# 2015 Miami ePrix

The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix, was a Formula E motor race held on 14 March 2015 at the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit, Miami, United States. It was the fifth championship race of the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' inaugural season. The race was won by Nicolas Prost. Miami was subsequently dropped from the Formula E schedule for the 2015–16 season, before the scheduled return in 2025 to be held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway.

## Report
### Background

After the previous race in Buenos Aires, four driver changes took place. The first was Loïc Duval, replacing Oriol Servià at Dragon. The second was Scott Speed, replacing Marco Andretti at Andretti. Speed was the fourth driver in five races to drive the second car for Andretti. The third was Charles Pic returning to the series with China Racing, replacing Ho-Pin Tung. Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in Beijing. Finally, Vitantonio Liuzzi replaced Michela Cerruti at Trulli GP.
Salvador Durán, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Bruno Senna were voted to receive the FanBoost, giving an extra 30 kWh for five seconds per car.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 1:05.953 | | 1 |
| 2 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China Racing | 1:06.003 | +0.050 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | 1:06.167 | +0.214 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | 1:06.170 | +0.217 | 3 |
| 5 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | 1:06.255 | +0.302 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi | 1:06.389 | +0.436 | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | 1:06.424 | +0.471 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 1:06.502 | +0.549 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | 1:06.503 | +0.550 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi | 1:06.510 | +0.557 | 19 |
| 11 | 28 | Scott Speed | Andretti | 1:06.527 | +0.574 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli | 1:06.836 | +0.883 | 11 |
| 13 | 77 | Salvador Durán | Amlin Aguri | 1:06.888 | +0.935 | 12 |
| 14 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | 1:07.037 | +1.084 | 13 |
| 15 | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli | 1:07.163 | +1.210 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | 1:07.223 | +1.270 | 20 |
| 17 | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | 1:07.283 | +1.330 | 15 |
| 18 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | 1:07.678 | +1.725 | 16 |
| 19 | 88 | Charles Pic | China Racing | 1:08.243 | +2.290 | 17 |
| 20 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 1:09.454 | +3.501 | 18 |
Notes:
* ^1 –Nelson Piquet Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for speeding under yellow flags in the previous race.
* ^2 –Nick Heidfeld was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
* ^3 –Karun Chandhok was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.

### Race

Nicolas Prost won ahead of Scott Speed, while Daniel Abt finished third despite leading on the penultimate lap.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | e.dams-Renault | 39 | 46:12.349 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 28 | Scott Speed | Andretti | 39 | +0.433s | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | 66 | Daniel Abt | Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +5.518s | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 39 | +5.941s | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 99 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China Racing | 39 | +6.426s | 7 | 10+2 |
| 6 | 55 | António Félix da Costa | Amlin Aguri | 39 | +8.754s | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 39 | +9.498s | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Sam Bird | Virgin Racing | 39 | +19.817s | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | Audi Sport ABT | 39 | +20.631s | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Salvador Durán | Amlin Aguri | 39 | +24.587s | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Virgin Racing | 39 | +43.883s | 9 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Venturi | 39 | +47.878s | 19 | |
| 13 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | e.dams-Renault | 39 | +1:04.587s | 13 | |
| 14 | 5 | Karun Chandhok | Mahindra Racing | 39 | +1:23.539s | 20 | |
| 15 | 10 | Jarno Trulli | Trulli | 38 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Trulli | 38 | +1 lap | 11 | |
| 17 | 88 | Charles Pic | China Racing | 38 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 18 | 27 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Andretti | 37 | Collision Damage | 1 | 3 |
| Ret | 30 | Stéphane Sarrazin | Venturi | 31 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | Bruno Senna | Mahindra Racing | 25 | Suspension | 15 | |
Notes:
* ^1 – Two points for fastest lap.
* ^2 – Three points for winning qualifying.

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Nicolas Prost | 67 |
| 2 | Lucas di Grassi | 60 |
| 3 | Sam Bird | 52 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 49 |
| 5 | Sébastien Buemi | 43 |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | e.dams-Renault | 110 |
| 2 | Audi Sport ABT | 79 |
| 3 | Virgin Racing | 78 |
| 4 | Andretti | 62 |
| 5 | Dragon Racing | 56 |
* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.