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Moscow ePrix
File:Moscow ePrix Poster 2015.jpg
E-Prix Details
Name FIA Formula E Moscow ePrix
Location Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
No. Held 1
Circuit Moscow Street Circuit
Previous Circuits {{{previouscircuits}}}
First Race Unknown
Last Race unknown
Only Race 2015 Moscow ePrix
Most Recent Results
Name 2015 FIA Formula E Moscow ePrix
Pole Jean-Éric Vergne 1:09.429
First Second Third
Nelson Piquet Jr. Lucas di Grassi Nick Heidfeld
Fastest lap Sébastien Buemi 1:11.679

The Moscow ePrix was a motorsport event, staged as part of the 2014/15 FIA Formula E Championship in Moscow, Russia on the Moscow Street Circuit.[1] Staged on 6 June 2015, the Moscow ePrix was set to return for the 2015/16 season, only to be cancelled due to issues setting up the circuit.[2]

City History[]

Moscow was founded well before 1147, with that the year the earliest in which the city is definitively referenced.[3] The city was subsequently burned to the ground by the Mongols in 1237-8 (after the construction of a defensive wall known as the 'Kremlin'), a fate that the city would face numerous times in its history.[3] The city itself served as Russia's capital, on and off, from the reign of Ivan III after the overthrow of the Mongols.[3]

Sporting wise, Moscow's most infamous incident was its hosting of the 1980 Summer Olympics, which remains one of the biggest events hosted in the city.[3] The city also hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with many football clubs located inside the city boundaries.[3] The FIA also sought to include Russia in the calendar after the inaugural 2014 Russian Grand Prix held in Sochi.[4] The country has also hosted the World Touring Car Championship and DTM at other, purpose built, facilities since 2013.[4]

Formula E History[]

Moscow was a late addition to the calendar during the inaugural 2014/15 Formula E Season, set to be held on the sixth of June.[1] Moscow's inclusion in the Formula E calendar follows the FIA's decision to hold a Grand Prix in Sochi in 2014 as part of the Formula One Championship.[1] After a successful debut, which saw Nelson Piquet Jr. claim victory, Moscow was included on the 2015/16 season calendar, only to be cancelled late in the season after disputes over using the roads in the Russian capital.[2]

Circuit History[]

The Moscow Street Circuit was created from roads around Staraya Square, and sits in the shadow of the Kremlin.[4] The Red Square, Moscow Gostiny Dvor and St Basil's Cathedral also feature prominently and hence proved to be major factors in the 2016 Moscow ePrix being cancelled.[2] Ultimately, the roads around those landmarks were unable to be closed off for the race, and hence resulted in the Moscow Street Circuit disappearing from the FE calendar just a month before the Moscow ePrix was set to be staged for a second time.[2]

Records[]

A full list of records for the Moscow ePrix is outlined below, including a list of race winners.

Winners[]

Below is a list of all of the winners of the Moscow ePrix:

Moscow ePrix Winners List
Season Event Circuit Date Winner Report
2014/15 2015 FIA Formula E Moscow ePrix Moscow Street Circuit 6 June 2015[1] Nelson Piquet Jr.[5] Report
2015/16 2016 FIA Formula E Moscow ePrix Moscow Street Circuit 4 June 2016[6] Cancelled[2] Report

References[]

Videos and Images:

References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'Formula-e to race in Moscow', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/02/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/february/formula-e-to-race-in-moscow.aspx, (Accessed 25/04/2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 'Formula E will not race in Moscow on June 4', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 06/05/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/may/formula-e-will-not-race-in-moscow-on-june-4/, (Accessed 07/05/2016)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 'Moscow', wikipedia.org, (23/04/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow, (Accessed 25/04/2015)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Moscow Circuit', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2015-moscow/moscow-circuit.aspx, (Accessed 25/04/2015)
  5. 'Piquet masters Moscow', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 06/06/2015), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/june/piquet-increases-lead-in-championship-with-moscow-win.aspx, (Accessed 09/06/2015)
  6. 'WMSC reveals dates for season two Formula E calendar', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/07/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/july/wmsc-reveals-dates-for-season-two-formula-e-calendar.aspx, (Accessed 10/07/2015)
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