2015 Beijing ePrix | ||||
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Race 1 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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Race details | ||||
Date | 24 October 2015 | |||
Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E SWUSP Beijing ePrix | |||
Location |
Beijing Olympic Green Circuit, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China | |||
Course | Street circuit | |||
Course length | 3.44 km (2.14 miles) | |||
Distance | 26 laps, 89.4 km (55.67 miles) | |||
Pole position | ||||
Driver | Renault e.Dams | |||
Time | 1:37.297 | |||
Fastest lap | ||||
Driver | Sébastien Buemi | Renault e.Dams | ||
Time | 1:39.993 (lap record) on lap 24 | |||
Podium | ||||
First | Renault e.Dams | |||
Second | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | |||
Third | Mahindra Racing | |||
Lap leaders |
The 2015 Beijing ePrix, formally the 2015 FIA Formula E SWUSP Beijing ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that was held on 24 October 2015 at the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit in Beijing, China. It was the second edition of the Beijing ePrix and the first race of the second season of the electrically powered racing car series. The race was dominated by Sébastien Buemi, who won starting from pole position. Since he also recorded the fastest lap, he became the first driver to score the maximum of 30 points from a single ePrix.[1]