2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round

2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round
Round details
	Round 1 of 11 rounds in the ; 2016 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	2 April 2016
Laps	10
Pole position
Driver	Sergey Afanasyev
Time	2:12.541
Podium
First	Pepe Oriola
Second	Gianni Morbidelli
Third	James Nash
Fastest lap
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli
Time	2:12.602 (on lap 4)
Race 2
Date	3 April 2016
Laps	10
Podium
First	Pepe Oriola
Second	James Nash
Third	Dušan Borković
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola
Time	2:13.511 (on lap 2)

The 2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the first round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2–3 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Pepe Oriola won both races, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast

After the Valencia testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: SEAT León TCRs, Honda Civic TCRs and Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given a +30 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while Subaru Impreza STi TCR received a -20 kg bonus. No changes for Opel Astra TCRs, Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs and SEAT León Cup Racers.^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:13.714	2:12.541	1	5
2	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:13.107	2:12.642	2	4
3	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:13.464	2:12.650	3	3
4	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.432	2:12.652	4	2
5	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:13.592	2:12.663	5	1
6	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:13.650	2:12.718	6
7	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	2:13.693	2:13.029	7
8	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:14.391	2:13.097	8
9	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:14.238	2:13.155¹	9
10	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:14.178	2:13.824	10
11	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	2:14.965	2:14.050¹	11
12	33	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	2:15.288	2.14.985	12
13	23	Andrea Belicchi	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	2:15.481		13
14	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:15.639		14
15	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	2:15.889		15
16	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	2:16.297		16
17	78	Salman Al Khalifa	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	2:16.596		17
18	79	Hussain Karimi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	2:18.651		18
19	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	no time		19

Notes

^1 — Jean-Karl Vernay and Stefano Comini's best lap times were deleted for exceeding track limits.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	22:25.883	5	25
2	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	10	+2.372	4	18
3	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	+3.219	3	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	+4.995	1	12
5	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	10	+9.902	6	10
6	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	10	+9.919	2	8
7	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	10	+20.087	11	6
8	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	10	+23.319	7	4
9	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	+23.364	10	2
10	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	+24.555	14	1
11	33	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	10	+27.750	12
12	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	10	+29.889	16
13	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	10	+35.392	15
14	23	Andrea Belicchi	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	10	+45.761	13
15	78	Salman Al Khalifa	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	10	+54.024	17
16	79	Hussain Karimi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	10	+1:17.967	18
Ret	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	3	Collision	9
Ret	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	3	Collision	8
DNS	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary		Accident	19

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	22:36.458	6	25
2	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	+1.572	8	18
3	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	10	+6.463	9	15
4	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	+10.265	1	12
5	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	+15.063	10	10
6	33	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	10	+23.461	12	8
7	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	10	+23.617	7	6
8	32	Luigi Ferrara	Subaru Impreza STi TCR	Top Run Motorsport	10	+24.851	16	4
9	78	Salman Al Khalifa	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	10	+31.718	17	2
10	14	Aku Pellinen	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	10	+34.372²	5	1
11	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	10	+42.848²	4
12	79	Hussain Karimi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Bas Koeten Racing	10	+54.796	18
13	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	Collision	3
14	8	Mikhail Grachev	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+1 lap	14
Ret	88	Michela Cerruti	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	Mulsanne Racing	6	Driveshaft	15
Ret	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1	Collision	11
Ret	23	Andrea Belicchi	Opel Astra TCR	Target Competition	1	Technical	13
DSQ	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	7	Retired	2
DNS	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary		Accident	19

Notes

^2 — Aku Pellinen and Maťo Homola were given a 30-second penalty for jumping the start.

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

^ "Honda, SEAT and VW receive additional weight". tcr-series.com. 31 March 2016.
^ "Sakhir Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2016.
^ "Sakhir Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2016.
^ "Sakhir Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 3 April 2016.

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