2015 TCR International Series Sochi round explained

Country:	Russia
Year:	2015
Circuit:	Sochi
Round No:	7
Season No:	11
Location:	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course Mi:	3.634
Course Km:	5.848
Date R1:	21 June
Laps R1:	11
Pole Driver Country:	ESP
Pole Driver:	Jordi Gené
Pole Team:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Pole Time:	2:20.976
First Driver Country R1:	ESP
First Driver R1:	Jordi Gené
First Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second Driver Country R1:	ESP
Second Driver R1:	Pepe Oriola
Second Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Andrea Belicchi
Third Team R1:	Target Competition
Fast Driver Country R1:	ESP
Fast Driver R1:	Pepe Oriola
Fast Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Time R1:	2:21.115
Fast Lap R1:	6
Date R2:	21 June
Laps R2:	11
First Driver Country R2:	SUI
First Driver R2:	Stefano Comini
First Team R2:	Target Competition
Second Driver Country R2:	ESP
Second Driver R2:	Pepe Oriola
Second Team R2:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R2:	RUS
Third Driver R2:	Mikhail Grachev
Third Team R2:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fast Driver Country R2:	SUI
Fast Driver R2:	Stefano Comini
Fast Team R2:	Target Competition
Fast Time R2:	2:21.520
Fast Lap R2:	3

The 2015 TCR International Series Sochi round was the seventh round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 21 June at the Sochi Autodrom.

Jordi Gené won the first race, starting from pole 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, Kevin Gleason received +30 kg, Gianni Morbidelli +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Car	Team	Time		Points
1	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:20.976	1	5
2	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.025	2	4
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.256	3	3
4	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.272	4	2
5	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.403	5	1
6	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.564	6
7	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.582	7
8	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:21.658	8
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.199	9
10	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:22.136	10
11	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	2:22.283	11
12	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:24.685	12

^[2]

Notes:

• — Jordi Gené's best lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits.

Race 1

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	26:04.706	1	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+0.598	3	18
3	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+3.445	2	15
4	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+8.211	7	12
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+10.948	6	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+12.023	5	8
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	11	+14.444	8	6
8	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	11	+18.420	10	4
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+20.262	9	2
10	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+23.691	4	1
11	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	11	+25.794	11
12	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	9	Oil pressure	12

^[3]

Race 2

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	26:14.548	3	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+0.611	6	18
3	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+3.470	5	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+7.544	4	12
5	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	11	+8.440	8	10
6	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	11	+9.406	1	8
7	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	+9.776	2	6
8	4	Tomas Engström	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	+10.532	11	4
9	2	Aleksey Dudukalo	SEAT León Cup Racer	Lukoil Racing Team	11	+17.251	9	2
10	26	Ildar Rakhmatullin	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	11	+23.853	10	1
Ret	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	6	Collision	7
DNS	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing		Turbo	12

^[4]

Notes:

• — Tomas Engström and Gianni Morbidelli were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Stefano Comini	194
1	2	Pepe Oriola	192
2	3	Gianni Morbidelli	181
	4	Jordi Gené	174
1	5	Andrea Belicchi	146

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Target Competition	425
1	2	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	409
1	3	WestCoast Racing	360
	4	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	185
	5	Campos Racing	41

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

External links

• TCR International Series official website

Notes and References

1. News: Sochi Success Ballast. 19 June 2015. tcr-series.com.
2. News: Sochi Qualifying Results. 20 June 2015. tcr-series.com.
3. News: Sochi Race 1 Results. 21 June 2015. tcr-series.com.
4. News: Sochi Race 2 Results. 21 June 2015. tcr-series.com.