The 2015 TCR International Series Shanghai round was the second round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 11–12 April at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Gianni Morbidelli won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and Andrea Belicchi gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.
Success Ballast Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Jordi Gené +10 kg.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Car Team Q1 Q2 Points 1 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:16.474 2:15.798 1 5 2 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:17.065 2:16.267 2 4 3 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 2:17.364 2:16.542 3 3 4 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:17.688 2:17.179 4 2 5 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:18.229 2:17.206 5 1 6 47 Norbert Tóth SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 2:18.531 2:17.349 6 7 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:17.725 2:17.421 7 8 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:18.536 2:17.737 8 9 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:18.802 2:17.738 9 10 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:18.194 2:17.774 10 11 5 Jiang Tengyi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 2:18.821 2:18.407 11 12 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2:18.813 2:19.296 12 13 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:19.000 13 14 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2:19.342 14 15 20 Igor Skuz SEAT León Cup Racer Campos Racing 2:20.439 15 16 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing withdrew 16
Race 1 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 23:18.758 1 25 2 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +0.851 2 18 3 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +3.767 3 15 4 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +5.510 8 12 5 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +7.542 10 10 6 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +9.714 7 8 7 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +10.822 14 6 8 47 Norbert Tóth SEAT León Cup Racer Zengõ Motorsport 10 +11.493 6 4 9 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +12.342 9 2 10 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +15.066 13 1 11 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +15.712 12 12 5 Jiang Tengyi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +19.139 11 13 20 Igor Skuz SEAT León Cup Racer Campos Racing 10 +32.989 15 14 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +38.051 4 Ret 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 1 Puncture 5 WD 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Withdrew
Notes: — Mikhail Grachev was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Jordi Gené.
Race 2 Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 33 Andrea Belicchi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 23:19.292 1 25 2 25 Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +1.252 3 18 3 10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +1.500 10 15 4 74 Pepe Oriola SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +3.821 6 12 5 17 Michel Nykjær SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +4.351 2 10 6 24 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +6.419 8 8 7 6 Franz Engstler Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +6.544 4 6 8 7 Lorenzo Veglia SEAT León Cup Racer Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 +9.684 12 4 9 5 Jiang Tengyi SEAT León Cup Racer Target Competition 10 +10.695 11 2 10 88 Jordi Gené SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +13.595 14 1 11 77 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León Cup Racer Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10 +13.837 13 12 47 Norbert Tóth SEAT León Cup Racer Zengő Motorsport 10 +14.727 5 13 20 Igor Skuz SEAT León Cup Racer Campos Racing 10 +26.165 15 14 23 René Münnich Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) WestCoast Racing 10 +45.576 4 Ret 8 Mikhail Grachev Audi TT Cup Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 Collision 7 WD 21 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra OPC Campos Racing Withdrew
Notes: — René Münnich was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Sergey Afanasyev.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Gianni Morbidelli 72 1 2 Stefano Comini 70 2 3 Andrea Belicchi 59 1 4 Pepe Oriola 49 1 5 Kevin Gleason 45
Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Target Competition 134 1 2 WestCoast Racing 126 2 3 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 106 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 43 5 Zengő Motorsport 19
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
External links TCR International Series official website