2015 Punta del Este ePrix

CUST Race 3 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season 2015 Putrajaya ePrix 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix Uruguay Punta del Este ePrix Punta del Este ePrix (con mar).svg Layout of the Punta del Este Street Circuit 19 December 2015 2015 FIA Formula E Julius Baer Punta del Este ePrix 3 11 Punta del Este, Uruguay Street circuit 2.79 1.73 33 91.91 57.11 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:15.498 BEL Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:17.413 23 CHE Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams CHE Lucas di Grassi ABT BRA Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing BEL PDE thumb|First lap of the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix thumb|North hairpin at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix thumb|Podium ceremony at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix The 2015 Punta del Este ePrix (officially the 2015 FIA Formula E Julius Baer Punta del Este ePrixhttp://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/bank-julius-baer-returns-as-title-sponsor-in-punta-del-este.aspx Bank Julius Baer returns as title sponsor in Punta del Este Formula E Holdings Limited 17 December 2015 18 December 2015 19 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151219174637/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/bank-julius-baer-returns-as-title-sponsor-in-punta-del-este.aspx dead) was a Formula E motor race held on 19 December 2015 at the Punta del Este Street Circuit in Punta del Este, Uruguay. It was the second Punta del Este ePrix and the third championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the second season of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-punta-del-este.aspx Round 3 – 19 December 2015 – Punta del Este, Uruguay Formula E Formula E Holdings Limited 9 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151114132653/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-punta-del-este.aspx 14 November 2015 dead The race was won by Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi from team Renault e.Dams.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/buemi-back-on-top.aspx Buemi back on top Formula E Holdings Limited 19 December 2015 20 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210816/http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/buemi-back-on-top.aspx 25 April 2016 dead Report Background For this year, the circuit was slightly modified. The first corner was changed, instead of a right-left chicane it is now left-right. The idea behind this change is to make the pit exit much safer than last year, where the cars were exiting the pits on the racing line.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/punta-del-este-eprix-track-guide.aspx Punta del Este ePrix - Circuit guide FIA Formula E 2015-12-09 2015-12-18 2021-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821102935/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/punta-del-este-eprix-track-guide.aspx dead Mahindra driver Nick Heidfeld missed the event, after undergoing surgery to repair ligament damage in his wrist after a crash at the previous race in Putrajaya. He was replaced by Formula Renault 3.5 champion Oliver Rowland, from Great Britain.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/oliver-rowland-replaces-injured-heidfeld.aspx Oliver Rowland replaces injured Heidfeld Formula E Formula E Holdings Limited 13 December 2015 4 December 2015 12 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151212171751/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/oliver-rowland-replaces-injured-heidfeld.aspx dead Team Trulli withdrew from the championship after failing to enter their new drivetrain for the first two events. Therefore, only 18 drivers participated in this race and also for the rest of the season.http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/trulli-announcement.aspx Trulli Formula E Team announce withdrawal from championship 15 December 2015 fiaformulae.com 18 December 2015 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222074432/http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/trulli-announcement.aspx dead Venturi driver Jacques Villeneuve crashed in qualifying. His team was unable to repair the damage in time for race day, and the Canadian was subsequently withdrawn.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/villeneuve-to-miss-punta-del-este-eprix.aspx Villeneuve to miss Punta race FIA Formula E 22 December 2015 19 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151221184950/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/december/villeneuve-to-miss-punta-del-este-eprix.aspx 21 December 2015 dead Classifications Qualifying Pos. Qualifying positionNo. NumberDriverTeamTimeGapGrid Final grid position19SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:15.01151 1211BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:15.115 +0.10441 137BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:15.481 +0.47011 146FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:15.748 +0.73721 152GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:15.790 +0.77931 168FRA Nicolas ProstRenault e.Dams1:15.913 +0.9026766GER Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:15.993 +0.9827855POR António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:16.014 +1.0038921BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:16.048 +1.03791088GBR Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR1:16.154 +1.143101127NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:16.255 +1.24411121BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCR1:16.300 +1.28912134FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi1:16.353 +1.342131477FRA Nathanaël BerthonTeam Aguri1:17.573 +2.562141528SUI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:18.281 +3.270151623GBR Oliver RowlandMahindra Racing1:19.414 +4.403161725FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:19.946 +4.935171812CAN Jacques VilleneuveVenturi1:28.451 +13.44018Source: Notes: 1 1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout. Super Pole Pos. Qualifying positionNo. NumberDriverTeamTimeGapGrid Final grid position17BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:15.498126FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:15.875 +0.377232GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:16.109 +0.6113411BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:16.635 +1.137459SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:19.811+4.3135Source: Race Pos. PositionNo. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams 33 45:59.697 525+22 2 2 11BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 33 +3.534 418 3 7BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing 33 +6.725 115+33 3 4 6FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing 33 +6.807 212 5 8FRA Nicolas ProstRenault e.dams 33 +21.057 610 6 55PRT António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri 33 +22.410 88 7 25FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing 33 +57.726 176 8 66GER Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 33 +1:00.744 74 9 4FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi 33 +1:03.559 132 10 27NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti 33 +1:03.840 111 11 28SUI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti 32 +1 lap 15 12 88GBR Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR 32 +1 lap 10 13 23GBR Oliver RowlandMahindra Racing 32 +1 lap 16 14 77FRA Nathanaël BerthonTeam Aguri 32 +1 lap 14 Ret 1BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCR 31 Crash 12 Ret 21BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing 26 Damage 9 Ret 2GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing 17 Battery 3DNS12Canada Jacques VilleneuveVenturi0Crash Damage4 4— Source:PUNTA DEL ESTE ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/punta-del-este-eprix.aspx fiaformulae.com FIA 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075758/http://fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/punta-del-este-eprix.aspx 22 December 2015 dead dmy-all Notes: 2 2 – Two points for fastest lap. 3 3 – Three points for pole position. 4 4 – Jacques Villeneuve did not start the race due to the heavy accident during Friday's qualifying session, he had to withdraw. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 SUI Sébastien Buemi 62 10px 2 BRA Lucas di Grassi 61 10px 3 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 28 10px 4 GBR Sam Bird 24 10px 5 FRA Loïc Duval 24 Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault e.Dams 73 10px 2 GER ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 71 10px 3 USA Dragon Racing 52 10px 4 GBR DS Virgin Racing 30 10px 5 IND Mahindra Racing 27 Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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