2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round

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.

   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 Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Time 1:33.173
Podium
First Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Second Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing Team WRT
Third Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Time 1:33.924 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date 8 October 2017
Laps 19
Podium
First Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Second Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Third James Nash Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Time 1:34.111 (on lap 12)

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

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

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

Notes

  • ^1 — Alain 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]
  • ^2 — Tengyi Jiang had his times from Q1 deleted, after the team broke the parc fermé rules.[6]

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

Notes

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

Notes

  • ^4 — Denis 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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References
  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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