| Renault Z.E. 16 | ||
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| File:Renault ZE16.png | ||
| Car Details | ||
| Manufacturer |  Renault
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| Model | Z.E. 16 | |
| Chassis | Spark-Renault SRT_01E Evo | |
| Motor | Renault Sport Zytek Mk2
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| Battery |  Williams Advanced Engineering 28kWh
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| Tyres | Michelin Pilot Sport EV2
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| Formula E Record | ||
| Début |  2016 Hong Kong ePrix
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| Last Race |  2017 Montreal ePrix II
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| Entries | 12 (48 Starts) | |
| Best | 1st (2016/17) | |
| Entrants | Renault e.Dams Techeetah
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| Poles | Wins | F.L.s |
| 2 | 7 | 1 |
| First Win | 2016 Hong Kong ePrix
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| Final Win | 2017 Montreal ePrix II
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| Podiums | 13 | |
| T.P.s | 424 | |
The Renault Z.E. 16 was an all-electric, single-seater, racing car design that won the 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship for Teams with Renault e.Dams, and would win seven ePrix across the season.[1] Indeed, the Z.E. 16, which would be raced by Renault e.Dams and Techeetah, would be one of the most successful designs in FE history, with Sébastien Buemi narrowly missing out on the Drivers' Championship on top of e.Dams' successful Teams' Championship campaign.[2]
Competitive History[]
Development History[]
Given the impressive performance of the Renault Z.E. 15 there was a philosophy of evolution over revolution for Renault when they developed the Z.E. 16, who would again work with Zytek to refine and lighten the design of their eMotor and Inverter.[3] However, there would be a major change, with Renault deciding to remove the gearbox entirely, and instead mount the eMotor transversely and attach it directly to the differential with a reduction gear which would allow the powertrain to efficiently deploy its torque.[3] The overall design was as a result a lot lighter, requiring e.Dams to need ballast to bring the car up to minimum weight, and was able to be mounted a lot lower than before which meant that the car had an impressively low centre of gravity.[3]
Formula E Record[]
The tables below show Renault Z.E. 16's full record in the FIA Formula E Championship.
Formula E Entries[]
The table below given and overview of Renault Z.E. 16's entries in Formula E:
| Renault Z.E. 16's overall Formula E Record | ||||||||
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| Season | Official name | No. | Drivers | DC Pos. | DC Pts. | TC Pos. | TC Pts. | |
| 2016/17 | Renault e.Dams[1]
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8 | Nicolas Prost[4]
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6th | 93 | 1st | 268 | |
| 9 |  Sébastien Buemi[4]
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2nd | 157 | |||||
| Pierre Gasly[5]
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16th | 18 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Techeetah[6]
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25 | Jean-Éric Vergne[6]
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5th | 117 | 5th | 156 | |
| 33 | Ma Qing Hua[6]
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25th | 0 | |||||
 Esteban Gutiérrez[7]
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22nd | 5 | ||||||
| Stéphane Sarrazin*[8]
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10th | 36 | ||||||
- * Sarrazin would complete the first six races of the season with the Venturi Formula E Team.
Career Results[]
Listed below are the full career results of Renault Z.E. 16:
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 2016/17 | NextEV NIO | 
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1st | 268 | |
| 8 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 6th | Ret | ||||
| 9 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 13th | 1st | 1st | DSQ | 1st | 7th | 4th | DSQ | 11th | ||||
| 2016/17 | Techeetah |
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5th | 156 | |
| 25 | Ret | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | Ret | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| 33 | Ret | 15th | 16th | 10th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 14th | 3rd | 12th | 3rd | 8th | ||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Finish | 16th | Non-Points Finish | |
| NC | Not Classified | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| INJ | Driver Injured | Italics | Fastest Lap | |
| Bold | Pole Position | G | Group Fastest Lap | |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'TEN TEAMS ENTERED FOR THE 2016-17 FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 01/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/ten-teams-entered-for-the-2016-17-fia-formula-e-championship/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMnt17R2 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'INSIGHT: how the cars have changed', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 08/10/2016), https://www.fiaformulae.com/de/news/6427, (Accessed 27/03/2025)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Renault e.Dams confirm Buemi and Prost for 2016/17', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/05/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/may/renault-edams-confirm-buemi-and-prost-for-201617/, (Accessed 20/05/2016)
- ↑ 'GP2 champ Gasly replaces Buemi for New York', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/gp2-champ-gasly-replaces-buemi-for-new-york/, (Accessed 10/07/2017)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 'SECA SECURE FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY: JEAN-ERIC VERGNE AND MA QING HUA CONFIRMED AS DRIVERS', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 07/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/seca-secure-fia-formula-e-championship-entry/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ 'Esteban Gutierrez joins TECHEETAH Formula E Team', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/03/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/march/esteban-gutierrez-joins-techeetah-formula-e-team/, (Accessed 20/03/2017)
- ↑ 'Sarrazin to TECHEETAH, Dillmann joins Venturi', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/06/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/june/sarrazin-to-techeetah-dillmann-joins-venturi/, (Accessed 03/06/2017)