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2015–16 Formula E Championship

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2015–16 Formula E Championship
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The 2015–16 FIA Formula E Championship was the second season of the FIA Formula E championship, held from 24 October 2015 to 3 July 2016. The season saw seven new manufacturers, who were allowed to develop new power trains, specifically the e-motor, the inverter, the gearbox and the cooling system.[1] Nelson Piquet Jr. was the defending Drivers' Champion and Renault e.dams the defending teams' champion. After ten rounds, Sébastien Buemi won the championship by just two points over Lucas di Grassi after setting the fastest lap in the final race, where neither driver finished following an opening lap crash and several attempts to set the fastest lap in their second cars. Renault e.dams retained the teams' championship.

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Sébastien Buemi won the Drivers' Championship by 2 points
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Lucas di Grassi finished the season second, following a controversial crash with Buemi in the final race
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Nicolas Prost (pictured in 2012) finished the season third
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Renault e.dams won the Teams' Championship
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Teams and drivers

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The second season was planned to again feature ten teams that were essentially identical from the inaugural season. But, the withdrawal of Trulli after failing to enter the first two races left nine teams competing for the 2015–16 season.[2] Additionally, there were eight manufacturers of power trains that worked together with or were part of the individual teams. Initially only Team Aguri decided to keep the power train from the previous season, while Dragon used the Venturi power train. Due to the regulations, all teams used the same chassis as in the first season. The eight 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] All teams used the mandated Spark chassis.

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‡ 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 Automobiles).[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

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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 were free to pursue their own development of the powertrain, including the e-motor, inverter, gearbox and cooling system.[36]
  • The maximum power usage during the race was increased from 150 kilowatts (200 bhp) to 170 kilowatts (230 bhp). The total allowed energy consumption from the battery remained limited to 28 kWh.[37]
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Calendar

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The season was scheduled to include 11 races, held between October 2015 and July 2016. The final calendar was approved by the World Motor Sport Council in October 2015.[38] However, in May 2016, the Moscow ePrix was cancelled "due to recent and unforeseen circumstances related to road closures", reducing the season to 10 races.[39]

Calendar changes

ePrix locations

Location of ePrix in season 2.
(: ePrix – single race)
(: ePrix – double race)

Race results

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 fastest time but he was excluded due to an irregular tyre pressure level.
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Championship standings

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Points system

Championship points are awarded as follows:

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

Drivers' Championship

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Notes

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

Teams' Championship

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Notes

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

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