2015 Berlin ePrix
The 2015 Berlin ePrix, formally known as the 2015 DHL Berlin ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that took place on 23 May 2015 on the purpose-built Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin. It was the eighth round of the 2014–15 Formula E season. A special anti-clockwise track was built for the race next to the terminal building of the closed airport, including 17 turns over a distance of 2.469 km (1.534 mi).
| 2015 Berlin ePrix | |||
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| Race 8 of 11 of the 2014–15 Formula E season | |||
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Layout of the Berlin-Tempelhof Formula E street circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 May 2015 | ||
| Official name | 2015 FIA Formula E DHL Berlin ePrix | ||
| Location | Tempelhof airport, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Course | Temporary circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.469 km (1.534 miles) | ||
| Distance | 33 laps, 81.477 km (50.622 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Trulli | ||
| Time | 1:21.547 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nelson Piquet Jr. | China | |
| Time | 1:24.435 on lap 20 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Dragon | ||
| Second |
| e.dams | |
| Third | Dragon | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Prior to the ePrix, Lucas di Grassi was leading the Drivers' Championship by four points over Nelson Piquet Jr., while e.dams Renault led the Teams' Championship in front of second placed Audi Sport ABT.
Jarno Trulli started the race from pole position, but eventually retired. The race was initially won by championship leader Lucas di Grassi. After di Grassi's car was found to have used a modified front wing, the victory was handed to second-placed Jérôme d'Ambrosio. As a result of the race, Nelson Piquet Jr. took the lead in the drivers' championship.