2015 TCR International Series Sochi round

   2015 TCR International Series Sochi round

Round details
Round 7 of 11 rounds in the 2015 TCR International Series season
Layout of the Sochi Autodrom
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
TCR International Series
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)

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.

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

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

Qualifying^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid	Points
1	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:20.976^1	1	5
2	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.025	2	4
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.256	3	3
4	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.272	4	2
5	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.403	5	1
6	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.564	6
7	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.582	7
8	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:21.658	8
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.199	9
10	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:22.136	10
11	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	2:22.283	11
12	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:24.685	12

Notes:

• ^1 — Jordi Gené's best lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits.

Race 1^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	26:04.706	1	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+0.598	3	18
3	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+3.445	2	15
4	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+8.211	7	12
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+10.948	6	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+12.023	5	8
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+14.444	8	6
8	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+18.420	10	4
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+20.262	9	2
10	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+23.691	4	1
11	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	11	+25.794	11
12	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	Oil pressure	12

Race 2^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	26:14.548	3	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+0.611	6	18
3	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+3.470	5	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+7.544	4	12
5	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+8.440	8	10
6	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+9.406	1	8
7	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+9.776	2	6
8	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+10.532	11^2	4
9	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	11	+17.251	9	2
10	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+23.853	10	1
Ret	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	6	Collision	7
DNS	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing		Turbo	12^2

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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Stefano Comini 194 1 2 Pepe Oriola 192 2 3 Gianni Morbidelli 181 4 Jordi Gené 174 1 5 Andrea Belicchi 146

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Target Competition 425 1 2 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 409 1 3 WestCoast Racing 360 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 185 5 Campos Racing 41

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

References

1. "Sochi Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 June 2015.
2. "Sochi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 20 June 2015.
3. "Sochi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.
4. "Sochi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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