2015 Long Beach ePrix
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 6 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
Layout of the Long Beach Formula E street circuit
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| Date | April 4, 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 39 laps, 83.1 km (51.6 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Abt Sportsline | ||
| Time | 56.937 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Nicolas Prost |
e.dams Renault | |
| Time | 58.973 on lap 34 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | China Racing | ||
| Second | Andretti Autosport | ||
| Third | Abt Sportsline | ||
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.
Contents
Report
Background
For the first time in the championship, the driver lineup was exactly the same as for the previous race in Miami.[1] Fanboost was awarded to Nelson Piquet, Jr., Jean-Éric Vergne and Sam Bird.[2] Attendance at the free event was approximately 23,000.[3]
Classification
Qualifying
Notes:
- ^1 –Sebastien Buemi had a 10 place grid penalty for using too much power
Race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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:
Lap leaders:Nelson Piquet Jr. (1-22),Bruno Senna (23),Nelson Piquet Jr. (23-39)
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links
| Previous race: 2015 Miami ePrix |
FIA Formula E Championship 2014–15 season |
Next race: 2015 Monaco ePrix |
| Previous race: N/A |
Long Beach ePrix | Next race: 2016 Long Beach ePrix |
