2015 Miami ePrix
| 2015 Miami ePrix | |||
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| Race 5 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
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| 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 | Brazil 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
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The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix, was a Formula E motor race held on March 14, 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 return in 2025 held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway.
Report
[edit | edit source]Background
[edit | edit source]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
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Notes:
- ^1 –Nelson Piquet Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for speeding under yellow flags in the previous race.
- ^2 –Nick Heidfeld was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
- ^3 –Karun Chandhok was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
Race
[edit | edit source]Nicolas Prost won ahead of Scott Speed, while Daniel Abt finished third despite leading on the penultimate lap.[8]
Notes:
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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