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2016 Paris ePrix

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Date
  
April 23 (23-04), 2016

Location
  
Paris, France

Course length
  
1.93 km (1.2 mi)

Official name
  
2016 Visa Paris ePrix

Course
  
Street circuit

2016 Paris ePrix

Distance
  
45 laps, 86.85 km (54 mi)

The 2016 Paris ePrix (officially the 2016 Visa Paris ePrix) was a Formula E motor race held on 23 April 2016 in Paris, France on a street circuit around Les Invalides. It was the seventh championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It also was the 18th Formula E race overall.

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Circuit

The race took place on the new Paris Street Circuit, which is 1.93 km in length and features 14 turns. It goes clock-wise around Les Invalides with the Musée de l'Armée and the tomb of Napoleon. The pit lane is located along the Esplanade des Invalides, north of Les Invalides.

Background

Ma Qing Hua replaced Salvador Durán at Team Aguri for the rest of the season.

The race finished under a safety car after a crash on lap 42.

Race

Notes:

  • ^1 – Three points for pole position.
  • ^2 – Two points for fastest lap.
  • Lap leaders:Lucas Di Grassi (1-23),Bruno Senna (24),Daniel Abt (25),Lucas Di Grassi (26-45)

    Standings after the race

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

    2016 Paris ePrix Wikipedia