2015 TCR International Series Sepang round

2015 TCR International Series Sepang round
Round details
	Round 1 of 11 rounds in the ; 2015 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Location	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.543 km (3.445 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	28 March 2015
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Gleason
Time	2:19.717
Podium
First	Stefano Comini
Second	Pepe Oriola
Third	Sergey Afanasyev
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini
Time	2:20.585 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	29 March 2015
Laps	10
Podium
First	Jordi Gené
Second	Pepe Oriola
Third	Gianni Morbidelli
Fastest lap
Driver	Andrea Belicchi
Time	2:21.336 (on lap 3)

Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.445 mi)

Date 28 March 2015

Laps 9

The 2015 TCR International Series Sepang round was the first round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 28–29 March at the Sepang International Circuit.

It was the first round ever for the TCR International Series. Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from third position, and Jordi Gené gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:21.567	2:19:717	1	5
2	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:20.778	2:19.738	2	4
3	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.222	2:19.878	3	3
4	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.239	2:19.980	4	2
5	23	René Münnich	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:21.624	2:20.004	5	1
6	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	2:21.062	2:20.132	6
7	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.122	2:20.133	7
8	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.325	2:20.429	8
9	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengő Motorsport	2:20.888	2:20.502	9
10	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	2:21.164	2:20.530	10
11	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:21.389	2:20.576	11
12	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2:21.606	no time	12
13	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2:23.045		13
14	20	Igor Skuz	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	2:39.646		14¹
15	99	Frank Yu	SEAT León Cup Racer	Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:47.309		15¹
16	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	no time		16¹
17	72	Diego Romanini	Ford Focus ST	Proteam Racing	no time		17¹

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	9	21:26.159	3	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+3.381	8	18
3	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+8.095	7	15
4	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	9	+9.002	6	12
5	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	9	+9.708	2	10
6	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	9	+11.428	1	8
7	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	9	+12.494	10	6
8	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	9	+16.215	12	4
9	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengõ Motorsport	9	+21.148	9	2
10	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+25.651	13	1
11	99	Frank Yu	SEAT León Cup Racer	Craft-Bamboo Racing	9	+1:08.472	15
Ret	23	René Münnich	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	7	Fuel pump	5
Ret	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	3	Engine	11
Ret	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	0	Collision	4
DNS	20	Igor Skuz	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Overheating	14
DNS	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Overheating	16
DNS	72	Diego Romanini	Ford Focus ST	Proteam Racing		Electrical	17

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	23:53.256	1	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	10	+0.752	3	18
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	10	+2.366	5	15
4	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	10	+2.594	8	12
5	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	10	+3.570	9	10
6	23	René Münnich	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	10	+9.603	6	8
7	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	WestCoast Racing	10	+10.859	10	6
8	8	Mikhail Grachev	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	+12.067	11	4
9	99	Frank Yu	SEAT León Cup Racer	Craft-Bamboo Racing	10	+33.560	15	2
10	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León Cup Racer	Zengő Motorsport	9	Technical	2	1
11	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	9	+1 lap	13
Ret	6	Franz Engstler	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	6	Technical	7
Ret	20	Igor Skuz	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	6	Technical	14
Ret	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1	Collision	4
Ret	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	0	Collision	12
DNS	21	Jordi Oriola	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Overheating	16
DNS	72	Diego Romanini	Ford Focus ST	Proteam Racing		Electrical	17

Qualifying

Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the 2015 TCR International Series
Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Location	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.445 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	28 March 2015
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Time	2:19.717
Podium
First	Stefano Comini	Target Competition
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Sergey Afanasyev	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Comini	Target Competition
Time	2:20.585 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date	29 March 2015
Laps	10
Podium
First	Jordi Gené	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Gianni Morbidelli	WestCoast Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Andrea Belicchi	Target Competition
Time	2:21.336 (on lap 3)