The 2015 Moscow ePrix, formally known as the 2015 Formula E DHL Moscow ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that took place on 6 June 2015 on the Moscow Street Circuit in Moscow, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season.
Background On 3 February 2015, it was announced that the newly founded Formula E, a class of auto racing for one-make, single-seater, electrically powered racing cars, was set to race in Moscow on a street circuit near the Kremlin, on the north bank of the Moskva River.
Coming into the race from Berlin a fortnight earlier, Nelson Piquet Jr. was leading the championship on 103, with Sébastien Buemi second 2 points behind. They had both jumped Lucas di Grassi, who was disqualified from the Berlin race for having an illegal front wing. Di Grassi sits third on 93 points. The win was inherited by Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who sits in fifth on 77 points, one point behind Nicolas Prost.
Moscow Street Circuit Moscow Street Circuit was a street circuit which was used on 6 June 2015 during the 2015 Moscow ePrix. The layout placed the track adjacent to the Kremlin, with the main straight running along the Moskva River. Other sites along the track include the Staraya Square, the Red Square, the Moscow Gostiny Dvor, and Saint Basil's Cathedral.
Report Sessions All sessions took place on Saturday, 6 June 2015.
Fan Boost Nelson Piquet Jr., Sébastien Buemi and Lucas di Grassi won the Fan Boost. It was Piquet's fourth boost in a row, second in a row for Buemi, and second overall for di Grassi. It was the first for di Grassi since the season opener, and the first time the top 3 in the championship took the Fan Boost advantage.
Results Qualifying Driver Team Time 1 27 Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti Autosport 1:09.429 1 2 99 Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR +0.020 2 3 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT +0.256 3 4 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault +0.397 4 5 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing +0.538 5 6 8 Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault +0.614 6 7 66 Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT +0.646 7 8 23 Nick Heidfeld Venturi GP +0.669 8 9 10 Jarno Trulli Trulli GP +0.716 9 10 30 Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi GP +0.761 20 11 77 Salvador Duran Amlin Aguri +0.828 10 12 2 Sam Bird Virgin Racing +0.936 11 13 28 Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport +0.969 12 14 88 Antonio Garcia NEXTEV TCR +1.108 13 15 55 António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri +1.188 14 16 21 Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing +1.259 15 17 5 Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing +1.268 16 18 3 Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing +1.512 17 19 6 Loïc Duval Dragon Racing +1.712 18 20 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli GP +2.538 19 – Breach of parc ferme rules, excluded.
Race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 99 Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 35 43:18.867 2 25 2 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 35 +2.012 3 18 3 23 Nick Heidfeld Venturi GP 35 +11.548 8 15 4 27 Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 35 +12.416 1 12+3 5 66 Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 35 +25.626 7 10 6 77 Salvador Duran Amlin Aguri 35 +28.960 10 8 7 55 António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri 35 +30.529 14 6 8 8 Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 35 +31.556 6 4 9 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 35 +40.050 4 2+2 10 28 Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport 35 +46.320 12 1 11 7 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 35 +51.474 5 12 5 Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 35 +52.493 16 13 3 Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 35 +55.810 17 14 30 Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi GP 35 +56.715 20 15 6 Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 35 +1:18.763 18 16 21 Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 34 +1 lap 15 17 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli GP 34 +1 lap 19 18 10 Jarno Trulli Trulli GP 32 +3 laps 9 19 88 Antonio Garcia NEXTEV TCR 32 +3 laps 13 Ret 2 Sam Bird Virgin Racing 24 Brakes 11 Notes: - Three points for pole position. - Two points for fastest lap. - Sebastian Buemi received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-second penalty for an unsafe pit stop release. - Loic Duval received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-seconds time penalty for causing a collision.
Standings after the race Drivers or teams listed in bold were still able to take the respective title.
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Nelson Piquet Jr. 128 2 Lucas di Grassi 111 3 Sébastien Buemi 105 4 Nicolas Prost 82 5 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 77
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 e.dams Renault 187 2 Audi Sport ABT 143 3 NEXTEV TCR 132 4 Dragon Racing 116 5 Andretti Autosport 104
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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