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Race Information
Date 10 January 2015
E-Prix No. 4
Official Name 2015 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix
Location Flag of Buenos Aires Puerto Madero Circuit, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Format {{{format}}}
Lap length 2.407 km (1.496 mi)
Distance 35 laps / 84.245 km (52.347 mi)
Support Race {{{support}}}
Qualifying Result
Pole Sitter Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Team Flag of France e.dams-Renault
Time 1:09.134
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird
Team Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing
Fastest Lap 1:11.540 on lap 29
ePrix Result
First Second Third
Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of France Nicolas Prost Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
Winner Team Flag of the United Kingdom Amlin Aguri
Time 48:52.100
ePrix Guide
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Post-Race Test {{{test}}}

The 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix, officially known as the 2015 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix, was the fourth ePrix of the 2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship, staged at the Puerto Madero Circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 10 January 2015.[1] The race would see António Félix da Costa claim a shock victory for Amlin Aguri after some mid-race drama for an otherwise dominant Lucas di Grassi.[2]

It was Sébastien Buemi whom claimed pole position during the qualifying session, the Swiss racer just edging out Jaime Alguersuari by 0.027s, a then record margin.[3] Nick Heidfeld then edged out the second Virgin of Sam Bird for third, while di Grassi shared the third row with Jean-Éric Vergne.[3]

Buemi duly pulled into the lead at the start of the race, as Heidfeld and Alguersuari fought furiously for second through the first few corners.[2] The rest of the field thundered through in their wake, with no issues in the early stages.[2]

di Grassi was the man on the move during the first few laps, the Brazilian carving through to take second from Heidfeld, as the German himself went the other way.[2] Indeed, a move by Bird ultimately ended the German's hopes of a strong finish, with Heidfeld's Venturi elbowed out wide at the first corner to allow a gaggle of cars to slip past.[2]

The pit window would, however, see confusion grip the field, for Karun Chandhok crashed heavily to bring out the BMW Qualcomm i8 safety car as half the field made their stops.[2] The result was that the wrong car, namely Bird who was among the early stoppers, was picked up by the BMW, with the officials taking several minutes to finally re-order the pack.[2]

Buemi duly restarted the race in the lead, but his sprint clear was ruined when the Swiss racer clipped the barriers at the chicane, breaking his suspension.[2] di Grassi therefore inherited the lead, only to suffer his own suspension drama, handing the lead to Heidfeld, whom had Bird and da Costa on his tail.[2]

However, quickfire penalties saw both Heidfeld and Bird head into the pits before the chequered flag, meaning a shock victory was on the cards for da Costa, if he could keep Vergne at bay in the closing stages.[2] The Portuguese racer duly did so to claim his first victory in FE, while Nicolas Prost and Nelson Piquet Jr. completed the podium as Vergne lost pace late on.[2]

Background[]

The fourth round of the inaugural 2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship saw the field assemble in Buenos Aires in Argentina for the first time.[1] The circuit itself was formed in the Puerto Madero district of the Argentine capital, with the start and finish lines separated due to the location of the pit complex. In terms of layout the circuit was a mile and a half long, with a mix of hairpins, sweeps and chicanes.[4]

The big news ahead of the inaugural Buenos Aires ePrix was conformation that Franck Montagny had failed a drugs test after the 2014 Putrajaya ePrix, with the FIA suspending the Frenchman with immediate effect.[5] Indeed, his suspension meant that the second seat at Andretti Autosport was available once again, with the American squad deciding to hand Marco Andretti, grandson of Formula One legend Mario Andretti, his FE debut alongside Jean-Éric Vergne.[6] Montagny, meanwhile, would be subsequently banned from competing in any FIA sanctioned event for two years after an investigation was completed in March 2015.

Elsewhere, it was confirmed that Ho-Pin Tung would be returning to the grid, the Chinese racer having missed the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix through other commitments.[7] His replacement Antonio Garcia therefore returned to serving as the team's reserve racer.[7]

Punta Promise[]

Lucas di Grassi came to Buenos Aires with an eighteen point lead in the Driver's championship, with Sam Bird and Sébastien Buemi tied on 40 points. Nicolas Prost was slowly climbing into the title fight, having overtaken Nelson Piquet Jr. for fourth, but the pair were already more than 30 points behind di Grassi. 

Audi Sport ABT had, meanwhile, lost their lead in the Team's championship in Punta del Este, and now sat two points behind e.dams-Renault on 62 points. Virgin Racing were in clean air in third, eight behind ABT and eighteen ahead of Dragon Racing. Dragon however, would have to focus on fending off Andretti Autosport, whom were sat on 33 points, just three back. The Venturi Formula E Team sat at the bottom of the Team's standings, three points behind Amlin Aguri, after Trulli GP picked up their first points in Uruguay.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix is displayed below:

2015 Buenos Aires ePrix Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Car
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
3 Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
5 Flag of India Karun Chandhok Flag of India Mahindra Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
6 Flag of Spain Oriol Servià Flag of the United States Dragon Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
7 Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of the United States Dragon Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
8 Flag of France Nicolas Prost Flag of France e.dams-Renault Spark-Renault SRT_01E
9 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of France e.dams-Renault Spark-Renault SRT_01E
10 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team Spark-Renault SRT_01E
11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT Spark-Renault SRT_01E
18 Flag of Italy Michela Cerruti Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team Spark-Renault SRT_01E
21 Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna Flag of India Mahindra Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
23 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team Spark-Renault SRT_01E
27 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport Spark-Renault SRT_01E
28 Flag of the United States Marco Andretti Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport Spark-Renault SRT_01E
30 Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team Spark-Renault SRT_01E
55 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri Spark-Renault SRT_01E
66 Flag of Germany Daniel Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT Spark-Renault SRT_01E
77 Flag of Mexico Salvador Duran Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri Spark-Renault SRT_01E
88 Flag of China Ho-Pin Tung Flag of China China Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
99 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of China China Racing Spark-Renault SRT_01E
Source:[8]

Practice[]

FP1[]

The first free practice session in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires finished with some familiar faces at the top of the leader board with Sébastien Buemi setting down a benchmark of 1:09.475 for the E.Dams outfit, with Lucas di Grassi three and a half tenths behind for Audi Sport ABT. Three seconds covered the top ten in FP1, with much improvement to be had in preparation for qualifying later in the day.

FP2[]

By the end of free practice 2, the two same faces were topping the timesheets, again with Sébastien Buemi leading, Lucas di Grassi setting a 1:08.993 and a 1:09.260 respectively, both drivers managing to find around half a second of lap time between the sessions. Now only one and a quarter seconds covered the top ten keeping everyone's fingers crossed for a competitive and challenging qualifying.

Practice Results[]

The full results from both practice sessions is outlined below:

2015 Buenos Aires ePrix FP1 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap
1st 9 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of France E.Dams 1:09.475
2nd 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:09.831 +0.356s
3rd 66 Flag of Germany Daniel Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:10.579 +1.104s
4th 5 Flag of India Karun Chandhok Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:10.917 +1.442s
5th 8 Flag of France Nicolas Prost Flag of France E.Dams 1:11.605 +2.130s
6th 99 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of China China Racing 1:11.952 +2.477s
7th 3 Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:12.154 +2.679s
8th 7 Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:12.306 +2.831s
9th 55 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:12.360 +2.885s
10th 23 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:12.464 +2.989s
11th 27 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of the United States Andretti Formula E 1:12.464 +3.123s
12th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:12.663 +3.188s
13th 21 Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:12.751 +3.176s
14th 30 Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:12.832 +3.357s
15th 10 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 1:12.839 +3.364s
16th 77 Flag of Mexico Salvador Duran Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:13.115 +3.640s
17th 88 Flag of China Ho-Pin Tung Flag of China China Racing 1:13.667 +4.202s
18th 6 Flag of Spain Oriol Servià Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:13.881 +4.406s
19th 28 Flag of the United States Marco Andretti Flag of the United States Andretti Formula E 1:14.071 +4.596s
20th 18 Flag of Italy Michela Cerruti Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 1:14.161 +4.686s

2015 Buenos Aires ePrix FP2 Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap
1st 9 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of France E.Dams 1:08.933
2nd 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:09.260 +0.327s
3rd 55 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:09.325 +0.392s
4th 66 Flag of Germany Daniel Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:09.640 +0.707s
5th 27 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of the United States Andretti Formula E 1:09.640 +0.904s
6th 5 Flag of India Karun Chandhok Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:10.015 +1.082s
7th 3 Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:10.040 +1.107s
8th 30 Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:10.063 +1.130s
9th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:10.084 +1.151s
10th 10 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 1:10.163 +1.230s
11th 99 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of China China Racing 1:10.177 +1.244s
12th 23 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:10.652 +1.719s
13th 7 Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:10.832 +1.899s
14th 28 Flag of the United States Marco Andretti Flag of the United States Andretti Formula E 1:11.015 +2.082s
15th 21 Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:11.054 +2.121s
16th 77 Flag of Mexico Salvador Duran Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:11.144 +2.211s
17th 6 Flag of Spain Oriol Servià Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:11.428 +2.495s
18th 8 Flag of France Nicolas Prost Flag of France E.Dams 1:12.259 +3.326s
19th 18 Flag of Italy Michela Cerruti Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 1:12.695 +3.762s
20th 88 Flag of China Ho-Pin Tung Flag of China China Racing 1:13.941 +5.008s

Qualifying[]

The qualifying groups were announced shortly after practice one, with the draw carried out at random.[9] Starting at 12:00pm, the drivers had ten minutes in their groups to set their fastest time, following the usual procedure.[9]

Group 1[]

Punta del Este winner Sebastien Buemi was joined by Sam Bird, Antonio Felix da Costa, Nelson Piquet Jr. and the returning Ho-Pin Tung of China Racing.[9] Buemi came out on top in the group, setting the first time of the session and what proved to be the fastest in qualifying overall, handing e.dams-Renault their second pole of the season.[3]

Bird was next in the group for Virgin Racing, setting a time two tenths slower than the Swiss driver, ultimately slipping to fourth overall.[3] Next up were da Costa and Piquet, ending up eighth and ninth respectively overall, half a second slower than Buemi.[3] Last in the group, and fifteenth overall, was Tung, whose return to Formula E in Buenos Aires saw him go one and a half seconds slower than his team mate.[3]

Group 2[]

Group 2 saw Jaime Alguersuari, Nicolas Prost, Michela Cerruti, Oriol Servià and championship leader Lucas di Grassi take to the track.[9] It turned out that Alguersuari would be the class of the group, missing out on pole by just 0.027s for Virgin Racing.[3] Di Grassi was next up for Audi Sport Abt, ending up fifth overall, looking to use his starting position to extend his championship lead.[3] Prost also ended up in the top ten, although he could not match the pace of his Swiss team mate, placing seventh overall and half a second down.[3]

Servià took thirteenth overall for Dragon Racing, with Cerruti down in seventeenth.[3] Di Grassi, meanwhile, hit the wall with his right rear on his second lap, with Audi Sport Abt needing to repair the car after qualifying.[3]

Group 3[]

Next into the ring were the Venturi boys, Nick Heidfeld and Stephane Sarrazin, accompanied by Daniel Abt, Salvador Duran and Karun Chandhok.[9] Heidfeld proved to be the fastest in the group, claiming third overall (pushing Bird down to fourth by just 0.021s), with team mate Sarrazine down in eleventh.[3] Chandhok out-qualified Sarrazine by three tenths to take tenth for Mahindra Racing, with Abt in close attendance in twelfth.[3] Duran was slowest in the group, ending up in sixteenth.[3]

Group 4[]

Marco Andretti made his debut for Andretti Autosport as part of the final group in qualifying, joined by a host of former Formula One drivers.[9] Andretti team mate Jean-Eric Vergne went fastest in the group, completing the session in sixth, with Andretti himself ending the session in a positive fourteenth, just over a second off of his team mate's time.[3]

The final three places on the grid would be occupied by the remaining members of the group.[3] Jerome d'Ambrosio took eighteenth after a difficult session for Dragon Racing, while Bruno Senna claimed nineteenth, but was over four seconds slower than pole-setter Buemi,[3] Completing the grid was Jarno Trulli, after a crash at turn six ended his session early without setting a time.[3]

Post Qualifying[]

The final qualifying result for the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix are outlined below:

2015 Buenos Aires ePrix Qualifying Result
Pos. No. Name Team Time Gap Grid Group
1st 9 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of France e.dams-Renault 1:09.134 1 G1
2nd 3 Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:09.161 +0.027s 2 G2
3rd 23 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:09.367 +0.233s 3 G3
4th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 1:09.388 +0.254s 4 G1
5th 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:09.521 +0.387s 5 G2
6th 27 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport 1:09.527 +0.393s 6 G4
7th 8 Flag of France Nicolas Prost Flag of France e.dams-Renault 1:09.636 +0.502s 7 G2
8th 55 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:09.658 +0.524s 8 G1
9th 99 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of China China Racing 1:09.742 +0.608s 9 G1
10th 5 Flag of India Karun Chandhok Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:09.875 +0.741s 10 G3
11th 30 Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 1:10.165 +1.031s 11 G3
12th 66 Flag of Germany Daniel Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 1:10.329 +1.195s 12 G3
13th 6 Flag of Spain Oriol Servià Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:10.588 +1.454s 13 G2
14th 28 Flag of the United States Marco Andretti Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport 1:10.713 +1.579s 14 G4
15th 88 Flag of China Ho-Pin Tung Flag of China China Racing 1:11.049 +1.915s 15 G1
16th 77 Flag of Mexico Salvador Duran Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 1:11.331 +2.197s 16 G3
17th 18 Flag of Italy Michela Cerruti Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 1:11.785 +2.651s 17 G2
18th* 7 Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 1:12.239 +3.105s PL G4
19th 21 Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna Flag of India Mahindra Racing 1:13.209 +4.075s 19 G4
107% Time: 1:16.047
NC 10 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 20 G4
Source:[8]
  • * d'Ambrosio qualified eighteenth, but work on his car prevented him from starting on the grid.[2]
  •  Trulli failed to set a time in qualifying, but was allowed to start at the stewards discretion.

Race[]

Ahead of the race it was revealed that Jerome d'Ambrosio had some major issues after qualifying, with Dragon Racing unable to get the issues fixed before the pitlane was officially closed prior of the start.[2] The Belgian would therefore start from the pitlane, although the grid order was not adjusted to accommodate this.[2] With the start line set away from the finish line, the cars assembled on a dummy grid behind the finish line before the race, before going through the final sector to line up on the grid proper for the start.[2]

Before the race, it was announced that Nick Heidfeld, Bruno Senna and Jean-Éric Vergne were to receive FanBoost, which could be used twice (once per car) during the race.[10]

Report[]

Off the line, Sebastien Buemi gained a small lead after a good start, although it would be overshadowed by Heidfeld.[2] The German driver had an excellent start to get alongside second place Jaime Alguersuari going into the first corner, although he was on the outside of the hairpin when they turned in.[2] Alguersuari tapped the German as they went through the turn, sending Heidfeld into a controlled slide that got him around the Spanish Virgin, and allowed him to tuck in behind Buemi.[2] It was a clean start throughout, with d'Ambrosio joining the field from the pitlane.[2]

The field settled down quickly, with Buemi leading Heidfeld (whom used his fan boost in a failed attempt to get past on the third lap), while Alguersuari led Sam Bird, Lucas di Grassi, Antonio Felix da Costa, Vergne and several others.[2] Di Grassi was already thinking of the championship, taking Bird and Alguersuari in short over as the ePrix reached the ten lap mark, before catching and passing Heidfeld in short order.[11]

Heidfeld then lost pace (presumably to save energy), falling into the sights of Alguersuari whom took the German with relative ease.[11] Bird was the next to attempt a pass on the German, trying into the first corner on the next lap.[11] The Venturi driver was forced out wide by Bird, allowing da Costa to pass the German as well, with drama lower down the field set to cause confusion across the teams.[11]

On lap 16, as the pitstop window approached, Karun Chandhok suffered a suspension failure at the turn eight/nine chicane, sending the Mahindra racer into the wall.[2] Several drivers decided to pit, including Nelson Piquet Jr., Nicolas Prost, Alguersuari and Vergne, while others stayed out as the safety car was deployed.[2] The leaders, meanwhile, were held up behind the slow Michela Cerruti (down at the back after damage to her nose in the opening laps), meaning Buemi, di Grassi, Bird and Heidfeld looked set to lose the lead when they stopped a lap later.[11]

As they entered the pits, the safety car picked up Bird and co. whom had stopped earlier.[11] The late stoppers then rejoined at the back of the pack, with Buemi, according to the timing screens, in the lead.[11] The officials took their time to confirm that this was the case, before allowing some thirteen cars to pass the safety car before Buemi resumed the lead on track.[11] As the early stoppers then attempted to get to the back of the que before the restart, the safety car started its seventh and final lap.[11]

Buemi had a good start, leading di Grassi, Heidfeld, Bird and Alguersuari, until Bird was given a drive through penalty for ignoring a red light in the pits.[2] Then, Buemi made a mistake, clipping the inside wall at the chicane where Chandhok had retired, breaking his front left suspension.[2] Audi Sport ABT celebrated the incident as di Grassi took the lead, although their reaction proved to be premature.[11]

Within two laps of Buemi's retirement, di Grassi suffered a suspension failure almost identical to that of Chandhok, meaning he was out of the race.[11] Heidfeld now led from Bird, until the Brit served his penalty, leaving Heidfeld in the lead, with da Costa second.[11] Yet, the drama was not yet over for the lead, as Heidfeld was hit with a drive through for speeding in the pits, dropping him back and out of the lead battle.[2] Da Costa and Amlin Aguri were now, shockingly (even for themselves) in the lead of the race, although Vergne was in close attendance in second.[11]

Vergne soon began to lift off to conserve power, meaning da Costa pulled out a small lead, while Vergne dropped into a pack containing Alguersuari, Prost and Abt.[11] With a couple of laps to go, Abt tried an ambitious dive down the inside of Prost, only to misjudge his speed and the dirtiness of the track at the inside of turn six.[11] With his brakes locked, Abt slammed into the side of Alguersuari, putting himself out of the race, and allowing Prost past the pair of them.[11] Alguersuari continued, and would be involved later on.[11]

Vergne now struggled severely with pace, as Prost drove cleanly around him to take second, while Piquet (believing himself to be a lap down) ran passed quickly for third.[2] Alguersuari was another to take the ailing Andretti, before Senna tried to get past.[11] Senna cruised past Vergne between turns six and seven, with Vergne opting to take the inside, before locking up and hitting the side of the sole Mahindra, pushing Senna into a slide.[11] Both continued, with Senna holding on to the fifth place he had just taken.[2]

But, it was to be a historic day for Amlin Aguri, as da Costa swept home to take his and the team's first victory, with a late charging Prost grabbing second.[2] The podium was completed by Piquet, still under the belief that he was a lap down for China Racing, with Alguersuari and Senna completing the top five.[2] Salvador Duran came home eighth to make it a double points day for Amlin Aguri, until he was excluded from the results after it was found he had used too much power during the race.[12]

Result[]

The final classification of the 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix is displayed below, with the fastest lap setter indicated in italics, and the pole sitter shown in bold.

2015 Buenos Aires ePrix Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Fastest lap Pts.
1st 55 Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 35 48:52.100 1:12.694 25
2nd 8 Flag of France Nicholas Prost Flag of France e.dams-Renault 35 +5.354s 1:12.436 18
3rd* 99 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of China China Racing 35 +8.552s 1:11.591 15
4th 3 Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 35 +11.148s 1:12.292 12
5th 21 Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna FanBoost Flag of India Mahindra Racing 35 +11.535s 1:11.923 10
6th 27 Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne FanBoost Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport 35 +13.319s 1:12.205 8
7th 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 35 +13.617s 1:11.540 8
8th 23 Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld FanBoost Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 35 +15.464s 1:12.217 4
9th 6 Flag of Spain Oriol Servià Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 35 +19.334s 1:12.551 2
10th 30 Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 35 +28.973s 1:13.149 1
11th 88 Flag of China Ho-Pin Tung Flag of China China Racing 35 +1:12.858 1:13.420
12th 28 Flag of the United States Marco Andretti Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport 34 +1 Lap 1:13.014
13th 66 Flag of Germany Daniel Abt Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 33 Accident 1:12.164
14th 7 Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 33 +2 Laps 1:11.574
Ret§ 10 Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 30 Gearbox 1:13.049
Ret 11 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 26 Suspension 1:12.114
Ret 9 Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Flag of France e.dams-Renault 23 Accident 1:12.638 3
Ret 18 Flag of Italy Michela Cerruti Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 20 Retired 1:16.300
Ret 5 Flag of India Karun Chandhok Flag of India Mahindra Racing 15 Suspension 1:13.050
DSQƒ 77 Flag of Mexico Salvador Duran Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 35 Excluded 1:12.747
Source:[8]
  • FanBoost Indicates a driver was awarded FanBoost during the race.
  • * Piquet was awarded a five place grid penalty for Miami for speeding under yellow flags.[12]
  • Tung was awarded a time penalty for not respecting the minimum pitstop time.
  • Abt was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.[8]
  • § Trulli will serve a ten place grid penalty in Miami after a change of gearbox.[12]
  • Duran was excluded from the race result after his telemetry showed he had used more energy than permitted in the regulations.[12]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Lucas di Grassi remained in the lead of the championship leaving South America, but was now under pressure from Sam Bird after his retirement. Sebastien Buemi slipped to third, while Nicolas Prost and Nelson Piquet Jr. made significant gains in their pursuit of the title. There was now less than a win seperating di Grassi in first, from Piquet in fifth.

The Team's Championship, meanwhile, saw a significant shift in favour of e.dams-Renault, as Audi Sport ABT failed to score. The French based team now led Virgin Racing by eleven points, with the Germans a further twelve behind. Andretti Autosport overtook Dragon Racing to head to North America as the best placed American team, while Amlin Aguri jumped to eighth after António Félix da Costa's victory.

2014/15 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi 58 ◄0
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom Sam Bird 48 ▲1
3rd Flag of Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 43 ▼1
4th Flag of France Nicolas Prost 42 ◄0
5th Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 37 ◄0
6th Flag of Portugal António Félix da Costa 29 ▲8
7th Flag of Spain Jaime Alguersuari 26 ▲2
8th Flag of Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 22 ▼2
9th Flag of France Franck Montagny 18 ▼2
10th Flag of India Karun Chandhok 18 ▼2
11th Flag of Brazil Bruno Senna 18 ▲2
12th Flag of Spain Oriol Servià 16 ▼2
13th Flag of Italy Jarno Trulli 12 ▼2
14th Flag of France Charles Pic 12 ▼2
15th Flag of France Jean-Éric Vergne 11 ▲1
16th Flag of Germany Nick Heidfeld 5 ▲3
17th Flag of Germany Daniel Abt 4 ▼2
18th Flag of France Stéphane Sarrazin 3 ▼1
19th Flag of Japan Takuma Sato 2 ▼1
2014/15 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of France e.dams-Renault 85 ◄0
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Racing 74 ▲1
3rd Flag of Germany Audi Sport ABT 62 ▼1
4th Flag of the United States Andretti Autosport 41 ▲1
5th Flag of the United States Dragon Racing 38 ▼1
6th Flag of China China Racing 37 ▲1
7th Flag of India Mahindra Racing 36 ▼1
8th Flag of Japan Amlin Aguri 31 ▲1
9th Flag of Switzerland Trulli Formula E Team 12 ▼1
10th Flag of Monaco Venturi Formula E Team 8 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers are shown.

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2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship
Entrants
Amlin AguriAndretti AutosportAudi Sport ABTDragon Racinge.Dams-RenaultMahindra RacingNextEV TCRTrulli Formula E TeamVenturi Formula E TeamVirgin Racing
Manufacturers
Spark-Renault
Cars
Spark-Renault SRT 01E
Drivers
2 Sam Bird • 3 Jaime Alguersuari/Fabio Leimer • 5 Karun Chandhok • 6 Oriol Servià/Loïc Duval • 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio • 8 Nicolas Prost • 9 Sébastien Buemi • 10 Jarno Trulli • 11 Lucas di Grassi • 18 Michela Cerruti/Vitantonio Liuzzi/Alex Fontana • 21 Bruno Senna • 23 Nick Heidfeld • 27 Franck Montagny/Jean-Éric Vergne • 28 Charles Pic/Matthew Brabham/Marco Andretti/Scott Speed/Justin Wilson/Simona de Silvestro • 30 Stéphane Sarrazin • 55 Takuma Sato/António Félix da Costa/Sakon Yamamoto • 66 Daniel Abt • 77 Katherine Legge/Salvador Duran • 88 Ho-Pin Tung/Antonio Garcia/Oliver Turvey • 99 Nelson Piquet Jr.
E-Prix
BeijingPutrajayaPunta del EsteBuenos AiresMiamiLong BeachMonacoBerlinMoscowLondon ILondon II
Tests
DoningtonPunta del Este
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