
The 2015 Miami ePrix, formally the ''2015 FIA Formula E Miami ePrix'', was a
Formula E
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motor race held on March 14, 2015 at the
Biscayne Bay Street Circuit,
Miami
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,
United States
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. It was the fifth championship race of the
single-seater
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,
electrically powered racing car series'
inaugural season. The race was won by
Nicolas Prost
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. Miami was subsequently dropped from the Formula E schedule for the
2015–16 season, before the return in 2025 held at the
Homestead–Miami Speedway
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.
Report
Background
After the previous race in
Buenos Aires
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, four driver changes took place. The first was
Loïc Duval
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, replacing
Oriol Servià
Oriol Servià Imbers (born 13 July 1974) is a Spanish racing driver who competed most notably in the IndyCar Series. He raced for Dragon Racing in the 2014–15 Formula E season, and left the series prior to the 2015 Miami ePrix to become manag ...
at
Dragon
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. The second was
Scott Speed
Scott Andrew Speed (born January 24, 1983) is an American race car driver who has competed in numerous disciplines, including open-wheel racing, open-wheel, stock car racing, stock car, and rallycross racing.
In , Speed became the first American ...
, replacing
Marco Andretti
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He formerly drove in the IndyCar Series fo ...
at
Andretti. Speed was the fourth driver in five races to drive the second car for Andretti. The third was
Charles Pic
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Born and raised in Montélimar, Montélimar, Drôme, Pic began kart racing, karting aged 13 wi ...
returning to the series with
China Racing
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, replacing
Ho-Pin Tung
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Career
Tung was born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, to Chinese parents with ancestry tracing to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. Tung starte ...
. Pic had previously competed for Andretti in the first round in
Beijing
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. Finally,
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi (born 6 August 1980) is an Italian former racing driver who competed in Formula One from to .
Born and raised in Bari, Liuzzi began competitive kart racing aged nine. After a successful karting career—culminating in ...
replaced
Michela Cerruti
Michela Cerruti (born 18 February 1987) is an Italian former racing driver.
Career
Born in Rome, Cerruti attended the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, studying Psychology. Cerruti's racing career began after her father Aldo 'Baro ...
at
Trulli GP
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History
On 18 Jun ...
.
Salvador Durán
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,
Jean-Éric Vergne
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, and
Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna Lalli (; born 15 October 1983) is a Brazilian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing, Senna won the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class with Rebellion.
Born and raised ...
were voted to receive the FanBoost, giving an extra 30 kWh for five seconds per car.
Classification
Qualifying
Notes:
* –Nelson Piquet Jr. received a five-place grid penalty for speeding under yellow flags in the previous race.
* –Nick Heidfeld was excluded for exceeding the maximum power usage.
* –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.
Notes:
* – Two points for fastest lap.
* – Three points for winning qualifying.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
*
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links
Official results
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2015 Buenos Aires ePrix
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2014–15 season
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2015 Long Beach ePrix
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Miami ePrix
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2025 Miami ePrix
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Miami ePrix
The Miami ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in Miami, Florida, United States. It was first held in Biscayne Bay in the 2014–15 season, as the first race of two in the United State ...
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Miami ePrix
The Miami ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in Miami, Florida, United States. It was first held in Biscayne Bay in the 2014–15 season, as the first race of two in the United State ...