2015 TCR International Series Valencia round

2015 TCR International Series Valencia roundRound details

Round 3 of 11 rounds in the
2015 TCR International Series

Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Location|  Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain
Course|  Permanent racing facility
4.005 km (2.517 mi)

TCR International Series

Race 1
Date|  3 May 2015
Laps|  15
Pole position
Driver|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time|  1:42.045
Podium
First|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second|  Sergey Afanasyev|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third|  Jordi Gené|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time|  1:42.778 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date|  3 May 2015
Laps|  17
Podium
First|  Stefano Comini|  Target Competition
Second|  Michel Nykjær|  Target Competition
Third|  Gianni Morbidelli|  WestCoast Racing
Fastest lap
Driver|  Pepe Oriola|  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time|  1:43.251 (on lap 6)

The 2015 TCR International Series Valencia round was the third round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 3 May at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Pepe Oriola won the first race, starting from pole position, and Stefano Comini gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

## Success Ballast[edit]

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Andrea Belicchi +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  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:42.502  | 1:42.045  | 1  | 5
2  | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:42.600  | 1:42.143  | 2  | 4
3  | 25  |  Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:42.451  | 1:42.183  | 3  | 3
4  | 17  |  Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 1:42.966  | 1:42.300  | 4  | 2
5  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:42.438  | 1:42.537  | 5  | 1
6  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:42.460  | 1:42.823  | 6  |
7  | 6  |  Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:42.609  | 1:42.837  | 7  |
8  | 19  |  Oscar Nogués | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 1:43.110  | 1:42.866  | 8  |
9  | 34  |  Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Bas Koeten Racing | 1:43.028  | 1:42.915  | 9  |
10  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:42.710  | 1:42.971  | 10  |
11  | 32  |  David Cebrián | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 1:43.014  | 1:42.995  | 11  |
12  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:42.448  | 4:52.946  | 12  |
13  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:43.135  |  | 13  |
14  | 11  |  Lucile Cypriano | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 1:43.139  |  | 14  |
15  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 1:43.498  |  | 15  |
16  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:43.718  |  | 16  |
17  | 21  |  Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 1:44.239  |  | 17  |

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### Race 1[edit]

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

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1  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15  | 26:06.049  | 1  | 25
2  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15  | +4.593  | 5  | 18
3  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15  | +5.285  | 6  | 15
4  | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 15  | +6.005  | 2  | 12
5  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 15  | +10.046  | 13  | 10
6  | 25  |  Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 15  | +11.570  | 3  | 8
7  | 17  |  Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 15  | +12.081  | 4  | 6
8  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 15  | +17.729  | 10  | 4
9  | 34  |  Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Bas Koeten Racing | 15  | +19.348  | 9  | 2
10  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 15  | +25.251  | 16  | 1
11  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 15  | +26.184  | 12  |
12  | 11  |  Lucile Cypriano | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 15  | +27.162  | 14  |
13  | 19  |  Oscar Nogués | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 15  | +40.019  | 8  |
14  | 32  |  David Cebrián | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 14  | Technical  | 11  |
15  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 14  | +1 lap  | 15  |
Ret  | 6  |  Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 7  | Collision  | 7  |
NC  | 21  |  Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 5  | +10 laps  | 17  |

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### Race 2[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 | 17  | 33:54.125  | 8  | 25
2  | 17  |  Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 17  | +7.775  | 7  | 18
3  | 10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 17  | +17.732  | 1  | 15
4  | 24  |  Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 17  | +29.735  | 11  | 12
5  | 74  |  Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 17  | +31.723  | 10  | 10
6  | 32  |  David Cebrián | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 17  | +32.501  | 161 | 8
7  | 7  |  Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 17  | +35.679  | 15  | 6
8  | 34  |  Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Bas Koeten Racing | 16  | Fuel pump  | 2  | 4
9  | 77  |  Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 16  | +1 lap  | 6  | 2
Ret  | 6  |  Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11  | Technical  | 4  |
Ret  | 11  |  Lucile Cypriano | SEAT León Cup Racer |  JSB Compétition | 10  | Technical  | 13  |
Ret  | 21  |  Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 5  | Technical  | 171 |
Ret  | 20  |  Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) |  WestCoast Racing | 5  | Technical  | 14  |
Ret  | 19  |  Oscar Nogués | Opel Astra OPC |  Campos Racing | 1  | Collision  | 3  |
Ret  | 88  |  Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 0  | Collision  | 5  |
Ret  | 8  |  Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 0  | Collision  | 12  |
DSQ2 | 33  |  Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer |  Target Competition | 17  | +9.205  | 9  |

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Notes:

* ^1 — David Cebrián and Jordi Oriola were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.
* ^2 — Andrea Belicchi was disqualified for not have served a drive through penalty.

## Standings after the event[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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1  | 1  |  Stefano Comini | 106
1  | 2  |  Gianni Morbidelli | 91
1  | 3  |  Pepe Oriola | 89
1  | 4  |  Andrea Belicchi | 75
| 5  |  Kevin Gleason | 57

Teams' Championship standings
|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  |  Target Competition | 209
1  | 2  |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 168
1  | 3  |  WestCoast Racing | 163
| 4  |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 66
| 5  |  Zengő Motorsport | 19

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Valencia Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 1 May 2015.
2. ^ "Valencia Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 May 2015.
3. ^ "Valencia Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 3 May 2015.
4. ^ "Valencia Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 3 May 2015.

## External links[edit]

* TCR International Series official website

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