2015 Punta del Este ePrix

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Uruguay  2015 Punta del Este ePrix
Race details
Race 3 of 11 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Layout of the Punta del Este Street Circuit
Layout of the Punta del Este Street Circuit
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 mi)
Distance 33 laps, 91.91 km (57.11 mi)
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
First lap of the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix
File:2015 Punta del Este ePrix - Race - 02.JPG
North hairpin at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix
File:2015 Punta del Este ePrix - Video - Podium celebration.webm
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 His team was unable to repair the damage in time for race day, and the Canadian was subsequently withdrawn.[7]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

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 33 45:59.697 5 271
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 1 182
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
15 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. NEXTEV TCR 31 +2 laps 12
Ret 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 26 +7 laps 9
Ret 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 17 Retired 3
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Notes:

  • ^1 – Two points for fastest lap.
  • ^2 – Three points for pole position.
  • Jacques Villeneuve did not start the race due to the heavy accident during Friday's qualifying session, he had to withdraw.

Lap leaders:BelgiumJérôme d'Ambrosio (1-8),SwitzerlandSebastien Buemi (9-17),United KingdomOliver Rowland (18),SwitzerlandSebastien Buemi (19-33)

Standings after the race

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

References

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External links

Previous race:
2015 Putrajaya ePrix		 FIA Formula E Championship
2015–16 season		 Next race:
2016 Buenos Aires ePrix
Previous race:
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2016 Punta del Este ePrix
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