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.
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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
editDue 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
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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]
Race 1
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- ^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
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- ^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]
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
edit- ^ "Dubai Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 17 November 2017.
- ^ "The Hyundai i30 N TCR ready for racing debut". tcr-series.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 4" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 13" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 5" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dubai decision 6" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 18 November 2017.
External links
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