2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round
Round details
	Round 1 of 10 rounds in the ; 2017 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Rustavi International Motorpark
Location	Rustavi International Motorpark, Tbilisi, Georgia
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.140 km (2.572 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	2 April 2017
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Davit Kajaia
Time	1:40.693
Podium
First	Davit Kajaia
Second	Ferenc Ficza
Third	Stefano Comini
Fastest lap
Driver	Davit Kajaia
Time	1:49.626 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	2 April 2017
Laps	17
Podium
First	Pepe Oriola
Second	Hugo Valente
Third	Attila Tassi
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola
Time	1:42.657 (on lap 10)

The 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round was the first round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2 April at the Rustavi International Motorpark.

Davit Kajaia won the first race starting from pole position, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR, and Pepe Oriola gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast[edit]

After the Adria testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: The Audi RS3 LMS TCRs were given a +45 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while the Opel Astra TCRs were given +40 kg, the SEAT León TCRs and Honda Civic TCRs were given +30 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given +10 kg and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given -20 kg. Both the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:41.968	1:40.693	1	5
2	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:41.900	1:41.286	2	4
3	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	1:42.080	1:41.294	3	3
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	1:42.212	1:41.607	4	2
5	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:41.777	1:41.637	5	1
6	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	1:42.595	1:41.723	6
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:42.545	1:41.755	7
8	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.766	1:41.997	8
9	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.642	1:42.011	9
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:42.515	1:42.234	10
11	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.763	1:42.337	11
12	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:42.463	1:42.373	12
13	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:43.184		13
14	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:43.367		14
15	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	1:44.041		15
16	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:45.003		16

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	27:47.935	1	25
2	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	15	+0.374	3	18
3	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	15	+1.176	6	15
4	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	15	+1.478	5	12
5	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	15	+1.783	2	10
6	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	15	+6.667	4	8
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	15	+7.480	9	6
8	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+7.841	10	4
9	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	+10.842	13	2
10	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+11.388	7	1
11	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	15	+15.494	12
12	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	15	+20.653	14
13	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	15	+24.620	11
14	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	15	+54.323	15
15	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	+1:07.582	16
Ret	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	6	Technical	8

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	31:34.348	2	25
2	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+4.823	9	18
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	17	+5.466	7	15
4	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+16.878	13	12
5	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	+19.012	11	10
6	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+19.835	10	8
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+20.271	4	6
8	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	17	+33.498	14	4
9	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	+34.056¹	3	2
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+34.127	1	1
11	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	17	+42.065	15
12	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+48.258¹	6
Ret	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	14	Collision	8
Ret	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	6	Technical	5
Ret	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1	Collision	16
Ret	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	0	Collision	12

Notes

^1 — Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago received 30 seconds time penalties for overtaking under yellow flags.^[5]

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

^ "Balance of Performance: The Audi is the heaviest car". tcr-series.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Rustavi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 1 April 2017.
^ "Rustavi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2017.
^ "Rustavi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2017.
^ "Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago given 30-second penalties". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-02.

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