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. Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Salvador Durán.
Classification Qualifying Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 53.478 —1 2 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 53.669 +0.1912 3 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 53.702 +0.2243 4 99 Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 53.712 +0.2344 5 6 Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 53.804 +0.3265 6 66 Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 53.891 +0.4136 7 8 Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 53.909 +0.4317 8 3 Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 54.021 +0.5438 9 21 Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 54.035 +0.5579 10 30 Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 54.133 +0.65510 11 77 Salvador Durán Amlin Aguri 54.175 +0.69711 12 2 Sam Bird Virgin Racing 54.253 +0.77512 13 27 Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 54.260 +0.78213 14 10 Jarno Trulli Trulli 54.339 +0.86114 15 28 Scott Speed Andretti 54.347 +0.86915 16 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli 54.462 +0.98416 17 23 Nick Heidfeld Venturi 54.502 +1.02417 18 88 Charles Pic NEXTEV TCR 54.652 +1.17418 19 5 Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 54.858 +1.38019 20 55 António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri 56.938 +3.46020Source:
Race
Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 47 48:05.225 1 25+3 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 +1:14.138 15 13 5 Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 46 +1 lap 19 Ret 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli 36 Brakes 16 Ret 27 Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 33 Hydraulics 13 2 Ret 77 Salvador Durán Amlin Aguri 28 Suspension 11 Ret 6 Loïc Duval 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: – Three points for pole position. – Scott Speed received a drive through penalty converted into a 33-second time penalty for exceeding maximum power usage. – Two points for fastest lap.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Lucas di Grassi 93 2 Nelson Piquet Jr. 89 3 Sébastien Buemi 83 4 Nicolas Prost 77 5 Sam Bird 64
Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 e.dams-Renault 160 2 Audi Sport ABT 115 3 Virgin Racing 94 4 NEXTEV TCR 93 5 Andretti 82
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links Official results
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