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]

2015 Putrajaya ePrix
Race 2 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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Layout of the Putrajaya Street Circuit
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 Renault e.Dams
Time 1:20.196
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams
Time 1:22.748 (lap record) on lap 22
Podium
First ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Second DS Virgin Racing
Third Amlin Andretti
Lap leaders

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

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

References edit

  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.
  4. ^ 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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