The 2017 TCR International Series Dubai round was the tenth and final round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 18 November at the Dubai Autodrome.
Pepe Oriola won the first race starting from fourth, driving a SEAT León TCR, while Stefano Comini gained the second one starting from second, driving an Audi RS3 LMS TCR.
Jean-Karl Vernay won the Drivers championship, after out scoring main rival Attila Tassi in Race 1. Tassi then defended the runner-up spot in the championship from Stefano Comini, finishing just 1 point ahead of Comini, following Race 2. M1RA won the Teams championship, while the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR secured the Model of the Year championship, in the second race.
Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Robert Huff received +30 kg, Gianni Morbidelli received +20 kg and both Jean-Karl Vernay and Gabriele Tarquini received +10 kg. However, since Robert Huff didn't take part in the event, he didn't take the ballast.
Classification
Qualifying
Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 73 Gordon Shedden Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:28.965 1:27.849 1 5 2 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:28.457 1:28.045 2 4 3 13 Benjamin Leuchter Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 1:28.425 1:28.119 3 3 4 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:28.731 1:28.179 4 2 5 10 Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 1:28.709 1:28.195 5 1 6 4 Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Comtoyou Racing 1:28.154 1:28.256 6 7 27 Aurélien Comte Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 1:28.892 1:28.364 7 8 17 Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:28.642 1:28.623 8 9 1 Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 1:28.596 1:28.674 9 10 9 Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 1:28.686 1:28.689 10 11 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:28.883 1:28.752 11 12 6 Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 1:28.796 1:28.794 12 13 30 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 1:28.403 21 14 33 Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 1:28.431 13 15 95 Josh Files Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 1:28.991 14 16 62 Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 1:29.067 15 17 70 Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 1:29.253 16 18 5 Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 1:29.319 17 19 28 Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Boutsen Ginion Racing 1:29.461 18 20 16 Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 1:29.965 19 21 18 Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Icarus Motorsports 1:30.296 20
Notes — Gabriele Tarquini and Alain Menu, who had qualified second and fourth in Q1. Was not allowed to take part in Q2, because their Hyundai i30 N TCRs were running on a temporary homologation, which means that they are not eligible for points. — Gabriele Tarquini was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change.
Race 1
Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 30:57.563 4 25 2 3 Gordon Shedden Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 19 +4.445 1 18 3 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 17 +6.410 2 15 4 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 +7.451 11 12 5 9 Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 19 +7.632 10 10 6 95 Josh Files Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 19 +8.024 14 8 7 1 Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 19 +11.326 9 6 8 62 Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 19 +14.194 15 4 9 16 Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 19 +15.287 19 2 10 18 Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Icarus Motorsports 19 +17.323 20 1 11 6 Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 19 +31.859 12 12 70 Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 19 +43.319 16 13 13 Benjamin Leuchter Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 19 +1:28.514 3 14 28 Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Boutsen Ginion Racing 18 +1 lap 18 15 30 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 18 +1 lap 21 16 10 Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 16 +3 laps 5 Ret 4 Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Comtoyou Racing 11 Puncture 6 Ret 5 Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 5 Collision 17 Ret 17 Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 4 Collision 8 Ret 27 Aurélien Comte Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 3 Technical 7 Ret 33 Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 2 Collision 13
Notes — Maťo Homola was given a post race 30 second time penalty for causing a collision and rejoining the track unsafely during the race.
Race 2
Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 17 25:37.323 2 25 2 10 Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 17 +1.190 5 18 3 95 Josh Files Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 17 +5.008 13 15 4 6 Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Comtoyou Racing 17 +6.815 11 12 5 33 Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 17 +9.232 20 6 13 Benjamin Leuchter Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR WestCoast Racing 17 +9.4483 7 10 7 3 Gordon Shedden Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 17 +11.453 9 8 8 62 Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 17 +15.440 14 6 9 30 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR BRC Racing Team 17 +17.117 12 10 16 Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR GE-Force 17 +21.421 18 4 11 54 James Nash SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17 +23.272 10 2 12 9 Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA 17 +23.385 1 1 13 28 Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Boutsen Ginion Racing 17 +23.542 17 14 18 Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Icarus Motorsports 17 +24.355 19 15 2 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Leopard Racing Team WRT 15 Puncture 8 16 27 Aurélien Comte Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 15 Technical 21 17 4 Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Comtoyou Racing 13 Puncture 4 Ret 70 Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR DG Sport Compétition 3 Technical 15 Ret 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 Collision 6 DNS 5 Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR M1RA Collision 16 DNS 17 Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing Collision 3
Notes — Alain Menu and Aurélien Comte was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, after having broken the parc fermé regulations following Race 1.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jean-Karl Vernay 226 2 Attila Tassi 197 3 Stefano Comini 196 1 4 Pepe Oriola 164 1 5 Roberto Colciago 161
Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 1 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 520 1 2 Honda Civic Type-R TCR 515 3 SEAT León TCR 435 4 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 320 5 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 214
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 M1RA 439 2 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 377 3 Leopard Racing Team WRT 375 4 Comtoyou Racing 289 1 5 WestCoast Racing 201
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website