The 2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round was the eighth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 12 July at the Red Bull Ring. This round was to be held at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 26 July, but it was later moved due to organisational problems.
Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from fourth position, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and Pol Rosell gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf TCR.
Success Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Jordi Gené received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Stefano Comini +10 kg.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:41.078 1:39.716 1 5 2 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:41.336 1:40.335 2 4 3 43 Dániel Nagy SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 1:41.758 1:40.567 3 3 4 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:40.798 1:40.634 4 2 5 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:41.456 1:40.714 5 1 6 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:41.502 1:40.719 6 7 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:41.064 1:40.755 7 8 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:41.204 1:40.974 8 9 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:41.202 1:40.988 9 10 42 Pol Rosell Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:41.220 1:41.097 10 11 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 1:41.543 1:41.322 11 12 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:41.684 1:41.532 12 13 41 Michela Cerruti SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:42.881 13 14 40 Gabriele Marotta SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 1:44.942 14 15 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing 1:51.842 15
Notes: — Dániel Nagy's best lap time in Q1 was deleted because it was obtained with yellow flags. — Diego Romanini was 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 14 23:51.673 4 25 2 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 14 +0.565 7 18 3 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +0.657 6 15 4 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +5.122 8 12 5 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 14 +5.382 2 10 6 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +6.428 5 8 7 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 +6.768 9 6 8 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 +8.395 11 4 9 42 Pol Rosell Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 +8.703 10 2 10 41 Michela Cerruti SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 14 +17.685 12 1 11 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 14 +29.379 1 12 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 14 +54.025 14 13 40 Gabriele Marotta SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 13 +1 lap 13 Ret 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing 6 Spin 15 Ret 43 Dániel Nagy SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 0 Accident 3
Notes: — Gianni Morbidelli was given a 30-second penalty for unsportsmanlike drive. — Igor Skuz was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Bas Schouten in the Salzburgring round.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 42 Pol Rosell Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 23:45.394 1 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +0.380 5 18 3 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +1.473 3 15 4 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 14 +3.701 6 12 5 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 14 +4.965 9 10 6 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 +13.338 2 8 7 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 14 +15.612 12 6 8 41 Michela Cerruti SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 14 +16.315 13 4 9 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 14 +1:05.927 7 2 10 40 Gabriele Marotta SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 14 +1:43.533 14 1 11 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 11 Technical 4 Ret 72 Diego Romanini Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing 7 Technical 15 Ret 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 5 Collision 10 Ret 20 Igor Skuz Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 4 Accident 11 DNS 43 Dániel Nagy SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport Accident 8
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Pepe Oriola 225 1 2 Stefano Comini 223 1 3 Jordi Gené 201 1 4 Gianni Morbidelli 186 5 Andrea Belicchi 164
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Target Competition 484 2 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 470 3 WestCoast Racing 395 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 234 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