2017 Buenos Aires ePrix
The 2017 Buenos Aires ePrix (formally the 2017 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix) was a Formula E electric motor race held on 18 February 2017 at the Puerto Madero Street Circuit in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina in front of a crowd of 21,000 people. It was the third round of the 2016–17 Formula E Championship and the third running of the event. The 37-lap race was won by e.Dams-Renault driver Sébastien Buemi after starting from third position. Techeetah's Jean-Éric Vergne finished second and Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi was third.
| 2017 Buenos Aires ePrix | |||||
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Race 3 of 12 of the 2016–17 Formula E Championship
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Layout of the Puerto Madero Street Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 18 February 2017 | ||||
| Official name | 2017 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix | ||||
| Location | Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 2.480 km (1.54 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 37 laps, 91.72 km (56.98 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny; Air: 29.0 to 29.7 °C (84.2 to 85.5 °F), Track: 26 °C (79 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 21,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Audi Sport ABT | ||||
| Time | 1:09.404 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Felix Rosenqvist | Mahindra | |||
| Time | 1:09.467 (lap record) on lap 31 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | e.Dams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Techeetah-Renault | ||||
| Third | Audi Sport ABT | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Di Grassi won the pole position by recording the fastest lap in qualifying and led the first lap. The race was neutralised on the same lap because of Adam Carroll's stalled car and when the race restarted one lap later Vergne challenged di Grassi for the lead and passed him on lap three. Di Grassi lost second place to Buemi soon after and the latter took the lead by overtaking Vergne on the sixth lap. Buemi kept the lead after the mandatory pit stops to switch into his second car but despite having trouble with braking in a straight line Buemi remained in first place for the rest of the race to win. There were four lead changes among four different drivers during the course of the race.
It was Buemi's third consecutive victory of the season, the ninth of his career, and he became the first driver in Formula E history to win three successive races. The result increased Buemi's Drivers' Championship advantage over di Grassi to 29 points. Buemi's teammate Nico Prost maintained third position, while Vergne's strong finish moved him to fourth place. e.Dams-Renault extended their Teams' Championship advantage over Audi Sport ABT to 51 points and were a further 23 ahead of Mahindra with nine races left in the season.