2014 Beijing ePrix

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2014 Beijing ePrix
Race 1 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Pekin ePrix.svg
Layout of the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit
Race details
Date13 September 2014
Official name 2014 FIA Formula E Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix
Location Beijing Olympic Green Circuit,
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.44 km (2.14 miles)
Distance 25 laps, 86.0 km (53.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver e.dams-Renault
Time 1:42.200
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Amlin Aguri
Time 1:45.101 on lap 21
Podium
First Audi Sport ABT
Second Andretti
Third Virgin Racing
Lap leaders
  • 2014 Beijing ePrix

The 2014 Beijing ePrix, formally the 2014 FIA Formula E Evergrande Spring Beijing ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that was held on 13 September 2014 at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit in Beijing, China. It was the first Championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. [1] The race was won by Lucas di Grassi for the Audi Sport ABT team, ahead of Franck Montagny and Sam Bird. [2]

Contents

Report

Race

Nicolas Prost claimed pole position for the race for the e.dams-Renault team [3] and, with the exception of one lap during the pit stops, led the race up until the final corner. That was the moment when Nick Heidfeld had closed the gap to Prost and made an overtaking manoeuvre. Prost hit Heidfeld while they were side to side, sending the German driver into a spin. Heidfeld's car then hit the kerb sideways, and flipped into the barrier. The collision forced both drivers to retire from the race, and Lucas di Grassi went through to claim victory. [2] Montagny finished second, while Daniel Abt was third on track, but was penalised 57 seconds for exceeding "the maximum permitted electrical power during the race," relegating him to tenth position, which promoted Bird to the final place on the podium. [4] Jaime Alguersuari and Katherine Legge also received 57-second penalties: Alguersuari for the same transgression, and Legge for a pit violation.

Despite his retirement, Prost collected three championship points for his pole position, and Takuma Sato, who was also unable to complete the race, gained two points for recording the fastest lap of the race. [5] During the race, three drivers were able to gain benefit from a "fan boost" which gave them an extra 30 kilowatts of power for two five-second stints. The drivers voted to receive this were Bruno Senna, Legge, and Di Grassi. However, none of the drivers actually used the boost of energy during the race, leading the organization to mandate the use for coming races. [6]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
18 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 1:42.2001
211 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 1:42.306+0.1062
366 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 1:42.454+0.2543
45 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 1:42.461+0.2614
527 Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny Andretti 1:42.530+0.3308 1
623 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Venturi 1:42.579+0.3795
73 Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 1:42.683+0.4836
828 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Andretti 1:42.726+0.5267
99 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 1:42.746+0.54618 2
1099 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. China Racing 1:42.785+0.5859
116 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servia Dragon Racing 1:42.847+0.64710
122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird Virgin Racing 1:42.918+0.71811
137 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:44.056+1.85612
1455 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Amlin Aguri 1:44.129+1.92913
1588 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung China Racing 1:45.282+3.082PL 2
1677 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge Amlin Aguri 1:45.369+3.16914
1718 Flag of Italy.svg Michela Cerruti Trulli 1:46.170+3.97016 2
1810 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Trulli 2:16.788+34.58820 2
1921 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 2:32.729+50.52915
2030 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 3:22.723+1:40.52319 2

Notes:

Race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 2552:23.413225
227 Flag of France.svg Franck Montagny Andretti 25+2.867818
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird Virgin Racing 25+6.5591115
428 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Andretti 25+19.301712
55 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 25+23.952410
67 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 25+31.664128
76 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Dragon Racing 25+41.968106
899 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Jr. China Racing 25+43.89694
930 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 25+43.975192
1066 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 25+1:02.507 1 31
113 Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 25+2:00.613 1 6
128 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 24Collision13 3
1323 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Venturi 24Collision5
1418 Flag of Italy.svg Michela Cerruti Trulli 24+1 lap16
1577 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge Amlin Aguri 24+1 lap 2 14
1688 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung China Racing 23+2 lapsPL
Ret55 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Amlin Aguri 21Mechanical132 4
Ret9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 14Rear wing18
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Trulli 2Battery20
Ret21 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 0Collision15

Notes:

Standings after the race

References

  1. "It's Electric: First Formula E Season Begins". Sky News. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Di Grassi wins inaugural Formula E race after Prost, Heidfeld crash on final lap". Fox Sports . 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. "Beijing Formula E: Nicolas Prost claims pole for inaugural race". Autosport.com. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "Daniel Abt loses third place finish for electrical transgression". Formula Spy. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. Larkam, Lewis (13 September 2014). "Lucas di Grassi wins dramatic first Formula E race in Beijing". Electric Autosport. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. "Formula E drivers told FanBoost use compulsory after Beijing issues". Autosport.com. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "FIA Formula E | Round 1 – Beijing | Results". FIA Formula E. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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