2016 Mexico City ePrix

The 2016 Mexico City ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 12 March 2016 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fifth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It also was the 16th Formula E race overall.[1] The race was initially won by Lucas di Grassi, but later the win was handed to Jérôme d'Ambrosio because di Grassi's car was found to be underweight.[2] This was d'Ambrosio's second Formula E win, after the 2015 Berlin ePrix, where he had also benefited from a disqualification of di Grassi.[3]

2016 Mexico City ePrix
Race 5 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
Formula E layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Race details
Date	12 March 2016
Official name	2016 FIA Formula E Mexico City ePrix
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.09 km (1.299 mi)
Distance	43 laps, 89.96 km (55.90 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Time	1:03.705
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicolas Prost	Renault-e.dams
Time	1:04.569
Podium
First	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing
Second	Sébastien Buemi	Renault-e.dams
Third	Nicolas Prost	Renault-e.dams
Lap leaders

Circuit

The race took place on a modified version of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit. It was the first Formula E race on a permanent road course. The version used for the ePrix leads through the stadium section and also part of the oval. It is 2.092 kilometers in length and features 18 turns. Track design modification was done by Agustin Delicado Zomeño.[4]

Report

Background

The same 18 drivers as in the previous ePrix participated in this race.

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:03.667		5^1
2	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:03.877	+0.210	2^1
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:03.990	+0.323	3^1
4	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:04.077	+0.325	1^1
5	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:03.667	+0.410	4^1
6	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	1:04.268	+0.601	6
7	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	1:04.371	+0.704	17^2
8	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	1:04.492	+0.825	7
9	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	1:04.523	+0.856	8
10	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	1:04.583	+0.916	9
11	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	1:04.594	+0.927	10
12	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	1:04.606	+0.939	11
13	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	1:04.959	+1.292	12
14	12	Mike Conway	Venturi	1:05.108	+1.441	13
15	77	Salvador Durán	Team Aguri	1:05.452	+1.785	14
16	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	1:06.166	+2.499	15
17	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	1:07.724	+4.057	16
18	1	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	No time		18
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout.
• ^2 – António Félix da Costa received a ten place penalty for changing the gearbox

Super Pole

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	1:03.705		1
2	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.Dams	1:04.013	+0.308	2
3	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:04.023	+0.318	3
4	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	1:04.335	+0.630	4
5	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	1:05.183	+1.478	5
Source:[5]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Dragon Racing	43	48:28.409	1	25+3^3
2	9	Sébastien Buemi	Renault e.Dams	43	+0.106	5	18
3	8	Nicolas Prost	Renault e.dams	43	+25.537	2	15+2^4
4	6	Loïc Duval	Dragon Racing	43	+26.358^5	7	12
5	27	Robin Frijns	Amlin Andretti	43	+28.477	12	10
6	2	Sam Bird	DS Virgin Racing	43	+28.928	10	8
7	66	Daniel Abt	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	43	+30.051	4	6
8	23	Nick Heidfeld	Mahindra Racing	43	+36.373	8	4
9	4	Stéphane Sarrazin	Venturi	43	+37.291	9	2
10	21	Bruno Senna	Mahindra Racing	43	+37.603	16	1
11	88	Oliver Turvey	NEXTEV TCR	43	+38.598	15
12	12	Mike Conway	Venturi	43	+38.790	13
13	1	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	NEXTEV TCR	43	+42.351	18
14	28	Simona de Silvestro	Amlin Andretti	43	+43.971	11
15	77	Salvador Durán	Team Aguri	43	+1:03.082	14
16	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	DS Virgin Racing	42	+1 lap	6
Ret	55	António Félix da Costa	Team Aguri	32	Accident damage	17
DSQ	11	Lucas di Grassi	ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport	43	Underweight^6	3
Source:[6]

Notes:

• ^3 – Three points for pole position.
• ^4 – Two points for fastest lap.
• ^5 – Loïc Duval received a fifteen second penalty for frequent abuse of track limits.[2]
• ^6 – Lucas di Grassi originally finished first, but was disqualified for having an underweight car.[2]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Buemi 98 2 Lucas di Grassi 76 3 Sam Bird 60 4 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 58 5 Loïc Duval 44

Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault e.Dams 136 2 Dragon Racing 102 3 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 92 4 DS Virgin Racing 66 5 Mahindra Racing 39

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

References

1. "Round 5 – 12 March 2016  – Mexico City, Mexico". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
2. "Di Grassi stripped of Mexico win". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. 12 March 2016.
3. "D'Ambrosio handed Mexico City ePrix win after exclusion di Grassi". electricautosport.com. 12 March 2016.
4. "Mexico City – Track Guide". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
5. "BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
6. "MEXICO CITY ePRIX – Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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