2016 TCR International Series Sochi round

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.

   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	Leopard Racing
Time	2:21.130
Podium
First	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Gianni Morbidelli	WestCoast Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Time	2:21.315 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	3 July 2016
Laps	11
Podium
First	Mikhail Grachev	WestCoast Racing
Second	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing
Third	Attila Tassi	B3 Racing Team Hungary
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Time	2:21.213 (on lap 2)

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

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]

Classification

Qualifying

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

^[3]

Race 1

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

^[4]

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.

Race 2

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

^[5]

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.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Stefano Comini 168 1 2 Pepe Oriola 167 1 3 James Nash 161 1 4 Jean-Karl Vernay 146 2 5 Maťo Homola 145

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León 503 2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 424 3 Honda Civic TCR 371 4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 65 5 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 24

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 405 2 2 Leopard Racing 322 3 WestCoast Racing 312 2 4 B3 Racing Team Hungary 289 5 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 108

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