2015 Long Beach ePrix | |||
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Race 6 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | April 4 , 2015 | ||
Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E Long Beach ePrix | ||
Location | Long Beach, United States | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 2.131 km (1.324 miles) | ||
Distance | 39 laps, 83.1 km (51.6 miles) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 16.1 miles per hour (25.9 km/h) [1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Abt Sportsline | ||
Time | 56.937 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nicolas Prost | e.dams Renault | |
Time | 58.973 on lap 34 | ||
Podium | |||
First | China Racing | ||
Second | Andretti | ||
Third | Audi Sport ABT | ||
Lap leaders |
The 2015 Long Beach ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 4 April 2015 in Long Beach, United States on a revised version of a street circuit usually used for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It was the sixth championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season.
China Racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr. became the sixth different winner in as many races, [2] and as a result moved up to second place in the drivers' championship, one point in arrears of Audi Sport ABT's Lucas di Grassi. Di Grassi also finished in the podium placings, in third place, just behind Andretti driver Jean-Éric Vergne. Nicolas Prost (e.dams-Renault) held the lead of the championship into the weekend, finished down in 14th position after serving a drive-through penalty. [3]
For the first time in the championship, the driver lineup was exactly the same as for the previous race in Miami. [4] Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Sam Bird. [5] Attendance at the free event was approximately 23,000. [6]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | 56.937 | — | 1 |
2 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | 56.944 | +0.007 | 2 |
3 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China Racing | 56.974 | +0.037 | 3 |
4 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | 57.083 | +0.146 | 4 |
5 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 57.106 | +0.169 | 5 |
6 | 28 | Scott Speed | Andretti | 57.156 | +0.219 | 6 |
7 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | 57.182 | +0.245 | 7 |
8 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 57.184 | +0.247 | 8 |
9 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi | 57.261 | +0.324 | 9 |
10 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | 57.288 | +0.351 | 10 |
11 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | 57.304 | +0.367 | 11 |
12 | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | 57.347 | +0.410 | 12 |
13 | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli | 57.417 | +0.480 | 13 |
14 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | 57.449 | +0.512 | 14 |
15 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi | 57.508 | +0.571 | 15 |
16 | 88 | Charles Pic | China Racing | 57.818 | +0.881 | 16 |
17 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 57.905 | +0.968 | 17 |
18 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | 57.921 | +0.984 | 18 |
19 | 77 | Salvador Durán | Amlin Aguri | 57.950 | +1.013 | 19 |
20 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli | 1:12.813 | +15.876 | 20 |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China Racing | 39 | 46:01.971 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 39 | +1.705s | 5 | 18 |
3 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +2.994s | 4 | 15 |
4 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | 39 | +3.518s | 10 | 12 |
5 | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | 39 | +8.844s | 12 | 10 |
6 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 39 | +13.460s | 8 | 8 |
7 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | 39 | +16.171s | 7 | 6 |
8 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | 39 | +17.975s | 14 | 4 |
9 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 39 | +18.436s | 17 | 2 |
10 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi | 39 | +20.418s | 9 | 1 |
11 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi | 39 | +21.326s | 15 | |
12 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | 39 | +32.917s | 18 | |
13 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli | 39 | +38.592s | 20 | |
14 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | 39 | +42.375s | 2 | 2 1 |
15 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +44.361s | 1 | 3 2 |
16 | 88 | Charles Pic | China Racing | 39 | +58.125s | 16 | |
Ret | 77 | Salvador Durán | Amlin Aguri | 27 | Mechanical | 19 | |
Ret | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | 22 | Suspension | 11 | |
Ret | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli | 7 | Collision | 13 | |
Ret | 28 | Scott Speed | Andretti | 3 | Accident | 6 |
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