2015 Long Beach ePrix

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 Grand Prix of Long Beach. It was the sixth championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season.

2015 Long Beach ePrix
Race 6 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
Layout of the Long Beach Formula E street circuit
Race details
Date	April 4 (4-04), 2015
Official name	2015 FIA Formula E Long Beach ePrix
Location	Long Beach, United States
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.131 km (1.324 miles)
Distance	39 laps, 83.1 km (51.6 miles)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds of 16.1 miles per hour (25.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Daniel Abt	Abt Sportsline
Time	56.937
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicolas Prost	e.dams Renault
Time	58.973 on lap 34
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet Jr.	China Racing
Second	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti
Third	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT
Lap leaders

China Racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr. became the sixth different winner in as many races,^[2] 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.^[3]

Report

Background

For the first time in the championship, the driver lineup was exactly the same as for the previous race in Miami.^[4] Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Sam Bird.^[5] Attendance at the free event was approximately 23,000.^[6]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	56.937	—	1
2	8	Nicolas Prost	e.dams-Renault	56.944	+0.007	2
3	99	Nelson Piquet Jr.	China Racing	56.974	+0.037	3
4	11	Lucas di Grassi	Audi Sport ABT	57.083	+0.146	4
5	27	Jean-Éric Vergne	Andretti	57.106	+0.169	5
6	28	Scott Speed	Andretti	57.156	+0.219	6
7	55	António Félix da Costa	Amlin Aguri	57.182	+0.245	7
8	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	57.184	+0.247	8
9	30	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	57.261	+0.324	9
10	9	Sébastien Buemi	e.dams-Renault	57.288	+0.351	10
11	2	Sam Bird	Virgin Racing	57.304	+0.367	11
12	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	57.347	+0.410	12
13	10	Jarno Trulli	Trulli	57.417	+0.480	13
14	3	Jaime Alguersuari	Virgin Racing	57.449	+0.512	14
15	23	Nick Heidfeld	Venturi	57.508	+0.571	15
16	88	Charles Pic	China Racing	57.818	+0.881	16
17	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	57.905	+0.968	17
18	5	Karun Chandhok	Mahindra Racing	57.921	+0.984	18
19	77	Salvador Durán	Amlin Aguri	57.950	+1.013	19
20	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Trulli	1:12.813	+15.876	20

Race

Pos.	No.	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	21
15	66	Daniel Abt	Audi Sport ABT	39	+44.361s	1	32
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

• ^1  – Two points for fastest lap.
• ^2  – Three points for pole position.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 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.