The 2015 TCR International Series Sochi round was the seventh round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 21 June at the Sochi Autodrom.

Jordi Gené won the first race, starting from pole position, and Stefano Comini gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Kevin Gleason received +30 kg, Gianni Morbidelli +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Time Grid Points
1 88 Spain Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:20.9761 1 5
2 33 Italy Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 2:21.025 2 4
3 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.256 3 3
4 4 Sweden Tomas Engström SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:21.272 4 2
5 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:21.403 5 1
6 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:21.564 6
7 25 Switzerland Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 2:21.582 7
8 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:21.658 8
9 17 Denmark Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 2:21.199 9
10 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:22.136 10
11 2 Russia Aleksey Dudukalo SEAT León Cup Racer Russia Lukoil Racing Team 2:22.283 11
12 26 Russia Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 2:24.685 12

[2]

Notes:

  • ^1Jordi Gené's best lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits.

Race 1

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88 Spain Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 26:04.706 1 25
2 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +0.598 3 18
3 33 Italy Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 11 +3.445 2 15
4 25 Switzerland Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 11 +8.211 7 12
5 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +10.948 6 10
6 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +12.023 5 8
7 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 11 +14.444 8 6
8 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 11 +18.420 10 4
9 17 Denmark Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 11 +20.262 9 2
10 4 Sweden Tomas Engström SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +23.691 4 1
11 2 Russia Aleksey Dudukalo SEAT León Cup Racer Russia Lukoil Racing Team 11 +25.794 11
12 26 Russia Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 9 Oil pressure 12

[3]

Race 2

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25 Switzerland Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 11 26:14.548 3 25
2 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +0.611 6 18
3 8 Russia Mikhail Grachev SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +3.470 5 15
4 77 Russia Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +7.544 4 12
5 88 Spain Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer United Kingdom Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 +8.440 8 10
6 24 United States Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 11 +9.406 1 8
7 17 Denmark Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 11 +9.776 2 6
8 4 Sweden Tomas Engström SEAT León Cup Racer Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 +10.532 112 4
9 2 Russia Aleksey Dudukalo SEAT León Cup Racer Russia Lukoil Racing Team 11 +17.251 9 2
10 26 Russia Ildar Rakhmatullin Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing 11 +23.853 10 1
Ret 33 Italy Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Italy Target Competition 6 Collision 7
DNS 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Sweden WestCoast Racing Turbo 122

[4]

Notes:

Standings after the event

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

References

  1. ^ "Sochi Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Sochi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Sochi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Sochi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 21 June 2015.
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