Nicolas Prost wins Miami ePrix; Chandhok is 14th

In the early stages all eyes were on a close duel between pole-man Vergne and Sam Bird, with Prost tailing the English Virgin driver. As the first stint was coming to an end, Bird made his move, overtaking Vergne with a great pass at Turn 5, after which the Frenchman opted to pit immediately. However, the run of pit stops was the undoing of two of the front runners, who found themselves down in the pack, with Abt taking the lead, shadowed by Prost and championship leader di Grassi.

With six laps to go, the two Audi Sport ABT drivers began to struggle compared to their rivals, who had more energy available: first Speed passed Di Grassi (lap 36) and then it was Abt who had to let Prost and the American pass on the penultimate lap. However, the German managed to salvage third place and thus make it to the podium for the first time this season. However, the final stages did not work out so well for his team-mate, who could only pick up the 2 points that come with ninth place. Di Grassi thus loses the lead of the championship, handing it to the new race winner, now out in front on 67 points, seven clear of the Brazilian. Bird, who crossed the line eighth, is now third in the general classification (52 points,) while Buemi, who failed to score, is fourth on 43. 

Moving further ahead in the Team classification is e.dams-Renault: the French team now has 31 points in hand over Audi Sport ABT, which has Andretti hot on its heels, just one point behind.

There was a noteworthy performance from another newcomer, Frenchman Loïc Duval who, having started from the back row, finished seventh, while Nelson Piquet Jr. was fifth at the flag and took the two points that go with setting the fastest race lap.

After the excitement of Miami, Formula E continues its American journey. The sixth ePrix of the season will take place on April 4 at Long Beach, California.

FIA Formula E Championship – Miami ePrix (Rd 5) – Race results:

1. Nicolas Prost, e.dams-Renault, 46m12.349s

2. Scott Speed, Andretti Autosport, +0.433s

3. Daniel Abt, Audi Sport ABT, +5.518s

4. Jerome D’Ambrosio, Dragon Racing, +5.941s

5. Nelson Piquet Jr, China Racing, +6.426s

6. Antonio Felix da Costa, Amlin Aguri, +8.754s

7. Loïc Duval, Dragon Racing, +9.498s

8. Sam Bird, Virgin Racing, +19.817s

9. Lucas Di Grassi, Audi Sport ABT, +20.631s

10. Salvador Duran, Amlin Aguri, +24.587s

11. Jaime Alguersuari, Virgin Racing, +43.883s

12. Nick Heidfeld, Venturi, +47.878s

13. Sébastien Buemi, e.dams-Renault, +1m04.587s

14. Karun Chandhok, Mahindra Racing, +1m23.539s

15. Jarno Trulli, Trulli, + 1 lap

16. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Trulli, +1 lap

17. Charles Pic, China Racing, +1 lap

18. Jean-Eric Vergne, Andretti Autosport, +2 laps

NC Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi, DNF

NC Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing, DNF

Driver Standings (After Rd 5)

1. Nicolas Prost - 67

2. Lucas di Grassi - 60

3. Sam Bird - 52

4. Nelson Piquet Jr – 49

5. Sebastien Buemi - 43

6. Antonio Felix da Costa – 37

7. Jerome D’Ambrosio - 34

8. Jaime Alguersuari - 26

9. Daniel Abt - 19

10. Franck Montagny – 18

Team Standings (After Rd 5)

1. e.dams-Renault – 110

2. Audi Sport ABT - 79

3. Virgin Racing – 78

4. Andretti Autosport - 62

5. Dragon Racing – 56

6. China Racing – 49

7. Amlin Aguri - 40

8. Mahindra Racing – 36

9. Trulli - 12

10. Venturi - 8