2015–16 Formula E season

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2015–16 FIA Formula E season
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Lucas Di Grassi, the current championship leader.
Nelson Piquet Jr., seen here at a NASCAR event in 2011, is the 2014-15 defending drivers' champion.
Renault e.dams is the defending teams' champion.

The 2015–16 FIA Formula E season is the second season of the FIA Formula E championship held from 24 October 2015 to 3 July 2016. The season sees the introduction of eight manufacturers, who are allowed to develop new power trains, specifically the e-motor, the inverter, the gearbox and the cooling system.[1] Nelson Piquet Jr. is the defending drivers champion and Renault e.dams is the defending teams champion. After eight rounds, Lucas di Grassi leads the championship by one point over Sébastien Buemi.

Teams and drivers

The second season was planned to again feature 10 teams that were essentially identical from the inaugural season. But, the withdrawal of Trulli after failing to enter the first two races left 9 teams competing for the 2015-16 season.[2] Additionally, there are 8 manufacturers of power trains that work together with or are part of the individual teams. Initially only Team Aguri decided to keep the power train from the previous season, while Dragon use the Venturi power train. Due to the regulations, all teams use the same chassis as in the first season. The 8 manufacturers were homologated by the FIA in August 2015.[1] After troublesome preseason testing, Andretti decided to revert to the power train from the inaugural season.[3]

Team Manufacturer Powertrain No. Drivers Rounds
China NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team         Spark-NEXTEV[4] NEXTEV TCR FormulaE 001 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.[5]         1–8
88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey[6] 1–8
United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team         Spark-Citroën Virgin DSV-01 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird[7] 1–8
25 France Jean-Éric Vergne[7] 1–8
Monaco Venturi Formula E Team Spark-Venturi Venturi VM200-FE-01 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin[8] 1–8
12 Canada Jacques Villeneuve[9]   1–3
United Kingdom Mike Conway[10] 4–8
United States Dragon Racing Spark-Venturi Venturi VM200-FE-01 6 France Loïc Duval[8] 1–8
7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio[11]       1–8
France Renault e.Dams Spark-Renault[4] Renault Z.E 15 8 France Nicolas Prost[8] 1–8
9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[8] 1–8
Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team Spark-Motomatica[12] Motomatica JT-01 10 Mexico Salvador Durán[13] 1‡
Italy Jarno Trulli[14] 2‡
18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi[13] 1–2‡
Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport         Spark-Abt Sportsline ABT Schaeffler FE01 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi[15] 1–8
66 Germany Daniel Abt[16] 1–8
India Mahindra Racing Formula E Team Spark-Mahindra Mahindra M2ELECTRO 21 Brazil Bruno Senna[17] 1–8
23 Germany Nick Heidfeld[17] 1–2, 4–8
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland[18] 3
United States Amlin Andretti Formula E Spark-McLaren[3] SRT01-e 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns[19] 1–8
28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro[20]       1–8
Japan Team Aguri Spark-McLaren[21] SRT01-e 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa[22]       1–7
Germany René Rast[23] 8
77 France Nathanaël Berthon[24] 1–3
Mexico Salvador Durán[25] 4–6
China Ma Qing Hua[26] 7–8
Source:[1]

‡ Drivers were present at the first two rounds of the championship, but the team failed to pass scrutineering both times

Team changes

  • All ten teams from the first season intended to compete in season two, with some name changes due to sponsorship changes or manufacturer cooperations.[1]
  • Eight teams became manufacturers and produce components either by themselves or with a technology partner: Abt (with Schaeffler), Andretti, e.Dams (with Renault) Mahindra, NEXTEV, Trulli (with Motomatica), Venturi, and Virgin (with DS/Citroën).[1] On 25 August 2015, Andretti decided to retain the powertrain from the previous season.[3]
  • After failing to pass scrutineering of their new drivetrain for the first two races, Trulli withdrew from the championship, leaving 9 teams to compete for the rest of the season.[2]

Driver changes

Mid season changes

Rule changes

  • The rules were opened up for the second season, in keeping with the series' long-term plan to use a single car over the course of a race instead of two separate chassis. Teams are free to pursue their own development of the powertrain, including the e-motor, inverter, gearbox and cooling system.[34]
  • The maximum power usage during the race was increased from 150 kW to 170 kW. The total allowed energy consumption from the battery remains limited at 28 kWh.[35]

Calendar

The season was scheduled to include 11 races, held between October 2015 and July 2016. The final calendar was approved by the World Motor Sports Council in October.[36] However, in May 2016, the Moscow ePrix was cancelled "due to recent and unforeseen circumstances related to road closures",[37] reducing the season to 10 races.

Round ePrix Country Track Date
1 Beijing ePrix  China Beijing Olympic Green Circuit 24 October 2015
2 Putrajaya ePrix  Malaysia Putrajaya Street Circuit 7 November 2015
3 Punta del Este ePrix  Uruguay Punta del Este Street Circuit 19 December 2015
4 Buenos Aires ePrix  Argentina Puerto Madero Street Circuit 6 February 2016
5 Mexico City ePrix  Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 12 March 2016
6 Long Beach ePrix  United States Long Beach Street Circuit 2 April 2016
7 Paris ePrix  France Paris Street Circuit 23 April 2016
8 Berlin ePrix  Germany Berlin Street Circuit 21 May 2016
9 London ePrix Race 1  United Kingdom Battersea Park Street Circuit 2 July 2016
10 London ePrix Race 2 3 July 2016
Source:[36][38]

Calendar changes

Race results

Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 China Beijing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi France Renault e.Dams Report
2 Malaysia Putrajaya Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Brazil Lucas di Grassi Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Report
3 Uruguay Punta del Este Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi France Renault e.Dams Report
4 Argentina Buenos Aires United Kingdom Sam Bird Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio United Kingdom Sam Bird United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team Report
5 Mexico Mexico City Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio France Nicolas Prost[N 1] Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio[N 2] United States Dragon Racing Report
6 United States Long Beach United Kingdom Sam Bird[N 3] Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Brazil Lucas di Grassi Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Report
7 France Paris United Kingdom Sam Bird Germany Nick Heidfeld Brazil Lucas di Grassi Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Report
8 Germany Berlin France Jean-Eric Vergne Brazil Bruno Senna Switzerland Sébastien Buemi France Renault e.Dams Report
9 United Kingdom London Report
10
Notes
  1. ↑ Jérôme d'Ambrosio set the fastest lap during the race, but his lap was removed due to corner-cutting.
  2. ↑ Lucas di Grassi and Audi Sport Abt were the initial winners but were disqualified when di Grassi's car was found to be underweight.
  3. ↑ António Félix da Costa set the pole position, but he was excluded due to an irregular tyre pressure level.

Championship standings

Points system

Championship points are awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole FL
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 2

Unlike the previous season, all results count towards the total.

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver BEI
China		 PUT
Malaysia		 PDE
Uruguay		 BUE
Argentina		 MEX
Mexico		 LBH
United States		 PAR
France		 BER
Germany		 LON
United Kingdom		 Pts
1 Brazil Lucas di Grassi 2 1 2 3* DSQ* 1* 1 3 141
2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 1 12 1 2 2 16 3* 1* 140
3 United Kingdom Sam Bird 7* 2 Ret* 1* 6 6 6 11 82
4 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 5 14† 3 16 1 7* 11 16 64
5 France Nicolas Prost Ret 10 5 5 3 11 4 4 62
6 France Stéphane Sarrazin 9 4 9* 4 9 2 5 10* 59
7 Germany Daniel Abt 11 7 8 13 7 3 10 2 50
8 France Loïc Duval 4 16† 4 6 4 8 Ret* Ret 48
9 Germany Nick Heidfeld 3 9* 7 8 4* 12 7* 47
10 Netherlands Robin Frijns 10 3 10 8 5 15 7 6 45
11 France Jean-Éric Vergne 12 Ret 7* 11* 16* 13 2* 5 37
12 Brazil Bruno Senna 13 5 Ret 10 10 5 9 15 26
13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Ret 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 20
14 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey 6* Ret* 12 9 11 12 13 12 10
15 United Kingdom Mike Conway 15 12 10 14 8 5
16 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 15†* 8* 15† 12 13 Ret Ret 13 4
17 France Nathanaël Berthon 8 15 14 4
18 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Ret 13 11 14 14 9 15 9 4
19 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 14 11 DNS 0
20 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 13 0
21 Mexico Salvador Durán DNP Ret 15* 14 0
22 China Ma Qing Hua Ret 14 0
23 Germany René Rast NC 0
– Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi DNP DNP 0
– Italy Jarno Trulli DNP 0
Pos. Driver BEI
China		 PUT
Malaysia		 PDE
Uruguay		 BUE
Argentina		 MEX
Mexico		 LBH
United States		 PAR
France		 BER
Germany		 LON
United Kingdom		 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
* – FanBoost
Notes

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. BEI
China		 PUT
Malaysia		 PDE
Uruguay		 BUE
Argentina		 MEX
Mexico		 LBH
United States		 PAR
France		 BER
Germany		 LON
United Kingdom		 Points
1 France Renault e.Dams 8 Ret 10 5 5 3 11 4 4 202
9 1 12 1 2 2 16 3* 1*
2 Germany ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 11 2 1 2 3* DSQ* 1* 1 3 191
66 11 7 8 13 7 3 10 2
3 United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing 2 7* 2 Ret* 1* 6 6 6 11 119
25 12 Ret 7* 11* 16* 13 2* 5
4 United States Dragon Racing 6 4 16† 4 6 4 8 Ret* Ret 112
7 5 14† 3 16 1 7* 11 16
5 India Mahindra Racing 21 13 5 Ret 10 10 5 9 15 73
23 3 9* 13 7 8 4* 12 7*
6 Monaco Venturi 4 9 4 9* 4 9 2 5 10* 64
12 14 11 DNS 15 12 10 14 8
7 United States Amlin Andretti 27 10 3 10 8 5 15 7 6 49
28 Ret 13 11 14 14 9 15 9
8 Japan Team Aguri 55 Ret 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 NC 24
77 8 15 14 Ret 15* 14 Ret 14
9 China NEXTEV TCR 1 15†* 8* 15† 12 13 Ret Ret 13 14
88 6* Ret* 12 9 11 12 13 12
– Switzerland Trulli 10 DNP DNP 0
18 DNP DNP
Pos. Team No. BEI
China		 PUT
Malaysia		 PDE
Uruguay		 BUE
Argentina		 MEX
Mexico		 LBH
United States		 PAR
France		 BER
Germany		 LON
United Kingdom		 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
* – FanBoost
Notes

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

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