2015 Monaco ePrix
| 2015 Monaco ePrix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
 Layout of the Monaco Formula E street circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 47 laps, 82.955 km (51.546 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | e.dams Renault | ||
| Time | 53.478 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | |
| Time | 55.157 on lap 32 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | e.dams Renault | ||
| Second | Audi Sport ABT | ||
| Third | China Racing | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
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
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Sébastien Buemi
|
e.dams-Renault | 53.478 | — | ||
| 2 | 11 |  Lucas di Grassi
|
Audi Sport ABT | 53.669 | +0.191 | ||
| 3 | 7 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Dragon Racing | 53.702 | +0.224 | ||
| 4 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr.
|
NEXTEV TCR | 53.712 | +0.234 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Loïc Duval
|
Dragon Racing | 53.804 | +0.326 | ||
| 6 | 66 |  Daniel Abt
|
Audi Sport ABT | 53.891 | +0.413 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Nicolas Prost
|
e.dams-Renault | 53.909 | +0.431 | ||
| 8 | 3 |  Jaime Alguersuari
|
Virgin Racing | 54.021 | +0.543 | ||
| 9 | 21 | Bruno Senna
|
Mahindra Racing | 54.035 | +0.557 | ||
| 10 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Venturi | 54.133 | +0.655 | ||
| 11 | 77 |  Salvador Durán
|
Amlin Aguri | 54.175 | +0.697 | ||
| 12 | 2 |  Sam Bird
|
Virgin Racing | 54.253 | +0.775 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Andretti | 54.260 | +0.782 | ||
| 14 | 10 |  Jarno Trulli
|
Trulli | 54.339 | +0.861 | ||
| 15 | 28 |  Scott Speed
|
Andretti | 54.347 | +0.869 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Trulli | 54.462 | +0.984 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld
|
Venturi | 54.502 | +1.024 | ||
| 18 | 88 | Charles Pic
|
NEXTEV TCR | 54.652 | +1.174 | ||
| 19 | 5 |  Karun Chandhok
|
Mahindra Racing | 54.858 | +1.380 | ||
| 20 | 55 |  António Félix da Costa
|
Amlin Aguri | 56.938 | +3.460 | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||||
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 | 88 | Charles Pic
|
NEXTEV TCR | 47 | +49.538 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 55 | António Félix da Costa
|
Amlin Aguri | 47 | +52.658 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld
|
Venturi | 47 | +52.936 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Jarno Trulli
|
Trulli | 47 | +58.984 | 14 | |
| 12 | 28 | Scott Speed
|
Andretti | 47 | +1:14.1382 | 15 | |
| 13 | 5 | Karun Chandhok
|
Mahindra Racing | 46 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Trulli | 36 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Andretti | 33 | Hydraulics | 13 | 23 |
| Ret | 77 | Salvador Durán
|
Amlin Aguri | 28 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Loïc Duval
|
Dragon Racing | 24 | Electrical | 5 | |
| Ret | 66 | Daniel Abt
|
Audi Sport ABT | 14 | Transmission | 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 – Scott Speed has been given a drive through penalty converted into a 33-second time penalty for exceeding maximum power usage.
- ^3 – Two points for fastest lap.
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Driver line-up the same for Monaco ePrix". fiaformulae.com. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Duran, Vergne and Piquet win FanBoost vote". fiaformulae.com. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "FIA Formula E Championship – Round 7 – Monaco ePrix – Qualifying Session: Final Classification" (PDF). Al Kamel Systems. Al Kamel Systems S.L. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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