2015 Moscow ePrix

CUST Race 9 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season Russia Moscow ePrix Москва уличная трасса.svg Layout of the Moscow Street Circuit June 6 2015 2015 FIA Formula E DHL Moscow e-Prix 9 11 Moscow, Russia Temporary circuit 2.39 1.49 35 83.65 52.15 Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti Autosport 1:09.429 FRA Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 1:11.679 32 SUI Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR BRA Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT BRA Nick Heidfeld Venturi GP GER MSC The 2015 Moscow ePrix, formally known as the 2015 Formula E DHL Moscow ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that took place on 6 June 2015 on the Moscow Street Circuit in Moscow, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-moscow/moscow-timetable.aspx Moscow Timetable FIA Formula E June 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525205017/http://fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-moscow/moscow-timetable.aspx May 25, 2015 dead Background On 3 February 2015, it was announced that the newly founded Formula E, a class of auto racing for one-make, single-seater, electrically powered racing cars, was set to race in Moscow on a street circuit near the Kremlin, on the north bank of the Moskva River. Coming into the race from Berlin a fortnight earlier, Nelson Piquet Jr. was leading the championship on 103, with Sébastien Buemi second 2 points behind. They had both jumped Lucas di Grassi, who was disqualified from the Berlin race for having an illegal front wing. Di Grassi sits third on 93 points. The win was inherited by Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who sits in fifth on 77 points, one point behind Nicolas Prost. Moscow Street Circuit Moscow Street Circuit was a street circuit which was used on 6 June 2015 during the 2015 Moscow ePrix. The layout placed the track adjacent to the Kremlin, with the main straight running along the Moskva River. Other sites along the track include the Staraya Square, the Red Square, the Moscow Gostiny Dvor, and Saint Basil's Cathedral.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-moscow/moscow-circuit.aspx Moscow, Russia - Round 9 − Circuit Guide FIA Formula E 3 February 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722134850/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-moscow/moscow-circuit.aspx dead Report Sessions All sessions took place on Saturday, 6 June 2015. Fan Boost Nelson Piquet Jr., Sébastien Buemi and Lucas di Grassi won the Fan Boost. It was Piquet's fourth boost in a row, second in a row for Buemi, and second overall for di Grassi. It was the first for di Grassi since the season opener, and the first time the top 3 in the championship took the Fan Boost advantage. Results Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 27 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti Autosport 1:09.429 1 2 99 BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR +0.020 2 3 11 BRA Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT +0.256 3 4 9 SUI Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault +0.397 4 5 7 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing +0.538 5 6 8 FRA Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault +0.614 6 7 66 GER Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT +0.646 7 8 23 GER Nick Heidfeld Venturi GP +0.669 8 9 10 ITA Jarno Trulli Trulli GP +0.716 9 10 30 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi GP +0.761 203 1 11 77 MEX Salvador Duran Amlin Aguri +0.828 10 12 2 GBR Sam Bird Virgin Racing +0.936 11 13 28 GBR Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport +0.969 12 14 88 ESP Antonio Garcia NEXTEV TCR +1.108 13 15 55 PRT António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri +1.188 14 16 21 BRA Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing +1.259 15 17 5 IND Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing +1.268 16 18 3 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing +1.512 17 19 6 FRA Loïc Duval Dragon Racing +1.712 18 20 18 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli GP +2.538 19 3 1 – Breach of parc ferme rules, excluded. Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 99 BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 35 43:18.867 2 25 2 11 BRA Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 35 +2.012 3 18 3 23 GER Nick Heidfeld Venturi GP 35 +11.548 8 15 4 27 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Andretti 35 +12.416 1 12+3r1 1 5 66 GER Daniel Abt Audi Sport ABT 35 +25.626 7 10 6 77 MEX Salvador Duran Amlin Aguri 35 +28.960 10 8 7 55 PRT António Félix da Costa Amlin Aguri 35 +30.529 14 6 8 8 FRA Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 35 +31.556 6 4 9 9 SUI Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 35 +40.050r3 3 4 2+2r2 2 10 28 GBR Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport 35 +46.320 12 1 11 7 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 35 +51.474 5 12 5 IND Karun Chandhok Mahindra Racing 35 +52.493 16 13 3 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Virgin Racing 35 +55.810 17 14 30 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi GP 35 +56.715 20 15 6 FRA Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 35 +1:18.763r4 4 18 16 21 BRA Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 34 +1 lap 15 17 18 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi Trulli GP 34 +1 lap 19 18 10 ITA Jarno Trulli Trulli GP 32 +3 laps 9 19 88 ESP Antonio Garcia NEXTEV TCR 32 +3 laps 13 Ret 2 GBR Sam Bird Virgin Racing 24 Brakes 11 Notes: r1 1 - Three points for pole position. r2 2 - Two points for fastest lap. r3 3 - Sebastian Buemi received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-second penalty for an unsafe pit stop release. r4 4 - Loic Duval received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-seconds time penalty for causing a collision. Standings after the race Drivers or teams listed in bold were still able to take the respective title. Drivers' Championship standingsDriver Standings http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/driver-standings.aspx fiaformulae.com FIA 4 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150722025044/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/driver-standings.aspx 22 July 2015 PosDriverPoints 10px 1 BRA Nelson Piquet Jr. 128 10px 2 BRA Lucas di Grassi 111 10px 3 SUI Sébastien Buemi 105 10px 4 FRA Nicolas Prost 82 10px 5 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 77 Constructors' Championship standingsTeam Standings http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/team-standings.aspx fiaformulae.com FIA 4 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530151856/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/team-standings.aspx 30 May 2015 dead dmy-all Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA e.dams Renault 187 10px 2 GER Audi Sport ABT 143 10px 3 CHN NEXTEV TCR 132 10px 4 USA Dragon Racing 116 10px 5 USA Andretti Autosport 104 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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