2015 Moscow ePrix
# 2015 Moscow ePrix

The 2015 Moscow ePrix, formally known as the 2015 Formula E Moscow ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that took place on 6 June 2015 on Moscow Street Circuit in Moscow, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season.

## 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.

## 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. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti Autosport | 1:09.429 | 1 |
| 2 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | NEXTEV TCR | +0.020 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | +0.256 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | +0.397 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | +0.538 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | +0.614 | 6 |
| 7 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | +0.646 | 7 |
| 8 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi GP | +0.669 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli GP | +0.716 | 9 |
| 10 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi GP | +0.761 | 20 |
| 11 | 77 | Salvador Duran | Amlin Aguri | +0.828 | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | +0.936 | 11 |
| 13 | 28 | Justin Wilson | Andretti Autosport | +0.969 | 12 |
| 14 | 88 | Antonio Garcia | NEXTEV TCR | +1.108 | 13 |
| 15 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | +1.188 | 14 |
| 16 | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | +1.259 | 15 |
| 17 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | +1.268 | 16 |
| 18 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | +1.512 | 17 |
| 19 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | +1.712 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli GP | +2.538 | 19 |

* ^1 – Breach of parc ferme rules, excluded.

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | NEXTEV TCR | 35 | 43:18.867 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | 35 | +2.012 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi GP | 35 | +11.548 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 35 | +12.416 | 1 | 12+3 |
| 5 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | 35 | +25.626 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 77 | Salvador Duran | Amlin Aguri | 35 | +28.960 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | 35 | +30.529 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | 35 | +31.556 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | 35 | +40.050 | 4 | 2+2 |
| 10 | 28 | Justin Wilson | Andretti Autosport | 35 | +46.320 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 35 | +51.474 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | 35 | +52.493 | 16 | |
| 13 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | 35 | +55.810 | 17 | |
| 14 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi GP | 35 | +56.715 | 20 | |
| 15 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 35 | +1:18.763 | 18 | |
| 16 | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | 34 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 17 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli GP | 34 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 18 | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli GP | 32 | +3 laps | 9 | |
| 19 | 88 | Antonio Garcia | NEXTEV TCR | 32 | +3 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | 24 | Brakes | 11 | |

Notes:

* ^1 - Three points for pole position.
* ^2 - Two points for fastest lap.
* ^3 - Sebastian Buemi received a drive through penalty converted into a 29-second penalty for an unsafe pit stop release.
* ^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.

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 128 |
| 2 | Lucas di Grassi | 111 |
| 3 | Sébastien Buemi | 105 |
| 4 | Nicolas Prost | 82 |
| 5 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 77 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | e.dams Renault | 187 |
| 2 | Audi Sport ABT | 143 |
| 3 | NEXTEV TCR | 132 |
| 4 | Dragon Racing | 116 |
| 5 | Andretti Autosport | 104 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
