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.

   2016 TCR International Series Singapore round
Round details
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

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Q1[N 1] Grid Points
1 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:24.511 1 5
2 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:25.019 2 4
3 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:25.115 3 3
4 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:25.3891 92 2
5 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:25.8871 4 1
6 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:25.899 5
7 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:26.033 6
8 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:26.059 7
9 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:26.2531 8
10 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:26.594 18
11 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:26.9301 103
12 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 2:27.4021 152
13 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Kissling Motorsport 2:28.3061 133
14 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:28.4791 162
15 35 Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Target Competition 2:28.5721 11
16 68 Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:29.040 12
17 99 Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR FRD Motorsports 2:30.2261 172
18 64 Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Son Veng Racing Team 2:33.6961 14
19 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Viper Niza Racing 2:36.2461 194
20 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Target Competition No time 204

[4]

Race 1

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 10 24:33.044 1 25
2 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 10 +3.132 3 18
3 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +7.101 4 15
4 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +9.688 2 12
5 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +11.570 5 10
6 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +12.589 7 8
7 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +13.489 8 6
8 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +15.735 10 4
9 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +17.835 6 2
10 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +18.264 9 1
11 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +18.873 18
12 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Kissling Motorsport 10 +42.029 13
13 99 Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR FRD Motorsports 10 +49.346 17
14 35 Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Target Competition 10 +88.099 11
15 64 Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Son Veng Racing Team 10 +139.332 14
16 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Target Competition 8 Accident 20
17 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 7 Technical 16
Ret 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Viper Niza Racing 6 Accident 19
NC 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 6 +4 laps 15
Ret 68 Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 5 Technical 12

[5]

Race 2

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +25:55.217 1 25
2 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +0.456 2 18
3 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +0.751 5 15
4 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +0.903 8 12
5 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +1.423 9 10
6 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +1.631 10 8
7 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +2.423 7 6
8 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +3.070 14 4
9 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 9 +3.567 12 2
10 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +3.924 11 1
11 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Kissling Motorsport 9 +4.581 13
12 99 Martin Cao Ford Focus TCR FRD Motorsports 9 +5.160 17
13 68 Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +6.046 16
14 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +6.1145 6
15 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León TCR Viper Niza Racing 9 +17.146 19
16 35 Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic TCR Target Competition 6 Collision 15
17 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 6 Collision 4
Ret 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2 Collison 3
Ret 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Target Competition 1 Technical 20
DSQ 64 Neric Wei Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Son Veng Racing Team 6 Collision 14

[6]

Standings after the event

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

References

  1. "Singapore Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  2. "More weight and less power for the Opel Astra". tcr-series.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "Qualifying format changes for Singapore event". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "Singapore Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  5. "Singapore Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.
  6. "Singapore Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 25 September 2016.

Notes

  1. Q2 was not held at this round, due to the Formula One timetable constraints and the limited track time[3]
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