The 2015 London ePrix, officially known as the 2015 Visa London ePrix, was two

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motor races that took place on the 27 and 28 June 2015 on the

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. It was the tenth and eleventh rounds of the 2014–15 Formula E season, the last of the inaugural season of

Background to race weekend

In December 2013, the FIA approved a Formula E calendar of ten races, of which London was the 10th and last race.

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eventually approved of the circuit and also announced that it would be a double race on the 19 February 2015. There was some controversy over the park circuit which took place in a Grade II* listed park with opposition to a public park being disrupted to accommodate the races. Battersea Park was closed to the public for four days with a three-week disruption period and a decision has yet to be taken on a repeat race. Since the previous ePrix in

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, five driver changes were made. The first of these was that

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had been replaced by

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, as the Spaniard was forced to withdraw due to health issues. He was the first of three new

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drivers (taking the total 4), with

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and

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replacing

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and Justin Wilson respectively. De Silvestro's appearance in Formula E makes her the eighth driver to drive for

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this season, the sixth in the second car, and the third female driver in series history. Also making their first appearance was

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, who replaces

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as the Portuguese driver is driving for BMW in

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, becoming the fourth different driver to drive the second car for NEXTEV Team China Racing.

Race One

Background to Race One

After winning the last race in

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led the world championship by 17 points to fellow countryman,

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. Swiss driver

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was six points behind di Grassi in third.

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topped the teams' championship by 44 points to Audi Sport Abt. NEXTEV Team China Racing was third, 11 further behind Audi Sport Abt. After exceeding the track limits on multiple occasions in Moscow,

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was handed a five place grid penalty for failing to slow after cutting the chicane.

Qualifying

* – Jarno Trulli was handed a five place penalty for excessive corner cutting in

Race

*Three points for pole position. *Two points for fastest lap. *

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received a drive through penalty converted into a 49-second penalty for overuse of power.

Standings after the race

Drivers or teams listed in bold were still able to take the respective title. * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Race Two

Qualifying

Race

Sarrazin won the race from pole, but he was penalized post-race for overusing his allocated energy, handing Bird victory in his home race. Piquet Jr., meanwhile finished seventh and became Formula E's inaugural drivers' champion by one point ahead of Buemi, after the Swiss driver spun on his out lap after changing cars and stuck behind fourth-placed Senna for the remainder of the race, but nevertheless, e.dams secured their inaugural team's championship title. Notes: * – Two points for fastest lap. * –

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received a drive through penalty converted into a 49-second penalty for overuse of power. * – Three points for pole position.

Standings after the race

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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