2017 TCR International Series Dubai round

The 2017 TCR International Series Dubai round was the tenth and final round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 18 November at the Dubai Autodrome.

   2017 TCR International Series Dubai round
Round details
Round 10 of 10 rounds in the
2017 TCR International Series

Layout of the Dubai Autodrome
Location Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
3.560 km (2.212 mi)
Race 1
Date 18 November 2017
Laps 19
Pole position
Driver Gordon Shedden Leopard Racing Team WRT
Time 1:27.849
Podium
First Pepe Oriola Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Second Gordon Shedden Leopard Racing Team WRT
Third Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver Pepe Oriola Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time 1:28.733 (on lap 4)
Race 2
Date 18 November 2017
Laps 17
Podium
First Stefano Comini Comtoyou Racing
Second Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Third Josh Files M1RA
Fastest lap
Driver Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Time 1:28.912 (on lap 4)

Pepe Oriola won the first race starting from fourth, driving a SEAT León TCR, while Stefano Comini gained the second one starting from second, driving an Audi RS3 LMS TCR.

Jean-Karl Vernay won the Drivers championship, after out scoring main rival Attila Tassi in Race 1. Tassi then defended the runner-up spot in the championship from Stefano Comini, finishing just 1 point ahead of Comini, following Race 2. M1RA won the Teams championship, while the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR secured the Model of the Year championship, in the second race.

Ballast

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]

Classification

Qualifying[2]
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

Notes

Race 1[5]
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

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]

Race 2[7]
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

Notes

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

References
  1. "Dubai Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
  2. "Dubai Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
  3. "The Hyundai i30 N TCR ready for racing debut". tcr-series.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. "Dubai decision 4" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
  5. "Dubai Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
  6. "Dubai decision 13" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 22 November 2017.
  7. "Dubai Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
  8. "Dubai decision 5" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
  9. "Dubai decision 6" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
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