2016 London ePrix

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 The court case against the Council was withdrawn after an agreement was reached between the claimant and Formula E that the 2016 race would be the last.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 CUST Race 9 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season 2016 Berlin ePrix United Kingdom London ePrix Battersea_Park_Circuit.svg Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit 2 July 2016 Visa London ePrix 9 10 Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom Temporary circuit 2.925 1.818 33 96.5 60.0 Nico Prost Renault e.dams 1:23.247 FRA Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV 1:25.783 29 BRA Nico Prost Renault e.dams FRA Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing BRA Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing FRA LON1 Qualifying results Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team GS Group stage SP Super pole Grid Final grid position 1 8 FRA Nico Prost Renault e.Dams 1:23.247 1:27.192 1 2 88 BRA Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1:24.279 1:27.758 2 3 21 GBR Oliver Turvey NextEV TCR 1:23.969 1:28.284 3 4 27 NED Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 1:24.363 1:29.500 4 5 25 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1:26.799 — 5 6 66 GER Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:29.814 6 7 2 GBR Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:30.453 7 8 23 GER Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 1:32.367 8 9 4 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi Formula E Team 1:33.660 151 1 10 6 FRA Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:35.315 9 11 11 BRA Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:35.711 10 12 7 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:35.727 11 13 77 CHN Ma Qing Hua Team Aguri 1:36.748 161 1 14 9 SWI Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:36.771 12 15 12 GBR Mike Conway Venturi Formula E Team 1:37.562 13 16 55 PORAntónio Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:38.501 14 17 1 BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. NextEV TCR 1:38.922 181 1 18 28 SWI Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 1:50.455 172 2Source:London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship https://results.fiaformulae.com/ results.fiaformulae.com 2022-03-25 2020-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20220325055049/https://results.fiaformulae.com/ dead Notes 1 1- Stéphane Sarrazin, Ma Qing Hua and Nelson Piquet Jr. were handed grid penalties due to mechanical changes. 2 2- Simona de Silvestro did not set a full power lap. Race results Pos. PositionNo. Car numberDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18FRA Nico ProstRenault e.dams3353:56.683125+33 3221BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing33 +5.244218325FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing33 +8.195515411BRA Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT33 +8.914111259SWI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.dams33 +10.0521410655POR António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri33 +10.90816872GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing33 +10.9867687BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing33 +12.106124912GBR Mike ConwayVenturi33 +12.456152104FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi33 +15.918911177CHN Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri33 +38.40013121BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR33 +52.0281724 41323GER Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing33 +1:01.2645 581428SWI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti33 +1:03.0796 6181588GBR Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR30Accident3Ret6FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing23Electronics10Ret27NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti19Accident4Ret66GER Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT19Accident6 Source:London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship http://fiaformulae.com/en/results/race-results/?season=2&round=9&view=race 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 Notes 3 3 – Three points for pole position. 4 4 – Two points for fastest lap. 5 5 - Nick Heidfeld received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for using the fanboost twice. 6 6 - Simona de Silvestro received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for exceeding the maximum energy. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Lucas di Grassi 153 10px 2 SUI Sébastien Buemi 150 10px 2 3 FRA Nicolas Prost 90 10px 1 4 GBR Sam Bird 88 10px 1 5 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 68 Teams' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA e.Dams-Renault 240 10px 2 GER Audi Sport ABT 203 10px 3 GBR Virgin 140 10px 4 USA Dragon 114 10px 5 IND Mahindra 95 Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Race Two CUST Race 10 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season 2016 Berlin ePrix United Kingdom London ePrix Battersea_Park_Circuit.svg Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit 3 July 2016 Visa London ePrix 10 10 Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom Temporary circuit 2.925 1.818 33 96.5 60.0 Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 1:22.033 SWI Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 1:24.150 16 SWI Nico Prost Renault e.dams FRA Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler GER Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing BEL LON2 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. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team GS Group stage SP Super pole Grid Final grid position 1 9 SWI Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:22.106 1:22.033 1 2 8 FRA Nico Prost Renault e.Dams 1:22.878 1:22.948 2 3 11 BRA Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:23.245 1:22.975 3 4 88 GBR Oliver Turvey NextEV TCR 1:23.183 1:23.685 4 5 23 GER Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 1:23.343 1:24.827 5 6 66 GER Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:23.494 6 7 25 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1:23.783 7 8 2 GBR Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:23.930 8 9 1 BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. NextEV TCR 1:23.937 9 10 6 FRA Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:23.938 10 11 7 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:23.952 11 12 12 GBR Mike Conway Venturi Formula E Team 1:24.054 12 13 21 BRA Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1:24.171 13 14 55 POR António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:24.273 14 15 4 FRA Stephane Sarrazin Venturi Formula E Team 1:24.311 15 16 27 NED Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 1:24.655 16 17 28 SWI Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 1:24.823 17 18 77 CHN Ma Qing Hua Team Aguri 1:26.259 18 Source:London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship https://results.fiaformulae.com/ results.fiaformulae.com 2022-03-25 2020-10-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20220325055049/https://results.fiaformulae.com/ dead Race results The race start saw a controversial move by di Grassi on Buemi. The ABT collided with the Renault as di Grassi tried to out-brake the Renaults. Both cars were out of the race in turn 2. If neither 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. 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. Pos. PositionNo. Car numberDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18FRA Nico ProstRenault e.dams3356:32.649225266GER Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT33 +7.63361837BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing33 +22.524111546FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing33 +23.290101254FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi33 +24.9841510621BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing33 +27.174138723GER Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing33 +1:07.5449 956825FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing33 +1:08.0029 9 10 107491BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR33 +1:14.270921088GBR Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR33 +1:22.216411155POR António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri33 +1:58.3249 9 11 11141277CHN Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri32 +1 Lap181312GBR Mike ConwayVenturi32 +1 Lap12Ret11BRA Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT18Retired3Ret9SWI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.dams16Retired12+37 7 8 8Ret27NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti11Accident16Ret28SWI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti9Accident17Ret2GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing6Throttle8 Source:London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship http://fiaformulae.com/en/results/race-results/?season=2&round=10&view=race 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 Notes 7 7 – Three points for pole position. 8 8 – Two points for fastest lap. 9 9 - Nick Heidfeld, Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for exceeding the maximum energy. 10 10 - Jean-Éric Vergne received a 1-second time penalty for an unsafe release. 11 11 - António Félix da Costa received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for driving off the track. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 1 SUI Sébastien Buemi 155 10px 1 2 BRA Lucas di Grassi 153 10px 3 FRA Nicolas Prost 115 10px 4 GBR Sam Bird 88 10px 5 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 83 Teams' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA e.Dams-Renault 270 10px 2 GER Audi Sport ABT 221 10px 3 GBR Virgin 144 10px 4 USA Dragon 143 10px 5 IND Mahindra 105 Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:2016 Berlin ePrix |width="30%"|FIA Formula E Championship2015–16 season |width="35%"|Next race:2016 Hong Kong ePrix |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:2015 London ePrix |width="30%"|London ePrix |width="35%"|Next race:2021 London ePrix |- style="text-align:center" London ePrix Category:London ePrix London ePrix London ePrix ePrix