2016 Mexico City ePrix

CUST Race 5 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix 2016 Long Beach ePrix Mexico Mexico City ePrix Autódromo_Hermanos_Rodríguez_formula-e.svg Formula E layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 12 March 2016 2016 FIA Formula E Mexico City ePrix 5 11 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico Permanent racing facility 2.09 1.299 43 89.96 55.90 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:03.705 BEL Nicolas Prost Renault-e.dams 1:04.569 FRA Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing BEL Sébastien Buemi Renault-e.dams SUI Nicolas Prost Renault-e.dams FRA MEX 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.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-mexico-city.aspx Round 5 – 12 March 2016  – Mexico City, Mexico Formula E Formula E Holdings Limited 12 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160209044246/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/calendar/2016-mexico-city.aspx 9 February 2016 dead 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.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/march/di-grassi-stripped-of-mexico-win.aspx Di Grassi stripped of Mexico win Formula E Formula E Holdings Limited 12 March 2016 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.http://www.electricautosport.com/2016/03/d-ambrosio-handed-mexico-city-eprix-win-after-exclusion-di-grassi/ D'Ambrosio handed Mexico City ePrix win after exclusion di Grassi electricautosport.com 12 March 2016 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.http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/february/mexico-city-track-guide.aspx Mexico City – Track Guide Formula E Formula E Holdings Limited 24 February 2016 10 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210410190813/https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/february/mexico-city-track-guide.aspx dead Report Background The same 18 drivers as in the previous ePrix participated in this race. Classifications Qualifying Pos. Qualifying positionNo. NumberDriverTeamTimeGapGrid Final grid position19SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:03.66751 128FRA Nicolas ProstRenault e.Dams1:03.877 +0.21021 1311BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:03.990 +0.32331 147BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:04.077 +0.32511 1566GER Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:03.667 +0.41041 1625FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing1:04.268 +0.6016755POR António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri1:04.371 +0.704172 286FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing1:04.492 +0.8257923GER Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing1:04.523 +0.8568104FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi1:04.583 +0.9169112GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing1:04.594 +0.927101228SUI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti1:04.606 +0.939111327NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti1:04.959 +1.292121412GBR Mike ConwayVenturi1:05.108 +1.441131577MEX Salvador DuránTeam Aguri1:05.452 +1.785141688GBR Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR1:06.166 +2.499151721BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing1:07.724 +4.05716181BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCRNo time18Source:BUENOS AIRES ePRIX — Official FIA Formula E Championship fiaformulae.com FIA http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/buenos-aires-eprix.aspx dead 7 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160208192526/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/buenos-aires-eprix.aspx 8 February 2016 dmy-all Notes: 1 1 – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout. 2 2 – António Félix da Costa received a ten place penalty for changing the gearbox Super Pole Pos. Qualifying positionNo. NumberDriverTeamTimeGapGrid Final grid position17BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing1:03.705128FRA Nicolas ProstRenault e.Dams1:04.013 +0.3082311BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:04.023 +0.3183466GER Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport1:04.335 +0.630459SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams1:05.183 +1.4785Source: Race Pos. PositionNo. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDragon Racing 43 48:28.409 125+33 3 2 9SUI Sébastien BuemiRenault e.Dams 43 +0.106 518 3 8FRA Nicolas ProstRenault e.dams 43 +25.537 215+24 4 4 6FRA Loïc DuvalDragon Racing 43 +26.3585 5 712 5 27NED Robin FrijnsAmlin Andretti 43 +28.477 1210 6 2GBR Sam BirdDS Virgin Racing 43 +28.928 108 7 66GER Daniel AbtABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 +30.051 46 8 23GER Nick HeidfeldMahindra Racing 43 +36.373 84 9 4FRA Stéphane SarrazinVenturi 43 +37.291 92 10 21BRA Bruno SennaMahindra Racing 43 +37.603 161 11 88GBR Oliver TurveyNEXTEV TCR 43 +38.598 15 12 12GBR Mike ConwayVenturi 43 +38.790 13 13 1BRA Nelson Piquet Jr.NEXTEV TCR 43 +42.351 18 14 28SUI Simona de SilvestroAmlin Andretti 43 +43.971 11 15 77MEX Salvador DuránTeam Aguri 43 +1:03.082 14 16 25FRA Jean-Éric VergneDS Virgin Racing 42 +1 lap 6 Ret 55PRT António Félix da CostaTeam Aguri 32 Accident damage 17 DSQ 11BRA Lucas di GrassiABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 Underweight6 6 3 Source:MEXICO CITY ePRIX – Official FIA Formula E Championship http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/mexico-city-eprix.aspx fiaformulae.com 14 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313125009/http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/all-results/season-2/mexico-city-eprix.aspx 2016-03-13 dead Notes: 3 3 – Three points for pole position. 4 4 – Two points for fastest lap. 5 5 – Loïc Duval received a fifteen second penalty for frequent abuse of track limits. 6 6 – Lucas di Grassi originally finished first, but was disqualified for having an underweight car. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 SUI Sébastien Buemi 98 10px 2 BRA Lucas di Grassi 76 10px 3 GBR Sam Bird 60 10px 4 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 58 10px 5 FRA Loïc Duval 44 Teams' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault e.Dams 136 10px 2 USA Dragon Racing 102 10px 3 GER ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 92 10px 4 GBR DS Virgin Racing 66 10px 5 IND Mahindra Racing 39 Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:2016 Buenos Aires ePrix |width="30%"|FIA Formula E Championship2015–16 season |width="35%"|Next race:2016 Long Beach ePrix |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:N/A |width="30%"|Mexico City ePrix |width="35%"|Next race:2017 Mexico City ePrix |- style="text-align:center" Mexico City ePrix Category:Mexico City ePrix ePrix Mexico City ePrix