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.
| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Report
editBackground
editFor 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
editQualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Sébastien Buemi
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e.dams-Renault | 53.478 | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | 11 |  Lucas di Grassi
|
Audi Sport ABT | 53.669 | +0.191 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 7 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio
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Dragon Racing | 53.702 | +0.224 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr.
|
NEXTEV TCR | 53.712 | +0.234 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Loïc Duval
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Dragon Racing | 53.804 | +0.326 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 66 |  Daniel Abt
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Audi Sport ABT | 53.891 | +0.413 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Nicolas Prost
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e.dams-Renault | 53.909 | +0.431 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 |  Jaime Alguersuari
|
Virgin Racing | 54.021 | +0.543 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 21 | Bruno Senna
|
Mahindra Racing | 54.035 | +0.557 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Venturi | 54.133 | +0.655 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 77 |  Salvador Durán
|
Amlin Aguri | 54.175 | +0.697 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 2 |  Sam Bird
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Virgin Racing | 54.253 | +0.775 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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Andretti | 54.260 | +0.782 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 10 |  Jarno Trulli
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Trulli | 54.339 | +0.861 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 28 |  Scott Speed
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Andretti | 54.347 | +0.869 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi
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Trulli | 54.462 | +0.984 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld
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Venturi | 54.502 | +1.024 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 88 | Charles Pic
|
NEXTEV TCR | 54.652 | +1.174 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 5 |  Karun Chandhok
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Mahindra Racing | 54.858 | +1.380 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 55 |  António Félix da Costa
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Amlin Aguri | 56.938 | +3.460 | 20 | ||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
Race
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi
|
e.dams-Renault | 47 | 48:05.225 | 1 | 25+31 |
| 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
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Trulli | 36 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne
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Andretti | 33 | Hydraulics | 13 | 23 |
| Ret | 77 | Salvador Durán
|
Amlin Aguri | 28 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Loïc Duval
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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 received 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
edit- ^ "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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