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2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round

{{Infobox TCR International Series round report

| Country = Austria

| Year = 2015

| Circuit = Red Bull Ring

| Round_No = 8

| Season_No = 11

| Image = Circuit Red Bull Ring.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Red Bull Ring

| Location = Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

| Course_mi = 2.688

| Course_km = 4.326

| Date_r1 = 12 July

| Laps_r1 = 14

| Pole_driver_country = ITA

| Pole_driver = Gianni Morbidelli

| Pole_team = WestCoast Racing

| Pole_time = 1:39.716

| First_driver_country_r1 = SUI

| First_driver_r1 = Stefano Comini

| First_team_r1 = Target Competition

| Second_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| Second_driver_r1 = Andrea Belicchi

| Second_team_r1 = Target Competition

| Third_driver_country_r1 = ESP

| Third_driver_r1 = Pepe Oriola

| Third_team_r1 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| Fast_driver_r1 = Gianni Morbidelli

| Fast_team_r1 = WestCoast Racing

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:39.764

| Fast_lap_r1 = 11

| Date_r2 = 12 July

| Laps_r2 = 14

| First_driver_country_r2 = ESP

| First_driver_r2 = Pol Rosell

| First_team_r2 = Liqui Moly Team Engstler

| Second_driver_country_r2 = ESP

| Second_driver_r2 = Pepe Oriola

| Second_team_r2 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Third_driver_country_r2 = ESP

| Third_driver_r2 = Jordi Gené

| Third_team_r2 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = RUS

| Fast_driver_r2 = Sergey Afanasyev

| Fast_team_r2 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:40.917

| Fast_lap_r2 = 12

}}

The 2015 TCR International Series Red Bull Ring round was the eighth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 12 July at the Red Bull Ring. This round was to be held at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 26 July, but it was later moved due to organisational problems.

Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from fourth position, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and Pol Rosell gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf TCR.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Jordi Gené received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Stefano Comini +10 kg.{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/08_RedBullRing/2015_08_Spielberg_SB.pdf|title=Red Bull Ring Success Ballast|date=10 July 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Q1

! Q2

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

! Points

1

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 1:41.078

| 1:39.716

|align=center| 1

! 5

2

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 1:41.336

| 1:40.335

|align=center| 2

! 4

3

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Dániel Nagy

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

| 1:41.758{{ref|1|1}}

| 1:40.567

|align=center| 3

! 3

4

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 1:40.798

| 1:40.634

|align=center| 4

! 2

5

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| 1:41.456

| 1:40.714

|align=center| 5

! 1

6

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| 1:41.502

| 1:40.719

|align=center| 6

!

7

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 1:41.064

| 1:40.755

|align=center| 7

!

8

|align=center| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| 1:41.204

| 1:40.974

|align=center| 8

!

9

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

| 1:41.202

| 1:40.988

|align=center| 9

!

10

|align=center| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Rosell

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

| 1:41.220

| 1:41.097

|align=center| 10

!

11

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 1:41.543

| 1:41.322

|align=center| 11

!

12

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

| 1:41.684

| 1:41.532

|align=center| 12

!

13

|align=center| 41

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michela Cerruti

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 1:42.881

|

|align=center| 13

!

14

|align=center| 40

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Gabriele Marotta

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 1:44.942

|

|align=center| 14

!

15

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

| 1:51.842

|

|align=center| 15{{ref|2|2}}

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/08_RedBullRing/Results/2015_TCR_RBR_Qcfinal.pdf|title=Red Bull Ring Qualifying Results|date=11 July 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

Notes:

  • {{note|1|1}} — Dániel Nagy's best lap time in Q1 was deleted because it was obtained with yellow flags.
  • {{note|2|2}} — Diego Romanini was moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

=Race 1=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| 23:51.673

|align=center| 4

! 25

2

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| +0.565

|align=center| 7

! 18

3

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +0.657

|align=center| 6

! 15

4

|align=center| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +5.122

|align=center| 8

! 12

5

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 14

| +5.382

|align=center| 2

! 10

6

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +6.428

|align=center| 5

! 8

7

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| +6.768

|align=center| 9

! 6

8

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| +8.395

|align=center| 11

! 4

9

|align=center| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Rosell

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| +8.703

|align=center| 10

! 2

10

|align=center| 41

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michela Cerruti

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| +17.685

|align=center| 12

! 1

11

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 14

| +29.379{{ref|3|3}}

|align=center| 1

!

12

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 14

| +54.025

|align=center| 14{{ref|4|4}}

!

13

|align=center| 40

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Gabriele Marotta

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 13

| +1 lap

|align=center| 13

!

Ret

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

|align=center| 6

| Spin

|align=center| 15

!

Ret

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Dániel Nagy

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

|align=center| 0

| Accident

|align=center| 3

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/08_RedBullRing/Results/2015_TCR_RBR_Race1final.pdf|title=Red Bull Ring Race 1 Results|date=12 July 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

Notes:

=Race 2=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Car

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align=center| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Rosell

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| 23:45.394

|align=center| 1

! 25

2

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +0.380

|align=center| 5

! 18

3

|align=center| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +1.473

|align=center| 3

! 15

4

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align=center| 14

| +3.701

|align=center| 6

! 12

5

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 14

| +4.965

|align=center| 9

! 10

6

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Volkswagen Golf TCR

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| +13.338

|align=center| 2

! 8

7

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align=center| 14

| +15.612

|align=center| 12

! 6

8

|align=center| 41

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michela Cerruti

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| +16.315

|align=center| 13

! 4

9

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| +1:05.927

|align=center| 7

! 2

10

|align=center| 40

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Gabriele Marotta

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 14

| +1:43.533

|align=center| 14

! 1

11

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 11

| Technical

|align=center| 4

!

Ret

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

|align=center| 7

| Technical

|align=center| 15

!

Ret

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 5

| Collision

|align=center| 10

!

Ret

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 4

| Accident

|align=center| 11

!

DNS

|align=center| 43

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Dániel Nagy

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

|align=center|

| Accident

|align=center| 8

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/08_RedBullRing/Results/2015_TCR_RBR_Race2final.pdf|title=Red Bull Ring Race 2 Results|date=12 July 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

|align="right"| 225

align="left"| 10px 1

| 2

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

|align="right"| 223

align="left"| 10px 1

| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

|align="right"| 201

align="left"| 10px 1

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

|align="right"| 186

align="left"| 10px

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

|align="right"| 164

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align="right"| 484

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

|align="right"| 470

align="left"| 10px

| 3

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align="right"| 395

align="left"| 10px

| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Liqui Moly Team Engstler

|align="right"| 234

align="left"| 10px

| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align="right"| 41

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://tcr-series.com/ TCR International Series official website]

{{TCR International Series race|

Name_of_race = Red Bull Ring |

Year_of_race = 2015 |

Previous_race_in_season = Sochi |

Next_race_in_season = Singapore |

}}

Red Bull Ring

TCR International Series, Red Bull Ring