2015 Putrajaya ePrix

2015 Putrajaya ePrix
2015 Putrajaya ePrix
Race 2 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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	Layout of the Putrajaya Street Circuit
Race details
Date	7 November 2015
Official name	Y Capital Management Putrajaya ePrix
Location	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.56 km (1.59 miles)
Distance	33 laps, 84.84 km (52.47 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Buemi;
Time	1:20.196
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Buemi
Time	1:22.748 (lap record) on lap 22
Podium
First	Lucas di Grassi;
Second	Sam Bird;
Third	Robin Frijns;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2015 Putrajaya ePrix (officially the Y Capital Management Putrajaya ePrix), was a Formula E motor race held on 7 November 2015 at the Putrajaya Street Circuit in Putrajaya, Malaysia.^[1] It was the second edition of the Putrajaya ePrix and the second championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season. The race was won by Lucas di Grassi.^[2]

Report edit

Background edit

The Trulli team did not participate in Putrajaya; they already failed to participate two weeks earlier in Beijing. This time, the team presented its Motormatica JT-01 for scrutineering, but the car did not pass all of the mandatory checks.^[3]

Classifications edit

Qualifying edit

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:19.821		1¹
2	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:20.213	+0.392	PL¹
3	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:20.251	+0.430	3¹
4	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:20.401	+0.580	5¹
5	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	1:20.414	+0.593	4¹
6	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:20.449	+0.628	6
7	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:20.496	+0.675	7
8	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	1:20.546	+0.725	8
9	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	1:20.616	+0.795	9
10	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:20.679	+0.858	10
11	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	1:20.727	+0.906	11
12	12	Jacques Villeneuve	Venturi	1:20.754	+0.933	12
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	1:20.820	+0.999	13
14	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	1:20.905	+1.084	14
15	77	Nathanaël Berthon	Team Aguri	1:21.270	+1.449	15
16	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	1:21.559	+1.738	16
17	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	1:21.611	+1.790	17
18	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	1:21.958	+2.137	18
Source: ^[4]

Notes:

^1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout.

Super Pole edit

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:20.196		1
2	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:20.639	+0.443	PL
3	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:20.886	+0.690	3
4	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	1:20.975	+0.779	4
5	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:21.786	+1.590	5
Source: ^[4]

Race edit

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	33	50:17.449	6	25
2	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	33	+13.884	14	18
3	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	33	+29.776	8	15
4	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	33	+32.628	PL	12
5	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	33	+34.404	9	10
6	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	33	+36.925	4	8
7	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	33	+37.283	10	6
8	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	33	+40.623	16	4
9	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	33	+52.904	11	2
10	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.dams	33	+53.695	5	1
11	12	Jacques Villeneuve	Venturi	33	+58.698	12
12	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	33	+1:07.728	1	2+3¹
13	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	33	+1:24.464	18
14	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	32	Accident	7
15	77	Nathanaël Berthon	Team Aguri	32	+1 lap	15
16	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	29	Accident	3
Ret	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	4	Accident	17
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	0	Collision	13

Notes:

^1 – Three points for pole position and two points for fastest lap.

Standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Lucas di Grassi	43
2	Sébastien Buemi	35
3	Sam Bird	24
4	Nick Heidfeld	17
5	Robin Frijns	16

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	49
2	Renault e.Dams	36
3	Mahindra Racing	27
4	DS Virgin Racing	24
5	Dragon Racing	22

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

References edit

^ "Round 2 – 07 November 2015 – Putrajaya, Malaysia". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ "Di Grassi keeps his cool to win in Putrajaya". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ "Trulli to miss Putrajaya ePrix". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "PUTRAJAYA ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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[1] "Round 2 – 07 November 2015 – Putrajaya, Malaysia". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[2] "Di Grassi keeps his cool to win in Putrajaya". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[3] "Trulli to miss Putrajaya ePrix". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[Putrajaya_Classification-4] "PUTRAJAYA ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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