2015 Monaco ePrix

  2015 Monaco ePrix

Race details
Race 7 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Layout of the Monaco Formula E street circuit
Date	9 May 2015
Official name	2015 FIA Formula E Monaco ePrix
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	1.765 km (1.097 mi)
Distance	47 laps, 82.955 km (51.546 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams Renault
Time	53.478
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti
Time	55.157 on lap 32
Podium
First	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams Renault
Second	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT
Third	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	China Racing

The 2015 Monaco ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 9 May 2015 on the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the seventh championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by Sébastien Buemi, who became the first multiple race winner in the series.

Report

Background

For the second race in a row, the driver lineup was exactly the same as for the previous race.^[1] Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet, Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Salvador Durán.^[2]

Classification

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	47	48:05.225	1	281
2	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT	47	+2.154	2	18
3	99	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	47	+4.634	4	15
4	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	47	+4.801	12	12
5	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	47	+5.881	3	10
6	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	47	+11.032	7	8
7	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	47	+26.472	10	6
8	28	Scott Speed	Andretti	47	+41.1382	15	4
9	88	Charles Pic	NEXTEV TCR	47	+49.538	18	2
10	55	António Félix da Costa	Amlin Aguri	47	+52.658	20	1
11	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi	47	+52.936	17
12	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli	47	+58.984	14
13	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	46	+1 lap	19
Ret	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Trulli	36		16
Ret	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti	33		13	23
Ret	77	Salvador Durán	Amlin Aguri	28		11
Ret	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	24		5
Ret	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	14		6
Ret	3	Jaime Alguersuari	Virgin Racing	0	Collision	8
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	0	Collision	9

Notes:

• ^1  – Three points for pole position.
• ^2  – 33 second time penalty for exceeding maximum power usage.
• ^3  – Two points for fastest lap.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Lucas di Grassi 93 2 Nelson Piquet, Jr. 89 3 Sébastien Buemi 83 4 Nicolas Prost 77 5 Sam Bird 64

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 e.dams-Renault 160 2 Audi Sport ABT 115 3 Virgin Racing 94 4 NEXTEV TCR 93 5 Andretti 82

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

References

External links

• Official results