The 2016 TCR International Series Buriram round was the eighth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 27–28 August at the Chang International Circuit.
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Round 8 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series | |||
 Layout of the Chang International Circuit | |||
| Location | Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.554 km (2.830 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 28 August 2016 | ||
| Laps | 14 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Time | 1:43.634 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Second |
 James Nash | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Third |
 Gianni Morbidelli | WestCoast Racing | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Gianni Morbidelli | WestCoast Racing | |
| Time | 1:44.528 (on lap 5) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 28 August 2016 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
James Nash | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Second |
 Mikhail Grachev | WestCoast Racing | |
| Third |
 Dušan Borković | B3 Racing Team Hungary | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
James Nash | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Time | 1:44.251 (on lap 6) | ||
Pepe Oriola won the first race, starting from pole position and James Nash gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León TCR.
Ballast edit
Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Mikhail Grachev +20 kg and Jean-Karl Vernay +10 kg.[1]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
- ^1 — Chen Jian Hong and Munkong Sathienthirakul were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.
Race 1 edit
Race 2 edit
Notes
- ^2 — Jack Lemvard was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, for having broken parc fermé rules.
- ^3 — Jack Lemvard and Munkong Sathienthirakul was given a 30-second penalty each for overtaking Rafaël Galiana under yellow flag conditions.
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
- ^ "Buriram Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Buriram Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Buriram Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Buriram Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 29 August 2016.
External links edit
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2016 TCR International Series | Next race: Singapore |