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. 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. 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.
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.
Report
Background The same 18 drivers as in the previous ePrix participated in this race.
Classifications
Qualifying DriverTeamTimeGap19 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:03.667528 Nicolas ProstRenault e.Dams1:03.877 +0.2102311 Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:03.990 +0.323347 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:04.077 +0.3251566 Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:03.667 +0.4104625 Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:04.268 +0.6016755 António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:04.371 +0.7041786 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:04.492 +0.8257923 Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing1:04.523 +0.8568104 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi1:04.583 +0.9169112 Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:04.594 +0.927101228 Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:04.606 +0.939111327 Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:04.959 +1.292121412 Mike ConwayVenturi1:05.108 +1.441131577 Salvador DuránTeam Aguri1:05.452 +1.785141688 Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR1:06.166 +2.499151721 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:07.724 +4.05716181 Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCRNo time18Source: Notes:
– Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout. – António Félix da Costa received a ten place penalty for changing the gearbox
Super Pole DriverTeamTimeGap17 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:03.705128 Nicolas ProstRenault e.Dams1:04.013 +0.3082311 Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:04.023 +0.3183466 Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:04.335 +0.630459 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:05.183 +1.4785Source:
Race
Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing 43 48:28.409 125+3 2 9 Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams 43 +0.106 518 3 8 Nicolas ProstRenault e.dams 43 +25.537 215+2 4 6 Loïc DuvalDragon Racing 43 +26.358 712 5 27 Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti 43 +28.477 1210 6 2 Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing 43 +28.928 108 7 66 Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 +30.051 46 8 23 Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing 43 +36.373 84 9 4 Stéphane SarrazinVenturi 43 +37.291 92 10 21 Bruno SennaMahindra Racing 43 +37.603 161 11 88 Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR 43 +38.598 15 12 12 Mike ConwayVenturi 43 +38.790 13 13 1 Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCR 43 +42.351 18 14 28 Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti 43 +43.971 11 15 77 Salvador DuránTeam Aguri 43 +1:03.082 14 16 25 Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing 42 +1 lap 6 Ret 55 António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri 32 Accident damage 17 DSQ 11 Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 Underweight 3 Source:
Notes: – Three points for pole position. – Two points for fastest lap. – Loïc Duval received a fifteen second penalty for frequent abuse of track limits. – Lucas di Grassi originally finished first, but was disqualified for having an underweight car.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 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
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