The 2015 Long Beach ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on April 4, 2015 in Long Beach, United States on a revised version of a street circuit usually used for the Long Beach Street Circuit. 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, 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.
Report Background For the first time in the championship, the driver lineup was exactly the same as for the previous race in Miami. Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Sam Bird. Attendance at the free event was approximately 23,000.
Classification Qualifying Driver Team Time Gap 166 Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT56.937 — 128 Nicolas Proste.dams-Renault56.944 +0.007 2399 Nelson Piquet Jr.China Racing56.974 +0.037 3411 Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT57.083 +0.146 4527 Jean-Éric VergneAndretti57.106 +0.169 5628 Scott SpeedAndretti57.156 +0.219 6755 António Félix da CostaAmlin Aguri57.182 +0.245 787 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing57.184 +0.247 8930 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi57.261 +0.324 9109 Sébastien Buemie.dams-Renault57.288 +0.35110112 Sam BirdVirgin Racing57.304 +0.367 111221 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing57.347 +0.410 121310 Jarno TrulliTrulli57.417 +0.480 13143 Jaime AlguersuariVirgin Racing57.449 +0.512 141523 Nick HeidfeldVenturi57.508 +0.571 151688 Charles PicChina Racing57.818 +0.881 16176 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing57.905 +0.968 17185 Karun ChandhokMahindra Racing57.921 +0.984 181977 Salvador DuránAmlin Aguri57.950 +1.013 192018 Vitantonio LiuzziTrulli1:12.813 +15.876 20
Race
Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 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 15 66 Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 39 +44.361s 1 3 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 Notes – Two points for fastest lap. – Three points for pole position.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Lucas di Grassi 75 2 Nelson Piquet Jr. 74 3 Nicolas Prost 69 4 Sébastien Buemi 55 5 Sam Bird 52
Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 e.dams-Renault 124 2 Audi Sport ABT 97 3 Virgin Racing 82 4 Andretti 80 5 China Racing 74
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links Official results
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