# 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. 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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Renault e.Dams | 1:03.667 | | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | Nicolas Prost | Renault e.Dams | 1:03.877 | +0.210 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Lucas di Grassi | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:03.990 | +0.323 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 1:04.077 | +0.325 | 1 |
| 5 | 66 | Daniel Abt | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:03.667 | +0.410 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Dragon Racing | 43 | 48:28.409 | 1 | 25+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 | 6 | Loïc Duval | Dragon Racing | 43 | +26.358 | 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 | 3 | |
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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.
* ^6 – Lucas di Grassi originally finished first, but was disqualified for having an underweight car.

## Standings after the race

| 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 |
| 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.