2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

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Flag of Georgia.svg    2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the
2017 TCR International Series
Rustavi raceway.png
Layout of the Rustavi International Motorpark
Location Rustavi International Motorpark, Tbilisi, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
4.140 km (2.572 mi)
Race 1
Date 2 April 2017
Laps 15
Pole position
Driver Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia GE-Force
Time 1:40.693
Podium
First Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia GE-Force
Second Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza Zele Racing
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Comtoyou Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia GE-Force
Time 1:49.626 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date 2 April 2017
Laps 17
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Second Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Third Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi M1RA
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Time 1:42.657 (on lap 10)

The 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round was the first round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2 April at the Rustavi International Motorpark.

Contents

Davit Kajaia won the first race starting from pole position, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR, and Pepe Oriola gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

Ballast

After the Adria testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: The Audi RS3 LMS TCRs were given a +45 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while the Opel Astra TCRs were given +40 kg, the SEAT León TCRs and Honda Civic TCRs were given +30 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given +10 kg and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given -20 kg. Both the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height. [1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamQ1Q2GridPoints
116 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1:41.9681:40.69315
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 1:41.9001:41.28624
355 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Flag of Austria.svg Zele Racing 1:42.0801:41.29433
42 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:42.2121:41.60742
55 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 1:41.7771:41.63751
61 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 1:42.5951:41.7236
710 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 1:42.5451:41.7557
87 Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.7661:41.9978
974 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.6421:42.0119
1021 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 1:42.5151:42.23410
1154 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:42.7631:42.33711
1270 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 1:42.4631:42.37312
1362 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1:43.18413
1423 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 1:43.36714
1518 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 1:44.04115
1615 Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1:45.00316

[2]

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1527:47.935125
255 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Flag of Austria.svg Zele Racing 15+0.374318
31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 15+1.176615
45 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 15+1.478512
59 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 15+1.783210
62 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 15+6.66748
774 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 15+7.48096
821 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 15+7.841104
962 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 15+10.842132
1010 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 15+11.38871
1170 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 15+15.49412
1223 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 15+20.65314
1354 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 15+24.62011
1418 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 15+54.32315
1515 Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 15+1:07.58216
Ret7 Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 6Technical8

[3]

Race 2

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
174 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1731:34.348225
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 17+4.823918
32 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 17+5.466715
462 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 17+16.8781312
554 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17+19.0121110
616 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 17+19.835108
710 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 17+20.27146
823 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 17+33.498144
97 Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 17+34.056 1 32
1021 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 17+34.12711
1118 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 17+42.06515
125 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 17+48.258 1 6
Ret55 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza SEAT León TCR Flag of Austria.svg Zele Racing 14Collision8
Ret1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 6Technical5
Ret15 Flag of Georgia.svg Shota Abkhazava Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1Collision16
Ret70 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 0Collision12

[4]

Notes

Standings after the event

References

  1. "Balance of Performance: The Audi is the heaviest car". tcr-series.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Rustavi Qualifying Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 1 April 2017.
  3. "Rustavi Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2017.
  4. "Rustavi Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 2 April 2017.
  5. "Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago given 30-second penalties". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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