2016 TCR International Series

Summary

The 2016 TCR International Series was the second season of the TCR International Series.

Stefano Comini successfully defended his title, beating his nearest challenger James Nash by 2.5 points. Craft-Bamboo Racing were crowned teams' champions beating Leopard Racing with 73 points margin, while Seat Léon TCR won the models' championship.

Teams and drivers edit

Michelin is the official tire supplier, but Neric Wei, Tang Chi Lun and Edgar Lau used Yokohama tires at Macau.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  Leopard Racing[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 1   Stefano Comini[1] All
2   Jean-Karl Vernay[1] All
48   Antti Buri[2] 3
  Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 3   Andy Yan[4] 10–11
6   Jordi Oriola 11
7   Davit Kajaia[3] All
8   Mikhail Grachev[5] 1–3
19   Vladimir Sheshenin[6] 7
45   Florian Janits[7] 5
46   Niklas Mackschin[8] 6
47   Gary Sheehan[9] 6
52   Jordi Gené[10] 4
55   Munkong Sathienthirakul[11] 8
68   Filipe de Souza[12] 9–10
  Target Competition[13] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[14] 5   Roberto Colciago[4] 10
33   Jordi Oriola[14] 4–5
35   Rafaël Galiana[15] 9–10
50   Josh Files[16] 11
Opel Astra TCR[17] 23   Andrea Belicchi[18] 1
33   Jordi Oriola[19] 1
SEAT León TCR[15] 35   Rafaël Galiana 11
50   Loris Hezemans[15] 9–10
  WestCoast Racing[20] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[20] 8   Mikhail Grachev[21] 4–11
10   Gianni Morbidelli[22] All
14   Aku Pellinen[22] 1–3
18   Ildar Rakhmatullin[6] 7
24   Kevin Gleason[22] 1–3, 9–10
35   Rafaël Galiana[23] 8
40   Alain Menu[21] 4
43   Harald Proczyk[24] 5
81   Tiago Monteiro[25] 11
  B3 Racing Team Hungary[26] SEAT León TCR[26] 9   Attila Tassi[27] All
62   Dušan Borković[26] All
70   Maťo Homola[28] All
  Kratingdaeng Racing Team[11] SEAT León Cup Racer[11] 11   Grant Supaphongs[11] 8
12   Alexander Mies[11] 8
58   Chen Jian Hong[11] 8
  Vattana Motorsport[11] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[11] 13   Narasak Ittiritpong[11] 8
SEAT León Cup Racer[11] 44   Jack Lemvard[11] 8
  Team Eakie BBR Kaiten[11] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[11] 15   Kantadhee Kusiri[11] 8
  Roadstar Racing[25] SEAT León Cup Racer[25] 17   Terence Tse[25] 11
  Mulsanne Racing[29] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[29] 20   Mario Ferraris[4] 10
22   Petr Fulín[30] 5–9, 11
23   Andrea Belicchi[31] 11
88   Michela Cerruti[29] 1–2, 5–7
  Elegant Racing Team[25] SEAT León TCR[25] 20   Lou Hon Kei[25] 11
  Baporo Motorsport[32] SEAT León Cup Racer[32] 26   Francisco Mora[32] 2
SEAT León TCR[32] 50   Loris Hezemans[32] 2
  TeamWork Motorsport[33] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[33] 27   William O'Brien[33] 10–11
28   Kevin Tse[33] 10–11
  Sébastien Loeb Racing[34] Peugeot 308 Racing Cup[34] 30   Jimmy Clairet[35] 3
38   Grégory Guilvert[35] 3
  Top Run Motorsport[36] Subaru Impreza STi TCR[36] 31   Luca Rangoni[37] 2
32   Luigi Ferrara[36] 1, 8
  Kissling Motorsport[38] Opel Astra TCR[38] 33   Jordi Oriola[38] 9
  Champ Motorsport[25] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[25] 38   Michael Ho[25] 11
  B.D. Racing[39] SEAT León TCR[39] 41   Carlotta Fedeli[39] 4
SEAT León Cup Racer[39] 42   Alessandra Neri[40] 4
  LMS Racing[41] SEAT León Cup Racer[41] 48   Antti Buri[41] 6, 11
51   Kari-Pekka Laaksonen[11] 8
  Ferry Monster Autosport[2] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 49   Pierre-Yves Corthals[2] 3
SEAT León TCR[2] 50   Loris Hezemans[2] 3
  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil[42] SEAT León TCR[42] 54   James Nash[43] All
74   Pepe Oriola[43] All
77   Sergey Afanasyev[42] All
  Son Veng Racing Team[44] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[44] 64   Neric Wei[44] 9
  Viper Niza Racing[44] SEAT León TCR[44] 65   Douglas Khoo[44] 9–11
  TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[11] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[11] 66   Nattachak Hanjitkasen[11] 8
  FRD Motorsports[45] Ford Focus TCR[45] 72   Nicky Pastorelli[46] 10
99   Martin Cao[47] 9
  Bas Koeten Racing[48] SEAT León Cup Racer[48] 78   Salman Al Khalifa[48] 1
79   Hussain Karimi[48] 1
  Team Thailand[49] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[49] 83   Tin Sritrai[49] 10–11
  Sloth Racing[11] SEAT León Cup Racer[11] 97   Paritat Bulbon[11] 8
non-classified TCR and CTCC entries are ineligible to score points
  Suncity Racing Team[25] Citroën C-Elysée[25] 11   Alex Hui[25] 11
12   Sunny Wong[25] 11
  Son Veng Racing Team[44] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[44] 14   Neric Wei[44] 11
  Linky Racing Team[25] Audi S3 Saloon[25] 21   Zhang Ya Qi[25] 11
33   Jiang Teng Yi[25] 11
  Team TRC[25] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[25] 68   Tang Chi Lun[25] 11
  FRD Motorsports[45] Ford Focus TCR[45] 78   Kenneth Ma[25] 11
  Asia Racing Team[25] SEAT León TCR[25] 97   Edgar Lau[25] 11

Calendar edit

The 2016 schedule was announced on 2 December 2015, with twelve events scheduled. Three out of these twelve rounds are to be held supporting Formula One.[50] The calendar was subsequently modified: the Shanghai round was canceled and replaced by Buriram (originally scheduled to be held on 30 October). On 5 May the Italian round was moved to Imola.[51]

Rnd. Circuit Date Supporting
1 1   Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 2 April Bahrain Grand Prix
2 3 April
2 3   Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril 24 April International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
SEAT León Eurocup
4
3 5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 6 May 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
6 7 May
4 7   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 22 May Stand-alone event
8
5 9   Salzburgring, Salzburg 5 June Stand-alone event
10
6 11   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 19 June ADAC TCR Germany Championship
12
7 13   Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 3 July Russian Circuit Racing Series
14
8 15   Chang International Circuit, Buriram 28 August Stand-alone event
16
9 17   Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 17 September Singapore Grand Prix
18 18 September
10 19   Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 1 October Malaysian Grand Prix
TCR Asia Series
20 2 October
11 21   Guia Circuit, Macau 20 November Macau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
TCR Asia Series
22

Results edit

Rnd. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 1   Bahrain International Circuit   Sergey Afanasyev   Gianni Morbidelli   Pepe Oriola   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil Report
2   Pepe Oriola   Pepe Oriola   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
2 3   Autódromo do Estoril   Maťo Homola   Maťo Homola   Gianni Morbidelli   WestCoast Racing Report
4   Gianni Morbidelli   James Nash   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
3 5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Dušan Borković   Jean-Karl Vernay   Aku Pellinen   WestCoast Racing Report
6   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Leopard Racing
4 7   Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari   Gianni Morbidelli   Pepe Oriola   Stefano Comini   Leopard Racing Report
8   Jordi Oriola   Mikhail Grachev   WestCoast Racing
5 9   Salzburgring   Harald Proczyk   James Nash   Mikhail Grachev   WestCoast Racing Report
10   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Leopard Racing
6 11   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben   Dušan Borković   Maťo Homola   Maťo Homola   B3 Racing Team Hungary Report
12   Dušan Borković   Pepe Oriola   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
7 13   Sochi Autodrom   Stefano Comini   Stefano Comini   Stefano Comini   Leopard Racing Report
14   Stefano Comini   Mikhail Grachev   WestCoast Racing
8 15   Chang International Circuit   Pepe Oriola   Gianni Morbidelli   Pepe Oriola   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil Report
16   James Nash   James Nash   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
9 17   Marina Bay Street Circuit   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Leopard Racing Report
18   Mikhail Grachev   Mikhail Grachev   WestCoast Racing
10 19   Sepang International Circuit   Roberto Colciago   Stefano Comini   Roberto Colciago   Target Competition Report
20   Stefano Comini   Kevin Gleason   WestCoast Racing
11 21   Guia Circuit   Jean-Karl Vernay   Edgar Lau[52]   Stefano Comini   Leopard Racing Report
22   Pepe Oriola   Tiago Monteiro   WestCoast Racing

Fan Award edit

Starting from this year, the Man of the Race is replaced by the Fan Award. At the end of every weekend, a panel consisting of the International Series’ Promoter and the promotional and media team name two candidates who stood out during the event for a particular reason.

Race Candidates Reason Percentage
  Sakhir   Davit Kajaia
  Pepe Oriola
For fighting with no sign of nerves despite his lack of experience
For his impressive driving on the way to a double victory
83.8%
16.2%
  Estoril   Maťo Homola
  Gianni Morbidelli
For an excellent pole position and a superb fight with Morbidelli in race 1
For getting his championship fight back on track with two great races
86.4%
13.6%
  Spa-Francorchamps   Antti Buri
  Aku Pellinen
For his impressive performance: a podium on his debut with the Golf and in the International Series
For his mature drive to race 1 victory and for being the only Honda driver to make it through to Q2
41.1%
58.9%
  Imola   Mikhail Grachev
  Stefano Comini
For showing grit and perseverance in chasing his maiden race victory
For his masterful overtaking manoeuvre on Pepe Oriola in Race 2
41.9%
58.1%
  Salzburgring   Dušan Borković
  Jean-Karl Vernay
For his incredible overtaking manoeuvre in Race 1, in which he passed two cars in lap 5
For the way he re-took the lead he lost to Afanasyev in Race 2 after making a mistake
93.1%
6.9%
  Oschersleben   Michela Cerruti
  Antti Buri
For fighting for points-scoring positions in both races and defending well
For being the workaholic of the weekend, running in four races over two days
76.7%
23.3%
  Sochi   Attila Tassi
  Petr Fulín
For defending his first podium result against more experienced drivers
For his contribution in the development of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta
39.0%
61.0%
  Buriram   Davit Kajaia
  Kantadhee Kusiri
For overtaking five cars all together in Race 2
For his overall performance, but particularly in Race 2
71.3%
28.7%
  Singapore   WestCoast Racing
  Leopard Racing
For rebuilding Morbideli’s car in a race against time
For dominating the first two days of the event, on their first visit here
62.4%
37.6%
  Sepang   Roberto Colciago
  Tin Sritrai
For winning an exciting fight with Comini in Race 1, with grit and fairness
For fighting on equal terms with the International Series top drivers
14.6%
85.4%
  Macau   Tom Evans
  Arnaud Libois
For overseeing the repair of the car that enabled Nash to start Race 2
For consistently delivering a car that took Comini to his second title
52.1%
47.9%

Championship standings edit

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Driver BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
1   Stefano Comini 7 Ret 34 2 Ret 2 14 3 8 3 Ret 6 11 5 44 4 23 4 2 18 12 4 267.5
2   James Nash 33 2 6 1 85 6 Ret DNS 2 4 33 3 8 4 2 1 55 3 3 2 18† 8 264
3   Jean-Karl Vernay Ret DSQ 23 5 14 1 11 4 51 1 6 Ret 53 2 53 8 11 6 54 5 21 2 246
4   Pepe Oriola 15 1 8 10 22 7 22 5 12†2 DNS 10 1 22 13† 11 11 34 14 42 12 5 3 241.5
5   Maťo Homola 8 11 41 8 4 4 5 2 3 5 12 5 9 9 Ret5 10 42 5 105 16 Ret DNS 175
6   Gianni Morbidelli 24 7 12 3 5 Ret Ret1 Ret 4 6 7 10 34 12† 32 Ret 10 7 DNS 3 Ret DNS 174
7   Dušan Borković 62 3 12 Ret 31 Ret 12† DNS 11†5 DNS 21 2 14 6 7 3 7 2 6 4 45 5 173
8   Mikhail Grachev 10 14† 11 11 11 16† 85 1 1 9 Ret 12 4 1 21 2 11 1 Ret3 Ret 11 7 145
9   Sergey Afanasyev 41 5 55 4 94 9 4 Ret Ret 2 45 4 13 7 9 7 6 Ret 9 7 Ret DNS 141
10   Davit Kajaia 9 4 13 7 7 14 33 8 7 Ret 8 Ret 7 11 10 5 17† 8 Ret 10 15 15 80
11   Attila Tassi DNS DNS 14 13 16† 15 7 7 6 8 DSQ 7 10 3 8 6 9 17† 7 9 20 Ret 68
12   Aku Pellinen 5 10 7 6 13 5 63
13   Kevin Gleason Ret 13† Ret 12 6 8 8 10 8 1 46
14   Roberto Colciago 11 Ret 30
15   Antti Buri 10 3 54 Ret 23†4 Ret 30
16   Tiago Monteiro 33 1 23
17   Jordi Oriola 11 6 Ret 9 Ret4 7 12 11 WD WD 17
18   Jordi Gené 6 6 16
19   Petr Fulín Ret DNS 13† Ret 65 8 20† DNS NC 9 Ret DNS 15
20   Loris Hezemans 9 Ret 15 11 16† Ret 11 6 10
21   Kantadhee Kusiri 6 9 10
22   Niklas Mackschin 9 8 6
23   Harald Proczyk Ret3 Ret 5
24   Josh Files 14 6 4.5
25   Andy Yan 13 8 19 10 4.5
26   Luigi Ferrara 12 8 Ret DNS 4
27   Tin Sritrai Ret 13 7 12 4
28   Andrea Belicchi 14 Ret 8 9 4
29   Michela Cerruti 13 Ret 15 14 10 DSQ 12† 9 12 Ret 3
30   Francisco Mora 10 9 3
31   Florian Janits 9 10 3
32   Carlotta Fedeli 9 11 2
33   Salman Al Khalifa 16 9 2
34   Rafaël Galiana 14 Ret 14 16† DNS 20 10 14 2
35   Alessandra Neri 10 12 1
36   Pierre-Yves Corthals Ret 10 1
37   Alain Menu Ret 10 1
38   Vladimir Sheshenin Ret 10 1
  Gary Sheehan 11† 11 0
  Kevin Tse 12 11 17 Ret 0
  Ildar Rakhmatullin 11 Ret 0
  Narasak Ittiritpong 11 Ret 0
  Grégory Guilvert 12 12 0
  Munkong Sathienthirakul 12 Ret 0
  Alexander Mies 13 12 0
  Martin Cao 13 12 0
  Hussain Karimi 17 12 0
  Jimmy Clairet 13 13 0
  Filipe de Souza Ret 13 14 15 0
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 17 13 0
  Grant Supaphongs 19 14 0
  Mario Ferraris Ret 14 0
  Douglas Khoo Ret 15 15 17 DNQ DNQ 0
  Chen Jian Hong 15 15 0
  Neric Wei 15 DSQ 0
  Paritat Bulbon 18 16 0
  Nattachak Hanjitkasen 16 Ret 0
  Nicky Pastorelli 16 Ret 0
  Lou Hon Kei 16 Ret 0
  William O'Brien 17 19 DNQ DNQ 0
  Jack Lemvard Ret 17 0
  Luca Rangoni Ret Ret 0
  Terence Tse DNQ DNQ 0
  Michael Ho WD WD 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
  Alex Hui 6 Ret
  Edgar Lau 9 13
  Jiang Teng Yi 13 11
  Neric Wei 12 16
  Zhang Ya Qi 21 Ret
  Sunny Wong 22 Ret
  Tang Chi Lun Ret DNS
  William Lok DNQ DNQ
  Kenneth Ma DNQ DNQ
Pos. Driver BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship edit

Pos. Team BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
1   Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 11 1 55 1 22 6 22 5 22 2 33 1 22 4 11 1 23 3 3 2 5 3 594.5
33 2 6 4 84 7 4 Ret 12† 4 45 3 8 7 2 7 34 14 42 7 18† 8
2   Leopard Racing 7 Ret 23 2 10 1 14 3 51 1 6 6 11 2 44 4 11 4 2 5 12 2 521.5
Ret DSQ 34 5 14 2 11 4 8 3 Ret Ret 53 5 53 8 23 6 54 18 21 4
3   WestCoast Racing 24 7 12 3 13 5 81 1 13 6 7 10 34 1 32 2 8 1 8 1 33 1 466
55 10 7 6 5 8 Ret5 10 4 9 Ret 12 4 12† 14 20† 10 7 Ret 3 11 7
4   B3 Racing Team Hungary 62 3 41 8 31 4 5 2 35 5 11 2 9 3 6 3 4 2 6 4 4 5 416
8 11 12 13 45 15 7 7 6 8 22 5 10 6 8 6 7 5 7 9 20† Ret
5   Liqui Moly Team Engstler 9 4 11 7 7 14 33 6 7 10 8 8 7 10 10 5 17 8 13 8 15 10 129.5
10 14† 13 11 11 16† 6 8 9 Ret 9 11 Ret 11 12 19† Ret 13 14 10 19† 15
7   Mulsanne Racing 13 Ret 15 14 10 DSQ 12† 9 65 8 20† DNS NC 9 Ret 14 8 9 27
Ret DNS 13† Ret 12 Ret Ret DNS
6   Target Competition 11 6 Ret 9 Ret4 7 14 16 1 6 10 6 66.5
14 Ret 16 Ret 11 20 14 14
8   LMS Racing 54 Ret 17 14 23†4 Ret 14
9   Team Eakie BBR Kaiten 6 9 10
10   Baporo Motorsport 9 9 8
10 Ret
11   Top Run Motorsport 12 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 6
12   Ferry Monster Autosport 15 10 6
Ret 11
13   Bas Koeten Racing 15 9 5
16 12
14   Team Thailand Ret 13 7 12 4
15   B.D. Racing 9 11 3
10 12
16   Kissling Motorsport 12 11 3
17   Sébastien Loeb Racing 12 12 2
13 13
18   Kratingdaeng Racing Team 13 12 1
15 15
19   FRD Motorsports 13 12 16 Ret 1
20   TeamWork Motorsport 12 11 17 Ret 1
17 19 DNQ DNQ
21   Vattana Motorsport 11 Ret 1
Ret 17
  Viper Niza Racing Ret 15 15 17 DNQ DNQ 0
  Son Veng Racing Team 15 DSQ 0
  Sloth Racing 18 16 0
  TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 16 Ret 0
  Elegant Racing Team 16 Ret 0
  Roadstar Racing DNQ DNQ 0
  Champ Motorsport WD WD 0
Teams ineligible to score points
  Suncity Racing Team[25] 6 Ret
22 Ret
  Asia Racing Team 9 13
  Linky Racing Team 13 11
21 Ret
  Son Veng Racing Team 12 16
  Team TRC Ret DNS
  Star Racing Team DNQ DNQ
  FRD Motorsports DNQ DNQ
Pos. Team BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Model of the year edit

Pos. Car BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
1 SEAT León 11 1 41 1 21 4 22 2 22 2 11 1 22 3 11 1 32 2 32 2 44 3 745.5
32 2 55 4 32 6 5 5 35 4 22 2 8 4 25 3 44 3 45 4 55 5
2 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 75 4 23 2 74 1 13 3 51 1 64 6 11 2 43 4 11 4 24 5 11 2 639.5
9 14† 34 5 105 2 34 4 7 3 85 8 53 5 54 5 23 6 5 8 22 4
3 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 23 7 12 3 13 5 81 1 13 6 73 10 34 1 32 2 85 1 11 1 33 1 589
54 10 7 6 5 8 Ret5 9 44 7 Ret 12 4 12† 6 9 10 7 83 3 7 6
4 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 13 Ret 15 14 10 DSQ 12† 9 65 8 20† DNS Ret 9 18† 14 8 9 93
Ret DNS 13† Ret 12 Ret Ret DNS
5 Opel Astra TCR 11 6 12 11 30
14 Ret
6 Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 12 12 24
13 13
7 Subaru Impreza STi TCR 12 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 12
8 Ford Focus TCR 13 12 16 DNS 12
Cars ineligible to score points
Citroen C-Elysée 6 Ret
22 Ret
Audi S3 Saloon 13 11
21 Ret
Ford Focus TCR DNQ DNQ
Mercedes-Benz C260 DNQ DNQ
Pos. Car BHR
 
EST
 
SPA
 
IMO
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
SOC
 
BUR
 
SIN
 
SEP
 
MAC†
 
 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

OMP Trophy edit

All drivers displaying an OMP are eligible for the OMP Trophy. Points are awarded for championships and the use of OMP safety equipment. At the end of the season, the top four drivers win a cash prize.[53]

Pos Driver Manufacturer Points
1   James Nash SEAT 292
2   Maťo Homola SEAT 290
3   Pepe Oriola SEAT 276
4   Dušan Borković SEAT 276
5   Gianni Morbidelli Honda 222
6   Sergey Afanasyev SEAT 196
7   Mikhail Grachev Volkswagen
Honda
174
8   Attila Tassi SEAT 150
9   Davit Kajaia Volkswagen 115
10   Aku Pellinen Honda 84
11   Kevin Gleason Honda 45
12   Jordi Oriola Opel
Honda
42
13   Luigi Ferrara Subaru 19
14   Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo 12
15   Andrea Belicchi Opel 6

References edit

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External links edit

  • TCR International Series Official website