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The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the ''2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix'', was a

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motor race held on 14 March 2015 at the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit,

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. It was the fifth championship race of the

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, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by

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. Miami was subsequently dropped from the Formula E schedule for the 2015–16 season.

Report

Background

After the previous race in

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, four driver changes took place. The first was

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, replacing

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. The second was

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, replacing

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. Speed was the fourth driver in five races to drive the second car for Andretti. The third was

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returning to the series with

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, replacing

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. Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in

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. Finally,

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replaced

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, and

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were voted to receive the FanBoost, giving an extra 30 kWh for five seconds per car.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes: * –Nelson Piquet Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for speeding under yellow flags in the previous race. * –Nick Heidfeld was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage. * –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. Notes: * – Two points for fastest lap. * – Three points for winning qualifying.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

External links

Official results
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