2015 Moscow ePrix
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = CUST
|Description = Race 9 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season
|Country = Russia
|Grand Prix = Moscow
|GP_Suffix = ePrix
|Details ref =
|Image = Москва уличная трасса.svg
|Caption = Layout of the Moscow Street Circuit
|Date = June 6
|Year = 2015
|Official name = 2015 FIA Formula E DHL Moscow e-Prix
|Race_No = 9
|Season_No = 11
|Course = Temporary circuit
|Course_km = 2.39
|Course_mi = 1.49
|Distance_laps = 35
|Distance_km = 83.65
|Distance_mi = 52.15
|Weather =
|Pole_Driver = Jean-Éric Vergne
|Pole_Team = Andretti Autosport
|Pole_Time = 1:09.429
|Pole_Country = FRA
|Fast_Driver = Sébastien Buemi
|Fast_Team = e.dams-Renault
|Fast_Time = 1:11.679
|Fast_Lap = 32
|Fast_Country = SUI
|First_Driver = Nelson Piquet Jr.
|First_Team = NEXTEV TCR
|First_Country = BRA
|Second_Driver = Lucas di Grassi
|Second_Team = Audi Sport ABT
|Second_Country= BRA
|Third_Driver = Nick Heidfeld
|Third_Team = Venturi GP
|Third_Country = GER
|Lapchart = {{FELaps2014|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.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-moscow/moscow-timetable.aspx|title=Moscow Timetable|work=FIA Formula E|access-date=June 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525205017/http://fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-moscow/moscow-timetable.aspx|archive-date=May 25, 2015|url-status=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-moscow/moscow-circuit.aspx|title=Moscow, Russia - Round 9 − Circuit Guide|publisher=FIA Formula E|accessdate=3 February 2015|archive-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722134850/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-moscow/moscow-circuit.aspx|url-status=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=
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}} |
1
| 27 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:09.429 | 1 |
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2
| 99 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | +0.020 | 2 |
3
| 11 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | +0.256 | 3 |
4
| 9 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi | +0.397 | 4 |
5
| 7 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio | +0.538 | 5 |
6
| 8 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost | +0.614 | 6 |
7
| 66 | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt | +0.646 | 7 |
8
| 23 | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld | +0.669 | 8 |
9
| 10 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli | +0.716 | 9 |
10
| 30 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin | +0.761 | 20{{ref|3|1}} |
11
| 77 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Salvador Duran | +0.828 | 10 |
12
| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | +0.936 | 11 |
13
| 28 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson | +0.969 | 12 |
14
| 88 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Garcia | +1.108 | 13 |
15
| 55 | {{flagicon|PRT}} António Félix da Costa | +1.188 | 14 |
16
| 21 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna | +1.259 | 15 |
17
| 5 | {{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok | +1.268 | 16 |
18
| 3 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaime Alguersuari | +1.512 | 17 |
19
| 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval | +1.712 | 18 |
20
| 18 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi | +2.538 | 19 |
- {{note|3|1}} – Breach of parc ferme rules, excluded.
=Race=
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
1
| 99 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | 35 | 43:18.867 | 2 | 25 |
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2
| 11 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | 35 | +2.012 | 3 | 18 |
3
| 23 | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld | 35 | +11.548 | 8 | 15 |
4
| 27 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 35 | +12.416 | 1 | 12+3{{ref|r1|1}} |
5
| 66 | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt | 35 | +25.626 | 7 | 10 |
6
| 77 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Salvador Duran | 35 | +28.960 | 10 | 8 |
7
| 55 | {{flagicon|PRT}} António Félix da Costa | 35 | +30.529 | 14 | 6 |
8
| 8 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost | 35 | +31.556 | 6 | 4 |
9
| 9 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi | 35 | +40.050{{ref|r3|3}} | 4 | 2+2{{ref|r2|2}} |
10
| 28 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Wilson | 35 | +46.320 | 12 | 1 |
11
| 7 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 35 | +51.474 | 5 | |
12
| 5 | {{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok | 35 | +52.493 | 16 | |
13
| 3 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaime Alguersuari | 35 | +55.810 | 17 | |
14
| 30 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin | 35 | +56.715 | 20 | |
15
| 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval | 35 | +1:18.763{{ref|r4|4}} | 18 | |
16
| 21 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna | 34 | +1 lap | 15 | |
17
| 18 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi | 34 | +1 lap | 19 | |
18
| 10 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli | 32 | +3 laps | 9 | |
19
| 88 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Garcia | 32 | +3 laps | 13 | |
Ret
| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird | 24 | Brakes | 11 | |
Notes:
- {{note|r1|1}} - Three points for pole position.
- {{note|r2|2}} - Two points for fastest lap.
- {{note|r3|3}} - Sebastian Buemi received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-second penalty for an unsafe pit stop release.
- {{note|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.
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!Pos
!Driver !Points |
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| 1 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | align="right"| 128 |
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| 2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi | align="right"| 111 |
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| 3 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi | align="right"| 105 |
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| 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost | align="right"| 82 |
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| 5 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio | align="right"| 77 |
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;Constructors' Championship standings{{cite web|title=Team Standings|url=http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/team-standings.aspx|website=fiaformulae.com|publisher=FIA|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530151856/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/team-standings.aspx|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
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! Pos
! Constructor ! Points |
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| 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} e.dams Renault | 187 |
align="left"| 10px
| 2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Audi Sport ABT | 143 |
align="left"| 10px
| 3 | {{flagicon|CHN}} NEXTEV TCR | 132 |
align="left"| 10px
| 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dragon Racing | 116 |
align="left"| 10px
| 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Autosport | 104 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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