2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round

   2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round

Round details
Round 6 of 11 rounds in the 2015 TCR International Series season
Layout of the Salzburgring
Location	Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.230 km (2.630 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	31 May 2015
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Time	1:26.915
Podium
First	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Second	Stefano Comini	Target Competition
Third	Andrea Belicchi	Target Competition
Fastest lap
Driver	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Time	1:27.818 (on lap 6)
Race 2
Date	31 May 2015
Laps	15
Podium
First	Michel Nykjær	Target Competition
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Gianni Morbidelli	WestCoast Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Time	1:27.454 (on lap 4)

The 2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round was the sixth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 31 May at the Salzburgring.

Kevin Gleason won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Michel Nykjær gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Jordi Gené +20 kg and Andrea Belicchi +10 kg.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:28.346	1:26.915	1	5
2	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:28.170	1:27.006	2	4
3	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:27.400	1:27.107	3	3
4	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:28.059	1:27.168	4	2
5	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:27.675	1:27.269	5	1
6	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:28.146	1:27.310	6
7	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:27.281	1:27.314	7
8	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:27.674	1:27.386	8
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:27.889	1:27.403	9
10	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:28.540	1:27.628	10
11	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:27.859	1:27.704	11
12	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	1:27.885	1:27.981	12
13	16	Markus Östreich	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1:30.633		13
14	46	Zsolt Szabó	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengő Motorsport	1:45.849		14^1
15	22	Fernando Monje	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	no time		15^1

Notes:

• ^1 — Zsolt Szabó and Fernando Monje were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

Race 1^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	22:14.024	1	25
2	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+2.838	3	18
3	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+5.109	6	15
4	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+5.595	5	12
5	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+5.919	2	10
6	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+7.399	4	8
7	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+7.857	10	6
8	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+8.214	11^2	4
9	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	15	+15.293	12	2
10	16	Markus Östreich	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	15	+17.935	13	1
11	46	Zsolt Szabó	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengő Motorsport	12	Puncture	14
12	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	11	Technical	8
Ret	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	8	Collision	9
Ret	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	5	Technical	7
DNS	22	Fernando Monje	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Technical	15

Notes:

• ^2 — Sergey Afanasyev was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mikhail Grachev and Michel Nykjær in the Monza round.

Race 2^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	22:17.434	2	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+0.436	7	18
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+1.429	9	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+1.838	5	12
5	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+2.598	4	10
6	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+3.026	10	8
7	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+17.800	3	6
8	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+19.459	8	4
9	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	15	+25.106	12	2
10	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+1:22.753	6	1
11	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	Technical	11
Ret	16	Markus Östreich	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	8	Engine	13
Ret	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Collision	1
DNS	46	Zsolt Szabó	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengő Motorsport		Accident	14
DNS	22	Fernando Monje	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Technical	15

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Gianni Morbidelli 175 2 Stefano Comini 157 3 Pepe Oriola 153 4 Jordi Gené 134 1 5 Kevin Gleason 127

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Target Competition 361 1 2 WestCoast Racing 332 1 3 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 328 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 147 5 Campos Racing 41

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

References

1. "Salzburgring Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 29 May 2015.
2. "Salzburgring Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 30 May 2015.
3. "Salzburgring Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 31 May 2015.
4. "Salzburgring Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 31 May 2015.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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