The 2015 Guia Race of Macau was the final round of the 2015 TCR International Series season as well as the fourth and last race of the 2015 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 22 November at the Guia Circuit.
Robert Huff won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and Stefano Comini gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.
The Swiss driver won the title, finishing also third in race 1.
Success Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Pepe Oriola and Munkong Sathienthirakul received +30 kg, Stefano Comini and Tin Sritrai +20 kg and Jordi Gené and Kevin Pu +10 kg. Nevertheless, Sathienthirakul, Sritrai and Pu did not take part at this event, so they didn't take the ballast, whereas Frank Yu took the +20 kg from the Singapore round.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 12 Robert Huff Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:34.977 2:31.522 1 5 2 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:34.536 2:33.153 2 4 3 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:35.535 2:33.498 3 3 4 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:35.873 2:33.528 4 2 5 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:35.478 2:33.619 5 1 6 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:35.579 2:34.665 6 7 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:35.743 2:35.207 7 8 21 Jordi Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:35.415 2:35.207 8 9 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:36.582 2:35.625 9 10 87 Rodolfo Ávila SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team 2:37.176 2:36.702 10 11 7 Lorenzo Veglia Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:37.617 2:36.726 11 12 50 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:37.370 2:38.597 12 13 29 Henry Ho Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) PAS Macau Racing Team 2:39.456 13 14 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:40.103 14 15 28 Sunny Wong Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:40.745 15 16 14 Josh Files Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 2:43.105 16 17 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing 2:43.545 18 18 69 Robb Holland SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 2:44.662 17 19 49 Guillaume Cunnington SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:45.863 22 20 68 Michael Choi Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing 2:46.855 21 21 38 Kenneth Lau Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing 2:46.972 20 22 98 Keith Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:50.381 23 23 56 Samson Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 2:53.443 24 24 63 Sam Lok SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team 2:56.945 DNQ 25 97 Johnson Huang SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 2:57.640 DNQ 26 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing 3:05.583 DNQ 27 73 James Nash Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing no time 19 28 76 Dan Wells Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing withdrew 29 35 Rafaël Galiana SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition withdrew 30 52 Alain Menu Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport withdrew
Notes: – Frank Yu was given a three-position grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during free practice. – James Nash, Kenneth Lau, Michael Choi, Guillaume Cunnington, Keith Chan and Samson Chan were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit. The grid order was decided by the free practice combined classification. – Sam Lok, Johnson Huang and Douglas Khoo failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time during the weekend. As a result, these drivers failed to qualify for the race.
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Robert Huff Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 32:52.232 1 25 2 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +7.832 4 18 3 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +9.050 3 15 4 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +10.459 5 12 5 21 Jordi Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +13.361 8 10 6 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +16.268 6 8 7 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +17.008 2 6 8 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +18.229 9 4 9 7 Lorenzo Veglia Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +26.627 11 2 10 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +34.592 7 1 11 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +36.767 14 12 87 Rodolfo Ávila SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team 10 +48.016 10 13 14 Josh Files Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 10 +53.645 16 14 27 Robb Holland SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 10 +1:01.420 17 15 28 Sunny Wong Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +1:24.708 15 16 68 Michael Choi Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing 10 +1:39.400 21 17 49 Guillaume Cunnington SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +2:09.842 22 18 98 Keith Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +2:17.575 23 19 56 Samson Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 10 +2:28.983 24 Ret 73 James Nash Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing 5 Overheating 19 NC 29 Henry Ho SEAT León Cup Racer PAS Macau Racing Team 3 +7 laps 13 Ret 50 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 0 Accident 12 Ret 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing 0 Collision 18 Ret 38 Kenneth Lau Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing 0 Collision 20 DNQ 63 Sam Lok SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team Did not qualify DNQ 97 Johnson Huang SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing Did not qualify DNQ 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing Did not qualify WD 76 Dan Wells Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Water pump WD 35 Rafaël Galiana SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition Accident WD 52 Alain Menu Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport Engine
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 36:13.192 3 25 2 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +1.733 8 18 3 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +26.549 11 15 4 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +32.677 6 12 5 87 Rodolfo Ávila SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team 10 +55.890 12 10 6 27 Robb Holland SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 10 +56.665 14 8 7 98 Keith Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +2:17.210 18 6 8 21 Jordi Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 8 Air intake 5 4 9 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 7 Radiator 4 2 Ret 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1 Collision 10 Ret 12 Robert Huff Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 0 Collision 1 Ret 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 0 Collision 2 Ret 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 0 Collision 7 Ret 7 Lorenzo Veglia Volkswagen Golf TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 0 Collision 9 Ret 14 Josh Files Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing 0 Collision 13 Ret 28 Sunny Wong Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 0 Collision 15 Ret 68 Michael Choi Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing 0 Collision 16 Ret 49 Guillaume Cunnington SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 0 Collision 17 Ret 56 Samson Chan SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing 0 Collision 19 Ret 29 Henry Ho Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) PAS Macau Racing Team 0 Collision 21 DNS 73 James Nash Ford Focus ST Proteam Racing Overheating 20 DNS 50 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition Accident 22 DNS 99 Frank Yu SEAT León Cup Racer Craft-Bamboo Racing Collision 23 DNS 38 Kenneth Lau Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Prince Racing Collision 24 DNQ 63 Sam Lok SEAT León Cup Racer Asia Racing Team Did not qualify DNQ 97 Johnson Huang SEAT León Cup Racer Roadstar Racing Did not qualify DNQ 65 Douglas Khoo SEAT León Cup Racer Niza Racing Did not qualify WD 76 Dan Wells Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Water pump WD 35 Rafaël Galiana SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition Accident WD 52 Alain Menu Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport Engine
Notes: – Jordi Oriola was given a 20-second penalty for having passed the pit lane exit line.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Stefano Comini 342 2 Pepe Oriola 312 3 Jordi Gené 285 4 Gianni Morbidelli 243 5 Kevin Gleason 226
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Target Competition 669 1 2 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 650 3 WestCoast Racing 545 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 320 5 Campos Racing 44
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website