# 2014–15 Formula E Championship

The 2014–15 FIA Formula E Championship was the inaugural season of Formula E, a new FIA championship for electrically powered cars. It began on 13 September 2014 at Beijing in China and finished on 28 June 2015 in London after eleven races. Nelson Piquet Jr. came first in the overall standings, and so became the first ever Formula E champion.

## The car

For the first season, all teams were supplied an electric racing car built by Spark Racing Technology, called the Spark-Renault SRT 01E. The chassis was designed by Dallara, with an electric motor developed by McLaren (the same as that used in its P1 supercar), a battery system created by Williams Grand Prix Engineering and a Hewland five-speed gearbox. Michelin were the official tyre supplier. 42 electric cars were ordered by the FIA.

## Teams and drivers

For the 2014–15 season, 10 teams contested the series. Each team fielded two drivers; each driver had two cars. That meant that 40 cars were required by the teams. All teams were ostensibly based at the sport's technical headquarters at the Donington Park race circuit, in the United Kingdom, although some teams had a greater presence there than others. Formula E organiser FEH itself has offices there for administration and operations staff.
All ten teams were confirmed to race in April 2014. However, in June 2014, Drayson Racing pulled out of the championship, with its entry taken by Trulli, a new team formed by former Formula One driver Jarno Trulli. Drayson entered the team in a supply and sponsorship arrangement, to be its principal technology partner.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Virgin Racing Formula E Team | 2 | Sam Bird | All |
| Virgin Racing Formula E Team | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1–9 |
| Virgin Racing Formula E Team | 3 | Fabio Leimer | 10–11 |
| Mahindra Racing Formula E Team | 5 | Karun Chandhok | All |
| Mahindra Racing Formula E Team | 21 | Bruno Senna | All |
| Dragon Racing Formula E Team | 6 | Oriol Servià | 1–4 |
| Dragon Racing Formula E Team | 6 | Loïc Duval | 5–11 |
| Dragon Racing Formula E Team | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | All |
| Team e.dams Renault | 8 | Nicolas Prost | All |
| Team e.dams Renault | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | All |
| Trulli Formula E Team | 10 | Jarno Trulli | All |
| Trulli Formula E Team | 18 | Michela Cerruti | 1–4 |
| Trulli Formula E Team | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 5–9 |
| Trulli Formula E Team | 18 | Alex Fontana | 10–11 |
| Audi Sport ABT Formula E Team | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | All |
| Audi Sport ABT Formula E Team | 66 | Daniel Abt | All |
| Venturi Formula E Team | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | All |
| Venturi Formula E Team | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | All |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 27 | Franck Montagny | 1–2 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 3–11 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Charles Pic | 1 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Matthew Brabham | 2–3 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Marco Andretti | 4 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Scott Speed | 5–8 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Justin Wilson | 9 |
| Andretti Autosport Formula E Team | 28 | Simona de Silvestro | 10–11 |
| Amlin Aguri | 55 | Takuma Sato | 1 |
| Amlin Aguri | 55 | António Félix da Costa | 2–9 |
| Amlin Aguri | 55 | Sakon Yamamoto | 10–11 |
| Amlin Aguri | 77 | Katherine Legge | 1–2 |
| Amlin Aguri | 77 | Salvador Durán | 3–11 |
| China Racing Formula E Team (rounds 1–6) NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team (rounds 7–11) | 88 | Ho-Pin Tung | 1–2, 4 |
| China Racing Formula E Team (rounds 1–6) NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team (rounds 7–11) | 88 | Antonio García | 3, 9 |
| China Racing Formula E Team (rounds 1–6) NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team (rounds 7–11) | 88 | Charles Pic | 5–8 |
| China Racing Formula E Team (rounds 1–6) NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team (rounds 7–11) | 88 | Oliver Turvey | 10–11 |
| China Racing Formula E Team (rounds 1–6) NEXTEV TCR Formula E Team (rounds 7–11) | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | All |
* Mike Conway was scheduled to compete for Dragon Racing, but withdrew before the season to focus on his FIA World Endurance Championship commitments with Toyota. He was replaced by fellow IndyCar racer Oriol Servià.

## Calendar

The season included 11 races, held between September 2014 and June 2015. The initial calendar had ten races and was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in December 2013. However, in April 2014, changes were made to the calendar including dropping Rio de Janeiro, which had previously replaced Hong Kong, and moving the Los Angeles round to 4 April. On 22 May 2014, Los Angeles County officials announced that their race would take place 40 km (25 mi) away on a modified version of the Long Beach street circuit. On 3 February 2015, it was revealed that a race would be held in Moscow on 6 June to restore the calendar to its original schedule of ten races. On 19 February 2015, it was announced that the final round in London would be a double-header, expanding the calendar to eleven races.
| Round | ePrix | Country | Track | Date |
| 1 | Beijing ePrix | China | Beijing Olympic Green Circuit | 13 September 2014 |
| 2 | Putrajaya ePrix | Malaysia | Putrajaya Street Circuit | 22 November 2014 |
| 3 | Punta del Este ePrix | Uruguay | Punta del Este Street Circuit | 13 December 2014 |
| 4 | Buenos Aires ePrix | Argentina | Puerto Madero Street Circuit | 10 January 2015 |
| 5 | Miami ePrix | United States | Biscayne Bay Street Circuit | 14 March 2015 |
| 6 | Long Beach ePrix | United States | Long Beach Street Circuit | 4 April 2015 |
| 7 | Monaco ePrix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 9 May 2015 |
| 8 | Berlin ePrix | Germany | Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit | 23 May 2015 |
| 9 | Moscow ePrix | Russia | Moscow Street Circuit | 6 June 2015 |
| 10 | London ePrix Race 1 | United Kingdom | Battersea Park Street Circuit | 27 June 2015 |
| 11 | London ePrix Race 2 | United Kingdom | Battersea Park Street Circuit | 28 June 2015 |
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## Race results

| Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | Beijing | Nicolas Prost | Takuma Sato | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | Report |
| 2 | Putrajaya | Nicolas Prost | Jaime Alguersuari | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | Report |
| 3 | Punta del Este | Jean-Éric Vergne | Daniel Abt | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams Renault | Report |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | Sébastien Buemi | Sam Bird | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | Report |
| 5 | Miami | Jean-Éric Vergne | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Nicolas Prost | e.dams Renault | Report |
| 6 | Long Beach | Daniel Abt | Nicolas Prost | Nelson Piquet Jr. | NEXTEV TCR | Report |
| 7 | Monaco | Sébastien Buemi | Jean-Éric Vergne | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams Renault | Report |
| 8 | Berlin | Jarno Trulli | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | Report |
| 9 | Moscow | Jean-Éric Vergne | Sébastien Buemi | Nelson Piquet Jr. | NEXTEV TCR | Report |
| 10 | London | Sébastien Buemi | Lucas di Grassi | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams Renault | Report |
| 11 | London | Stéphane Sarrazin | Sam Bird | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | Report |
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## Championship standings
### Points system

Championship points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Each driver's lowest-scoring round was dropped from their total; however, rounds where the driver was excluded from the race could not be dropped.

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | Pts |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 3* | 4* | 1* | 5* | 7* | 144 |
| 2 | Sébastien Buemi | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2* | 9* | 1 | 5* | 143 |
| 3 | Lucas di Grassi | 1* | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | DSQ | 2* | 4 | 6 | 133 |
| 4 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 113 |
| 5 | Sam Bird | 3 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret* | 4 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 103 |
| 6 | Nicolas Prost | 12† | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | (10) | 88 (89) |
| 7 | Jean-Éric Vergne | | | 14†* | 6* | 18†* | 2* | Ret* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16† | 70 |
| 8 | António Félix da Costa | | 8 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | | | 51 |
| 9 | Loïc Duval | | | | | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | Ret* | 14†* | 6 | 5* | Ret* | 5 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 11 | Daniel Abt | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13† | 3 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | 13† | DSQ* | 10* | 8* | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 31 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | | | 30 |
| 14 | Stéphane Sarrazin | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 22 |
| 15 | Scott Speed | | | | | 2 | Ret | 12 | 13 | | | | 18 |
| 16 | Franck Montagny | 2 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | 5 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| 18 | Charles Pic | 4 | | | | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15* | | | | 16 |
| 19 | Oriol Servià | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Ret | 16 | 4 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | 19† | 18† | 15 | Ret | 15 |
| 21 | Salvador Durán | | | 16* | DSQ | 10* | Ret | Ret* | 16 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 13 |
| 22 | Oliver Turvey | | | | | | | | | | 9* | 9* | 4 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | | | | | 16 | 13 | NC | 9 | 17 | | | 2 |
| 24 | Takuma Sato | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Justin Wilson | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 1 |
| 26 | Ho-Pin Tung | 16 | 11 | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Simona de Silvestro | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Antonio García | | | 11 | | | | | | 19 | | | 0 |
| 29 | Michela Cerruti | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Marco Andretti | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Matthew Brabham | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Fabio Leimer | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Alex Fontana | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Katherine Legge | 15* | 15* | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Sakon Yamamoto | | | | | | | | | | Ret* | Ret | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | Pts |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

#### Notes

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### Teams' Championship

The points system was the same as the Drivers' Championship, except that all rounds counted towards the total.
| Pos. | Team | No. | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | Points |
| 1 | e.dams Renault | 8 | 12† | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 232 |
| 1 | e.dams Renault | 9 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2* | 9* | 1 | 5* | 232 |
| 2 | Dragon Racing | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 171 |
| 2 | Dragon Racing | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 171 |
| 3 | Audi Sport ABT | 11 | 1* | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | DSQ | 2* | 4 | 6 | 165 |
| 3 | Audi Sport ABT | 66 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13† | 3 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 165 |
| 4 | NEXTEV TCR | 88 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15* | 19 | 9* | 9* | 152 |
| 4 | NEXTEV TCR | 99 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 3* | 4* | 1* | 5* | 7* | 152 |
| 5 | Virgin Racing | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret* | 4 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 133 |
| 5 | Virgin Racing | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 133 |
| 6 | Andretti | 27 | 2 | DSQ | 14†* | 6* | 18†* | 2* | Ret* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16† | 119 |
| 6 | Andretti | 28 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 119 |
| 7 | Amlin Aguri | 55 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | Ret* | Ret | 66 |
| 7 | Amlin Aguri | 77 | 15* | 15* | 16* | DSQ | 10* | Ret | Ret* | 16 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 66 |
| 8 | Mahindra Racing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 58 |
| 8 | Mahindra Racing | 21 | Ret* | 14†* | 6 | 5* | Ret* | 5 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | Venturi | 23 | 13† | DSQ* | 10* | 8* | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 53 |
| 9 | Venturi | 30 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 53 |
| 10 | Trulli | 10 | Ret | 16 | 4 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | 19† | 18† | 15 | Ret | 17 |
| 10 | Trulli | 18 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 16 | 13 | NC | 9 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 17 |
| Pos. | Team | No. | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | Points |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

#### Notes

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Brabham is an Australian-American driver who was racing under an American racing license.
* ↑ Nicolas Prost set the best time during qualification in Putrajaya, and accordingly, scored the three championship points on offer. He started from eleventh on the grid following a ten-place grid penalty which was levied on him for causing a collision with Nick Heidfeld in Beijing. Therefore, Oriol Servià, who set the second-fastest time, started the race from pole position.
* ↑ Sébastien Buemi set the fastest time but had that time deleted for power overuse.
* ↑ Lucas di Grassi and Audi Sport Abt were the initial winners but were disqualified when di Grassi's car was found to have breached technical regulations.
* ↑ Stéphane Sarrazin and Venturi were the initial winners but were given a post-race 49 second time-penalty for exceeding the maximum energy usage.