2015 Miami ePrix


The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix, was a Formula E Championship|Formula E] motor race held on March 14, 2015 at the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit, Miami, United States. It was the fifth championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by Nicolas Prost. Miami was subsequently dropped from the Formula E schedule for the 2015–16 season, before the return in 2025 held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway.

Report

Background

After the previous race in Buenos Aires, four driver changes took place. The first was Loïc Duval, replacing Oriol Servià at Dragon. The second was Scott Speed, replacing Marco Andretti at Andretti. Speed was the fourth driver in five races to drive the second car for Andretti. The third was Charles Pic returning to the series with China Racing, replacing Ho-Pin Tung. Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in Beijing. Finally, Vitantonio Liuzzi replaced Michela Cerruti at Trulli GP.
Salvador Durán, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Bruno Senna 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.
DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1