The 2015 London ePrix, officially known as the 2015 Visa London ePrix, was two
Formula E
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motor races that took place on the 27 and 28 June 2015 on the
Battersea Park Street Circuit
Battersea Park Street Circuit was a motor racing circuit located in Battersea Park, London, England from 2015 to 2016. It hosted the final two races of the 2014–15 Formula E season, and also the second season. The track was in length and ...
in
Battersea Park
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The park occupies marshland reclai ...
,
London
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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
Formula E
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.
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.
Wandsworth Council
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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
Moscow
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, five driver changes were made. The first of these was that
Jaime Alguersuari
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had been replaced by
Fabio Leimer
Fabio Leimer (born 17 April 1989) is a former professional racing driver from Switzerland. He is best known for winning the 2013 GP2 Series.
Career
Karting
Like many of today's racing drivers, Rothrist-born Leimer started his career in karting b ...
, as the Spaniard was forced to withdraw due to health issues. He was the first of three new
Swiss
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drivers (taking the total 4), with
Alex Fontana
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and
Simona de Silvestro
Simona de Silvestro (born 1 September 1988) is a Swiss-Italian racing driver, who is currently employed by Porsche as a factory driver. She has previously driven for Amlin Andretti in the 2015/16 season of the FIA Formula E Championship as well ...
replacing
Vitantonio Liuzzi
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Karting
Born in Locorotondo, BA, Apulia, Liuzzi, like many au ...
and
Justin Wilson respectively. De Silvestro's appearance in Formula E makes her the eighth driver to drive for
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** Michael Andretti (born 1962), son of Mario
*** Marco A ...
this season, the sixth in the second car, and the third female driver in series history. Also making their first appearance was
Sakon Yamamoto
is a Japanese racing driver turned politician. He competed in 21 Formula One Grands Prix during the , 2007 and 2010 seasons.
Before Formula One
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, who replaces
António Félix da Costa
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He won the Macau Grand Prix invitational Formula Thre ...
as the Portuguese driver is driving for
BMW in
DTM
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* Deterministic T ...
, and
Oliver Turvey
Oliver Jonathan Turvey (born 1 April 1987) is a British professional racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula E, and is currently signed to McLaren as a test driver. He was a notable kart racer, with two national titles, and was the ...
, who replaces
Charles Pic
Charles Pic (; born 15 February 1990) is a retired professional racing driver who drove in Formula One for two full seasons in and , racing for Marussia F1 Team in the first season and then for Caterham in the second season.
Early career
Karti ...
, 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
Moscow
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,
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Nelson Angelo Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (born July 25, 1985), also known as Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian stock car racing driver and former Formula One and Formula E driver where he was champion in the 2014–15 seaso ...
led the world championship by 17 points to fellow countryman,
Lucas di Grassi
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. Swiss driver
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Racing. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula ...
was six points behind di Grassi in third.
e.dams Renault
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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,
Jarno Trulli
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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
Moscow
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.
Race
*Three points for pole position.
*Two points for fastest lap.
*
Salvador Duran
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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.
* –
Stéphane Sarrazin
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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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2015 Moscow ePrix
The 2015 Moscow ePrix, formally known as the 2015 Formula E Moscow ePrix, was a Formula E Auto racing, motor race that took place on 6 June 2015 on Moscow Street Circuit in Moscow, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season.
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FIA Formula E
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...
Championship
2014–15 season
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2015 Beijing ePrix
The 2015 Beijing ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E SWUSP Beijing ePrix, was a FIA Formula E Championship, Formula E Auto racing, motor race that was held on 24 October 2015 at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit in Beijing, China. It was the s ...
2015–16 season
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London ePrix
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2016 London ePrix
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London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...
London ePrix
London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...
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London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...