2016 Hong Kong ePrix

  2016 Hong Kong ePrix

Race details
Race 1 of 12 of the 2016–17 Formula E season
Date	9 October 2016
Official name	2016 HKT Hong Kong ePrix
Location	Hong Kong Harbourfront Circuit
Course	Street circuit
Course length	1.860 km ( mi)
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NextEV NIO
Time	1:03.099
Fastest lap
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist	Mahindra Racing
Time	1:02.947 on lap 36
Podium
First	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams
Second	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Third	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing

The 2016 Hong Kong ePrix (officially the 2016 HKT Hong Kong ePrix) was a Formula E motor race held on 9 October 2016 at the Hong Kong Harbourfront Circuit in Hong Kong. It was the first edition of the Hong Kong ePrix and the first race of the third season of the electrically powered racing car series.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	3	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NextEV NIO	1:03.099
2	88	Oliver Turvey	NextEV NIO	1:03.231	+0.132
3	37	José María López	DS Virgin Racing	1:03.251	+0.152
4	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	1:03.258	+0.159
5	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:03.317	+0.218
6	19	Felix Rosenqvist	Mahindra Racing	1:03.332	+0.233
7	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:03.615	+0.516
8	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:03.637	+0.538
9	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah	1:03.750	+0.651
10	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:03.759	+0.660
11	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	1:03.848	+0.749
12	5	Maro Engel	Venturi	1:03.915	+0.816
13	28	António Félix da Costa	MS Amlin Andretti	1:04.057	+0.958
14	47	Adam Carroll	Jaguar Racing	1:04.428	+1.329
15	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:04.520	+1.421
16	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar Racing	1:04.588	+1.489
17	33	Ma Qing Hua	Techeetah	1:04.740	+1.641
18	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:05.166	+2.067
19	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:08.094	+4.995
20	27	Robin Frijns	MS Amlin Andretti	1:10.407	+7.308
Source:[2]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	45	53:13.298	5	25
2	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	45	+2.477	19	18
3	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	45	+5.522	11	15
4	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	45	+7.360	10	12
5	28	António Félix da Costa	MS Amlin Andretti	45	+17.987	13	10
6	27	Robin Frijns	MS Amlin Andretti	45	+21.161	20	8
7	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	45	+28.443	18	6
8	88	Oliver Turvey	NextEV NIO	45	+30.355	2	4
9	5	Maro Engel	Venturi	45	+30.898	12	2
10	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	45	+31.734	15	1
11	3	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NextEV NIO	45	+35.256	1	31
12	47	Adam Carroll	Jaguar Racing	45	+43.839	14
13	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	45	+48.058	4
14	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	43	+2 Laps	8
15	19	Felix Rosenqvist	Mahindra Racing	43	+2 Laps	6	12
Ret	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	34	Retired	7
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Techeetah	31	Retired	9
Ret	20	Mitch Evans	Jaguar Racing	24	Retired	16
Ret	37	José María López	DS Virgin Racing	15	Retired	3
Ret	33	Ma Qing Hua	Techeetah	1	Retired	17
Source:[2]

Notes:

• ^1 – Three points for pole position.
• ^2 – One point for fastest lap.

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