2015 TCR International Series Portimão round explained

Country:	Portugal
Year:	2015
Circuit:	Portimão
Round No:	4
Season No:	11
Location:	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal
Course Mi:	2.891
Course Km:	4.652
Date R1:	10 May
Laps R1:	13
Pole Driver Country:	DNK
Pole Driver:	Nicki Thiim
Pole Team:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Pole Time:	1:53.863
First Driver Country R1:	DNK
First Driver R1:	Nicki Thiim
First Team R1:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Second Driver Country R1:	ESP
Second Driver R1:	Jordi Gené
Second Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Lorenzo Veglia
Third Team R1:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fast Driver Country R1:	DNK
Fast Driver R1:	Nicki Thiim
Fast Team R1:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fast Time R1:	1:54.529
Fast Lap R1:	2
Date R2:	10 May
Laps R2:	13
First Driver Country R2:	DNK
First Driver R2:	Michel Nykjær
First Team R2:	Target Competition
Second Driver Country R2:	USA
Second Driver R2:	Kevin Gleason
Second Team R2:	WestCoast Racing
Third Driver Country R2:	ESP
Third Driver R2:	Jordi Gené
Third Team R2:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Driver Country R2:	DNK
Fast Driver R2:	Nicki Thiim
Fast Team R2:	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fast Time R2:	1:54.591
Fast Lap R2:	2

The 2015 TCR International Series Portimão round was the fourth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 10 May at the Algarve International Circuit.

Nicki Thiim won the first race, starting from pole position, driving an Audi TT Cup and Michel Nykjær gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Pepe Oriola received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and Michel Nykjær +10 kg.^[1]

		Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2		Points
1	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:54.172	1:53.863	1	5
2	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.857	1:54.621	2	4
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.852	1:54.699	3	3
4	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:55.778	1:54.786	4	2
5	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:55.132	1:54.842	5	1
6	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:55.572	1:54.945	6
7	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.523	1:54.969	7
8	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:55.094	1:55.080	8
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.246	1:55.277	9
10	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:55.590	1:55.369	10
11	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.247	1:55.411	11
12	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	1:55.755	1:55.779	12
13	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1:55.868		13
14	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:56.291		14
15	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	1:56.437		15
16	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:58.533		16
17	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	withdrew

^[2]

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	25:13.998	1	25
2	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+4.074	2	18
3	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+6.541	4	15
4	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+12.086	5	12
5	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+14.541	7	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+17.893	14	8
7	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	13	+20.094	10	6
8	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+20.425	15	4
9	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	13	+23.044	13	2
10	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+30.107	12	1
11	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+35.348	8
12	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+42.451	11
13	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	13	+50.142	16
Ret	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	8	Puncture	3
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	8	Collision	6
Ret	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2	Collision	9
WD	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Withdrew

^[3]

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	35:18.975	2	25
2	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	13	+3.152	1	18
3	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+6.360	9	15
4	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+7.020	8	12
5	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+7.496	14	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+11.040	16	8
7	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	13	+12.030	13	6
8	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+20.999	12	4
9	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	13	+22.644	15	2
10	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+24.865	11	1
11	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+39.366	4
12	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	Technical	6
13	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	Puncture	10
Ret	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2	Collision	7
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1	Collision	5
Ret	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1	Technical	3
WD	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Withdrew

^[4]

Notes:

— Mikhail Grachev was 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.