2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

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The 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round was the first round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2 April at the Rustavi International Motorpark.

Davit Kajaia won the first race starting from pole position, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR, and Pepe Oriola gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

After the Adria testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: The Audi RS3 LMS TCRs were given a +45 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while the Opel Astra TCRs were given +40 kg, the SEAT León TCRs and Honda Civic TCRs were given +30 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given +10 kg and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given -20 kg. Both the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Grid Points
1 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1:41.968 1:40.693 1 5
2 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 1:41.900 1:41.286 2 4
3 55 Hungary Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Austria Zele Racing 1:42.080 1:41.294 3 3
4 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Netherlands Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:42.212 1:41.607 4 2
5 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 1:41.777 1:41.637 5 1
6 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 1:42.595 1:41.723 6
7 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 1:42.545 1:41.755 7
8 7 France Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.766 1:41.997 8
9 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.642 1:42.011 9
10 21 Italy Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 1:42.515 1:42.234 10
11 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.763 1:42.337 11
12 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 1:42.463 1:42.373 12
13 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1:43.184 13
14 23 Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 1:43.367 14
15 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 1:44.041 15
16 15 Georgia (country) Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1:45.003 16

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Race 1

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 15 27:47.935 1 25
2 55 Hungary Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Austria Zele Racing 15 +0.374 3 18
3 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 15 +1.176 6 15
4 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 15 +1.478 5 12
5 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 15 +1.783 2 10
6 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Netherlands Leopard Racing Team WRT 15 +6.667 4 8
7 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 15 +7.480 9 6
8 21 Italy Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 15 +7.841 10 4
9 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 15 +10.842 13 2
10 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 15 +11.388 7 1
11 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 15 +15.494 12
12 23 Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 15 +20.653 14
13 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 15 +24.620 11
14 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 15 +54.323 15
15 15 Georgia (country) Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 15 +1:07.582 16
Ret 7 France Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 6 Technical 8

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Race 2

Pos. No. Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 74 Spain Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17 31:34.348 2 25
2 9 Hungary Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 17 +4.823 9 18
3 2 France Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Netherlands Leopard Racing Team WRT 17 +5.466 7 15
4 62 Serbia Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 17 +16.878 13 12
5 54 United Kingdom James Nash SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17 +19.012 11 10
6 16 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 17 +19.835 10 8
7 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 17 +20.271 4 6
8 23 Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 17 +33.498 14 4
9 7 France Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Hong Kong Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17 +34.0561 3 2
10 21 Italy Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sweden WestCoast Racing 17 +34.127 1 1
11 18 United States Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR United States Icarus Motorsports 17 +42.065 15
12 5 Italy Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Hungary M1RA 17 +48.2581 6
Ret 55 Hungary Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Austria Zele Racing 14 Collision 8
Ret 1 Switzerland Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Belgium Comtoyou Racing 6 Technical 5
Ret 15 Georgia (country) Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Georgia (country) GE-Force 1 Collision 16
Ret 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Belgium DG Sport Compétition 0 Collision 12

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Notes

  • ^1 Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago received 30 seconds time penalties for overtaking under yellow flags.[5]

Standings after the event

References

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