2016 TCR International Series Imola round

2016 TCR International Series Imola round
Round details
	Round 4 of 11 rounds in the ; 2016 TCR International Series
	; Layout of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.909 km (3.050 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	22 May 2016
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli
Time	1:53.228
Podium
First	Stefano Comini
Second	Pepe Oriola
Third	Davit Kajaia
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola
Time	1:54.575 (on lap 9)
Race 2
Date	22 May 2016
Laps	14
Podium
First	Mikhail Grachev
Second	Maťo Homola
Third	Stefano Comini
Fastest lap
Driver	Jordi Oriola
Time	1:54.582 (on lap 4)

Last updated August 08, 2023

The 2016 TCR International Series Imola round will be the fourth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 22 May at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Aku Pellinen received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Jean-Karl Vernay +10 kg.^[1] Nevertheless, Pellinen didn't take part at this event, so he would have taken the ballast at the first round he would have participated.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:53.270	1:53.228	1	5
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:53.828	1:53.285	2	4
3	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:54.250	1:53.569	3	3
4	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:53.992	1:53.738	4	2
5	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:53.763	1:53.855	5	1
6	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:54.205	1:53.856	6
7	40	Alain Menu	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:54.746	1:53.857	7
8	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.358	1:54.004	8
9	52	Jordi Gené	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:54.731	1:54.243	9
10	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:54.498	1:54.258	10
11	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.724¹	1:54.436	11
12	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	1:54.321	No time²	12
13	33	Jordi Oriola	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	1:54.828¹		13
14	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	1:55.121		14
15	41	Carlotta Fedeli	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	1:56.961		15
16	42	Alessandra Neri	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	1:58.402		16

Notes

^1 — James Nash and Jordi Oriola's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
^2 — Dušan Borković's best lap time in Q2 were deleted for exceeding track limits.

^[2]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	14	28:11.944	4	25
2	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	14	+2.235	2	18
3	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	14	+3.328	3	15
4	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	14	+10.570	8	12
5	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	14	+15.423	6	10
6	52	Jordi Gené	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	14	+17.268	9	8
7	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	14	+18.700	10	6
8	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	14	+21.347	5	4
9	41	Carlotta Fedeli	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	14	+29.519	15	2
10	42	Alessandra Neri	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	14	+48.726	16	1
11	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	14	+1:17.133³	14
12	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	11	Collision	12
Ret	33	Jordi Oriola	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	7	Radiator	13
Ret	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	6	Electrical	11
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	4	Power steering	1
Ret	40	Alain Menu	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	4	Collision	7

Notes

^3 — Jean-Karl Vernay was given two 30-second penalties for causing a collision with Dušan Borković, as well as exceeding track limits repeatedly.

^[3]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Mikhail Grachev	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	25:07.401	5	25
2	70	Maťo Homola	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	13	+1.795	4	18
3	1	Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	13	+2.438	6	15
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing	13	+2.946	10	12
5	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+3.807	8	10
6	52	Jordi Gené	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+8.698	2	8
7	9	Attila Tassi	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary	13	+11.521	1	6
8	7	Davit Kajaia	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+11.789	7	4
9	33	Jordi Oriola	Honda Civic TCR	Target Competition	13	+12.807	16	2
10	40	Alain Menu	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	+13.380	15	1
11	41	Carlotta Fedeli	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	13	+33.045	11
12	42	Alessandra Neri	SEAT León Cup Racer	B.D. Racing	13	+41.073	12
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Brakes	13
Ret	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	0	Driveshaft	3
DNS	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil		Electrical	14
DNS	62	Dušan Borković	SEAT León TCR	B3 Racing Team Hungary		Collision	9

^[4]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Pepe Oriola	116
3	2	Stefano Comini	101
	3	Gianni Morbidelli	85
2	4	James Nash	82
3	5	Maťo Homola	77

Model of the Year standings

	Pos	Car	Points
	1	SEAT León	286
1	2	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	240
1	3	Honda Civic TCR	220
	4	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup	20
	5	Opel Astra TCR	19

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	239
2	WestCoast Racing	193
3	Leopard Racing	175
4	B3 Racing Team Hungary	144
5	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	74

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

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References

↑ "Imola Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 May 2016.
↑ "Imola Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 6 July 2016.
↑ "Imola Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 July 2016.
↑ "Imola Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 July 2016.

External links

TCR International Series official website

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[1] "Imola Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 19 May 2016.

[2] "Imola Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 6 July 2016.

[3] "Imola Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 July 2016.

[4] "Imola Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 7 July 2016.

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Round details
Round 4 of 11 rounds in the 2016 TCR International Series
Layout of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.909 km (3.050 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	22 May 2016
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli	WestCoast Racing
Time	1:53.228
Podium
First	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Second	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Davit Kajaia	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fastest lap
Driver	Pepe Oriola	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Time	1:54.575 (on lap 9)
Race 2
Date	22 May 2016
Laps	14
Podium
First	Mikhail Grachev	WestCoast Racing
Second	Maťo Homola	B3 Racing Team Hungary
Third	Stefano Comini	Leopard Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Jordi Oriola	Target Competition
Time	1:54.582 (on lap 4)