2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round

   2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round

Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series season
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	6 May 2016
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Dušan Borković	B3 Racing Team Hungary
Time	2:33.065
Race 2
Date	7 May 2016
Laps	9

The 2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round will be the third round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It will take place on 6-7 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and James Nash +10 kg.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.525^1	2:33.065	1	5
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:34.308	2:33.306	2	4
3	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:34.893^1	2:33.432	3	3
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:35.232	2:33.530	4	2
5	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:34.925	2:33.805	5	1
6	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.783	2:33.870^2	6
7	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.608	2:33.896	7
8	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:35.206	2:34.061	8
9	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:35.257^3	2:34.190^2	9
10	48	Antti Buri	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:35.338	2:34.273	10
11	49	Pierre-Yves Corthals	SEAT León Cup Racer	Ferry Monster Autosport	2:35.425	2:34.764	11
12	30	Jimmy Clairet	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	2:35.530	2:35.502	12
13	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:35.714		13
14	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:35.731		14
15	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:35.789		15
16	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Ferry Monster Autosport	2:36.136		16
17	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:36.410^3		17
18	38	Grégory Guilvert	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	2:37.765^1		17

Notes

• ^1 — DuÅ¡an Borković, Aku Pellinen and Grégory Guilvert's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
• ^2 — MaÅ¥o Homola and Jean-Karl Vernay's best lap time in Q2 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
• ^3 — Jean-Karl Vernay and Mikhail Grachev's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits repeatedly.

Race 1^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	23:19.800	3	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+0.376	2	18
3	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	9	+1.294	1	15
4	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	9	+5.476	6	12
5	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+6.724	15	10
6	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+7.208	13	8
7	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+9.669	14	6
8	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+16.593	5	4
9	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+17.076	4	2
10	48	Antti Buri	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	9	+17.734	10	1
11	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+21.975	18^4
12	38	Grégory Guilvert	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	9	+22.707	17
13	30	Jimmy Clairet	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	9	+25.880	12
14	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	9	+34.596^5	9
15	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Ferry Monster Autosport	9	+44.782	16
16	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	8	Accident	7
Ret	49	Pierre-Yves Corthals	SEAT León Cup Racer	Ferry Monster Autosport	5	Retired	11
Ret	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1	Retired	8

Notes

• ^4 — Mikhail Grachev was given a three-place grid penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the Qualifying session.
• ^5 — Jean-Karl Vernay was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with James Nash.

References

1. "Spa-Francorchamps Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 30 April 2016.
2. "Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 6 May 2016.
3. "Spa-Francorchamps Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 6 May 2016.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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