2018 Mexico City ePrix
The 2018 Mexico City ePrix (formally the 2018 ABB Formula E Mexico City e-Prix) was a Formula E electric car race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in the centre of Mexico City on 3 March 2018. It was the fifth round of the 2017–18 Formula E Championship and the third edition of the event as part of the championship. Audi driver Daniel Abt won the 47-lap race starting from fifth position. Oliver Turvey finished second for NIO and e.Dams-Renault driver Sébastien Buemi took third.
| 2018 Mexico City ePrix | |||||
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Race 5 of 12 of the 2017–18 Formula E Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 3 March 2018 | ||||
| Official name | 2018 ABB Formula E Mexico City e-Prix | ||||
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 2.093 km (1.301 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 47 laps, 98.371 km (61.125 mi) | ||||
| Weather | Warm and sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mahindra | ||||
| Time | 1:01.645 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lucas di Grassi | Audi | |||
| Time | 1:02.202 on lap 27 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Audi | ||||
| Second | NIO | ||||
| Third | e.Dams-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Mahindra's Felix Rosenqvist won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying and led for the first 14 laps until a battery management system problem at the final corner promoted Turvey to the lead. Turvey held the lead until the mandatory pit stops to change into a second car. Swift work from Abt's pit crew moved him past Turvey who was slow leaving his garage because of a gear selection fault. Abt led the rest of the race to take his first career victory and the first for a German in Formula E. Turvey took second after holding off Buemi in the final five laps.
The result increased Jean-Éric Vergne's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 12 points over Rosenqvist who retired because his car not have enough electrical energy to allow him to finish the race. Sam Bird kept third despite not scoring any points as Buemi maintained fourth and Nelson Piquet Jr. kept fifth. In the Teams' Championship, Techeetah further extended their advantage over the non-scoring Mahindra and Jaguar passed Virgin for third with seven races left in the season.