2015 Punta del Este ePrix

2015 Punta del Este ePrix
Race 3 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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Layout of the Punta del Este Street Circuit
Layout of the Punta del Este Street Circuit
Race details
Date 19 December 2015
Official name 2015 FIA Formula E Julius Baer Punta del Este ePrix
Location Punta del Este, Uruguay
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.79 km (1.73 miles)
Distance 33 laps, 91.91 km (57.11 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Dragon Racing
Time 1:15.498
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams
Time 1:17.413 on lap 23
Podium
First
Renault e.Dams
Second
ABT
Third
Dragon Racing
Lap leaders
First lap of the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix
North hairpin at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix
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 ePrix[1]) 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.[2] The race was won by Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi from team Renault e.Dams.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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 His team was unable to repair the damage in time for race day, and the Canadian was subsequently withdrawn.[7]

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:15.011 51
2 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:15.115 +0.104 41
3 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:15.481 +0.470 11
4 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:15.748 +0.737 21
5 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:15.790 +0.779 31
6 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.Dams 1:15.913 +0.902 6
7 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:15.993 +0.982 7
8 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:16.014 +1.003 8
9 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1:16.048 +1.037 9
10 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 1:16.154 +1.143 10
11 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 1:16.255 +1.244 11
12 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 1:16.300 +1.289 12
13 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 1:16.353 +1.342 13
14 77 France Nathanaël Berthon Team Aguri 1:17.573 +2.562 14
15 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 1:18.281 +3.270 15
16 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra Racing 1:19.414 +4.403 16
17 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1:19.946 +4.935 17
18 12 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Venturi 1:28.451 +13.440 18
Source:[8]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout.

Super Pole

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:15.498 1
2 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:15.875 +0.377 2
3 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:16.109 +0.611 3
4 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:16.635 +1.137 4
5 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:19.811 +4.313 5
Source:[8]

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 33 45:59.697 5 25+22
2 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 33 +3.534 4 18
3 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 33 +6.725 1 15+33
4 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 33 +6.807 2 12
5 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.dams 33 +21.057 6 10
6 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 33 +22.410 8 8
7 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 33 +57.726 17 6
8 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 33 +1:00.744 7 4
9 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 33 +1:03.559 13 2
10 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 33 +1:03.840 11 1
11 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 32 +1 lap 15
12 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 32 +1 lap 10
13 23 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Mahindra Racing 32 +1 lap 16
14 77 France Nathanaël Berthon Team Aguri 32 +1 lap 14
Ret 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 31 Crash 12
Ret 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 26 Damage 9
Ret 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 17 Battery 3
DNS 12 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Venturi 0 Crash Damage4 —
Source:[8]

Notes:

  • ^2 – Two points for fastest lap.
  • ^3 – Three points for pole position.
  • ^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

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

References

  1. ^ "Bank Julius Baer returns as title sponsor in Punta del Este". Formula E Holdings Limited. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Round 3 – 19 December 2015 – Punta del Este, Uruguay". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Buemi back on top". Formula E Holdings Limited. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Punta del Este ePrix - Circuit guide". FIA Formula E. 2015-12-09. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  5. ^ "Oliver Rowland replaces injured Heidfeld". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Trulli Formula E Team announce withdrawal from championship". fiaformulae.com. 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Villeneuve to miss Punta race". FIA Formula E. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "PUNTA DEL ESTE ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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