04.09.2016 - 00h45
Story of the race after 270mins in Mexico
- CLASS LEADERS AFTER 270mins- No.1 Porsche / No. 36 Signatech Alpine / No.95 Aston Martin Racing / No. 88 Abu Dhabi Proton Porsche
- LMP1 – Stop and Go Penalty for No.1 Porsche Team, after crossing pit entry line during FCY, drops to 3rd 12 seconds behind
- LMP2 – Drive Through Penalty for No.27 SMP Racing for earlier collision with No.30
- 2h37 RAIN REPORTED ACROSS THE CIRCUIT
- LMP2 – Drive Through Penalty for No.27 SMP Racing for earlier collision with No.50
- LMP1 – Lead Change No.1 Porsche Team Brendon Hartley passes No.8 Audi Sport Team Joest Loic Duval
- LMP2 – No.2 Marc Lieb passes No.8 Loic Duval 1 lap later with a little contact
- 2h27 No.6 and No.26 pit first to pit for wet tyres
- LMP1 – Both Porsche Team cars pit for wets, but Audi stay out one lap later they take intermediates
- LMP2 – After stops, No.26 G-Drive Racing moves ahead of the No.36
- LMP1 – No.8 Oliver Jarvis crashes at T1 on the intermediate tyres, front wheel bearing issue.
- GTE Am – In the wet No.83 AF Corse Ferrari Rui Aguas moves into lead
- GTE Pro – No.97 Richie Stanaway passes No.95 Nicki Thiim for lead
- Collision between No.36 Lappiere and No.2 Lieb removing rear legality panel
- GTE Pro – No.95 Aston Martin Nicki Thiim on slicks into the wall T5, spun on wet kerb from P2
- LMP1 – No. 7 Andre Lotterer takes 67 seconds out of No.5 to move into P3 on Intermediate tyres.
- LMP2 – No. 2 forced to Pit for new rear and drops to P3
- GTEPro - No. 67 Ford GT Andy Priaulx moves into P2 passed No.51 Calado.
- GTEAm – No.88 David Heinemeier Hansson runs wide and hands P1 to No.76 Wolf Henzler
- LMP1 – Change for P3 as No.6 Stephane Sarrazin passes No.2 Marc Lieb
