2016 TCR International Series Singapore round

Singapore    2016 TCR International Series Singapore round
Round details
Round 9 of 11 rounds in the
2016 TCR International Series season

Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Location Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
Course Permanent racing facility
5.065 km (3.147 mi)
Race 1
Date 17 September 2016
Laps 10
Pole position
Driver France Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing
Time 2:24.511
Podium
First France Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing
Second Switzerland Stefano Comini Leopard Racing
Third Spain Pepe Oriola Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing
Time 2:25.954 (on lap 6)
Race 2
Date 18 September 2016
Laps 9
Podium
First Russia Mikhail Grachev WestCoast Racing
Second Serbia Dušan Borković B3 Racing Team Hungary
Third United Kingdom James Nash Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Mikhail Grachev WestCoast Racing
Time 2:27.637 (on lap 6)

The 2016 TCR International Series Singapore round was the ninth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 16–18 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Jean-Karl Vernay won the first race, starting from pole position driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR and Mikhail Grachev gained the second one, driving a Honda Civic TCR.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, James Nash received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Stefano Comini +10 kg.[1]

In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: the returning Opel Astra TCR received +30 kg in ballast and the engine power was limited to 95%.[2]

Classification

Qualifying[3]

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Q1[N 1] Grid Points
1 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 2:24.511 1 5
2 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:25.019 2 4
3 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 2:25.115 3 3
4 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:25.3891 92 2
5 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:25.8871 4 1
6 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:25.899 5
7 9 Hungary Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:26.033 6
8 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:26.059 7
9 62 Serbia Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:26.2531 8
10 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:26.594 18
11 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:26.9301 103
12 22 Czech Republic Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Italy Mulsanne Racing 2:27.4021 152
13 33 Spain Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Germany Kissling Motorsport 2:28.3061 133
14 7 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:28.4791 162
15 35 France Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Italy Target Competition 2:28.5721 11
16 68 Macau Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:29.040 12
17 99 China Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR Hong Kong FRD Motorsports 2:30.2261 172
18 64 China Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Macau Son Veng Racing Team 2:33.6961 14
19 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 2:36.2461 194
20 50 Netherlands Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Italy Target Competition No time 204

Race 1[5]

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 10 24:33.044 1 25
2 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 10 +3.132 3 18
3 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +7.101 4 15
4 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +9.688 2 12
5 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +11.570 5 10
6 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +12.589 7 8
7 62 Serbia Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +13.489 8 6
8 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 10 +15.735 10 4
9 9 Hungary Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +17.835 6 2
10 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 10 +18.264 9 1
11 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 10 +18.873 18
12 33 Spain Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Germany Kissling Motorsport 10 +42.029 13
13 99 China Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR Hong Kong FRD Motorsports 10 +49.346 17
14 35 France Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Italy Target Competition 10 +88.099 11
15 64 China Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Macau Son Veng Racing Team 10 +139.332 14
16 50 Netherlands Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Italy Target Competition 8 Accident 20
17 7 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 7 Technical 16
Ret 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 6 Accident 19
NC 22 Czech Republic Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Italy Mulsanne Racing 6 +4 laps 15
Ret 68 Macau Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 5 Technical 12

Race 2[6]

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 9 +25:55.217 1 25
2 62 Serbia Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +0.456 2 18
3 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +0.751 5 15
4 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 9 +0.903 8 12
5 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +1.423 9 10
6 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing 9 +1.631 10 8
7 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 9 +2.423 7 6
8 7 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +3.070 14 4
9 22 Czech Republic Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Italy Mulsanne Racing 9 +3.567 12 2
10 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 9 +3.924 11 1
11 33 Spain Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Germany Kissling Motorsport 9 +4.581 13
12 99 China Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR Hong Kong FRD Motorsports 9 +5.160 17
13 68 Macau Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +6.046 16
14 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +6.1145 6
15 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 9 +17.146 19
16 35 France Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Italy Target Competition 6 Collision 15
17 9 Hungary Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 6 Collision 4
Ret 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2 Collison 3
Ret 50 Netherlands Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Italy Target Competition 1 Technical 20
DSQ 64 China Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Macau Son Veng Racing Team 6 Collision 14

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom James Nash 229
1 2 Switzerland Stefano Comini 227
1 3 Spain Pepe Oriola 213
4 France Jean-Karl Vernay 201
1 5 Slovakia Maťo Homola 173

Model of the Year standings
Pos Car Points
1 SEAT León 657
2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 546
3 Honda Civic TCR 477
4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 77
1 5 Opel Astra TCR 30

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 525
2 Luxembourg Leopard Racing 436
3 Sweden WestCoast Racing 392
4 Hungary B3 Racing Team Hungary 375
5 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 124

References

  1. "Singapore Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  2. "More weight and less power for the Opel Astra". tcr-series.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "Singapore Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  4. "Qualifying format changes for Singapore event". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. "Singapore Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  6. "Singapore Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.

Notes

  1. Q2 was not held at this round, due to the Formula One timetable constraints and the limited track time[4]

External links

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