2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round

The 2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the second round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 15–16 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.

   2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round

Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the 2017 TCR International Series
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	15 April 2017
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Maťo Homola	DG Sport Compétition
Time	2:12.073
Podium
First	Roberto Colciago	M1RA
Second	Hugo Valente	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Third	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Racing Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver	Davit Kajaia	GE-Force
Time	2:13.635 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	16 April 2017
Laps	9
Podium
First	Dušan Borković	GE-Force
Second	James Nash	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Third	Hugo Valente	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Dušan Borković	GE-Force
Time	2:13.476 (on lap 2)

Roberto Colciago won the first race starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR, and Dušan Borković gained the second one, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Davit Kajaia received +30 kg, Attila Tassi +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.^[1]

A last minute BOP adjustment was announced after qualifying, meaning the Opel Astra TCRs engine power was adjusted down from 100% to 95%. Both the Audi RS3 LMS TCRs and SEAT León TCRs using a DSG gearbox was given -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:12.149	2:12.073	161	5
2	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:11.903	2:12.451	1	4
3	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:13.291	2:12.656	2	3
4	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	2:12.956	2:12.672	3	2
5	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:14.365	2:12.877	4	1
6	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	2:13.223	2:12.896	5
7	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:13.374	2:12.945	6
8	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	2:13.297	2:13.032	7
9	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:13.273	2:13.056	8
10	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	2:13.356	2:13.118	9
11	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.936	2:13.253	10
12	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:14.000	2:13.273	11
13	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.9532		14
14	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	2:14.751		12
15	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:14.780		13
16	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	2:17.074		15

^[3]

Notes

• ^1 — Maťo Homola was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change after FP1.^[4]
• ^2 — Giacomo Altoè had his best laptime deleted during Q1 and therefore did not qualify for Q2. However, after qualifying, the stewards reversed this decision and Altoès best laptime was reinstated.^[5]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	20:15.241	3	25
2	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+5.502	2	18
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	9	+7.637	5	15
4	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+8.763	8	12
5	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+9.661	1	10
6	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+9.912	11	8
7	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+11.284	6	6
8	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	9	+11.581	12	4
9	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+12.200	10	2
10	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+19.061	14	1
11	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	9	+20.396	9
12	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+21.870	7
13	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+21.918	16
14	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+24.481	13
15	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	6	Technical	15
16	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2	Drivesharft	4

^[6]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	20:20.221	2	25
2	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+4.154	4	18
3	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+4.861	8	15
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	9	+5.391	5	12
5	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+5.690	7	10
6	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	9	+9.161	1	8
7	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+14.967	12	6
8	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	9	+15.154	3	4
9	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	9	+15.261	13	2
10	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	+16.525	11	1
11	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+17.494	9
12	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	+18.224	14
13	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	9	+22.286	10
14	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	9	+34.009	16
NC	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	8	Engine	6
Ret	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Puncture	15

^[7]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Jean-Karl Vernay 52 5 2 Dušan Borković 51 5 3 Roberto Colciago 50 1 4 Pepe Oriola 45 4 5 Davit Kajaia 39

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 SEAT León TCR 91 1 2 Honda Civic Type-R TCR 76 1 3 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 65 4 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 54 1 5 Opel Astra TCR 25

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 M1RA 72 1 2 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 70 2 3 GE-Force 65 4 Leopard Racing Team WRT 40 5 Zele Racing 22

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