2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round

2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring roundRound details

Round 8 of 11 rounds in the
2015 TCR International Series

Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Location|  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Course|  Permanent racing facility
4.326 km (2.688 mi)

TCR International Series

Race 1
Date|  12 July 2015
Laps|  14
Pole position
Driver|  Gianni Morbidelli|  WestCoast Racing
Time|  1:39.716
Podium
First|  Stefano Comini|  Target Competition
Second|  Andrea Belicchi|  Target Competition
Third|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver|  Gianni Morbidelli|  WestCoast Racing
Time|  1:39.764 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date|  12 July 2015
Laps|  14
Podium
First|  Pol Rosell|  Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Second|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third|  Jordi Gené|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver|  Sergey Afanasyev|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time|  1:40.917 (on lap 12)

The 2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round was the eighth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 12 July at the Red Bull Ring. This round was to be held at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 26 July, but it was later moved due to organisational problems.

Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from fourth position, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and Pol Rosell gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf TCR.

## Success Ballast[edit]

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

## Classification[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

Pos. | No. | Driver  | Car  | Team  | Q1  | Q2  | Grid | Points

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1  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:41.078  | 1:39.716  | 1  | 5
2  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:41.336  | 1:40.335  | 2  | 4
3  | 43  |  Dániel Nagy | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Zengő Motorsport | 1:41.7581 | 1:40.567  | 3  | 3
4  | 25  |  Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:40.798  | 1:40.634  | 4  | 2
5  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:41.456  | 1:40.714  | 5  | 1
6  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:41.502  | 1:40.719  | 6  |
7  | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:41.064  | 1:40.755  | 7  |
8  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:41.204  | 1:40.974  | 8  |
9  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:41.202  | 1:40.988  | 9  |
10  | 42  |  Pol Rosell | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:41.220  | 1:41.097  | 10  |
11  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:41.543  | 1:41.322  | 11  |
12  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:41.684  | 1:41.532  | 12  |
13  | 41  |  Michela Cerruti | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:42.881  |  | 13  |
14  | 40  |  Gabriele Marotta | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:44.942  |  | 14  |
15  | 72  |  Diego Romanini | Ford Focus ST |  Proteam Racing | 1:51.842  |  | 152 |

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Notes:

* ^1 — Dániel Nagy's best lap time in Q1 was deleted because it was obtained with yellow flags.
* ^2 — Diego Romanini was moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

### Race 1[edit]

Pos. | No. | Driver  | Car  | Team  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 25  |  Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | 23:51.673  | 4  | 25
2  | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | +0.565  | 7  | 18
3  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +0.657  | 6  | 15
4  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +5.122  | 8  | 12
5  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 14  | +5.382  | 2  | 10
6  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +6.428  | 5  | 8
7  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | +6.768  | 9  | 6
8  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | +8.395  | 11  | 4
9  | 42  |  Pol Rosell | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | +8.703  | 10  | 2
10  | 41  |  Michela Cerruti | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | +17.685  | 12  | 1
11  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 14  | +29.3793 | 1  |
12  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 14  | +54.025  | 144 |
13  | 40  |  Gabriele Marotta | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 13  | +1 lap  | 13  |
Ret  | 72  |  Diego Romanini | Ford Focus ST |  Proteam Racing | 6  | Spin  | 15  |
Ret  | 43  |  Dániel Nagy | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Zengő Motorsport | 0  | Accident  | 3  |

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Notes:

* ^3 — Gianni Morbidelli was given a 30-second penalty for unsportsmanlike drive.
* ^4 — Igor Skuz was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Bas Schouten in the Salzburgring round.

### Race 2[edit]

Pos. | No. | Driver  | Car  | Team  | Laps  | Time/Retired  | Grid  | Points

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1  | 42  |  Pol Rosell | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | 23:45.394  | 1  | 25
2  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +0.380  | 5  | 18
3  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +1.473  | 3  | 15
4  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 14  | +3.701  | 6  | 12
5  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 14  | +4.965  | 9  | 10
6  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf TCR |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | +13.338  | 2  | 8
7  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 14  | +15.612  | 12  | 6
8  | 41  |  Michela Cerruti | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | +16.315  | 13  | 4
9  | 25  |  Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | +1:05.927  | 7  | 2
10  | 40  |  Gabriele Marotta | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 14  | +1:43.533  | 14  | 1
11  | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 11  | Technical  | 4  |
Ret  | 72  |  Diego Romanini | Ford Focus ST |  Proteam Racing | 7  | Technical  | 15  |
Ret  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 5  | Collision  | 10  |
Ret  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 4  | Accident  | 11  |
DNS  | 43  |  Dániel Nagy | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Zengő Motorsport |  | Accident  | 8  |

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## Standings after the event[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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1  | 1  |  Pepe Oriola | 225
1  | 2  |  Stefano Comini | 223
1  | 3  |  Jordi Gené | 201
1  | 4  |  Gianni Morbidelli | 186
| 5  |  Andrea Belicchi | 164

Teams' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  |  Target Competition | 484
| 2  |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 470
| 3  |  WestCoast Racing | 395
| 4  |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 234
| 5  |  Campos Racing | 41

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Red Bull Ring Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 10 July 2015.
2. ^ "Red Bull Ring Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 11 July 2015.
3. ^ "Red Bull Ring Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 12 July 2015.
4. ^ "Red Bull Ring Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 12 July 2015.

## External links[edit]

* TCR International Series official website

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