2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round

2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round
Round details
	Round 2 of 10 rounds in the ; 2017 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	15 April 2017
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Maťo Homola
Time	2:12.073
Podium
First	Roberto Colciago
Second	Hugo Valente
Third	Jean-Karl Vernay
Fastest lap
Driver	Davit Kajaia
Time	2:13.635 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	16 April 2017
Laps	9
Podium
First	Dušan Borković
Second	James Nash
Third	Hugo Valente
Fastest lap
Driver	Dušan Borković
Time	2:13.476 (on lap 2)

The 2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the second round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 15–16 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Roberto Colciago won the first race starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR, and Dušan Borković gained the second one, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR.

Ballast[edit]

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Davit Kajaia received +30 kg, Attila Tassi +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.^[1]

A last minute BOP adjustment was announced after qualifying, meaning the Opel Astra TCRs engine power was adjusted down from 100% to 95%. Both the Audi RS3 LMS TCRs and SEAT León TCRs using a DSG gearbox was given -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.^[2]

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:12.149	2:12.073	16¹	5
2	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:11.903	2:12.451	1	4
3	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:13.291	2:12.656	2	3
4	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	2:12.956	2:12.672	3	2
5	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:14.365	2:12.877	4	1
6	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	2:13.223	2:12.896	5
7	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:13.374	2:12.945	6
8	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	2:13.297	2:13.032	7
9	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:13.273	2:13.056	8
10	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	2:13.356	2:13.118	9
11	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.936	2:13.253	10
12	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:14.000	2:13.273	11
13	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.953²		14
14	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	2:14.751		12
15	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:14.780		13
16	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	2:17.074		15

^[3]

Notes

^1 — Maťo Homola was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change after FP1.^[4]
^2 — Giacomo Altoè had his best laptime deleted during Q1 and therefore did not qualify for Q2. However, after qualifying, the stewards reversed this decision and Altoès best laptime was reinstated.^[5]

Race 1[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	20:15.241	3	25
2	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+5.502	2	18
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	9	+7.637	5	15
4	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+8.763	8	12
5	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+9.661	1	10
6	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+9.912	11	8
7	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+11.284	6	6
8	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	9	+11.581	12	4
9	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+12.200	10	2
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+19.061	14	1
11	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	9	+20.396	9
12	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+21.870	7
13	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+21.918	16
14	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+24.481	13
15	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	6	Technical	15
16	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2	Drivesharft	4

^[6]

Race 2[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	20:20.221	2	25
2	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+4.154	4	18
3	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+4.861	8	15
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	9	+5.391	5	12
5	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+5.690	7	10
6	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	9	+9.161	1	8
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+14.967	12	6
8	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+15.154	3	4
9	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	9	+15.261	13	2
10	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+16.525	11	1
11	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+17.494	9
12	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+18.224	14
13	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+22.286	10
14	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	9	+34.009	16
NC	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	8	Engine	6
Ret	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Puncture	15

^[7]

Standings after the event[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
3	1	Jean-Karl Vernay	52
5	2	Dušan Borković	51
5	3	Roberto Colciago	50
1	4	Pepe Oriola	45
4	5	Davit Kajaia	39

Model of the Year standings

	Pos	Car	Points
	1	SEAT León TCR	91
1	2	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	76
1	3	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	65
	4	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	54
1	5	Opel Astra TCR	25

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	M1RA	72
1	2	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	70
2	3	GE-Force	65
	4	Leopard Racing Team WRT	40
	5	Zele Racing	22

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

References[edit]

^ "Bahrain Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "First BOP adjustment of the season applied in Bahrain". tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "Bahrain decision 1" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "Bahrain decision 3" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "Sakhir Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.
^ "Sakhir Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 16 April 2017.

External links[edit]

TCR International Series official website

TCR International Series
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[1] "Bahrain Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[2] "First BOP adjustment of the season applied in Bahrain". tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[3] "Bahrain Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[4] "Bahrain decision 1" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[5] "Bahrain decision 3" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[6] "Sakhir Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 15 April 2017.

[7] "Sakhir Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 16 April 2017.

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