2015 Miami ePrix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | ||
 Layout of the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit | ||
| Date | March 14, 2015 | |
| Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix | |
| Location | Miami, United States | |
| Course | Street circuit 2.17 km (1.35 mi) | |
| Distance | 39 laps, 84.6 km (53.7 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, sunny Air temp.: 26 °C (79 °F) Track temp.: 35 °C (95 °F) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jean-Éric Vergne |
Andretti |
| Time | 1:05.953 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet Jr. |
China Racing |
| Time | 1:07.969 on lap 29 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Nicolas Prost |
e.dams-Renault |
| Second |  Scott Speed |
Andretti |
| Third |  Daniel Abt |
Audi Sport ABT |
Biscayne Bay next to the AmericanAirlines Arena
The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on March 14, 2015 at the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit, Miami, United States. It was the fifth championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by Nicolas Prost.
Report
Background
After the previous race in Buenos Aires, four driver changes took place. The first was Loïc Duval, replacing Oriol Servià at Dragon.[1] The second was Scott Speed, replacing Marco Andretti at Andretti.[2] Speed was the fourth driver in five races to drive the second car for Andretti. The third was Charles Pic returning to the series with China Racing, replacing Ho-Pin Tung.[3] Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in Beijing. Finally, Vitantonio Liuzzi replaced Michela Cerruti at Trulli GP.[4]
Salvador Durán, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Bruno Senna were voted to receive the FanBoost, giving an extra 30 kWh for five seconds per car.[5]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne |
Andretti | 1:05.953 | 1 | |
| 2 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
China Racing | 1:06.003 | +0.050 | 71 |
| 3 | 8 | Nicolas Prost |
e.dams-Renault | 1:06.167 | +0.214 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |  Sam Bird |
Virgin Racing | 1:06.170 | +0.217 | 3 |
| 5 | 66 | Daniel Abt |
Audi Sport ABT | 1:06.255 | +0.302 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin |
Venturi | 1:06.389 | +0.436 | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi |
Audi Sport ABT | 1:06.424 | +0.471 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
Dragon Racing | 1:06.502 | +0.549 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 |  Jaime Alguersuari |
Virgin Racing | 1:06.503 | +0.550 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld |
Venturi | 1:06.510 | +0.557 | 192 |
| 11 | 28 | Scott Speed |
Andretti | 1:06.527 | +0.574 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Trulli | 1:06.836 | +0.883 | 11 |
| 13 | 77 |  Salvador Durán |
Amlin Aguri | 1:06.888 | +0.935 | 12 |
| 14 | 9 |  Sébastien Buemi |
e.dams-Renault | 1:07.037 | +1.084 | 13 |
| 15 | 10 | Jarno Trulli |
Trulli | 1:07.163 | +1.210 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 |  Karun Chandhok |
Mahindra Racing | 1:07.223 | +1.270 | 203 |
| 17 | 21 | Bruno Senna |
Mahindra Racing | 1:07.283 | +1.330 | 15 |
| 18 | 55 |  António Félix da Costa |
Amlin Aguri | 1:07.678 | +1.725 | 16 |
| 19 | 88 | Charles Pic |
China Racing | 1:08.243 | +2.290 | 17 |
| 20 | 6 | Loïc Duval |
Dragon Racing | 1:09.454 | +3.501 | 18 |
Notes:
- ^1 –Nelson Piquet Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for speeding under yellow flags in the previous race.
- ^2 –Nick Heidfeld was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
- ^3 –Karun Chandhok was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
Race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nicolas Prost |
e.dams-Renault | 39 | 46:12.349 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 28 | Scott Speed |
Andretti | 39 | +0.433s | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 66 | Daniel Abt |
Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +5.518s | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
Dragon Racing | 39 | +5.941s | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. |
China Racing | 39 | +6.426s | 7 | 121 |
| 6 | 55 | António Félix da Costa |
Amlin Aguri | 39 | +8.754s | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Loïc Duval |
Dragon Racing | 39 | +9.498s | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Sam Bird |
Virgin Racing | 39 | +19.817s | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi |
Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +20.631s | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Salvador Durán |
Amlin Aguri | 39 | +24.587s | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Virgin Racing | 39 | +43.883s | 9 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld |
Venturi | 39 | +47.878s | 19 | |
| 13 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi |
e.dams-Renault | 39 | +1:04.587s | 13 | |
| 14 | 5 | Karun Chandhok |
Mahindra Racing | 39 | +1:23.539s | 20 | |
| 15 | 10 | Jarno Trulli |
Trulli | 38 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Trulli | 38 | +1 lap | 11 | |
| 17 | 88 | Charles Pic |
China Racing | 38 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 18 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne |
Andretti | 37 | +2 laps | 1 | 32 |
| Ret | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin |
Venturi | 31 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | Bruno Senna |
Mahindra Racing | 25 | Suspension | 15 |
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "Duval gets Dragon seat for Miami". FIA Formula E Championship (Formula E Operations). March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Scott Speed to race for Andretti in Miami". FIA Formula E Championship (Formula E Operations). March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Pic returns to Formula E with China Racing.". FIA Formula E Championship (Formula E Operations). March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Vitantonio Liuzzi replaces Michela Cerruti in Miami". FIA Formula E Championship (Formula E Operations). March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Duran, Vergne and Senna win FanBoost vote". FIA Formula E Championship (Formula E Operations). March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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