The2015 London ePrix, officially known as the2015 Visa London ePrix, was twoFormula Emotor races that took place on the 27 and 28 June 2015 on theBattersea Park Street Circuit inBattersea Park,London. It was the tenth and eleventh rounds of the2014–15 Formula E season, the last of the inaugural season ofFormula E.[1]
In December 2013, the FIA approved a Formula E calendar of ten races, of which London was the 10th and last race.[2]Wandsworth Council eventually approved of the circuit and also announced that it would be a double race on the 19 February 2015.[3]
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.[4]
Since the previousePrix inMoscow, five driver changes were made. The first of these was thatJaime Alguersuari had been replaced byFabio Leimer,[5] as the Spaniard was forced to withdraw due to health issues.[6] He was the first of three newSwiss drivers (taking the total 4), withAlex Fontana[7] andSimona de Silvestro[8] replacingVitantonio Liuzzi andJustin Wilson respectively. De Silvestro's appearance in Formula E makes her the eighth driver to drive forAndretti this season, the sixth in the second car, and the third female driver in series history. Also making their first appearance wasSakon Yamamoto, who replacesAntónio Félix da Costa as the Portuguese driver is driving forBMW inDTM,[9] andOliver Turvey, who replacesCharles Pic, becoming the fourth different driver to drive the second car forNEXTEV Team China Racing.[10]
| 2015 London ePrix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 11 of the2014–15 Formula E season | |||
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | June 27, 2015 | ||
| Official name | Visa London ePrix | ||
| Location | Battersea Park Street Circuit,Battersea,London,United Kingdom | ||
| Course | Temporary circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.925 km (1.818 miles) | ||
| Distance | 29 laps, 84.825 km (52.708 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | e.dams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:24.648 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Audi Sport Abt | ||
| Time | 1:28.229 on lap 25 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | e.dams-Renault | ||
| Second | Dragon Racing | ||
| Third | Andretti Autosport | ||
Lap leaders | |||
After winning the last race inMoscow,Nelson Piquet Jr. led the world championship by 17 points to fellow countryman,Lucas di Grassi. Swiss driverSébastien Buemi was six points behind di Grassi in third.e.dams Renault topped the teams' championship by 44 points toAudi 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 was handed a five place grid penalty for failing to slow after cutting the chicane.[11]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | e.dams-Renault | 1:24.648 | — | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dragon Racing | 1:25.104 | +0.456 | 2 | |
| 3 | 11 | Audi Sport Abt | 1:25.105 | +0.457 | 3 | |
| 4 | 99 | NEXTEV TCR | 1:25.144 | +0.496 | 4 | |
| 5 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 1:25.182 | +0.534 | 5 | |
| 6 | 8 | e.dams-Renault | 1:25.258 | +0.610 | 6 | |
| 7 | 88 | NEXTEV TCR | 1:25.829 | +1.181 | 7 | |
| 8 | 21 | Mahindra Racing | 1:25.879 | +1.231 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Virgin Racing | 1:25.894 | +1.246 | 9 | |
| 10 | 77 | Amlin Aguri | 1:25.964 | +1.316 | 10 | |
| 11 | 6 | Dragon Racing | 1:25.998 | +1.340 | 11 | |
| 12 | 23 | Venturi Grand Prix | 1:26.128 | +1.480 | 12 | |
| 13 | 66 | Audi Sport Abt | 1:26.302 | +1.654 | 13 | |
| 14 | 30 | Venturi Grand Prix | 1:26.318 | +1.670 | 14 | |
| 15 | 10 | Trulli GP | 1:26.852 | +2.204 | 201 | |
| 16 | 5 | Mahindra Racing | 1:27.160 | +2.512 | 15 | |
| 17 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 1:27.208 | +2.560 | 16 | |
| 18 | 55 | Amlin Aguri | 1:27.456 | +2.808 | 17 | |
| 19 | 18 | Trulli GP | 1:28.083 | +3.435 | 18 | |
| 20 | 3 | Virgin Racing | 1:28.152 | +3.504 | 19 |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | e.dams-Renault | 29 | 47:54.784 | 1 | 25+31 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dragon Racing | 29 | +0.939 | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 29 | +1.667 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | 11 | Audi Sport ABT | 29 | +2.409 | 3 | 12+22 | |
| 5 | 99 | NEXTEV TCR | 29 | +7.370 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | Virgin Racing | 29 | +7.762 | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | e.dams-Renault | 29 | +8.553 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | Dragon Racing | 29 | +9.507 | 11 | 4 | |
| 9 | 88 | NEXTEV TCR | 29 | +10.032 | 7 | 2 | |
| 10 | 30 | Venturi Grand Prix | 29 | +12.077 | 14 | 1 | |
| 11 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 29 | +15.946 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Mahindra Racing | 29 | +35.595 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 23 | Venturi Grand Prix | 29 | +41.034 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Virgin Racing | 29 | +42.697 | 20 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Trulli GP | 29 | +43.273 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Mahindra Racing | 29 | +48.423 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 77 | Amlin Aguri | 29 | +1:01.9873 | 10 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Trulli GP | 25 | Suspension | 19 | ||
| Ret | 66 | Audi Sport ABT | 15 | Accident | 13 | ||
| Ret | 55 | Amlin Aguri | 15 | Battery | 18 |
Drivers or teams listed inbold were still able to take the respective title.
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 138 | ||
| 2 | 133 | ||
| 3 | 125 | ||
| 4 | 95 | ||
| 5 | 88 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | ||
| 2 | 157 | ||
| 3 | 144 | ||
| 4 | 138 | ||
| 5 | 119 |
| 2015 London ePrix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 11 of the2014–15 Formula E season | |||
Layout of the Battersea Park Street Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | June 28, 2015 | ||
| Official name | Visa London ePrix | ||
| Location | Battersea Park Street Circuit,Battersea,London,United Kingdom | ||
| Course | Temporary circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.925 km (1.818 miles) | ||
| Distance | 29 laps, 84.825 km (52.708 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Venturi | ||
| Time | 1:23.901 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Virgin Racing | ||
| Time | 1:26.790 on lap 24 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Virgin Racing | ||
| Second | Dragon Racing | ||
| Third | Dragon Racing | ||
Lap leaders | |||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Venturi Grand Prix | 1:23.901 | - | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dragon Racing | 1:23.965 | +0.064 | 2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Dragon Racing | 1:24.107 | +0.206 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | Virgin Racing | 1:24.241 | +0.340 | 4 | |
| 5 | 21 | Mahindra Racing | 1:24.318 | +0.417 | 5 | |
| 6 | 9 | e.dams-Renault | 1:24.385 | +0.484 | 6 | |
| 7 | 23 | Venturi Grand Prix | 1:25.494 | +1.593 | 7 | |
| 8 | 77 | Amlin Aguri | 1:25.649 | +1.748 | 8 | |
| 9 | 18 | Trulli GP | 1:25.689 | +1.788 | 9 | |
| 10 | 10 | Trulli GP | 1:27.093 | +3.192 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11 | Audi Sport ABT | 1:32.570 | +8.669 | 11 | |
| 12 | 88 | NEXTEV TCR | 1:33.626 | +9.725 | 12 | |
| 13 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 1:34.167 | +10.266 | 13 | |
| 14 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 1:35.032 | +11.131 | 14 | |
| 15 | 8 | e.dams-Renault | 1:35.111 | +11.210 | 15 | |
| 16 | 99 | NEXTEV TCR | 1:35.284 | +11.383 | 16 | |
| 17 | 3 | Virgin Racing | 1:35.543 | +11.642 | 17 | |
| 18 | 66 | Audi Sport ABT | 1:38.473 | +14.572 | 18 | |
| 19 | 5 | Mahindra Racing | 1:41.232 | +17.331 | 19 | |
| 20 | 55 | Amlin Aguri | no time | - | 20 |
Sarrazin won the race from pole, but he was penalized post-race for overusing his allocated energy, handing Bird victory in his home race.[14] 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.[14]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Virgin Racing | 29 | 45:48.792 | 4 | 25+21 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dragon Racing | 29 | +6.973 | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 6 | Dragon Racing | 29 | +9.430 | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 21 | Mahindra Racing | 29 | +10.147 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | e.dams-Renault | 29 | +10.689 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | 11 | Audi Sport ABT | 29 | +11.204 | 11 | 8 | |
| 7 | 99 | NEXTEV TCR | 29 | +11.561 | 16 | 6 | |
| 8 | 77 | Amlin Aguri | 29 | +12.402 | 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 88 | NEXTEV TCR | 29 | +14.142 | 12 | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | e.dams-Renault | 29 | +14.535 | 15 | 1 | |
| 11 | 66 | Audi Sport ABT | 29 | +23.170 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 29 | +24.610 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Mahindra Racing | 29 | +31.501 | 19 | ||
| 14 | 18 | Trulli GP | 29 | +38.423 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 30 | Venturi Grand Prix | 29 | +48.6802 | 1 | 33 | |
| 16 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 28 | +1 lap | 14 | ||
| Ret | 23 | Venturi Grand Prix | 23 | Gearbox | 7 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Virgin Racing | 17 | Suspension | 17 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Trulli GP | 14 | Brakes | 10 | ||
| Ret | 55 | Amlin Aguri | 6 | Accident | 20 |
Notes:
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 144 | ||
| 2 | 143 | ||
| 3 | 133 | ||
| 4 | 113 | ||
| 5 | 103 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 232 | ||
| 2 | 171 | ||
| 3 | 165 | ||
| 4 | 152 | ||
| 5 | 133 |
| Previous race: 2015 Moscow ePrix | FIA Formula E Championship 2014–15 season | Next race: 2015 Beijing ePrix 2015–16 season |
| Previous race: - | London ePrix | Next race: 2016 London ePrix |