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.

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

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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

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Qualifying

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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

[4]

Notes

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

Race 1

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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

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Notes

Race 2

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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

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Notes

  • ^4Denis 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

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

References

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  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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