2015 Buenos Aires ePrix
2015 Buenos Aires ePrix | |||
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Race 4 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
![]() Layout of the Puerto Madero Street Circuit | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 10 January 2015 | ||
Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix | ||
Location | Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 2.407 km (1.495 miles) | ||
Distance | 35 laps, 84.245 km (52.347 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | e.dams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:09.134 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Virgin Racing | |
Time | 1:11.540 on lap 29 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
Amlin Aguri | ||
Second |
| e.dams-Renault | |
Third |
China Racing | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 2015 Buenos Aires ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix was a
Report
Background
Nick Heidfeld, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Bruno Senna were voted to receive the FanBoost (an extra 30 kW for five seconds per car).
Race
The first major incident of the race happened on lap 16, when Karun Chandhok's right-rear suspension broke and he hit the wall. Just before the race was neutralised, Heidfeld managed to take his position back from Bird, and Alguersuari was seen entering the pits with five others. Those who waited a lap to come in, including Buemi and di Grassi, were stuck behind Cerruti, because overtaking was not permitted under yellow flags. Because the safety car picked up the leader at the moment Buemi was in the pits, there was much confusion about who was in the lead. However, it was still Buemi, di Grassi, and Heidfeld at the top of the standings, so on lap 21, every driver not in the lead lap was told to pass the safety car and catch up with the rest of the field.
Green flags showed with thirteen laps to go. Almost immediately, however, the leader Buemi hit the wall on the inside of turn 8, broke his suspension and had to retire. The top three was now filled by di Grassi, Heidfeld, and Bird, but the latter quickly received a drive-through penalty for ignoring the red lights at the end of the pit lane. On lap 26, di Grassi's suspension broke in the same fashion as Chandhok's had done, sending another race leader into retirement. The safety car was not deemed to be required, because both Buemi and di Grassi had managed to park their cars safely.
The last three laps saw
Results
Qualifying
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 9 | ![]() |
e.dams-Renault | 1:09.134 | - | 1 |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
Virgin Racing
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1:09.161 | +0.027 | 2 |
3 | 23 | ![]() |
Venturi
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1:09.367 | +0.233 | 3 |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
Virgin Racing
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1:09.388 | +0.254 | 4 |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
Audi Sport ABT | 1:09.521 | +0.387 | 5 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti
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1:09.527 | +0.393 | 6 |
7 | 8 | Nicolas Prost
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e.dams-Renault | 1:09.636 | +0.502 | 7 |
8 | 55 | ![]() |
Amlin Aguri
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1:09.658 | +0.524 | 8 |
9 | 99 | ![]() |
China Racing
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1:09.742 | +0.608 | 9 |
10 | 5 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 1:09.875 | +0.741 | 10 |
11 | 30 | ![]() |
Venturi
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1:10.165 | +1.031 | 11 |
12 | 66 | ![]() |
Audi Sport ABT | 1:10.329 | +1.195 | 12 |
13 | 6 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing
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1:10.588 | +1.454 | 13 |
14 | 28 | ![]() |
Andretti
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1:10.713 | +1.579 | 14 |
15 | 88 | ![]() |
China Racing
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1:11.049 | +1.915 | 15 |
16 | 23 | ![]() |
Amlin Aguri
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1:11.331 | +2.197 | 16 |
17 | 18 | ![]() |
Trulli | 1:11.785 | +2.651 | 17 |
18 | 7 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing
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1:12.239 | +3.105 | PL |
19 | 21 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 1:13.209 | +4.075 | 19 |
20 | 10 | ![]() |
Trulli | No time | 201 |
- ^1 ㄧ Jarno Trulli has been given a 10-place grid penalty for changing the gearbox
Race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 55 | ![]() |
Amlin Aguri
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35 | 48:52.100 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 8 | Nicolas Prost
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e.dams-Renault | 35 | +5.354s | 7 | 18 |
3 | 99 | ![]() |
China Racing
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35 | +8.552s | 9 | 15 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Virgin Racing
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35 | +11.148s | 2 | 12 |
5 | 21 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 35 | +11.535s | 19 | 10 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti
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35 | +13.319s | 6 | 8 |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
Virgin Racing
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35 | +13.617s | 4 | 6+22 |
8 | 23 | ![]() |
Venturi
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35 | +15.464 | 3 | 4 |
9 | 6 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing
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35 | +19.334 | 13 | 2 |
10 | 30 | ![]() |
Venturi
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35 | +28.973 | 11 | 1 |
11 | 88 | ![]() |
China Racing
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35 | +37.8583 | 15 | |
12 | 28 | ![]() |
Andretti
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34 | +1 lap | 14 | |
13 | 66 | ![]() |
Audi Sport ABT | 33 | Collision4 | 12 | |
14 | 7 | ![]() |
Dragon Racing
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33 | +2 laps | PL | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Trulli | 30 | Mechanical | 20 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Audi Sport ABT | 26 | Suspension | 5 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
e.dams-Renault | 23 | Suspension | 1 | 31 |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Trulli | 20 | Mechanical | 17 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Mahindra Racing | 15 | Suspension | 10 | |
DSQ | 77 | ![]() |
Amlin Aguri
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35 | +14.724s5 | 16 |
Notes:
- ^1 – Three points for pole position.
- ^2 – Two points for fastest lap.
- Ho Pin Tunghas been given a drive through penalty converted into a 35-seconds time penalty for not reaching the minimum pit stop time.
- ^4 - Daniel Abt has been given a drive through penalty converted into a 35-seconds time penalty for causing a collision.
- ^5 – Salvador Durán finished in eighth position, but was disqualified for exceeding the maximum power usage.[1]
- Lap leaders: 1-22 Buemi; 23-25 di Grassi; 26-32 Heidfeld; 33-35 da Costa
Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Post-race penalties Buenos Aires ePrix - Official FIA Formula E Championship". Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
External links
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