2016 TCR International Series Estoril round

2016 TCR International Series Estoril round
Round details
	Round 2 of 11 rounds in the ; 2016 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Autódromo do Estoril
Location	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.182 km (2.599 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	24 April 2016
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Maťo Homola
Time	1:48.518
Podium
First	Gianni Morbidelli
Second	Jean-Karl Vernay
Third	Stefano Comini
Fastest lap
Driver	Maťo Homola
Time	1:49.276 (on lap 4)
Race 2
Date	24 April 2016
Laps	15
Podium
First	James Nash
Second	Stefano Comini
Third	Gianni Morbidelli
Fastest lap
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli
Time	1:49.095 (on lap 5)

The 2016 TCR International Series Estoril round was the second round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 24 April at the Autódromo do Estoril.

Gianni Morbidelli won the first race, starting from second position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and James Nash gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast

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

In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs received a -30 kg bonus, while Opel Astra TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -20 kg bonus.^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:49.479	1:48.518	1	5
2	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:49.508	1:48.673	2	4
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:49.424	1:48.860	3	3
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:49.711	1:48.965	4	2
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:49.913	1:49.012	5	1
6	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:50.000	1:49.051	6
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:49.231	1:49.085	7
8	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:49.938	1:49.173	8
9	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:49.773	1:49.188	9
10	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Baporo Motorsport	1:50.008	1:49.868	10
11	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:50.165	1:50.176	11
12	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:50.132	1:50.457	12
13	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:50.421		13
14	26	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Baporo Motorsport	1:50.653		14
15	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	1:51.727		15
16	31	Luca Rangoni	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	1:52.083		16
17	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	4:07.881		17¹

Notes

^1 — Dušan Borković was moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	27:53.287	2	25
2	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	15	+1.026	3	18
3	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	15	+4.113	4	15
4	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	15	+5.463	1	12
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+5.841	5	10
6	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+7.513	9	8
7	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+14.651	6	6
8	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+20.515	7	4
9	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Baporo Motorsport	15	+20.716	10	2
10	26	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Baporo Motorsport	15	+21.078	14	1
11	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+23.111	13
12	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	15	+23.273	17
13	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+24.555	12
14	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	15	+29.758	11
15	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	12	+3 laps	15
Ret	31	Luca Rangoni	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	4	Suspension	16
Ret	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Engine	8

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	27:46.901	2	25
2	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	15	+2.252	6	18
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+7.241	8	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+9.592	5	12
5	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	15	+11.622	7	10
6	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+16.759	4	8
7	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+19.190	11	6
8	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	15	+20.927	9	4
9	26	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Baporo Motorsport	15	+21.259	13	2
10	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+32.535	3	1
11	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+33.182	12
12	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+33.811	16²
13	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	15	+36.801	10
14	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	15	+39.109	14
Ret	31	Luca Rangoni	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	11	Accident	17²
Ret	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	4	Radiator	15
Ret	50	Loris Hezemans	SEAT León TCR	Baporo Motorsport	0	Collision	1

Notes

^2 — Kevin Gleason and Luca Rangoni were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

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

^ "Estoril Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 April 2016.
^ "The Golf GTI is given a 30 kilo weight break". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.
^ "Estoril Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 23 April 2016.
^ "Estoril Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 24 April 2016.
^ "Estoril Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 24 April 2016.

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