The 2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round was the third round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 6–7 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Aku Pellinen won the first race, starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Jean-Karl Vernay gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.
Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and James Nash +10 kg.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:34.525 2:33.065 1 5 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:34.308 2:33.306 2 4 3 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:34.893 2:33.432 3 3 4 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:35.232 2:33.530 4 2 5 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:34.925 2:33.805 5 1 6 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:34.783 2:33.870 6 7 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:34.608 2:33.896 7 8 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:35.206 2:34.061 8 9 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:35.257 2:34.190 9 10 48 Antti Buri Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:35.338 2:34.273 10 11 49 Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT León Cup Racer Ferry Monster Autosport 2:35.425 2:34.764 11 12 30 Jimmy Clairet Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 2:35.530 2:35.502 12 13 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:35.714 13 14 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:35.731 14 15 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:35.789 15 16 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Ferry Monster Autosport 2:36.136 16 17 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:36.410 17 18 38 Grégory Guilvert Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 2:37.765 17
Notes — Dušan Borković, Aku Pellinen and Grégory Guilvert's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits. — Maťo Homola and Jean-Karl Vernay's best lap time in Q2 were deleted for exceeding track limits. — Jean-Karl Vernay and Mikhail Grachev's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits repeatedly.
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 23:19.800 3 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +0.376 2 18 3 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +1.294 1 15 4 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +5.476 6 12 5 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +6.724 15 10 6 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +7.208 13 8 7 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +9.669 14 6 8 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +16.593 5 4 9 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +17.076 4 2 10 48 Antti Buri Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +17.734 10 1 11 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +21.975 18 12 38 Grégory Guilvert Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 9 +22.707 17 13 30 Jimmy Clairet Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 9 +25.880 12 14 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +34.596 9 15 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Ferry Monster Autosport 9 +44.782 16 16 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 8 Accident 7 Ret 49 Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT León Cup Racer Ferry Monster Autosport 5 Retired 11 Ret 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 1 Retired 8
Notes — Mikhail Grachev was given a three-place grid penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the Qualifying session. — Jean-Karl Vernay was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with James Nash.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 23:15.816 2 25 2 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +2.262 3 18 3 48 Antti Buri Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 9 +4.584 1 15 4 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +6.791 5 12 5 14 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +7.728 8 10 6 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +11.555 6 8 7 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +12.326 9 6 8 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 +13.032 13 4 9 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9 +13.356 7 2 10 49 Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT León Cup Racer Ferry Monster Autosport 9 +18.534 11 1 11 50 Loris Hezemans SEAT León TCR Ferry Monster Autosport 9 +25.300 16 12 38 Grégory Guilvert Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 9 +26.179 18 13 30 Jimmy Clairet Peugeot 308 Racing Cup Sébastien Loeb Racing 9 +27.116 12 14 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 +46.533 14 15 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 9 +47.588 4 16 8 Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 6 Brakes 17 Ret 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 1 Collision 10 Ret 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 0 Wheel 15
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Pepe Oriola 84 2 James Nash 82 2 3 Gianni Morbidelli 80 5 4 Aku Pellinen 63 5 Stefano Comini 59
Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 224 2 Honda Civic TCR 171 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 168 4 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 20 1 5 Opel Astra TCR 19
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 195 2 WestCoast Racing 157 3 Leopard Racing 121 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 104 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 36
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website