2018 Mexico City ePrix

2018 Mexico City ePrix
Race 5 of 12 of the 2017–18 Formula E Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details[1][2]
Date	3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
Official name	2018 ABB Formula E Mexico City e-Prix[3]
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	Felix Rosenqvist	Mahindra
Time	1:01.645
Fastest lap
Driver	Lucas di Grassi	Audi
Time	1:02.202 on lap 27
Podium
First	Daniel Abt	Audi
Second	Oliver Turvey	NIO
Third	Sébastien Buemi	e.Dams-Renault
Lap leaders

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 in what would be his only Formula E podium, and e.Dams-Renault driver Sébastien Buemi took third.

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.