2016 Mexico City ePrix

2016 Mexico City ePrix
Race 5 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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Formula E layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
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 miles)
Distance 43 laps, 89.96 km (55.90 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Dragon Racing
Time 1:03.705
Fastest lap
Driver France Nicolas Prost Renault-e.dams
Time 1:04.569
Podium
First
Dragon Racing
Second
Renault-e.dams
Third
Renault-e.dams
Lap leaders

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]

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 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 1:03.667 51
2 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.Dams 1:03.877 +0.210 21
3 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:03.990 +0.323 31
4 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:04.077 +0.325 11
5 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:03.667 +0.410 41
6 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 1:04.268 +0.601 6
7 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 1:04.371 +0.704 172
8 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 1:04.492 +0.825 7
9 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 1:04.523 +0.856 8
10 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 1:04.583 +0.916 9
11 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 1:04.594 +0.927 10
12 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 1:04.606 +0.939 11
13 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 1:04.959 +1.292 12
14 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 1:05.108 +1.441 13
15 77 Mexico Salvador Durán Team Aguri 1:05.452 +1.785 14
16 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 1:06.166 +2.499 15
17 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 1:07.724 +4.057 16
18 1 Brazil 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 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 1:03.705 1
2 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.Dams 1:04.013 +0.308 2
3 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:04.023 +0.318 3
4 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 1:04.335 +0.630 4
5 9 Switzerland 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 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dragon Racing 43 48:28.409 1 25+33
2 9 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Renault e.Dams 43 +0.106 5 18
3 8 France Nicolas Prost Renault e.dams 43 +25.537 2 15+24
4 6 France Loïc Duval Dragon Racing 43 +26.3585 7 12
5 27 Netherlands Robin Frijns Amlin Andretti 43 +28.477 12 10
6 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird DS Virgin Racing 43 +28.928 10 8
7 66 Germany Daniel Abt ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 +30.051 4 6
8 23 Germany Nick Heidfeld Mahindra Racing 43 +36.373 8 4
9 4 France Stéphane Sarrazin Venturi 43 +37.291 9 2
10 21 Brazil Bruno Senna Mahindra Racing 43 +37.603 16 1
11 88 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey NEXTEV TCR 43 +38.598 15
12 12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Venturi 43 +38.790 13
13 1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. NEXTEV TCR 43 +42.351 18
14 28 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Amlin Andretti 43 +43.971 11
15 77 Mexico Salvador Durán Team Aguri 43 +1:03.082 14
16 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne DS Virgin Racing 42 +1 lap 6
Ret 55 Portugal António Félix da Costa Team Aguri 32 Accident damage 17
DSQ 11 Brazil Lucas di Grassi ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 43 Underweight6 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

  • 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. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "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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