2016 Mexico City ePrix
2016 Mexico City ePrix | |||||
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Race 5 of 10 of the 2015–16 Formula E season
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![]() 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 | ![]() | 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
[edit]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
[edit]Background
[edit]The same 18 drivers as in the previous ePrix participated in this race.
Classifications
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 9 | ![]() | Renault e.Dams | 1:03.667 | 51 | |
2 | 8 | ![]() | Renault e.Dams | 1:03.877 | +0.210 | 21 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:03.990 | +0.323 | 31 |
4 | 7 | ![]() | Dragon Racing | 1:04.077 | +0.325 | 11 |
5 | 66 | ![]() | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:03.667 | +0.410 | 41 |
6 | 25 | ![]() | DS Virgin Racing | 1:04.268 | +0.601 | 6 |
7 | 55 | ![]() | Team Aguri | 1:04.371 | +0.704 | 172 |
8 | 6 | ![]() | Dragon Racing | 1:04.492 | +0.825 | 7 |
9 | 23 | ![]() | Mahindra Racing | 1:04.523 | +0.856 | 8 |
10 | 4 | ![]() | Venturi | 1:04.583 | +0.916 | 9 |
11 | 2 | ![]() | DS Virgin Racing | 1:04.594 | +0.927 | 10 |
12 | 28 | ![]() | Amlin Andretti | 1:04.606 | +0.939 | 11 |
13 | 27 | ![]() | Amlin Andretti | 1:04.959 | +1.292 | 12 |
14 | 12 | ![]() | Venturi | 1:05.108 | +1.441 | 13 |
15 | 77 | ![]() | Team Aguri | 1:05.452 | +1.785 | 14 |
16 | 88 | ![]() | NEXTEV TCR | 1:06.166 | +2.499 | 15 |
17 | 21 | ![]() | Mahindra Racing | 1:07.724 | +4.057 | 16 |
18 | 1 | ![]() | 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
[edit]Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 7 | ![]() | Dragon Racing | 1:03.705 | 1 | |
2 | 8 | ![]() | Renault e.Dams | 1:04.013 | +0.308 | 2 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:04.023 | +0.318 | 3 |
4 | 66 | ![]() | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 1:04.335 | +0.630 | 4 |
5 | 9 | ![]() | Renault e.Dams | 1:05.183 | +1.478 | 5 |
Source:[5] |
Race
[edit]Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 7 | ![]() | Dragon Racing | 43 | 48:28.409 | 1 | 25+33 |
2 | 9 | ![]() | Renault e.Dams | 43 | +0.106 | 5 | 18 |
3 | 8 | ![]() | Renault e.dams | 43 | +25.537 | 2 | 15+24 |
4 | 6 | ![]() | Dragon Racing | 43 | +26.3585 | 7 | 12 |
5 | 27 | ![]() | Amlin Andretti | 43 | +28.477 | 12 | 10 |
6 | 2 | ![]() | DS Virgin Racing | 43 | +28.928 | 10 | 8 |
7 | 66 | ![]() | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport | 43 | +30.051 | 4 | 6 |
8 | 23 | ![]() | Mahindra Racing | 43 | +36.373 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 4 | ![]() | Venturi | 43 | +37.291 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 21 | ![]() | Mahindra Racing | 43 | +37.603 | 16 | 1 |
11 | 88 | ![]() | NEXTEV TCR | 43 | +38.598 | 15 | |
12 | 12 | ![]() | Venturi | 43 | +38.790 | 13 | |
13 | 1 | ![]() | NEXTEV TCR | 43 | +42.351 | 18 | |
14 | 28 | ![]() | Amlin Andretti | 43 | +43.971 | 11 | |
15 | 77 | ![]() | Team Aguri | 43 | +1:03.082 | 14 | |
16 | 25 | ![]() | DS Virgin Racing | 42 | +1 lap | 6 | |
Ret | 55 | ![]() | Team Aguri | 32 | Accident damage | 17 | |
DSQ | 11 | ![]() | 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
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Di Grassi stripped of Mexico win". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "D'Ambrosio handed Mexico City ePrix win after exclusion di Grassi". electricautosport.com. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Mexico City – Track Guide". Formula E. Formula E Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "MEXICO CITY ePRIX – Official FIA Formula E Championship". fiaformulae.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 14 March 2016.