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2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round

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China    2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round
Round details
Round 9 of 10 rounds in the
2017 TCR International Series
Location Zhejiang International Circuit, Zhejiang, China
Course Permanent racing facility
3.200 km (1.980 mi)
Race 1
Date 8 October 2017
Laps 19
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Time 1:33.173
Podium
First Italy Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Second France Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing Team WRT
Third United Kingdom Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Time 1:33.924 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date 8 October 2017
Laps 19
Podium
First United Kingdom Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Second Italy Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Third United Kingdom James Nash Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Time 1:34.111 (on lap 12)

The 2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round was the ninth round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 8 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit.

Gabriele Tarquini won the first race starting from fourteenth position, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR and Robert Huff gained the second one, starting from tenth position, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.

Ballast

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Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Attila Tassi and Norbert Michelisz both received +30 kg, while both Giacomo Altoè and Dušan Borković received +10 kg. However, since neither Norbert Michelisz or Giacomo Altoè took part, they didn't take ballast at this event.[1]

The Balance of Performance was also adjusted for this event, meaning the Opel Astra TCRs was given a +30 kg of additional weight. While the new Hyundai i30 N TCRs was allowed to run at its minimum weight of 1285 kg.[2] However, following Race 1. The Hyundai's was given a +40 kg of additional weight, as well as having their engine power reduced from a 100% to 95%.[3]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Grid Points
1 3 United Kingdom Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:33.503 1:33.173 1 5
2 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:33.476 1:33.341 2 4
3 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:34.266 1:33.486 3 3
4 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 1:33.279 1:33.804 4 2
5 17 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:33.893 1:33.817 5 1
6 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 1:33.877 1:34.088 6
7 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 1:33.786 1:34.143 7
8 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:34.085 1:34.158 8
9 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1:34.374 1:34.170 9
10 6 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 1:34.539 1:34.494 10
11 4 Belgium Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 1:34.508 1:34.809 11
12 28 France Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing 1:34.515 1:34.929 12
13 33 Switzerland Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 1:32.8111 13
14 30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 1:32.9351 14
15 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1:34.651 15
16 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 1:34.856 16
17 81 China Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team 1:34.872 17
18 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 1:36.328 18
19 99 France Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 1:36.496 19
20 71 China Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team No time2 20
21 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition No time 21

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Notes

  • ^1Alain Menu and Gabriele Tarquini, who had qualified first and second in Q1. Was not allowed to take part in Q2, because their Hyundai i30 N TCRs are running on a temporary homologation, which means that they are not eligible for points.[5]
  • ^2Tengyi Jiang had his times from Q1 deleted, after the team broke the parc fermé rules.[6]

Race 1

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 19 30:15.966 14
2 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 19 +1.626 2 25
3 3 United Kingdom Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 19 +1.970 1 18
4 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 19 +3.016 4 15
5 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 +7.035 3 12
6 6 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 19 +11.787 10 10
7 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 19 +15.380 6 8
8 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 19 +16.972 9 6
9 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 +19.028 8 4
10 28 France Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing 19 +19.679 12 2
11 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 19 +20.201 7 1
12 33 Switzerland Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 19 +20.983 13
13 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 19 +29.285 16
14 81 China Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team 19 +42.4523 17
15 99 France Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 19 +50.245 19
16 71 China Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team 19 +1:01.357 20
17 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 19 +1:01.735 18
Ret 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 11 Puncture 21
Ret 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 3 Radiator 15
Ret 17 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 2 Technical 5
Ret 4 Belgium Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 0 Collision 11

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Notes

Race 2

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Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 United Kingdom Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 19 30:23.840 10 25
2 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 19 +2.403 7 18
3 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 +3.511 3 15
4 33 Switzerland Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 19 +23.435 12
5 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19 +24.206 8 12
6 30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Italy BRC Racing Team 19 +24.668 13
7 81 China Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team 19 +25.442 16 10
8 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 19 +26.902 5 8
9 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 19 +36.852 4 6
10 99 France Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 19 +50.687 18 4
11 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 19 +1:09.015 17 2
12 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Luxembourg Leopard Racing Team WRT 18 +1 lap 9 1
13 28 France Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing 15 Technical 11
Ret 6 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 13 Collision 1
Ret 71 China Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR China ZZZ Team 10 Technical 19
Ret 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 4 Collision 15
Ret 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 3 Collision 2
Ret 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 3 Radiator 20
DNS 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force Radiator 14
DNS 17 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing Technical 6
DNS 4 Belgium Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing Collision 214

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Notes

  • ^4Denis Dupont was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, after his car was taken out of parc fermé, after Race 1.[10]

Standings after the event

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

References

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  1. ^ "Zhejiang Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Balance of Performance: The Opel Astra is heavier". tcr-series.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "New Balance of Performance for the Hyundai cars". tcr-series.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Zhejiang Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "The Hyundai i30 N TCR ready for racing debut". tcr-series.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Zhejiang decision 3" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Zhejiang Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Zhejiang decision 7" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Zhejaing Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Zhejiang decision 9" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 8 October 2017.
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