2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round

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.

Austria    2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round
Round details
Round 8 of 11 rounds in the
2015 TCR International Series
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Layout of the Red Bull Ring
Location Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
4.326 km (2.688 mi)
Race 1
Date 12 July 2015
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver Italy Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Time 1:39.716
Podium
First Switzerland Stefano Comini Target Competition
Second Italy Andrea Belicchi Target Competition
Third Spain Pepe Oriola Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Time 1:39.764 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date 12 July 2015
Laps 14
Podium
First Spain Pol Rosell Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Second Spain Pepe Oriola Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Spain Jordi Gené Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Sergey Afanasyev Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time 1:40.917 (on lap 12)

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
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

[2]

Notes:

  • ^1Dániel Nagy's best lap time in Q1 was deleted because it was obtained with yellow flags.
  • ^2Diego 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
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

[3]

Notes:

Race 2 edit

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

[4]

Standings after the event edit

  • 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

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