The 2016 TCR International Series Estoril round was the second round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 24 April at the Autódromo do Estoril.

Gianni Morbidelli won the first race, starting from second position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and James Nash gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Pepe Oriola received +30 kg, James Nash +20 kg and Dušan Borković +10 kg.

In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs received a -30 kg bonus, while Opel Astra TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -20 kg bonus.

Classification

Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 1:49.479 1:48.518 1 5 2 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 1:49.508 1:48.673 2 4 3 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 1:49.424 1:48.860 3 3 4 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 1:49.711 1:48.965 4 2 5 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:49.913 1:49.012 5 1 6 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 1:50.000 1:49.051 6 7 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:49.231 1:49.085 7 8 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 1:49.938 1:49.173 8 9 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1:49.773 1:49.188 9 10 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Baporo Motorsport 1:50.008 1:49.868 10 11 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 1:50.165 1:50.176 11 12 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:50.132 1:50.457 12 13 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1:50.421 13 14 26 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Baporo Motorsport 1:50.653 14 15 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 1:51.727 15 16 31 Luca Rangoni Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 1:52.083 16 17 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 4:07.881 17 Notes — Dušan Borković 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 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 15 27:53.287 2 25 2 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 15 +1.026 3 18 3 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 15 +4.113 4 15 4 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 15 +5.463 1 12 5 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +5.841 5 10 6 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +7.513 9 8 7 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 15 +14.651 6 6 8 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +20.515 7 4 9 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Baporo Motorsport 15 +20.716 10 2 10 26 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Baporo Motorsport 15 +21.078 14 1 11 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +23.111 13 12 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 15 +23.273 17 13 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +24.555 12 14 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 15 +29.758 11 15 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 12 +3 laps 15 Ret 31 Luca Rangoni Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 4 Suspension 16 Ret 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 1 Engine 8

Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 27:46.901 2 25 2 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 15 +2.252 6 18 3 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 15 +7.241 8 15 4 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +9.592 5 12 5 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 15 +11.622 7 10 6 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 15 +16.759 4 8 7 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +19.190 11 6 8 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 15 +20.927 9 4 9 26 Francisco Mora SEAT León Cup Racer Baporo Motorsport 15 +21.259 13 2 10 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 +32.535 3 1 11 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 15 +33.182 12 12 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 15 +33.811 16 13 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 15 +36.801 10 14 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 15 +39.109 14 Ret 31 Luca Rangoni Subaru Impreza STi TCR Top Run Motorsport 11 Accident 17 Ret 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 4 Radiator 15 Ret 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Baporo Motorsport 0 Collision 1 Notes — Kevin Gleason and Luca Rangoni were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 4 1 Gianni Morbidelli 70 2 James Nash 69 2 3 Pepe Oriola 56 4 Sergey Afanasyev 50 4 5 Stefano Comini 41

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 157 2 Honda Civic TCR 111 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 104 4 Opel Astra TCR 19 1 5 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 14

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 147 2 WestCoast Racing 101 3 3 Leopard Racing 74 1 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 56 1 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 26

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

References

External links TCR International Series official website