2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round

The 2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round was the third round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 6–7 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

   2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round

Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series
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
Podium
First	Aku Pellinen	WestCoast Racing
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Dušan Borković	B3 Racing Team Hungary
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Time	2:33.702 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	7 May 2016
Laps	9
Podium
First	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Second	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Third	Antti Buri	Leopard Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Time	2:33.945 (on lap 5)

Aku Pellinen won the first race, starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Jean-Karl Vernay gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.

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

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

[2]

Notes

• ^1 — Dušan Borković, Aku Pellinen and Grégory Guilvert's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
• ^2 — Maťo 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

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

[3]

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.

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	9	23:15.816	2	25
2	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	9	+2.262	3	18
3	48	Antti Buri	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	9	+4.584	1	15
4	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	9	+6.791	5	12
5	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+7.728	8	10
6	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+11.555	6	8
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+12.326	9	6
8	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+13.032	13	4
9	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+13.356	7	2
10	49	Pierre-Yves Corthals	SEAT León Cup Racer	Ferry Monster Autosport	9	+18.534	11	1
11	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Ferry Monster Autosport	9	+25.300	16
12	38	Grégory Guilvert	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	9	+26.179	18
13	30	Jimmy Clairet	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	Sébastien Loeb Racing	9	+27.116	12
14	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+46.533	14
15	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	9	+47.588	4
16	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	6	Brakes	17
Ret	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1	Collision	10
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	0	Wheel	15

[4]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Pepe Oriola 84 2 James Nash 82 2 3 Gianni Morbidelli 80 5 4 Aku Pellinen 63 5 Stefano Comini 59

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 224 2 Honda Civic TCR 171 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 168 4 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 20 1 5 Opel Astra TCR 19

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 195 2 WestCoast Racing 157 3 Leopard Racing 121 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 104 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 36

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

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.
4. "Spa-Francorchamps Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 May 2016.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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