2015 TCR Series seasons explained

This article describes all the 2015 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

Calendar

This table indicates the race number of each TCR Series according to weekend dates.

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28–294–511–1218–1925–262–39–1016–1723–2430–316–713–1420–2127–284–511–1218–1925–261–28–915–1622–2329–305–612–1319–2026–273–410–1117–1824–2531–17–814–1521–22
International1–23–45–67–89–1011–1213–1415–1617–1819–2021–22
Russian1–23–45–67–89–1011–1213–14
Italian1–23–45–67–8910–1213–14
Asia1–34–56–78–9
Portuguese1–23–4

TCR International Series

See main article: 2015 TCR International Series season.

TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

The 2015 TCR Russian Touring Car Championship season was the first season of the TCR Russian Touring Car Championship, which formed part of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organised by SMP Racing Series. The series ran alongside the Super 2000 TC2 and the Super Production cars.[1] Aleksey Dudukalo won the drivers' championship, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, winning 9 of the season's 14 races, and reached the podium in them all. Lukoil Racing Team won the teams' championship.

The 2015 calendar consisted of seven rounds, with all events held in Russia. The fifth round was scheduled to be held at Autodrom Moscow, but it was later moved to the Smolensk Ring. The seventh round was scheduled to be held at Sochi Autodrom, but it was later moved to the Kazan Ring.[2]

Drivers' championship

All races were held in Russia, with all teams and drivers Russian-registered. The Lukoil Racing Team used the SEAT León Cup Racer car, while the Ralf-Car Team used a Renault Clio RS at races 3–6 and a Renault Mégane RS at races 11–14. Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points Round 1–6 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
Points Round 7 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5 1.5 1.5
(key)
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16–17 May
Smolensk
30–31 May
Sochi
20–21 June
Kazan
11–12 July
Smolensk
1–2 August
Moscow
5–6 September
Kazan
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1234567891011121314
12Aleksey DudukaloLukoil Racing Team31111221111133337
24Roman GolikovLukoil Racing Team822341344Ret3312225.5
37Rustam AkiniyazovLukoil Racing Team7Ret323Ret123DSQ4421202.5
422Andrey Artyushin[3] Ralf-Car TeamRet1410117Ret13136

Teams' Championship

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16–17 May
Smolensk
30–31 May
Sochi
20–21 June
Kazan
11–12 July
Smolensk
1–2 August
Moscow
5–6 September
Kazan
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1Lukoil Racing Team31111111111111594
722232223Ret3322
2Ralf-Car TeamRet1410117Ret13136
Notes

TCR Italian Series

The 2015 TCR Italian Series season was the first season of the TCR Italian Series. It was part of the Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance, as the third division of the series.[4] Valentina Albanese won the championship, winning 12 out of a possible 14 races, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer. Jordi Gené was the only driver to defeat her in the final race of the season at Mugello, while there was no winner in a race at Enna, as Albanese – the only starter – failed to finish.

The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 27 January 2015, with all events scheduled to be held in Italy.[5] On 9 February, the Monza round was postponed to 31 May due to organisational problems.[6] For the same reasons, on 22 April the Magione round was also postponed[7] to 14 June.[8]

Drivers' championship

All races were held in Italy. All teams and drivers were Italian-registered, except for Spanish driver Jordi Gené. All teams used the SEAT León Cup Racer car, with Yokohama tyres.

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 12 8 7 5 4 3 2 1
(key)
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valign=middle rowspan=2valign=middle rowspan=2valign=middle rowspan=2Drivervalign=middle rowspan=2TeamMonza
30–31 May
Magione
14 June
Imola
27–28 June
Pergusa
26 July
Vallelunga
13 September
Misano
26–27 September
Mugello
17–18 October
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123456789width="27"-1011121314
1101Valentina AlbaneseSEAT Motorsport Italia111111Ret11C11112255
2103Jordi GenéSEAT Motorsport Italia222165
3102Carlotta FedeliSEAT Motorsport Italia2230
4123Simone SartoriDinamic Motorsport3324

TCR Asia Series

See main article: 2015 TCR Asia Series season.

TCR Portuguese Series

The 2015 TCR Portuguese Series season was the first season of the TCR Portuguese Series. It was part of the Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade, organised by FullEventos, as one of the six categories of the touring class.[9] Francisco Mora was the only competitor in the class, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and therefore won the championship unopposed.

The 2015 schedule was announced on 17 March 2015 and consisted of six rounds.[10] Subsequently, the Jarama round scheduled for 31 May was cancelled, so the official schedule consisted of five rounds, all to be held in Portugal. However, the first three rounds – held at Braga, Portimão and Vila Real – did not see any TCR entries.

Drivers' championship

All races were held in Portugal. Portuguese driver Francisco Mora used a SEAT León Cup Racer car with Michelin tyres.

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole FL
Points 25 20 17 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

(key)

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6 September
Estoril
11 October
valign=middle rowspan=2  
1234
166align=left rowspan=2Francisco Moraalign=left rowspan=2Veloso Motorsport11108
6011

Notes and References

  1. News: Russia to embrace the TCR concept. tcr-series.com. 2 February 2015. 2 April 2015.
  2. News: SMP RCRS final at Kazan Ring. raf-rcrs.ru. 7 September 2015. 22 November 2015.
  3. Artyushin competed in races 3–6 at Smolensk and Sochi in a different category of the Russian Touring Car Championship.
  4. News: 2015 Con il TCR il Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance è nel panorama internazionale. Italian. 2015 With the TCR, the Italian Touring Endurance Championship is on the international scene.. Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana. ACI Sport S.p.A.. 31 January 2015. 19 February 2015. Salvatore. Tarantino. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161044/http://www.acisportitalia.it/CITE/notizia/ita/6082/Con-il-TCR-il-Campionato-Italiano-Turismo-Endurance-%C3%A8-nel-panorama-internazionale./. 2015-02-19. dead.
  5. News: Definito il calendario 2015 per il Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance. Italian. The definitive 2015 calendar for the Italian Touring Endurance Championship. Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana. ACI Sport S.p.A.. 27 January 2015. 19 February 2015. Salvatore. Tarantino. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161159/http://www.acisportitalia.it/CITE/notizia/ita/6078/Definito-il-calendario-2015-per-il-Campionato-Italiano-Turismo-Endurance./2015. 19 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  6. News: Cambio di data per la tappa di Monza nel calendario 2015 del Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance. Italian. Change of date for the round in Monza on the 2015 calendar of the Italian Touring Endurance Championship. Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana. ACI Sport S.p.A.. 9 February 2015. 19 February 2015. Salvatore. Tarantino. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161452/http://www.acisportitalia.it/CITE/notizia/ita/6105/Cambio-di-data-per-la-tappa-di-Monza-nel-calendario-2015-del-Campionato-Italiano-Turismo-Endurance./2015. 19 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  7. News: Rinviata la prima tappa di Magione. Italian. Postponed the first round in Magione. Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana. ACI Sport S.p.A.. 22 April 2015. 22 April 2015. Salvatore. Tarantino. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722072533/http://www.acisportitalia.it/CITE/notizia/ita/7466/Rinviata-la-prima-tappa-di-Magione./2015. 22 July 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  8. News: La tappa di Magione (PG) sarà nel weekend del 14 giugno. Italian. The Magione (PG) round will be on the weekend of 14 June. Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana. ACI Sport S.p.A.. 18 May 2015. 18 May 2015. Salvatore. Tarantino. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722072514/http://www.acisportitalia.it/CITE/notizia/ita/7692/La-tappa-di-Magione-%28PG%29-sar%C3%A0-nel-weekend-del-14-giugno./2015. 22 July 2015. dead.
  9. News: TC3 Portuguese series announced for 2015. TouringCarTimes.com. Hudson. Neil. 6 September 2014. 21 December 2014. Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
  10. News: Regulamento Desportivo 2015. Portuguese. fulleventos.pt. 18 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103053/http://www.fulleventos.pt/send_file.php?tid=ZmljaGVpcm9z&did=735b90b4568125ed6c3f678819b6e058&lang=pt. 2 April 2015. dead.