# 2016 Rally Mexico

The 2016 Rally Mexico (formally the 13º Rally Guanajuato México) was the third round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 March and 6 March 2016, and was based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala won the race, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship. The 20th stage of the rally (Guanajuato) was the longest stage in the world championship for 30 years (excluding the 'competitive sections' of the Safari Rally) at 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length.

## Overall standings

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Difference | Points |
| Overall classification ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:25:57.4 | | 27 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:27:02.4 | +1:05.0 | 21 |
| 3 | 5 | Mads Østberg | Ola Fløene | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:31:33.8 | +5:36.4 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 4:31:35.3 | +5:37.9 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 4:32:20.0 | +6:22.6 | 11 |
| 6 | 12 | Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | DMACK World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:35:56.9 | +9:59.5 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:38:55.9 | +12:58.5 | 6 |
| 8 | 37 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Simone Scattolin | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:40:07.0 | +14:09.6 | 4 |
| 9 | 32 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 4:43:59.2 | +18:01.8 | 2 |
| 10 | 81 | Valeriy Gorban | Volodymyr Korsia | Eurolamp World Rally Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | 4:58:34.7 | +32:37.3 | 1 |
| WRC-2 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (9.) | 32 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 4:43:59.2 | | 25 |
| 2 (11.) | 31 | Hubert Ptaszek | Maciej Szczepaniak | Peugeot Sport Slovakia | Peugeot 208 T16 | WRC-2 | 5:04:10.8 | +20:11.6 | 18 |
| 3 (12.) | 33 | Max Rendina | Emanuele Inglesi | Motorsport Italia srl | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 5:08:04.6 | +24:05.4 | 15 |
| 4 (14.) | 42 | Nicolás Fuchs | Fernando Mussano | Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 5:20:54.8 | +36:55.6 | 12 |
| 5 (19.) | 32 | Armin Kremer | Pirmin Winklhofer | BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 5:52:06.0 | +1:08:06.8 | 10 |
| WRC-3 standings ||||||||||
| 1 (15.) | 61 | Michel Fabre | Maxime Vilmot | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 5:34:30.7 | | 25 |

## Special stages

| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
| Leg 1 | SS1 | Street Stage Guanajuato | 1.09 km | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai i20 WRC | 0:59.1 | Thierry Neuville |
| Leg 1 | SS2 | Super Special 1 | 2.30 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:38.9 | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 1 | SS3 | Super Special 2 | 2.30 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:38.1 | Sébastien Ogier |
| Leg 2 | SS4 | El Chocolate 1 | 54.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 38:48.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS5 | Las Minas 1 | 15.36 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 11:00.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS6 | Street Stage León 1 | 1.41 km | Andreas Mikkelsen | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:19.0 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS7 | El Chocolate 2 | 54.21 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 38:16.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS8 | Las Minas 2 | 15.36 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10:57.7 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS9 | Super Special 3 | 2.30 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:39.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 2 | SS10 | Super Special 4 | 2.30 km | Sébastien Ogier Dani Sordo | Volkswagen Polo R WRC Hyundai i20 WRC | 1:38.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS11 | Ibarrilla | 30.38 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 17:41.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS12 | Otates 1 | 42.62 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 29:39.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS13 | El Brinco 1 | 7.15 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:00.5 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS14 | Agua Zarca 1 | 16.47 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10:07.6 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS15 | Otates 2 | 42.62 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 29:17.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS16 | El Brinco 2 | 7.15 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 3:57.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS17 | Super Special 5 | 2.30 km | Dani Sordo | Hyundai i20 WRC | 1:39.2 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS18 | Super Special 6 | 2.30 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:38.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 3 | SS19 | Street Stage León 2 | 1.37 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 1:18.6 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 4 | SS20 | Guanajuato | 80.00 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 48:06.8 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| Leg 4 | SS21 | Agua Zarca 2 (Power Stage) | 16.47 km | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:57.1 | Jari-Matti Latvala |

### Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 16.47 km (10.23 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:57.1 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10:02.5 | +5.4 | 2 |
| 3 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 10:07.5 | +10.4 | 1 |