The 2016 TCR International Series Sochi round was the seventh round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2–3 July at the Sochi Autodrom.
Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, and Mikhail Grachev gained the second one, driving a Honda Civic TCR.
Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Dušan Borković received +30 kg, Maťo Homola +20 kg and James Nash +10 kg.
In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR's ride height has been reduced by 10mm.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:21.876 2:21.130 1 5 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.734 2:21.271 2 4 3 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 2:22.206 2:21.434 3 3 4 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:22.522 2:21.699 4 2 5 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 2:22.282 2:21.954 5 1 6 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:22.283 2:21.998 6 7 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:22.389 2:22.011 7 8 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:23.035 2:22.171 8 9 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:23.114 2:22.247 9 10 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 2:23.138 2:22.386 10 11 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:23.058 2:22.475 11 12 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:23.522 2:23.089 12 13 18 Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 2:24.025 13 14 46 Vladimir Sheshenin Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:24.108 14 15 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 2:24.944 15
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 11 26:08.805 1 25 2 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +1.915 2 18 3 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 11 +8.078 4 15 4 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 11 +16.704 8 12 5 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 11 +17.718 3 10 6 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 11 +20.396 5 8 7 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +21.173 12 6 8 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +22.867 3 4 9 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +23.080 9 2 10 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +23.995 10 1 11 18 Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 11 +38.890 14 12 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 11 +40.382 15 13 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +41.097 11 14 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +44.735 6 Ret 19 Vladimir Sheshenin Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 3 Accident 14
Notes — James Nash was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Jean-Karl Vernay. — Dušan Borković was given a 30-second penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the race.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Mikhail Grachev Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 11 26:14.025 3 25 2 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 11 +1.254 8 18 3 9 Attila Tassi SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +5.954 1 15 4 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +6.589 4 12 5 1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing 11 +7.962 10 10 6 62 Dušan Borković SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +8.253 5 8 7 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +13.977 11 6 8 22 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 11 +16.128 6 4 9 70 Maťo Homola SEAT León TCR B3 Racing Team Hungary 11 +20.603 2 2 10 19 Vladimir Sheshenin Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +24.691 15 1 11 7 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +41.795 12 12 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 9 Suspension 7 13 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 8 Puncture 9 Ret 88 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Mulsanne Racing 5 Technical 14 Ret 18 Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic TCR WestCoast Racing 3 Gearbox 13
Notes — Maťo Homola was given a 5-second penalty for not being lined up correctly in his starting position. — Davit Kajaia was given a 30-second penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the race.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Stefano Comini 168 1 2 Pepe Oriola 167 1 3 James Nash 161 1 4 Jean-Karl Vernay 146 2 5 Maťo Homola 145
Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 503 2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 424 3 Honda Civic TCR 371 4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 65 5 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 24
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 405 2 2 Leopard Racing 322 3 WestCoast Racing 312 2 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 289 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 108
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website