2015 TCR International Series Buriram round explained

Country:Thailand
Year:2015
Circuit:Buriram
Round No:10
Season No:11
Location:Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand
Course Mi:2.830
Course Km:4.554
Date R1:25 October
Laps R1:14
Pole Driver Country:ITA
Pole Driver:Gianni Morbidelli
Pole Team:WestCoast Racing
Pole Time:1:43.423
First Driver Country R1:ESP
First Driver R1:Pepe Oriola
First Team R1:Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second Driver Country R1:ESP
Second Driver R1:Jordi Gené
Second Team R1:Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R1:RUS
Third Driver R1:Sergey Afanasyev
Third Team R1:Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Driver Country R1:ITA
Fast Driver R1:Gianni Morbidelli
Fast Team R1:WestCoast Racing
Fast Time R1:1:44.121
Fast Lap R1:3
Date R2:25 October
Laps R2:14
First Driver Country R2:SUI
First Driver R2:Stefano Comini
First Team R2:Target Competition
Second Driver Country R2:NLD
Second Driver R2:Loris Hezemans
Second Team R2:Target Competition
Third Driver Country R2:ESP
Third Driver R2:Pepe Oriola
Third Team R2:Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Driver Country R2:USA
Fast Driver R2:Kevin Gleason
Fast Team R2:WestCoast Racing
Fast Time R2:1:44.404
Fast Lap R2:7

The 2015 TCR International Series Buriram round was the tenth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season as well as the third round of the 2015 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 25 October at the Chang International Circuit.

Pepe Oriola won the first race, starting from second position, and Stefano Comini gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini and Michael Choi received +30 kg, Kevin Gleason and Frank Yu +20 kg and Jordi Gené and George Chou +10 kg.[1] Nevertheless, Yu and Chou didn't take part at this event, so they would have taken the ballast at the first round they would have participated.

Classification

Qualifying

DriverCarTeamQ1Q2Points
110 Gianni MorbidelliHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing1:43.8551:43.42315
274 Pepe OriolaSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil1:44.3011:43.60124
324 Kevin GleasonHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing1:44.0151:43.79233
477 Sergey AfanasyevSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil1:44.1311:44.09642
588 Jordi GenéSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil1:44.5991:44.19251
68 Mikhail GrachevVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler1:44.6081:44.4846
77 Lorenzo VegliaSEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler1:44.7491:44.5067
815 Loris HezemansSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition1:44.4941:44.5138
925 Stefano CominiSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition1:44.5641:44.5309
1045 Hugo ValenteOpel Astra OPC Campos Racing1:44.7081:44.56310
1123 René MünnichHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing1:44.4831:44.74611
1280 Munkong SathienthirakulSEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing1:45.0811:45.08912
134 Tomas EngströmVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler1:45.34213
1431 Tin SritraiSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team1:45.38714
1552 Alain MenuSubaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport1:45.98415
1668 Michael ChoiHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing1:46.07416
1735 Rafaël GalianaSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition1:46.33017
1869 Kevin PuSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team1:46.39918
1966 Filipe de SouzaSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing1:46.93224
2038 Kenneth LauHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing1:47.02019
2127 Robb HollandFord Focus ST FRD HK Racing1:47.07820
2297 Johnson HuangSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing1:47.68921
2356 Samson ChanSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing1:47.77222
2465 Douglas KhooSEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing1:55.24123
[2]

Notes:

Race 1

DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Pepe OriolaSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil1424:34.075225
288 Jordi GenéSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil14+1.369518
377 Sergey AfanasyevSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil14+2.649415
424 Kevin GleasonHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing14+3.517312
525 Stefano CominiSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition14+7.684910
615 Loris HezemansSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition14+10.52088
77 Lorenzo VegliaSEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler14+13.67776
84 Tomas EngströmVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler14+15.558134
923 René MünnichHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing14+15.932112
1010 Gianni MorbidelliHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing14+16.34711
1180 Munkong SathienthirakulSEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing14+19.20112
1231 Tin SritraiSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team14+26.21314
1369 Kevin PuSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team14+37.25718
1466 Filipe de SouzaSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+47.63324
1538 Kenneth LauHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing14+1:00.50419
1697 Johnson HuangSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+1:01.20321
1756 Samson ChanSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+1:01.57222
1868 Michael ChoiHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing14+1:03.66216
1965 Douglas KhooSEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing14+1:58.21023
2052 Alain MenuSubaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport12Differential15
2145 Hugo ValenteOpel Astra OPC Campos Racing12Overheating12
2235 Rafaël GalianaSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition10Puncture17
Ret27 Robb HollandFord Focus ST FRD HK Racing6Technical20
Ret8 Mikhail GrachevVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler1Gearbox6
[3]

Race 2

DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
125 Stefano CominiSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition1424:40.174225
215 Loris HezemansSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition14+2.746318
374 Pepe OriolaSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil14+3.163915
488 Jordi GenéSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil14+4.098612
57 Lorenzo VegliaSEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler14+15.594410
64 Tomas EngströmVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler14+15.993138
777 Sergey AfanasyevSEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil14+16.44276
831 Tin SritraiSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team14+24.318204
980 Munkong SathienthirakulSEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing14+25.773122
1035 Rafaël GalianaSEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition14+27.740151
1169 Kevin PuSEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team14+33.79916
1266 Filipe de SouzaSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+37.15719
1368 Michael ChoiHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing14+41.08214
1438 Kenneth LauHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing14+41.98817
1597 Johnson HuangSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+52.66918
1656 Samson ChanSEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing14+1:08.72523
1765 Douglas KhooSEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing14+1:30.43224
1824 Kevin GleasonHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing10Retired8
Ret10 Gianni MorbidelliHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing8Engine10
Ret23 René MünnichHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing8Technical11
Ret45 Hugo ValenteOpel Astra OPC Campos Racing0Clutch1
DSQ27 Robb HollandFord Focus ST FRD HK Racing14+55.77122
DNS8 Mikhail GrachevVolkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team EngstlerGearbox5
DNS52 Alain MenuSubaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run MotorsportDifferential21
[4]

Notes:

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Stefano Comini299
2 Pepe Oriola297
3 Jordi Gené265
4 Gianni Morbidelli223
5 Kevin Gleason216
Teams' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil611
2 Target Competition598
3 WestCoast Racing491
4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler295
5 Campos Racing43

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Buriram Success Ballast. 13 October 2015. tcr-series.com.
  2. News: Buriram Qualifying Results. 24 October 2015. tcr-series.com.
  3. News: Buriram Race 1 Results. 25 October 2015. tcr-series.com.
  4. News: Buriram Race 2 Results. 25 October 2015. tcr-series.com.