2016 TCR International Series Buriram round explained

Country:	Thailand
Year:	2016
Circuit:	Buriram
Round No:	8
Season No:	11
Location:	Chang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand
Course Mi:	2.830
Course Km:	4.554
Date R1:	28 August
Laps R1:	14
Pole Driver Country:	ESP
Pole Driver:	Pepe Oriola
Pole Team:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Pole Time:	1:43.634
First Driver Country R1:	ESP
First Driver R1:	Pepe Oriola
First Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second Driver Country R1:	GBR
Second Driver R1:	James Nash
Second Team R1:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Gianni Morbidelli
Third Team R1:	WestCoast Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	ITA
Fast Driver R1:	Gianni Morbidelli
Fast Team R1:	WestCoast Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:44.528
Fast Lap R1:	5
Date R2:	28 August
Laps R2:	16
First Driver Country R2:	GBR
First Driver R2:	James Nash
First Team R2:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second Driver Country R2:	RUS
Second Driver R2:	Mikhail Grachev
Second Team R2:	WestCoast Racing
Third Driver Country R2:	SRB
Third Driver R2:	Dušan Borković
Third Team R2:	B3 Racing Team Hungary
Fast Driver Country R2:	GBR
Fast Driver R2:	James Nash
Fast Team R2:	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fast Time R2:	1:44.251
Fast Lap R2:	6

The 2016 TCR International Series Buriram round was the eighth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 27–28 August at the Chang International Circuit.

Pepe Oriola won the first race, starting from pole position and James Nash gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Mikhail Grachev +20 kg and Jean-Karl Vernay +10 kg.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2		Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:44.393	1:43.634	1	5
2	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:44.109	1:43.635	2	4
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:44.444	1:43.767	3	3
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:44.189	1:43.885	4	2
5	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:44.451	1:43.927	5	1
6	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:44.340	1:43.994	6
7	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:44.422	1:44.066	7
8	15	Kantadhee Kusiri	Honda Civic TCR	Team Eakie BBR Kaiten	1:44.488	1:44.104	8
9	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:44.658	1:44.344	9
10	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:44.516	1:44.397	10
11	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:44.628	1:44.532	11
12	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	1:44.532	No time	12
13	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:44.753		13
14	44	Jack Lemvard	SEAT León Cup Racer	Vattana Motorsport	1:44.628		14
15	13	Narasak Ittiritpong	Honda Civic TCR	Vattana Motorsport	1:45.108		15
16	35	Rafaël Galiana	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:45.371		16
17	12	Alexander Mies	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	1:45.638		17
18	12	Kari-Pekka Laaksonen	SEAT León Cup Racer	LMS Racing	1:45.885		18
19	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza WRX STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	1:46.009		18
20	66	Nattachak Hanjitkasen	Honda Civic TCR	TBN MK Ihere Racing Team	1:46.510		20
21	11	Grant Supaphongs	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	1:46.648		21
22	97	Paritat Bulbon	SEAT León Cup Racer	Sloth Racing	1:46.809		22
23	58	Chen Jian Hong	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	No time		23
24	55	Munkong Sathienthirakul	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	No time		24
25	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	withdrew
26	90	Rattanin Leenutaphong	SEAT León Cup Racer	Yontrakit Racing Team	withdrew

— Chen Jian Hong and Munkong Sathienthirakul were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

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Race 1

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	14	24:32.596	1	25
2	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	14	+1.280	6	18
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	14	+2.410	2	15
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	14	+6.633	4	12
5	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	14	+7.467	3	10
6	15	Kantadhee Kusiri	Honda Civic TCR	Team Eakie BBR Kaiten	14	+11.551	8	8
7	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	14	+14.115	7	6
8	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	14	+20.302	11	4
9	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	14	+22.446	9	2
10	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	14	+23.892	13	1
11	13	Narasak Ittiritpong	Honda Civic TCR	Vattana Motorsport	14	+26.081	15
12	55	Munkong Sathienthirakul	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	14	+37.340	24
13	12	Alexander Mies	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	14	+38.790	17
14	35	Rafaël Galiana	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	14	+44.808	16
15	58	Chen Jian Hong	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	14	+52.168	23
16	66	Nattachak Hanjitkasen	Honda Civic TCR	TBN MK Ihere Racing Team	14	+52.444	20
17	53	Kari-Pekka Laaksonen	SEAT León Cup Racer	LMS Racing	14	+53.234	18
18	97	Paritat Bulbon	SEAT León Cup Racer	Sloth Racing	14	+58.293	22
19	11	Grant Supaphongs	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	14	+1:23.558	21
20	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	12	Accident	12
21	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+3 laps	10
Ret	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza WRX STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	8	Engine	19
Ret	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	5	Driveshaft	5
Ret	44	Jack Lemvard	SEAT León TCR	Vattana Motorsport	1	Collision	14
WD	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing
WD	90	Rattanin Leenutaphong	SEAT León TCR	Yontrakit Racing Team

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Race 2

		Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	16	30:31.095	5	25
2	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	16	+7.272	1	18
3	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	16	+11.332	4	15
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	16	+12.122	7	12
5	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	16	+15.181	13	10
6	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	16	+18.516	11	8
7	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	16	+18.753	2	6
8	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	16	+19.870	8	4
9	15	Kantadhee Kusiri	Honda Civic TCR	Team Eakie BBR Kaiten	16	+20.208	3	2
10	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	16	+20.538	6	1
11	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	16	+23.276	10
12	12	Alexander Mies	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	16	+27.736	16
13	53	Kari-Pekka Laaksonen	SEAT León Cup Racer	LMS Racing	16	+34.406	17
14	11	Grant Supaphongs	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	16	+39.262	20
15	58	Chen Jian Hong	SEAT León Cup Racer	Kratingdaeng Racing Team	16	+46.479	22
16	97	Paritat Bulbon	SEAT León Cup Racer	Sloth Racing	16	+55.815	21
17	44	Jack Lemvard	SEAT León TCR	Vattana Motorsport	16	+1:03.520	24
Ret	13	Narasak Ittiritpong	Honda Civic TCR	Vattana Motorsport	14	Collision	14
Ret	55	Munkong Sathienthirakul	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	Collision	23
Ret	35	Rafaël Galiana	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	12	Puncture	15
Ret	66	Nattachak Hanjitkasen	Honda Civic TCR	TBN MK Ihere Racing Team	6	Technical	19
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Accident	9
DNS	22	Petr Fulín	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing		Accident	12
DNS	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza WRX STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport		Engine	18
WD	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing
WD	90	Rattanin Leenutaphong	SEAT León TCR	Yontrakit Racing Team

Notes

— Jack Lemvard was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, for having broken parc fermé rules.
— Jack Lemvard and Munkong Sathienthirakul was given a 30-second penalty each for overtaking Rafaël Galiana under yellow flag conditions.

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Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	James Nash	204
	2	Pepe Oriola	197
2	3	Stefano Comini	194
	4	Jean-Karl Vernay	163
1	5	Gianni Morbidelli	150

Model of the Year standings

Pos	Car	Points
1	SEAT León	592
2	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	473
3	Honda Civic TCR	424
4	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	71
5	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	24

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	484
2	Leopard Racing	365
3	WestCoast Racing	349
4	B3 Racing Team Hungary	323
5	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	120

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

External links

TCR International Series official website

Notes and References

News: Buriram Success Ballast. 29 August 2016. tcr-series.com.
News: Buriram Qualifying Results. 29 August 2016. tcr-series.com.
News: Buriram Race 1 Results. 29 August 2016. tcr-series.com.
News: Buriram Race 2 Results. 29 August 2016. tcr-series.com.