The 2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round was the sixth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 31 May at the Salzburgring.
Kevin Gleason won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and Michel Nykjær gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.
Success Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Jordi Gené +20 kg and Andrea Belicchi +10 kg.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:28.346 1:26.915 1 5 2 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:28.170 1:27.006 2 4 3 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:27.400 1:27.107 3 3 4 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:28.059 1:27.168 4 2 5 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:27.675 1:27.269 5 1 6 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:28.146 1:27.310 6 7 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:27.281 1:27.314 7 8 8 Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:27.674 1:27.386 8 9 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:27.889 1:27.403 9 10 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:28.540 1:27.628 10 11 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:27.859 1:27.704 11 12 34 Bas Schouten SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 1:27.885 1:27.981 12 13 16 Markus Östreich Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 1:30.633 13 14 46 Zsolt Szabó SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 1:45.849 14 15 22 Fernando Monje Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing no time 15
Notes: — Zsolt Szabó and Fernando Monje 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 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 15 22:14.024 1 25 2 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 15 +2.838 3 18 3 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 15 +5.109 6 15 4 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +5.595 5 12 5 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 15 +5.919 2 10 6 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +7.399 4 8 7 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +7.857 10 6 8 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +8.214 11 4 9 34 Bas Schouten SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 15 +15.293 12 2 10 16 Markus Östreich Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 15 +17.935 13 1 11 46 Zsolt Szabó SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 12 Puncture 14 12 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 11 Technical 8 Ret 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 8 Collision 9 Ret 8 Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 5 Technical 7 DNS 22 Fernando Monje Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Technical 15
Notes: — Sergey Afanasyev was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mikhail Grachev and Michel Nykjær in the Monza round.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 15 22:17.434 2 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +0.436 7 18 3 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 15 +1.429 9 15 4 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +1.838 5 12 5 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 15 +2.598 4 10 6 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 15 +3.026 10 8 7 8 Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +17.800 3 6 8 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 15 +19.459 8 4 9 34 Bas Schouten SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 15 +25.106 12 2 10 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +1:22.753 6 1 11 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 13 Technical 11 Ret 16 Markus Östreich Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 8 Engine 13 Ret 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1 Collision 1 DNS 46 Zsolt Szabó SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport Accident 14 DNS 22 Fernando Monje Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Technical 15
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Gianni Morbidelli 175 2 Stefano Comini 157 3 Pepe Oriola 153 4 Jordi Gené 134 1 5 Kevin Gleason 127
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Target Competition 361 1 2 WestCoast Racing 332 1 3 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 328 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 147 5 Campos Racing 41
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website