2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

The 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round was the first round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2 April at the Rustavi International Motorpark.

   2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the 2017 TCR International Series
Layout of the Rustavi International Motorpark
Location	Rustavi International Motorpark, Tbilisi, Georgia
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.140 km (2.572 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	2 April 2017
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Davit Kajaia	GE-Force
Time	1:40.693
Podium
First	Davit Kajaia	GE-Force
Second	Ferenc Ficza	Zele Racing
Third	Stefano Comini	Comtoyou Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Davit Kajaia	GE-Force
Time	1:49.626 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	2 April 2017
Laps	17
Podium
First	Pepe Oriola	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Second	Hugo Valente	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Third	Attila Tassi	M1RA
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time	1:42.657 (on lap 10)

Davit Kajaia won the first race starting from pole position, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR, and Pepe Oriola gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast

After the Adria testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: The Audi RS3 LMS TCRs were given a +45 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while the Opel Astra TCRs were given +40 kg, the SEAT León TCRs and Honda Civic TCRs were given +30 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given +10 kg and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given -20 kg. Both the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:41.968	1:40.693	1	5
2	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:41.900	1:41.286	2	4
3	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	1:42.080	1:41.294	3	3
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	1:42.212	1:41.607	4	2
5	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:41.777	1:41.637	5	1
6	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	1:42.595	1:41.723	6
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:42.545	1:41.755	7
8	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.766	1:41.997	8
9	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.642	1:42.011	9
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:42.515	1:42.234	10
11	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:42.763	1:42.337	11
12	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:42.463	1:42.373	12
13	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:43.184		13
14	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:43.367		14
15	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	1:44.041		15
16	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:45.003		16

^[2]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	27:47.935	1	25
2	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	15	+0.374	3	18
3	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	15	+1.176	6	15
4	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	15	+1.478	5	12
5	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	15	+1.783	2	10
6	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	15	+6.667	4	8
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	15	+7.480	9	6
8	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+7.841	10	4
9	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	+10.842	13	2
10	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	15	+11.388	7	1
11	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	15	+15.494	12
12	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	15	+20.653	14
13	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	15	+24.620	11
14	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	15	+54.323	15
15	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	15	+1:07.582	16
Ret	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	6	Technical	8

^[3]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	31:34.348	2	25
2	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+4.823	9	18
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	17	+5.466	7	15
4	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+16.878	13	12
5	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	+19.012	11	10
6	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+19.835	10	8
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+20.271	4	6
8	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	17	+33.498	14	4
9	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	+34.0561	3	2
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+34.127	1	1
11	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	17	+42.065	15
12	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+48.2581	6
Ret	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	14	Collision	8
Ret	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	6	Technical	5
Ret	15	Shota Abkhazava	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1	Collision	16
Ret	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	0	Collision	12

^[4]

Notes

• ^1 — Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago received 30 seconds time penalties for overtaking under yellow flags.^[5]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Davit Kajaia 38 2 Attila Tassi 32 3 Pepe Oriola 31 4 Jean-Karl Vernay 25 5 Ferenc Ficza 21

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León TCR 62 2 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 52 3 Honda Civic Type-R TCR 47 4 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 35 5 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 15

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 GE-Force 52 2 M1RA 45 3 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 41 4 Leopard Racing Team WRT 25 5 Zele Racing 21

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