2016 TCR International Series Sochi round

2016 TCR International Series Sochi round
Round details
	Round 7 of 11 rounds in the ; 2016 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Sochi Autodrom
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	3 July 2016
Laps	11
Pole position
Driver	Stefano Comini
Time	2:21.130
Podium
First	Stefano Comini
Second	Pepe Oriola
Third	Gianni Morbidelli
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini
Time	2:21.315 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	3 July 2016
Laps	11
Podium
First	Mikhail Grachev
Second	Jean-Karl Vernay
Third	Attila Tassi
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini
Time	2:21.213 (on lap 2)

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[edit]

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Dušan Borković received +30 kg, Maťo Homola +20 kg and James Nash +10 kg.^[1]

In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR's ride height has been reduced by 10mm.^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	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

Pos.	No.	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	+22.867¹	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	+44.735²	6
Ret	19	Vladimir Sheshenin	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	3	Accident	14

Notes

^1 — James Nash was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Jean-Karl Vernay.
^2 — Dušan Borković was given a 30-second penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the race.

Pos.	No.	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	+20.603³	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	+41.795⁴	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

^3 — Maťo Homola was given a 5-second penalty for not being lined up correctly in his starting position.
^4 — Davit Kajaia was given a 30-second penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the race.

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

^ "Sochi Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 July 2016.
^ "A reduced ride height for the Volkswagen cars". tcr-series.com. 8 July 2016.
^ "Sochi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 July 2016.
^ "Sochi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 July 2016.
^ "Sochi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 July 2016.

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