2016 Guia Race of Macau

The 2016 Guia Race of Macau was the eleventh and final round of the 2016 TCR International Series season as well as the fifth and final round of the 2016 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 20 November at the Guia Circuit.

   2016 TCR International Series Macau round

Round details
Round 11 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series
Layout of the Guia Circuit
Location	Guia Circuit, Macau, China
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.200 km (3.800 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	20 November 2016
Laps	5
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Time	3:00.602
Podium
First	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Second	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Third	Tiago Monteiro	WestCoast Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Edgar Lau	Asia Racing Team
Time	2:57.167 (on lap 5)
Race 2
Date	20 November 2016
Laps	7
Podium
First	Tiago Monteiro	WestCoast Racing
Second	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Third	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time	2:35.494 (on lap 7)

Stefano Comini won the first race, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR and Tiago Monteiro gained the second one, driving a Honda Civic TCR.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, James Nash received +30 kg, Roberto Colciago +20 kg and Kevin Gleason +10 kg.[1] Nevertheless, Colciago and Gleason did not take part at this event, so they did not take the ballast.

In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: all TCR cars were given a 20 kg weight break, bringing them back to their base weights. This was applied in an attempt to balance them with the CTCC cars entered for the event.[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:34.121	3:00.602	1	5
2	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:34.738	3:01.093	2	4
3	81	Tiago Monteiro	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:34.217	3:02.604	3	3
4	48	Antti Buri	SEAT León Cup Racer	LMS Racing	2:35.916	3:04.393	4	2
5	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.415	3:04.442	5	1
6	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:36.828	3:04.723	6
7	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:34.456	3:05.033	7
8	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:34.821	3:05.264	8
9	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.814	3:05.348	9
10	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:33.480	3:05.396	10
11	50	Josh Files	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	2:34.700	3:06.428	11
12	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:34.892	3:07.100	12
13	3	Andy Yan	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:36.973		13
14	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:37.955		14
15	12	Sunny Wong	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	2:38.449		15
16	11	Alex Hui	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	2:38.783		16
17	33	Jiang Teng Yi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	2:39.848		17
18	68	Tang Chi Lun	Honda Civic TCR	Team TRC	2:39.977		18
19	11	Zhang Ya Qi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	2:40.692		19
20	83	Tin Sritrai	Honda Civic TCR	Team Thailand	2:41.393		20
21	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	2:41.686		21
22	97	Edgar Lau	SEAT León Cup Racer	Asia Racing Team	2:41.785		22
23	14	Neric Wei	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Son Veng Racing Team	2:42.557		23
24	35	Rafaël Galiana	SEAT León TCR	Target Competition	2:44.247		26^1
25	23	Andrea Belicchi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	2:45.204		28^1
26	87	Lou Hon Kei	SEAT León Cup Racer	Elegant Racing Team	2:45.292		27^1
27	28	Kevin Tse	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport	2:48.332		24^1
28	99	William Lok	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team	2:49.002		DNQ^2
29	17	Terence Tse	SEAT León Cup Racer	Roadstar Racing	2:50.102		DNQ^2
30	27	William O'Brien	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport	2:51.754		DNQ^2
31	78	Kenneth Ma	Ford Focus TCR	FRD Motorsports	2:53.859		DNQ^2
32	65	Douglas Khoo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Viper Niza Racing	3:01.228		DNQ^2
33	25	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	No time		25^1
34	6	Jordi Oriola	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	withdrew
35	38	Michael Ho	Honda Civic TCR	Champ Motorsport	withdrew
36	4	Adam Morgan	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team	withdrew

[3]

Notes:

• ^1 – Rafaël Galiana, Andrea Belicchi, Lou Hon Kei, Kevin Tse and Mikhail Grachev were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit. The grid order was decided by the free practice combined classification.
• ^2 – William Lok, Terence Tse, William O'Brien, Kenneth Ma and Douglas Khoo failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time during the weekend. As a result, these drivers failed to qualify for the race.

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	5	37:08.900	2	12.5
2	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	5	+1.040	1	9
3	81	Tiago Monteiro	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	5	+1.467	3	7.5
4	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	5	+1.844	5	6
5	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	5	+2.192	10	5
6	11	Alex Hui	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	5	+2.704	16
7	83	Tin Sritrai	Honda Civic TCR	Team Thailand	5	+3.253	20	4
8	23	Andrea Belicchi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	5	+3.933	28	3
9	97	Edgar Lau	SEAT León Cup Racer	Asia Racing Team	5	+6.135	22
10	35	Rafaël Galiana	SEAT León TCR	Target Competition	5	+14.443	26	2
11	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	5	+15.238	25	1
12	14	Neric Wei	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Son Veng Racing Team	5	+16.564	23
13	33	Jiang Teng Yi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	5	+16.655	17
14	50	Josh Files	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	5	+17.230	11	0.5
15	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	5	+18.341	14
16	20	Lou Hon Kei	SEAT León Cup Racer	Elegant Racing Team	5	+22.496	27
17	28	Kevin Tse	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport	5	+48.171	24
18	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	4	Suspension	7
19	3	Andy Yan	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	4	Collision	13
20	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	4	Collision	12
21	21	Zhang Ya Qi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	4	Collision	19
22	12	Sunny Wong	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	4	Accident	15
23	48	Antti Buri	SEAT León TCR	LMS Racing	4	Collision	4
Ret	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	3	Collision	9
Ret	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	3	Technical	21
Ret	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1	Technical	8
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	0	Collision	6
Ret	68	Tang Chi Lun	Honda Civic TCR	Team TRC	0	Accident	18
DNQ	99	William Lok	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team		Did not qualify
DNQ	17	Terence Tse	SEAT León Cup Racer	Roadstar Racing		Did not qualify
DNQ	27	William O'Brien	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport		Did not qualify
DNQ	78	Kenneth Ma	Ford Focus TCR	FRD Motorsports		Did not qualify
DNQ	65	Douglas Khoo	SEAT León TCR	Viper Niza Racing		Did not qualify
WD	6	Jordi Oriola	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler		Withdrew
WD	38	Michael Ho	Honda Civic TCR	Champ Motorsport		Withdrew
WD	4	Adam Morgan	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team		Withdrew

[4]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	81	Tiago Monteiro	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	7	45:38.635	3	12.5
2	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	7	+0.926	2	9
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	7	+1.441	5	7.5
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	7	+2.594	1	6
5	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	7	+3.077	4	5
6	50	Josh Files	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	7	+3.499	14	4
7	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	7	+9.742	11	3
8	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	7	+9.965	18	2
9	23	Andrea Belicchi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	7	+10.473	8	1
10	3	Andy Yan	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7	+11.179	19	0.5
11	33	Jiang Teng Yi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	7	+11.834	13
12	83	Tin Sritrai	Honda Civic TCR	Team Thailand	7	+15.484	7
13	97	Edgar Lau	SEAT León Cup Racer	Asia Racing Team	7	+21.143	9
14	35	Rafaël Galiana	SEAT León TCR	Target Competition	7	+21.404	10
15	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7	+21.751	15
16	14	Neric Wei	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Son Veng Racing Team	7	+23.092	12
Ret	28	Kevin Tse	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport	4	Collision	17
Ret	21	Zhang Ya Qi	Audi A3 Saloon	Linky Racing Team	4	Accident	21
Ret	20	Lou Hon Kei	SEAT León Cup Racer	Elegant Racing Team	4	Accident	16
Ret	12	Sunny Wong	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	2	Collision	22
Ret	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2	Collision	20
Ret	48	Antti Buri	SEAT León TCR	LMS Racing	1	Collision	23
Ret	11	Alex Hui	Citroen C-Elysée	Suncity Racing Team	0	Technical	6
DNS	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	0	Collision	24
DNS	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	0	Technical	25
DNS	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	0	Technical	26
DNS	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	0	Collision	27
DNS	68	Tang Chi Lun	Honda Civic TCR	Team TRC	0	Accident	28
DNQ	99	William Lok	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team		Did not qualify
DNQ	17	Terence Tse	SEAT León Cup Racer	Roadstar Racing		Did not qualify
DNQ	27	William O'Brien	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	TeamWork Motorsport		Did not qualify
DNQ	78	Kenneth Ma	Ford Focus TCR	FRD Motorsports		Did not qualify
DNQ	65	Douglas Khoo	SEAT León TCR	Viper Niza Racing		Did not qualify
WD	6	Jordi Oriola	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler		Withdrew
WD	38	Michael Ho	Honda Civic TCR	Champ Motorsport		Withdrew
WD	4	Adam Morgan	Mercedes-Benz C260	Star Racing Team		Withdrew

[5]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Stefano Comini 267.5 1 2 James Nash 264 1 3 Jean-Karl Vernay 246 1 4 Pepe Oriola 241.5 5 Maťo Homola 175

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 745.5 2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 639.5 3 Honda Civic TCR 589 4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 93 5 Opel Astra TCR 30

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 594.5 2 Leopard Racing 521.5 3 WestCoast Racing 466 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 446 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 129.5

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

See also

• 2016 Macau Grand Prix
• 2016 FIA GT World Cup

References

1. "Macau Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 November 2016.
2. "A 20-kilo weight break for all cars". tcr-series.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. "Macau Qualifying Results" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 19 November 2016.
4. "Macau Race 1 Results". Macau Grand Prix. 22 November 2016.
5. "Macau Race 2 Results" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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