The 2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the first round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2–3 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Pepe Oriola won both races, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast After the Valencia testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: SEAT León TCRs, Honda Civic TCRs and Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given a +30 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while Subaru Impreza STi TCR received a -20 kg bonus. No changes for Opel Astra TCRs, Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs and SEAT León Cup Racers.

Classification

Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:13.714 2:12.541 1 5 2 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:13.107 2:12.642 2 4 3 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:13.464 2:12.650 3 3 4 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:13.432 2:12.652 4 2 5 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:13.592 2:12.663 5 1 6 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:13.650 2:12.718 6 7 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:13.693 2:13.029 7 8 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:14.391 2:13.097 8 9 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:14.238 2:13.155 9 10 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:14.178 2:13.824 10 11 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:14.965 2:14.050 11 12 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 2:15.288 2.14.985 12 13 23 Andrea Belicchi Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 2:15.481 13 14 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:15.639 14 15 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 2:15.889 15 16 32 Luigi Ferrara Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 2:16.297 16 17 78 Salman Al Khalifa SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 2:16.596 17 18 79 Hussain Karimi SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 2:18.651 18 19 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary no time 19 Notes — Jean-Karl Vernay and Stefano Comini's best lap times were deleted for exceeding track limits.

Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 22:25.883 5 25 2 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +2.372 4 18 3 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +3.219 3 15 4 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +4.995 1 12 5 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +9.902 6 10 6 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +9.919 2 8 7 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 10 +20.087 11 6 8 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +23.319 7 4 9 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +23.364 10 2 10 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +24.555 14 1 11 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 10 +27.750 12 12 32 Luigi Ferrara Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 10 +29.889 16 13 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 10 +35.392 15 14 23 Andrea Belicchi Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 10 +45.761 13 15 78 Salman Al Khalifa SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 10 +54.024 17 16 79 Hussain Karimi SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 10 +1:17.967 18 Ret 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 3 Collision 9 Ret 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 3 Collision 8 DNS 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary Accident 19

Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 22:36.458 6 25 2 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +1.572 8 18 3 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +6.463 9 15 4 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +10.265 1 12 5 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +15.063 10 10 6 33 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 10 +23.461 12 8 7 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +23.617 7 6 8 32 Luigi Ferrara Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 10 +24.851 16 4 9 78 Salman Al Khalifa SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 10 +31.718 17 2 10 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 10 +34.372 5 1 11 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 10 +42.848 4 12 79 Hussain Karimi SEAT León Cup Racer Bas Koeten Racing 10 +54.796 18 13 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 Collision 3 14 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +1 lap 14 Ret 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 6 Driveshaft 15 Ret 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 1 Collision 11 Ret 23 Andrea Belicchi Opel Astra TCR Target Competition 1 Technical 13 DSQ 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 7 Retired 2 DNS 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary Accident 19 Notes — Aku Pellinen and Maťo Homola were given a 30-second penalty for jumping the start.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Pepe Oriola 51 2 James Nash 36 3 Dušan Borković 27 4 Sergey Afanasyev 27 5 Gianni Morbidelli 26

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 92 2 Honda Civic TCR 51 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 38 4 Opel Astra TCR 19 5 Subaru Impreza STi TCR 12

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 91 2 WestCoast Racing 43 3 B3 Racing Team Hungary 35 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 18 5 Target Competition 11

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References

External links TCR International Series official website