The 2015 TCR International Series Sepang round was the first round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 28–29 March at the Sepang International Circuit.
It was the first round ever for the TCR International Series. Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from third position, and Jordi Gené gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:21.567 2:19:717 1 5 2 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:20.778 2:19.738 2 4 3 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:21.222 2:19.878 3 3 4 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:21.239 2:19.980 4 2 5 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:21.624 2:20.004 5 1 6 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:21.062 2:20.132 6 7 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.122 2:20.133 7 8 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.325 2:20.429 8 9 55 Ferenc Ficza SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 2:20.888 2:20.502 9 10 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.164 2:20.530 10 11 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:21.389 2:20.576 11 12 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:21.606 no time 12 13 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:23.045 13 14 20 Igor Skuz Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 2:39.646 14 15 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing 2:47.309 15 16 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing no time 16 17 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing no time 17
Notes — Igor Skuz, Frank Yu, Jordi Oriola and Diego Romanini were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 9 21:26.159 3 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +3.381 8 18 3 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +8.095 7 15 4 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 9 +9.002 6 12 5 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 9 +9.708 2 10 6 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 9 +11.428 1 8 7 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +12.494 10 6 8 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 9 +16.215 12 4 9 55 Ferenc Ficza SEAT León Cup Racer Zengõ Motorsport 9 +21.148 9 2 10 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +25.651 13 1 11 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing 9 +1:08.472 15 Ret 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 7 Fuel pump 5 Ret 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 3 Engine 11 Ret 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 0 Collision 4 DNS 20 Igor Skuz Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Overheating 14 DNS 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Overheating 16 DNS 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing Electrical 17
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 23:53.256 1 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +0.752 3 18 3 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +2.366 5 15 4 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +2.594 8 12 5 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +3.570 9 10 6 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +9.603 6 8 7 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +10.859 10 6 8 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +12.067 11 4 9 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing 10 +33.560 15 2 10 55 Ferenc Ficza SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 9 Technical 2 1 11 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +1 lap 13 Ret 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 6 Technical 7 Ret 20 Igor Skuz Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 6 Technical 14 Ret 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1 Collision 4 Ret 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 0 Collision 12 DNS 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Overheating 16 DNS 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing Electrical 17
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Stefano Comini 40 2 Pepe Oriola 36 3 Jordi Gené 31 4 Gianni Morbidelli 27 5 Andrea Belicchi 24
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 76 2 Target Competition 64 3 WestCoast Racing 49 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 5 Zengő Motorsport 10
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website