The 2014–15 FIA Formula E Championship was the inaugural season of

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, a new FIA championship for electrically powered cars. It began on 13 September 2014 at

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and finished on 28 June 2015 in

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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

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, called the

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. The chassis was designed by

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, with an electric motor developed by

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(the same as that used in its P1 supercar), a battery system created by

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and a Hewland five-speed gearbox.

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were the official tyre supplier. 42 electric cars were ordered by the FIA.

Teams and drivers

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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

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driver

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. Drayson entered the team in a supply and sponsorship arrangement, to be its principal technology partner. *

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was scheduled to compete for

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, but withdrew before the season to focus on his

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commitments with

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. He was replaced by fellow

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racer

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Calendar

The season included 11 races, held between September 2014 and June 2015. The initial calendar had ten races and was approved by the

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in December 2013. However, in April 2014, changes were made to the calendar including dropping

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, which had previously replaced

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, and moving the

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round to 4 April. On 22 May 2014, Los Angeles County officials announced that their race would take place away on a modified version of the

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street circuit. On 3 February 2015, it was revealed that a race would be held in

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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

would be a double-header, expanding the calendar to eleven races.

ePrix locations

Race results

Championship standings

;Points system Championship points were awarded as follows: 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

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

Footnotes

References

External links

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