| 2016 Rally Mexico | |
| Native Name: | 13. Rally Guanajuato México |
| Round: | 3 |
| Championship: | 2016 World Rally Championship |
| Previous Round: | 2016 Rally Sweden |
| Next Round: | 2016 Rally Argentina |
| Rallybase: |  León |
| Startdate: | 3 |
| Enddate: | 6 March 2016 |
| Stages: | 21 |
| Stagekm: | 399.67 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila |
| Team1: | Volkswagen Motorsport |
The 2016 Rally Mexico (formally the 13º Rally Guanajuato México) was the third round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 March and 6 March 2016, and was based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala won the race, his 16th win in the World Rally Championship.[1] The 20th stage of the rally (Guanajuato) was the longest stage in the world championship for 30 years (excluding the 'competitive sections' of the Safari Rally) at 80km (50miles) in length.[2]
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Class | Time | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall classification | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila |  Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:25:57.4 | |||
| 2 | 1 |  Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Volkswagen Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | WRC | 4:27:02.4 | +1:05.0 | ||
| 3 | 5 |  Mads Østberg | Ola Fløene | M-Sport World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:31:33.8 | +5:36.4 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 4:31:35.3 | +5:37.9 | 12 | |
| 5 | 20 |  Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 WRC | WRC | 4:32:20.0 | +6:22.6 | ||
| 6 | 12 |  Ott Tänak | Raigo Mõlder | DMACK World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:35:56.9 | +9:59.5 | 8 | |
| 7 | 21 |  Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Jipocar Czech National Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:38:55.9 | +12:58.5 | 6 | |
| 8 | 37 |  Lorenzo Bertelli | Simone Scattolin | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | WRC | 4:40:07.0 | +14:09.6 | 4 | |
| 9 | 32 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 4:43:59.2 | +18:01.8 | 2 | |
| 10 | 81 |  Valeriy Gorban | Volodymyr Korsia | Eurolamp World Rally Team | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | WRC | 4:58:34.7 | +32:37.3 | 1 | |
| WRC-2 standings | ||||||||||
| 1 (9.) | 32 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | TGS Worldwide OU | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 4:43:59.2 | 25 | ||
| 2 (11.) | 31 |  Hubert Ptaszek | Maciej Szczepaniak |  Peugeot Sport Slovakia | Peugeot 208 T16 | WRC-2 | 5:04:10.8 | +20:11.6 | 18 | |
| 3 (12.) | 33 | Max Rendina | Emanuele Inglesi | Motorsport Italia srl | Ford Fiesta R5 | WRC-2 | 5:08:04.6 | +24:05.4 | 15 | |
| 4 (14.) | 42 |  Nicolás Fuchs |  Fernando Mussano |  Wevers Sport | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 5:20:54.8 | +36:55.6 | 12 | |
| 5 (19.) | 32 | Armin Kremer | Pirmin Winklhofer |  BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team | Škoda Fabia R5 | WRC-2 | 5:52:06.0 | +1:08:06.8 | 10 | |
| WRC-3 standings | ||||||||||
| 1 (15.) | 61 | Michel Fabre | Maxime Vilmot | Saintéloc Junior Team | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | WRC-3 | 5:34:30.7 | 25 | ||
| Day | Stage | Name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 | SS1 | Street Stage Guanajuato | 1.09 km | 0:59.1 | |||
| SS2 | Super Special 1 | 2.30 km | 1:38.9 | ||||
| SS3 | Super Special 2 | 2.30 km | 1:38.1 | ||||
| Leg 2 | SS4 | El Chocolate 1 | 54.21 km | 38:48.1 | |||
| SS5 | Las Minas 1 | 15.36 km | 11:00.1 | ||||
| SS6 | Street Stage León 1 | 1.41 km | 1:19.0 | ||||
| SS7 | El Chocolate 2 | 54.21 km | 38:16.3 | ||||
| SS8 | Las Minas 2 | 15.36 km | 10:57.7 | ||||
| SS9 | Super Special 3 | 2.30 km | 1:39.1 | ||||
| SS10 | Super Special 4 | 2.30 km | 1:38.1 | ||||
| Leg 3 | SS11 | Ibarrilla | 30.38 km | 17:41.8 | |||
| SS12 | Otates 1 | 42.62 km | 29:39.8 | ||||
| SS13 | El Brinco 1 | 7.15 km | 4:00.5 | ||||
| SS14 | Agua Zarca 1 | 16.47 km | 10:07.6 | ||||
| SS15 | Otates 2 | 42.62 km | 29:17.8 | ||||
| SS16 | El Brinco 2 | 7.15 km | 3:57.3 | ||||
| SS17 | Super Special 5 | 2.30 km | 1:39.2 | ||||
| SS18 | Super Special 6 | 2.30 km | 1:38.1 | ||||
| SS19 | Street Stage León 2 | 1.37 km | 1:18.6 | ||||
| Leg 4 | SS20 | Guanajuato | 80.00 km | 48:06.8 | |||
| SS21 | Agua Zarca 2 (Power Stage) | 16.47 km | 9:57.1 | ||||
The "Power stage" was a 16.47km (10.23miles) stage at the end of the rally.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 9:57.1 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 10:02.5 | +5.4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 WRC | 10:07.5 | +10.4 | 1 |