2015 London ePrix

The 2015 London ePrix, officially known as the 2015 Visa London ePrix, was two Formula E motor races that took place on the 27 and 28 June 2015 on the Battersea Park Street Circuit in Battersea Park, London. It was the tenth and eleventh rounds of the 2014–15 Formula E season, the last of the inaugural season of Formula E.^[1]

Background to race weekend

In December 2013, the FIA approved a Formula E calendar of ten races, of which London was the 10th and last race.^[2] Wandsworth Council eventually approved of the circuit and also announced that it would be a double race on the 19 February 2015.^[3]

There was some controversy over the park circuit which took place in a Grade II* listed park with opposition to a public park being disrupted to accommodate the races. Battersea Park was closed to the public for four days with a three-week disruption period and a decision has yet to be taken on a repeat race.^[4]

Since the previous ePrix in Moscow, five driver changes were made. The first of these was that Jaime Alguersuari had been replaced by Fabio Leimer,^[5] as the Spaniard was forced to withdraw due to health issues.^[6] He was the first of three new Swiss drivers (taking the total 4), with Alex Fontana^[7] and Simona de Silvestro^[8] replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi and Justin Wilson respectively. De Silvestro's appearance in Formula E makes her the eighth driver to drive for Andretti this season, the sixth in the second car, and the third female driver in series history. Also making their first appearance was Sakon Yamamoto, who replaces António Félix da Costa as the Portuguese driver is driving for BMW in DTM,^[9] and Oliver Turvey, who replaces Charles Pic, becoming the fourth different driver to drive the second car for NEXTEV Team China Racing.^[10]

Race One

2015 London ePrix
Race details
Race 10 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Date	June 27, 2015
Official name	Visa London ePrix
Location	Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course	Temporary circuit
Course length	2.925 km (1.818 mi)
Distance	29 laps, 84.825 km (52.708 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault
Time	1:24.648
Fastest lap
Driver	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport Abt
Time	1:28.229 on lap 25
Podium
First	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault
Second	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Third	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti Autosport
Lap leaders

Background to Race One

After winning the last race in Moscow, Nelson Piquet, Jr. led the world championship by 17 points to fellow countryman, Lucas di Grassi. Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi was six points behind di Grassi in third. e.dams Renault topped the teams' championship by 44 points to Audi Sport Abt. NEXTEV Team China Racing was third, 11 further behind Audi Sport Abt.

After exceeding the track limits on multiple occasions in Moscow, Jarno Trulli was handed a five place grid penalty for failing to slow after cutting the chicane.^[11]

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	1:24.648	—	1
2	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:25.104	+0.456	2
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport Abt	1:25.105	+0.457	3
4	99	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	1:25.144	+0.496	4
5	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti Autosport	1:25.182	+0.534	5
6	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	1:25.258	+0.610	6
7	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	1:25.829	+1.181	7
8	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	1:25.879	+1.231	8
9	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	1:25.894	+1.246	9
10	77	Salvador Durán	Amlin Aguri	1:25.964	+1.316	10
11	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:25.998	+1.340	11
12	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi Grand Prix	1:26.128	+1.480	12
13	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport Abt	1:26.302	+1.654	13
14	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi Grand Prix	1:26.318	+1.670	14
15	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli GP	1:26.852	+2.204	20¹
16	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	1:27.160	+2.512	15
17	28	Simona de Silvestro	Andretti Autosport	1:27.208	+2.560	16
18	55	Sakon Yamamoto	Amlin Aguri	1:27.456	+2.808	17
19	18	Alex Fontana	Trulli GP	1:28.083	+3.435	18
20	3	Fabio Leimer	Virgin Racing	1:28.152	+3.504	19

^1 – Trulli handed five place penalty for excessive corner cutting in Moscow.^[11]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	29	47:54.784	1	28
2	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	29	+0.939	2	18
3	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti Autosport	29	+1.667	5	15
4	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT	29	+2.409	3	14
5	99	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	29	+7.370	4	10
6	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	29	+7.762	9	8
7	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	29	+8.553	6	6
8	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	29	+9.507	11	4
9	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	29	+10.032	7	2
10	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi Grand Prix	29	+12.077	14	1
11	28	Simona de Silvestro	Andretti Autosport	29	+15.946	17
12	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	29	+35.595	16
13	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi Grand Prix	29	+41.034	12
14	3	Fabio Leimer	Virgin Racing	29	+42.697	20
15	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli GP	29	+43.273	15
16	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	29	+48.423	8
17	77	Salvador Duran	Amlin Aguri	29	+1:01.987¹	10
Ret	18	Alex Fontana	Trulli GP	25	+4 Laps	19
Ret	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	15	Accident	13
Ret	55	Sakon Yamamoto	Amlin Aguri	15	Battery	18

^1 Salvador Duran received a 49-second penalty for overuse of power.

Standings after the race

Drivers or teams listed in bold were still able to take the respective title.

Drivers' Championship standings^[12]

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	138
2	Sébastien Buemi	133
3	Lucas di Grassi	125
4	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	95
5	Nicolas Prost	88

Constructors' Championship standings^[13]

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	e.dams Renault	221
2	Audi Sport ABT	157
3	NEXTEV TCR	144
4	Dragon Racing	138
5	Andretti Autosport	119

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

Race Two

2015 London ePrix
Race details
Race 11 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit
Date	June 28, 2015
Official name	Visa London ePrix
Location	Battersea Park Street Circuit, Battersea, London, United Kingdom
Course	Temporary circuit
Course length	2.925 km (1.818 mi)
Distance	29 laps, 84.825 km (52.708 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi
Time	1:23.901
Fastest lap
Driver	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing
Time	1:26.790 on lap 24
Podium
First	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing
Second	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Third	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi Grand Prix	1:23.901	-	1
2	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:23.965	+0.064	2
3	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:24.107	+0.206	3
4	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	1:24.241	+0.340	4
5	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	1:24.318	+0.417	5
6	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	1:24.385	+0.484	6
7	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi Grand Prix	1:25.494	+1.593	7
8	77	Salvador Duran	Amlin Aguri	1:25.649	+1.748	8
9	18	Alex Fontana	Trulli GP	1:25.689	+1.788	9
10	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli GP	1:27.093	+3.192	10
11	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT	1:32.570	+8.669	11
12	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	1:33.626	+9.725	12
13	28	Simona de Silvestro	Andretti Autosport	1:34.167	+10.266	13
14	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti Autosport	1:35.032	+11.131	14
15	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	1:35.111	+11.210	15
16	99	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	1:35.284	+11.383	16
17	3	Fabio Leimer	Virgin Racing	1:35.543	+11.642	17
18	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	1:38.473	+14.572	18
19	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	1:41.232	+17.331	19
20	55	Sakon Yamamoto	Amlin Aguri	no time	-	20

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	29	45:48.792	4	27¹
2	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	29	+6.973	2	18
3	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	29	+9.430	3	15
4	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	29	+10.147	5	12
5	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	29	+10.689	6	10
6	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT	29	+11.204	11	8
7	99	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	29	+11.561	16	6
8	77	Salvador Duran	Amlin Aguri	29	+12.402	8	4
9	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	29	+14.142	12	2
10	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	29	+14.535	15	1
11	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	29	+23.170	18
12	29	Simona de Silvestro	Andretti Autosport	29	+24.610	13
13	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	29	+31.501	19
14	18	Alex Fontana	Trulli GP	29	+38.423	9
15	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi Grand Prix	29	+48.680²	1	3³
16	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti Autosport	28	+1 laps	14
Ret	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi Grand Prix	17	+6 laps	7
Ret	3	Fabio Leimer	Virgin Racing	17	+12 laps	17
Ret	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli GP	14	+15 laps	10
Ret	55	Sakon Yamamoto	Amlin Aguri	6	Accident	20

Notes:

^1 – Two points for fastest lap.
^2 – Stéphane Sarrazin received a 49-second penalty for overuse of power.
^3 – Three points for pole position.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings^[12]

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	144
2	Sébastien Buemi	143
3	Lucas di Grassi	133
4	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	113
5	Sam Bird	103

Constructors' Championship standings^[13]

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	e.dams Renault	232
2	Dragon Racing	171
3	Audi Sport ABT	165
4	NEXTEV TCR	152
5	Virgin Racing	133

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

References

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