2015 TCR International Series Valencia round explained

Country:	Spain
Year:	2015
Circuit:	Valencia
Round No:	3
Season No:	11
Location:	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain
Course Mi:	2.517
Course Km:	4.005
Date R1:	3 May
Laps R1:	15
Pole Driver Country:	ESP
Pole Driver:	Pepe Oriola
Pole Team:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Pole Time:	1:42.045
First Driver Country R1:	ESP
First Driver R1:	Pepe Oriola
First Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second Driver Country R1:	RUS
Second Driver R1:	Sergey Afanasyev
Second Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R1:	ESP
Third Driver R1:	Jordi Gené
Third Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Driver Country R1:	ESP
Fast Driver R1:	Pepe Oriola
Fast Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Time R1:	1:42.778
Fast Lap R1:	3
Date R2:	3 May
Laps R2:	17
First Driver Country R2:	SUI
First Driver R2:	Stefano Comini
First Team R2:	Target Competition
Second Driver Country R2:	DNK
Second Driver R2:	Michel Nykjær
Second Team R2:	Target Competition
Third Driver Country R2:	ITA
Third Driver R2:	Gianni Morbidelli
Third Team R2:	WestCoast Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	ESP
Fast Driver R2:	Pepe Oriola
Fast Team R2:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Time R2:	1:43.251
Fast Lap R2:	6

The 2015 TCR International Series Valencia round was the third round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 3 May at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Pepe Oriola won the first race, starting from pole position, and Stefano Comini gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Andrea Belicchi +20 kg and Stefano Comini +10 kg.^[1]

		Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2		Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:42.502	1:42.045	1	5
2	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:42.600	1:42.143	2	4
3	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:42.451	1:42.183	3	3
4	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:42.966	1:42.300	4	2
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:42.438	1:42.537	5	1
6	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:42.460	1:42.823	6
7	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:42.609	1:42.837	7
8	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1:43.110	1:42.866	8
9	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	1:43.028	1:42.915	9
10	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:42.710	1:42.971	10
11	32	David Cebrián	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	1:43.014	1:42.995	11
12	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:42.448	4:52.946	12
13	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:43.135		13
14	11	Lucile Cypriano	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	1:43.139		14
15	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	1:43.498		15
16	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:43.718		16
17	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1:44.239		17

^[2]

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	26:06.049	1	25
2	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+4.593	5	18
3	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	15	+5.285	6	15
4	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+6.005	2	12
5	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+10.046	13	10
6	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+11.570	3	8
7	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	15	+12.081	4	6
8	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	15	+17.729	10	4
9	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	15	+19.348	9	2
10	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	15	+25.251	16	1
11	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	15	+26.184	12
12	11	Lucile Cypriano	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	15	+27.162	14
13	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	15	+40.019	8
14	32	David Cebrián	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	14	Technical	11
15	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	14	+1 lap	15
Ret	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7	Collision	7
NC	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	5	+10 laps	17

^[3]

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	17	33:54.125	8	25
2	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	17	+7.775	7	18
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	17	+17.732	1	15
4	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	17	+29.735	11	12
5	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	17	+31.723	10	10
6	32	David Cebrián	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	17	+32.501	16	8
7	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	17	+35.679	15	6
8	34	Bas Schouten	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	16	Fuel pump	2	4
9	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	16	+1 lap	6	2
Ret	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	11	Technical	4
Ret	11	Lucile Cypriano	SEAT León Cup Racer	JSB Compétition	10	Technical	13
Ret	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	5	Technical	17
Ret	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	5	Technical	14
Ret	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1	Collision	3
Ret	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	0	Collision	5
Ret	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	0	Collision	12
DSQ	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	17	+9.205	9

^[4]

Notes:

— David Cebrián and Jordi Oriola were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.
— Andrea Belicchi was disqualified for not have served a drive through penalty.

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