2016 London ePrix explained

The 2016 London ePrix (formally the 2016 FIA Formula E Visa London ePrix) were two Formula E motor races that took place on the 2–3 July 2016 on the Battersea Park Street Circuit in Battersea Park, London. They were the ninth and tenth rounds of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the last of the second season of Formula E. They were also the 20th and 21st Formula E races overall and this was the second edition of the London ePrix. Prior to the race it was announced by Formula E that the races would not take place in Battersea Park in future years and that a street circuit location would be sought. This followed a High Court challenge to the race taking place in a public park and the way that Wandsworth Council had acted to continue the races despite opposition from park users. The court case against the Council was withdrawn after an agreement was reached between the claimant and Formula E that the 2016 race would be the last. For the 2019–20 season, the race was due to return, but at ExCeL London, however the race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It eventually returned on the 2020–21 season.

Background

Lucas di Grassi and Sébastien Buemi entered the finale of the season as title contenders with only one point splitting the two. With 60 points to grasp in the final two rounds, Sam Bird was also mathematically in contention of the title.

Race One

Type:CUST
Description:Race 9 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Previous Round:2016 Berlin ePrix
Country:United Kingdom
Grand Prix:London
Gp Suffix:ePrix
Date:2 July
Year:2016
Official Name:Visa London ePrix
Race No:9
Season No:10
Location:Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course:Temporary circuit
Course Km:2.925
Course Mi:1.818
Distance Laps:33
Distance Km:96.5
Distance Mi:60.0
Pole Driver:Nico Prost
Pole Team:Renault e.dams
Pole Time:1:23.247
Pole Country:FRA
Fast Driver:Nelson Piquet Jr.
Fast Team:NEXTEV
Fast Time:1:25.783
Fast Lap:29
Fast Country:BRA
First Driver:Nico Prost
First Team:Renault e.dams
First Country:FRA
Second Driver:Bruno Senna
Second Team:Mahindra Racing
Second Country:BRA
Third Driver:Jean-Éric Vergne
Third Team:DS Virgin Racing
Third Country:FRA

Qualifying results

Driver Team
18 Nico ProstRenault e.Dams1:23.247 1:27.192 1
288 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:24.279 1:27.758 2
321 Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR1:23.969 1:28.284 3
427 Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:24.363 1:29.500 4
525 Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:26.799 — 5
666 Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:29.814 6
72 Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:30.453 7
823 Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing1:32.367 8
94 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi Formula E Team1:33.660 15
106 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:35.315 9
1111 Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:35.711 10
127 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:35.727 11
1377 Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri1:36.748 16
149 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:36.771 12
1512 Mike ConwayVenturi Formula E Team1:37.562 13
1655 António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:38.501 14
171 Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR1:38.922 18
1828 Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:50.455 17
Source:[1]
Notes

- Stéphane Sarrazin, Ma Qing Hua and Nelson Piquet Jr. were handed grid penalties due to mechanical changes.

- Simona de Silvestro did not set a full power lap.

Race results

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Nico ProstRenault e.dams3353:56.683125+3
221 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing33+5.244218
325 Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing33+8.195515
411 Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT33+8.9141112
59 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.dams33+10.0521410
655 António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri33+10.908168
72 Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing33+10.98676
87 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing33+12.106124
912 Mike ConwayVenturi33+12.456152
104 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi33+15.91891
1177 Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri33+38.40013
121 Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR33+52.028172
1323 Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing33+1:01.2648
1428 Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti33+1:03.07918
1588 Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR30Accident3
Ret6 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing23Electronics10
Ret27 Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti19Accident4
Ret66 Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT19Accident6
Source:[2]

Notes

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Lucas di Grassi153
2 Sébastien Buemi150
23 Nicolas Prost90
14 Sam Bird88
15 Jérôme d'Ambrosio68
Teams' Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 e.Dams-Renault240
2 Audi Sport ABT203
3140
4 Dragon114
5 Mahindra95

Race Two

Type:CUST
Description:Race 10 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Previous Round:2016 Berlin ePrix
Country:United Kingdom
Grand Prix:London
Gp Suffix:ePrix
Date:3 July
Year:2016
Official Name:Visa London ePrix
Race No:10
Season No:10
Location:Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course:Temporary circuit
Course Km:2.925
Course Mi:1.818
Distance Laps:33
Distance Km:96.5
Distance Mi:60.0
Pole Driver:Sébastien Buemi
Pole Team:Renault e.dams
Pole Time:1:22.033
Pole Country:SWI
Fast Driver:Sébastien Buemi
Fast Team:Renault e.dams
Fast Time:1:24.150
Fast Lap:16
Fast Country:SWI
First Driver:Nico Prost
First Team:Renault e.dams
First Country:FRA
Second Driver:Daniel Abt
Second Team:ABT Schaeffler
Second Country:GER
Third Driver:Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Third Team:Dragon Racing
Third Country:BEL

Qualifying results

Buemi took the pole position for race two. He was level-headed with di Grassi, who would start in third, ahead of the race in terms of the championship points.

Driver Team
19 1:22.106 1:22.0331
28 1:22.878 1:22.9482
311 1:23.245 1:22.9753
488 1:23.183 1:23.6854
523 1:23.343 1:24.8275
666 Daniel Abt1:23.494 6
725 Jean-Éric Vergne1:23.783 7
82 Sam Bird1:23.930 8
91 1:23.937 9
106 1:23.938 10
117 1:23.952 11
1212 1:24.054 12
1321 1:24.171 13
1455 1:24.273 14
154 1:24.311 15
1627 1:24.655 16
1728 1:24.823 17
1877 1:26.259 18
Source:[3]

Race results

The race start saw a controversial move by di Grassi on Buemi. The ABT collided with the Renault as di Grassi tried late braking. Both cars were out of the race in turn 2. If either of the two drivers scored points, di Grassi would secure the drivers' championship by an extra 3rd place finish. However, as the second cars were still available, both drivers returned to the race trying to get the fastest lap, which would award an extra 2 points. It was impossible to finish the full distance of the race for the two. Buemi has run a faster fastest lap than di Grassi and thus secured the championship.

The race was won by Buemi's teammate Nico Prost. It was Prost's third and final race victory in Formula E. The race win also helped secure the Team's title for Renault e.dams.

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Nico ProstRenault e.dams3356:32.649225
266 Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT33+7.633618
37 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing33+22.5241115
46 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing33+23.2901012
54 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi33+24.9841510
621 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing33+27.174138
723 Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing33+1:07.54456
825 Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing33+1:08.002 74
91 Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR33+1:14.27092
1088 Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR33+1:22.21641
1155 António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri33+1:58.324 14
1277 Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri32+1 Lap18
1312 Mike ConwayVenturi32+1 Lap12
Ret11 Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT18Retired3
Ret9 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.dams16Retired12+3
Ret27 Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti11Accident16
Ret28 Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti9Accident17
Ret2 Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing6Throttle8
Source:[4]

Notes

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
11 Sébastien Buemi155
12 Lucas di Grassi153
3 Nicolas Prost115
4 Sam Bird88
5 Jérôme d'Ambrosio83
Teams' Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 e.Dams-Renault270
2 Audi Sport ABT221
3144
4 Dragon143
5 Mahindra105

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship. results.fiaformulae.com.
  2. News: London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship. fiaformulae.com. 3 September 2016. 7 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707004317/http://fiaformulae.com/en/results/race-results/?season=2&round=9&view=race. dead.
  3. News: London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship. results.fiaformulae.com.
  4. News: London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship. fiaformulae.com. 3 September 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160706083402/http://fiaformulae.com/en/results/race-results?season=2&round=10&view=race. dead.

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