The 2016 Mexico City ePrix was a

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held on 12 March 2016 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in

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. It was the fifth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the

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, electrically powered racing car series' second season. It also was the 16th Formula E race overall. The race was initially won by

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, but later the win was handed to

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because di Grassi's car was found to be underweight. This was d'Ambrosio's second Formula E win, after the

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, 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

Notes: * – Final grid position of top five qualifiers determined by Super Pole shootout. * – António Félix da Costa received a ten place penalty for changing the gearbox

Super Pole

Race

Notes: * – Three points for pole position. * – Two points for fastest lap. * – Loïc Duval received a fifteen second penalty for frequent abuse of track limits. * – Lucas di Grassi originally finished first, but was disqualified for having an underweight car.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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