2015 Miami ePrix
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The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix, was a Formula E motor race held on 14 March 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. Miami was subsequently dropped from the Formula E schedule for the 2015–16 season,[2] before the scheduled return in 2025 to be held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway.
| 2015 Miami ePrix | |||
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| Race 5 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
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Layout of the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | March 14, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix | ||
| Location | Miami, United States | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.17 km (1.35 miles) | ||
| Distance | 39 laps, 84.6 km (53.7 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 77.5 °F (25.3 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Andretti | ||
| Time | 1:05.953 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China Racing | |
| Time | 1:07.969 on lap 29 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | e.dams-Renault | ||
| Second | Andretti | ||
| Third | Audi Sport ABT | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Report
Background
After the previous race in Buenos Aires, four driver changes took place. The first was Loïc Duval, replacing Oriol Servià at Dragon.[3] The second was Scott Speed, replacing Marco Andretti at Andretti.[4] 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.[5] Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in Beijing. Finally, Vitantonio Liuzzi replaced Michela Cerruti at Trulli GP.[6]
Salvador Durán, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Bruno Senna were voted to receive the FanBoost, giving an extra 30 kWh for five seconds per car.[7]
Classification
Summarize
Perspective
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 |  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:
Race
Nicolas Prost won ahead of Scott Speed, while Daniel Abt finished third despite leading on the penultimate lap.[8]
| 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 | 10+21 |
| 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 | Collision Damage | 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
External links
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