2016 TCR International Series Singapore round
The 2016 TCR International Series Singapore round was the ninth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 16–18 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
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Round 9 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series | |||
 Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit | |||
| Location | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.065 km (3.147 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 17 September 2016 | ||
| Laps | 10 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Karl Vernay | Leopard Racing | |
| Time | 2:24.511 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Jean-Karl Vernay | Leopard Racing | |
| Second |
 Stefano Comini | Leopard Racing | |
| Third |
 Pepe Oriola | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Jean-Karl Vernay | Leopard Racing | |
| Time | 2:25.954 (on lap 6) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 18 September 2016 | ||
| Laps | 9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Mikhail Grachev | WestCoast Racing | |
| Second |
 Dušan Borković | B3 Racing Team Hungary | |
| Third |
 James Nash | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Mikhail Grachev | WestCoast Racing | |
| Time | 2:27.637 (on lap 6) | ||
Jean-Karl Vernay won the first race, starting from pole position driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR and Mikhail Grachev gained the second one, driving a Honda Civic TCR.
Ballast
Due to the results obtained in the previous round, James Nash received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Stefano Comini +10 kg.[1]
In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: the returning Opel Astra TCR received +30 kg in ballast and the engine power was limited to 95%.[2]
Classification
Qualifying
- ^1 — Davit Kajaia, Gianni Morbidelli, Petr Fulín, Kevin Gleason, Jordi Oriola, Rafaël Galiana, Dušan Borković, Neric Wei, Douglas Khoo, Pepe Oriola and Martin Cao all had their fastest laptimes removed for not respecting the track limits.
- ^2 — Davit Kajaia, Gianni Morbidelli, Petr Fulín and Martin Cao all received a 6 place grid penalties for not respecting the track limits during qualifying.
- ^3 — Kevin Gleason and Jordi Oriola both received a 3 place grid penalties for not respecting the track limits during qualifying.
- ^4 — Douglas Khoo and Loris Hezemans were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.
Race 1
Race 2
- ^5 — Pepe Oriola was given a drive through penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Gianni Morbidelli.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
- "Singapore Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
- "More weight and less power for the Opel Astra". tcr-series.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "Qualifying format changes for Singapore event". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "Singapore Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
- "Singapore Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
- "Singapore Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
Notes
- Q2 was not held at this round, due to the Formula One timetable constraints and the limited track time[3]
External links
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2016 TCR International Series | Next race: Sepang |
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