The 2015 TCR International Series Sochi round was the seventh round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 21 June at the Sochi Autodrom.
| Round details | |||
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Round 7 of 11 rounds in the 2015 TCR International Series | |||
 Layout of the Sochi Autodrom | |||
| Location | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.848 km (3.634 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 21 June 2015 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Jordi Gené | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Time | 2:20.976 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jordi Gené | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Second |
Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Third |
 Andrea Belicchi | Target Competition | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Time | 2:21.115 (on lap 6) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 21 June 2015 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Stefano Comini | Target Competition | |
| Second |
Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Third |
 Mikhail Grachev | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Stefano Comini | Target Competition | |
| Time | 2:21.520 (on lap 3) | ||
Jordi Gené 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, Kevin Gleason received +30 kg, Gianni Morbidelli +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.[1]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Jordi Gené
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SEAT León Cup Racer |  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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2:20.9761 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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2:21.025 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 74 | Pepe Oriola
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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2:21.256 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |  Tomas Engström
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SEAT León Cup Racer |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler
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2:21.272 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler
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2:21.403 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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2:21.564 | 6 | |
| 7 | 25 | Stefano Comini
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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2:21.582 | 7 | |
| 8 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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2:21.658 | 8 | |
| 9 | 17 |  Michel Nykjær
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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2:21.199 | 9 | |
| 10 | 24 |  Kevin Gleason
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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2:22.136 | 10 | |
| 11 | 2 | Aleksey Dudukalo
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Lukoil Racing Team
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2:22.283 | 11 | |
| 12 | 26 | Ildar Rakhmatullin
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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2:24.685 | 12 |
Notes:
- ^1 — Jordi Gené's best lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
Race 1 edit
Race 2 edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Stefano Comini
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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11 | 26:14.548 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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11 | +0.611 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler
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11 | +3.470 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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11 | +7.544 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 88 | Jordi Gené
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
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11 | +8.440 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kevin Gleason
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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11 | +9.406 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Michel Nykjær
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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11 | +9.776 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Tomas Engström
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler
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11 | +10.532 | 112 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Aleksey Dudukalo
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Lukoil Racing Team
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11 | +17.251 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Ildar Rakhmatullin
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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11 | +23.853 | 10 | 1 |
| Ret | 33 | Andrea Belicchi
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SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition
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6 | Collision | 7 | |
| DNS | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli
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Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing
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Turbo | 122 |
Notes:
- ^2 — Tomas Engström and Gianni Morbidelli were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.
Standings after the event edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References edit
- ^ "Sochi Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Sochi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Sochi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Sochi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.
External links edit
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