| 2015 Miami ePrix |
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 Layout of the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit |
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| Date |
March 14 (14-03), 2015 |
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| Official name |
2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix |
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| Location |
Miami, United States |
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| Course |
Street circuit |
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| Course length |
2.17 km (1.35 miles) |
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| Distance |
39 laps, 84.6 km (53.7 miles) |
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| 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] |
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| Driver |
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Andretti |
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| Time |
1:05.953 |
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| Driver |
 Nelson Piquet Jr. |
China Racing |
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| Time |
1:07.969 on lap 29 |
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| First |
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e.dams-Renault |
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| Second |
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Andretti |
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| Third |
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Audi Sport ABT |
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Motor car race
Biscayne Bay next to the American Airlines Arena
The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix, was a Formula E motor race held on 14 March 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 scheduled return in 2025 to be held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway.
Report
Background
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
Qualifying
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
Nicolas Prost won ahead of Scott Speed, while Daniel Abt finished third despite leading on the penultimate lap.[8]
Notes:
- ^1 – Two points for fastest lap.
- ^2 – Three points for winning qualifying.
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Teams' Championship standings
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Weather information for the "2015 Miami ePrix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Luke (July 10, 2015). "Formula E season two calendar confirmed: Paris joins, Miami and Monaco dropped". NBC Sports. NBC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ "Duval gets Dragon seat for Miami". FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E Operations. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Scott Speed to race for Andretti in Miami". FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E Operations. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Pic returns to Formula E with China Racing". FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E Operations. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Vitantonio Liuzzi replaces Michela Cerruti in Miami". FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E Operations. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Duran, Vergne and Senna win FanBoost vote". FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E Operations. March 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (14 March 2015). "Miami Formula E: Nicolas Prost beats Scott Speed, Daniel Abt to win". autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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