2015 Putrajaya ePrix

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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|

* Sébastien Buemi

|  Renault e.Dams
Time|  1:20.196
Fastest lap
Driver|  Sébastien Buemi|  Renault e.Dams
Time|  1:22.748 (lap record) on lap 22
Podium
First|

* Lucas di Grassi

|  ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
Second|

* Sam Bird

|  DS Virgin Racing
Third|

* Robin Frijns

|  Amlin Andretti

Lap leaders

Motor car race

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]

## Report

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### Background

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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

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### Qualifying

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Gap  | Grid

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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

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Gap  | Grid

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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

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Pos. | No. | Driver  | Team  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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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

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Drivers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  |  Lucas di Grassi | 43
| 2  |  Sébastien Buemi | 35
| 3  |  Sam Bird | 24
| 4  |  Nick Heidfeld | 17
| 5  |  Robin Frijns | 16

Teams' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Constructor  | Points

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| 1  |  ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 49
| 2  |  Renault e.Dams | 36
| 3  |  Mahindra Racing | 27
| 4  |  DS Virgin Racing | 24
| 5  |  Dragon Racing | 22

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

## References

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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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