2015 TCR International Series
The 2015 TCR International Series was the inaugural season of the TCR International Series, a motor racing championship for touring cars held across Asia and Europe. The season began at Sepang on 28 March and finished on 22 November at the Guia Circuit in Macau.
Stefano Comini won the drivers' championship, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and Target Competition won the teams' championship.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Michelin is the official tire supplier.
Calendar
[edit]The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 31 October 2014.[66] On the same day that the announcement came that the series would be renamed TCR, it was confirmed that the round in Shanghai would go back a week, because the Chinese Grand Prix and Bahrain Grand Prix switched places on the Formula One calendar.[67] On 13 March 2015, it was announced that the Chilean round, due to be held on 9 August at Autódromo Internacional de Codegua, was postponed to 2016 due to circuit reconstruction.[68] On 17 June 2015 the Argentine round, scheduled for 26 July at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, was replaced by the Red Bull Ring due to organisational problems.[69]
Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
28 March | Malaysian Grand Prix |
2 | 29 March | |||
2 | 3 | ![]() |
11 April | Chinese Grand Prix |
4 | 12 April | |||
3 | 5 | ![]() |
3 May | Campeonato de España de Resistencia |
6 | ||||
4 | 7 | ![]() |
10 May | TCR Portuguese Series Portuguese GT Championship |
8 | ||||
5 | 9 | ![]() |
24 May | Targa Tricolore Porsche |
10 | ||||
6 | 11 | ![]() |
31 May | Histo-Cup Austria Mozartpreis |
12 | ||||
7 | 13 | ![]() |
21 June | TCR Russian Series SMP F4 Championship |
14 | ||||
8 | 15 | ![]() |
12 July | European Le Mans Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
16 | ||||
9 | 17 | ![]() |
19 September | Singapore Grand Prix TCR Asia Series |
18 | 20 September | |||
10 | 19 | ![]() |
25 October | TCR Asia Series GT Asia Series |
20 | ||||
11 | 21 | ![]() |
22 November | Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup TCR Asia Series |
22 |
Results
[edit]Man of the Race
[edit]At the end of every weekend, the Race Direction elects a driver who stood out during the event for a particular reason.
Race | Driver | Reason |
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For performing the best overtaking manoeuvre in race 2, against Andrea Belicchi |
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For delivering an exciting but fair fight in race 2 |
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For his superior pace in race 1 and the close fights in race 2 |
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For never giving up in a very difficult weekend |
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For bringing the Opel Astra OPC consistently to the front of the action |
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For being involved in the middle of the action in both races |
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For playing the Stakhanovist during the whole event |
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He came, he saw, he won for Volkswagen |
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For the determination shown to take part in both races |
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For maintaining the championship lead despite injury and technical issues |
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For proving that overtaking at Macau is possible |
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Teams' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
OMP Trophy
[edit]All drivers displaying an OMP are eligible for the OMP Trophy. Points are awarded for championships and the use of OMP safety equipment. At the end of the season, the top four drivers win a cash prize.[70]
Pos | Driver | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
SEAT | 474 |
2 | ![]() |
SEAT | 389 |
3 | ![]() |
Honda | 380 |
4 | ![]() |
SEAT | 362 |
5 | ![]() |
Honda | 309 |
6 | ![]() |
SEAT | 276 |
7 | ![]() |
SEAT | 211 |
8 | ![]() |
SEAT | 177 |
9 | ![]() |
Opel SEAT Honda |
108 |
10 | ![]() |
Honda | 43 |
11 | ![]() |
SEAT | 30 |
12 | ![]() |
SEAT | 24 |
13 | ![]() |
Opel SEAT |
20 |
14 | ![]() |
Ford | 16 |
15 | ![]() |
Opel | 12 |
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