2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round

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Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg    2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round
Round details
Round 9 of 10 rounds in the
2017 TCR International Series
Zhejiang-circuit-trackmap.gif
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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Time 1:33.173
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Second Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Leopard Racing Team WRT
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini BRC Racing Team
Time 1:33.924 (on lap 3)
Race 2
Date 8 October 2017
Laps 19
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Leopard Racing Team WRT
Second Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli WestCoast Racing
Time 1:34.111 (on lap 12)

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.

Contents

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

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

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamQ1Q2GridPoints
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:33.5031:33.17315
22 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1:33.4761:33.34124
374 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:34.2661:33.48633
410 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 1:33.2791:33.80442
517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:33.8931:33.81751
65 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 1:33.8771:34.0886
79 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 1:33.7861:34.1437
854 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 1:34.0851:34.1588
916 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1:34.3741:34.1709
106 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 1:34.5391:34.49410
114 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 1:34.5081:34.80911
1228 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing 1:34.5151:34.92912
1333 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 1:32.811 1 13
1430 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 1:32.935 1 14
1562 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 1:34.65115
161 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 1:34.85616
1781 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team 1:34.87217
1818 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 1:36.32818
1999 Flag of France.svg Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 1:36.49619
2071 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team No time 2 20
2170 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition No time21

[4]

Notes

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
130 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 1930:15.96614
22 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 19+1.626225
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 19+1.970118
410 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 19+3.016415
574 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19+7.035312
66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 19+11.7871010
75 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 19+15.38068
816 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 19+16.97296
954 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19+19.02884
1028 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing 19+19.679122
119 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 19+20.20171
1233 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 19+20.98313
131 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 19+29.28516
1481 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team 19+42.452 3 17
1599 Flag of France.svg Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 19+50.24519
1671 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team 19+1:01.35720
1718 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 19+1:01.73518
Ret70 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 11Puncture21
Ret62 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 3Radiator15
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 2Technical5
Ret4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 0Collision11

[7]

Notes

Race 2

Pos.No.DriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 1930:23.8401025
210 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 19+2.403718
354 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Nash SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19+3.511315
433 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 19+23.43512
574 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 19+24.206812
630 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 19+24.66813
781 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhendong Zhang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team 19+25.4421610
85 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 19+26.90258
99 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Hungary.svg M1RA 19+36.85246
1099 Flag of France.svg Rafaël Galiana Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Sweden.svg WestCoast Racing 19+50.687184
1118 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende SEAT León TCR Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Motorsports 19+1:09.015172
122 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leopard Racing Team WRT 18+1 lap91
1328 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis Honda Civic Type-R TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing 15Technical11
Ret6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 13Collision1
Ret71 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tengyi Jiang Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ZZZ Team 10Technical19
Ret1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Comini Audi RS3 LMS TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 4Collision15
Ret16 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force 3Collision2
Ret70 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Opel Astra TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition 3Radiator20
DNS62 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Borković Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR Flag of Georgia.svg GE-Force Radiator14
DNS17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd SEAT León TCR Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing Technical6
DNS4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Dupont SEAT León TCR Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Collision21 4

[9]

Notes

Standings after the event

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