2017 TCR International Series Dubai round

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Robert Huff received +30 kg, Gianni Morbidelli received +20 kg and both Jean-Karl Vernay and Gabriele Tarquini received +10 kg. However, since Robert Huff didn't take part in the event, he didn't take the ballast.^[1]

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	73	Gordon Shedden	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	1:28.965	1:27.849	1	5
2	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	1:28.457	1:28.045	2	4
3	13	Benjamin Leuchter	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:28.425	1:28.119	3	3
4	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:28.731	1:28.179	4	2
5	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:28.709	1:28.195	5	1
6	4	Denis Dupont	SEAT León TCR	Comtoyou Racing	1:28.154	1:28.256	6
7	27	Aurélien Comte	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:28.892	1:28.364	7
8	17	Daniel Lloyd	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:28.642	1:28.623	8
9	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	1:28.596	1:28.674	9
10	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:28.686	1:28.689	10
11	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1:28.883	1:28.752	11
12	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	1:28.796	1:28.794	12
13	30	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	1:28.403		211 2
14	33	Alain Menu	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	1:28.431		131
15	95	Josh Files	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:28.991		14
16	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:29.067		15
17	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	1:29.253		16
18	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:29.319		17
19	28	Aurélien Panis	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Boutsen Ginion Racing	1:29.461		18
20	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1:29.965		19
21	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	1:30.296		20

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Notes

• ^1 — Gabriele Tarquini and Alain Menu, who had qualified second and fourth in Q1. Was not allowed to take part in Q2, because their Hyundai i30 N TCRs were running on a temporary homologation, which means that they are not eligible for points.^[3]
• ^2 — Gabriele Tarquini was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change.^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	19	30:57.563	4	25
2	3	Gordon Shedden	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	19	+4.445	1	18
3	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	17	+6.410	2	15
4	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	19	+7.451	11	12
5	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	19	+7.632	10	10
6	95	Josh Files	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	19	+8.024	14	8
7	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	19	+11.326	9	6
8	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	19	+14.194	15	4
9	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	19	+15.287	19	2
10	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	19	+17.323	20	1
11	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	19	+31.859	12
12	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	19	+43.3193	16
13	13	Benjamin Leuchter	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	19	+1:28.514	3
14	28	Aurélien Panis	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Boutsen Ginion Racing	18	+1 lap	18
15	30	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	18	+1 lap	21
16	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	16	+3 laps	5
Ret	4	Denis Dupont	SEAT León TCR	Comtoyou Racing	11	Puncture	6
Ret	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	5	Collision	17
Ret	17	Daniel Lloyd	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	4	Collision	8
Ret	27	Aurélien Comte	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	3	Technical	7
Ret	33	Alain Menu	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	2	Collision	13

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Notes

• ^3 — Maťo Homola was given a post race 30 second time penalty for causing a collision and rejoining the track unsafely during the race.^[6]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	17	25:37.323	2	25
2	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+1.190	5	18
3	95	Josh Files	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+5.008	13	15
4	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	17	+6.815	11	12
5	33	Alain Menu	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	17	+9.232	204
6	13	Benjamin Leuchter	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	17	+9.4483	7	10
7	3	Gordon Shedden	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	17	+11.453	9	8
8	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+15.440	14	6
9	30	Gabriele Tarquini	Hyundai i30 N TCR	BRC Racing Team	17	+17.117	12
10	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	17	+21.421	18	4
11	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	17	+23.272	10	2
12	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	17	+23.385	1	1
13	28	Aurélien Panis	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Boutsen Ginion Racing	17	+23.542	17
14	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	17	+24.355	19
15	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	15	Puncture	8
16	27	Aurélien Comte	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	15	Technical	214
17	4	Denis Dupont	SEAT León TCR	Comtoyou Racing	13	Puncture	4
Ret	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	3	Technical	15
Ret	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1	Collision	6
DNS	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA		Collision	16
DNS	17	Daniel Lloyd	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing		Collision	3

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Notes

• ^4 — Alain Menu and Aurélien Comte was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, after having broken the parc fermé regulations following Race 1.^[8][9]