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 The court case against the Council was withdrawn after an agreement was reached between the claimant and Formula E that the 2016 race would be the last.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.

Race One
2016 London ePrix
Race 9 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Race details
Date 2 July 2016
Official name Visa London ePrix
Location Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course Temporary circuit
Course length 2.925 km (1.818 miles)
Distance 33 laps, 96.5 km (60.0 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Renault e.dams
Time 1:23.247
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV
Time 1:25.783 on lap 29
Podium
First
Renault e.dams
Second
Mahindra Racing
Third
DS Virgin Racing
Lap leaders

Qualifying results
Pos.No.DriverTeamGSSPGrid
1 8France Nico ProstRenault e.Dams1:23.2471:27.1921
2 88Brazil Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:24.2791:27.7582
3 21United Kingdom Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR1:23.9691:28.2843
4 27Netherlands Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:24.3631:29.5004
5 25France Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:26.799—5
6 66Germany Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:29.814—6
7 2United Kingdom Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:30.453—7
8 23Germany Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing1:32.367—8
9 4France Stéphane SarrazinVenturi Formula E Team1:33.660—151
10 6France Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:35.315—9
11 11Brazil Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:35.711—10
12 7Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:35.727—11
13 77China Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri1:36.748—161
14 9Switzerland Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:36.771—12
15 12United Kingdom Mike ConwayVenturi Formula E Team1:37.562—13
16 55PortugalAntónio Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:38.501—14
17 1Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR1:38.922—181
18 28Switzerland Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:50.455—172
Source:[1]

Notes

^1 - Stéphane Sarrazin, Ma Qing Hua and Nelson Piquet Jr. were handed grid penalties due to mechanical changes.

^2 - Simona de Silvestro did not set a full power lap.

Race results
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 France Nico Prost Renault e.dams 33 53:56.683 1 25+33
2 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 33 +5.244 2 18
3 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 33 +8.195 5 15
4 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 33 +8.914 11 12
5 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 33 +10.052 14 10
6 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 33 +10.908 16 8
7 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 33 +10.986 7 6
8 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 33 +12.106 12 4
9 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 33 +12.456 15 2
10 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 33 +15.918 9 1
11 77 China Ma Qing Hua Team Aguri 33 +38.400 13
12 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NextEV TCR 33 +52.028 17 24
13 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 33 +1:01.2645 8
14 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 33 +1:03.0796 18
15 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NextEV TCR 30 Accident 3
Ret 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 23 Electronics 10
Ret 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 19 Accident 4
Ret 66 Germany Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 19 Accident 6
Source:[2]

Notes

  • ^3 – Three points for pole position.
  • ^4 – Two points for fastest lap.
  • ^5 - Nick Heidfeld received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for using the fanboost twice.
  • ^6 - Simona de Silvestro received a drive through penalty converted into a 50-seconds time penalty for exceeding the maximum energy.

Race Two
2016 London ePrix
Race 10 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Race details
Date 3 July 2016
Official name Visa London ePrix
Location Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course Temporary circuit
Course length 2.925 km (1.818 miles)
Distance 33 laps, 96.5 km (60.0 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Renault e.dams
Time 1:22.033
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams
Time 1:24.150 on lap 16
Podium
First
Renault e.dams
Second
ABT Schaeffler
Third
Dragon Racing
Lap leaders

Qualifying results
Pos.No.DriverTeamGSSPGrid
1 9Switzerland Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:22.1061:22.033 1
2 8France Nico ProstRenault e.Dams1:22.8781:22.948 2
3 11Brazil Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:23.2451:22.975 3
4 88United Kingdom Oliver TurveyNextEV TCR1:23.1831:23.685 4
5 23Germany Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing1:23.3431:24.827 5
6 66Germany Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:23.494—6
7 25France Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:23.783—7
8 2United Kingdom Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:23.930—8
9 1Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.NextEV TCR1:23.937—9
10 6France Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:23.938—10
11 7Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:23.952—11
12 12United Kingdom Mike ConwayVenturi Formula E Team1:24.054—12
13 21Brazil Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:24.171—13
14 55Portugal António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:24.273—14
15 4France Stephane SarrazinVenturi Formula E Team1:24.311—15
16 27Netherlands Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:24.655—16
17 28Switzerland Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:24.823—17
18 77China Ma Qing HuaTeam Aguri1:26.259—18
Source:[3]

Race results
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 France Nico Prost Renault e.dams 33 56:32.649 2 25
2 66 Germany Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 33 +7.633 6 18
3 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 33 +22.524 11 15
4 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 33 +23.290 10 12
5 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 33 +24.984 15 10
6 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 33 +27.174 13 8
7 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 33 +1:07.5449 5 6
8 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 33 +1:08.0029 10 7 4
9 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NextEV TCR 33 +1:14.270 9 2
10 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NextEV TCR 33 +1:22.216 4 1
11 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 33 +1:58.3249 11 14
12 77 China Ma Qing Hua Team Aguri 32 +1 Lap 18
13 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 32 +1 Lap 12
Ret 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 18 Retired 3
Ret 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.dams 16 Retired 1 2+37 8
Ret 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 11 Accident 16
Ret 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 9 Accident 17
Ret 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 6 Throttle 8
Source:[4]

Notes

References
  1. "London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship". results.fiaformulae.com.
  2. "London Round 9 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. "London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship". results.fiaformulae.com.
  4. "London Round 10 ePrix – Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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