2017 TCR International Series Dubai round
Round details | |||
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Round 10 of 10 rounds in the 2017 TCR International Series | |||
Layout of the Dubai Autodrome | |||
Location | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 3.560 km (2.212 mi) | ||
TCR International Series | |||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 18 November 2017 | ||
Laps | 19 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Gordon Shedden | Leopard Racing Team WRT | |
Time | 1:27.849 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Pepe Oriola | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | |
Second | Gordon Shedden | Leopard Racing Team WRT | |
Third | Jean-Karl Vernay | Leopard Racing Team WRT | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Pepe Oriola | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | |
Time | 1:28.733 (on lap 4) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 18 November 2017 | ||
Laps | 17 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Stefano Comini | Comtoyou Racing | |
Second | Gianni Morbidelli | WestCoast Racing | |
Third | Josh Files | M1RA | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team | |
Time | 1:28.912 (on lap 4) |
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.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
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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 | 211 2 | ||
14 | 33 | Alain Menu | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 1:28.431 | 131 | ||
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
- ^1 — 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.[3]
- ^2 — Gabriele Tarquini was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change.[4]
Race 1
Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | +43.3193 | 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
- ^3 — Maťo Homola was given a post race 30 second time penalty for causing a collision and rejoining the track unsafely during the race.[6]
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | 204 | |
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 | 214 | |
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
- ^4 — 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.[8][9]
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
- ^ "Dubai Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
- ^ "The Hyundai i30 N TCR ready for racing debut". tcr-series.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 4" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 13" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 5" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 6" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
External links
- TCR International Series official website
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