2015 Monaco ePrix
Race 7 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Layout of the Monaco Formula E street circuit
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 France 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 Grid
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 53.478  — 1
2 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 53.669 +0.191 2
3 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 53.702 +0.224 3
4 99 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 53.712 +0.234 4
5 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 53.804 +0.326 5
6 66 Germany Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 53.891 +0.413 6
7 8 France Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 53.909 +0.431 7
8 3 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 54.021 +0.543 8
9 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 54.035 +0.557 9
10 30 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 54.133 +0.655 10
11 77 Mexico Salvador Durán Amlin Aguri 54.175 +0.697 11
12 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird Virgin Racing 54.253 +0.775 12
13 27 France Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 54.260 +0.782 13
14 10 Italy Jarno Trulli Trulli 54.339 +0.861 14
15 28 United States Scott Speed Andretti 54.347 +0.869 15
16 18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli 54.462 +0.984 16
17 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Venturi 54.502 +1.024 17
18 88 France Charles Pic NEXTEV TCR 54.652 +1.174 18
19 5 India Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 54.858 +1.380 19
20 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri 56.938 +3.460 20
Source:[3]

Race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 47 48:05.225 1 25+31
2 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 47 +2.154 2 18
3 99 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 47 +4.634 4 15
4 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird Virgin Racing 47 +4.801 12 12
5 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 47 +5.881 3 10
6 8 France Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 47 +11.032 7 8
7 30 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 47 +26.472 10 6
8 88 France Charles Pic NEXTEV TCR 47 +49.538 18 4
9 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri 47 +52.658 20 2
10 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Venturi 47 +52.936 17 1
11 10 Italy Jarno Trulli Trulli 47 +58.984 14
12 28 United States Scott Speed Andretti 47 +1:14.1382 15
13 5 India Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 46 +1 lap 19
Ret 18 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli 36 Brakes 16
Ret 27 France Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 33 Hydraulics 13 23
Ret 77 Mexico Salvador Durán Amlin Aguri 28 Suspension 11
Ret 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 24 Electrical 5
Ret 66 Germany Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 14 Transmission 6
Ret 3 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 0 Collision 8
Ret 21 Brazil 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

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Duran, Vergne and Piquet win FanBoost vote". fiaformulae.com. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "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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