Rast Team Aguri 42 Retired 13
Ret 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 39 Accident 9

Notes:

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

Lap leaders:FranceJean-Eric Vergne (1-5),SwitzerlandSebastien Buemi (6-23),BrazilLucas Di Grassi (24),SwitzerlandSebastien Buemi (25-48)

Standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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