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2015 TCR International Series Sepang round

{{Infobox TCR International Series round report

| Country = Malaysia

| Year = 2015

| Circuit = Sepang

| Round_No = 1

| Season_No = 11

| Image = Sepang.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Sepang International Circuit

| Location = Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| Course_mi = 3.445

| Course_km = 5.543

| Date_r1 = 28 March

| Laps_r1 = 9

| Pole_driver_country = USA

| Pole_driver = Kevin Gleason

| Pole_team = WestCoast Racing

| Pole_time = 2:19.717

| First_driver_country_r1 = SUI

| First_driver_r1 = Stefano Comini

| First_team_r1 = Target Competition

| Second_driver_country_r1 = ESP

| Second_driver_r1 = Pepe Oriola

| Second_team_r1 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Third_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| Third_driver_r1 = Sergey Afanasyev

| Third_team_r1 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = SUI

| Fast_driver_r1 = Stefano Comini

| Fast_team_r1 = Target Competition

| Fast_time_r1 = 2:20.585

| Fast_lap_r1 = 3

| Date_r2 = 29 March

| Laps_r2 = 10

| First_driver_country_r2 = ESP

| First_driver_r2 = Jordi Gené

| First_team_r2 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Second_driver_country_r2 = ESP

| Second_driver_r2 = Pepe Oriola

| Second_team_r2 = Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil

| Third_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Third_driver_r2 = Gianni Morbidelli

| Third_team_r2 = WestCoast Racing

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Fast_driver_r2 = Andrea Belicchi

| Fast_team_r2 = Target Competition

| Fast_time_r2 = 2:21.336

| Fast_lap_r2 = 3

}}

The 2015 TCR International Series Sepang round was the first round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 28–29 March at the Sepang International Circuit.

It was the first round ever for the TCR International Series. Stefano Comini won the first race, starting from third position, and Jordi Gené gained the second one, both driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

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| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 2:21.567

| 2:19:717

|align=center| 1

! 5

2

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 2:20.778

| 2:19.738

|align=center| 2

! 4

3

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 2:21.222

| 2:19.878

|align=center| 3

! 3

4

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Franz Engstler

| Audi TT Cup

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

| 2:21.239

| 2:19.980

|align=center| 4

! 2

5

|align=center| 23

| {{flagicon|DEU}} René Münnich

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 2:21.624

| 2:20.004

|align=center| 5

! 1

6

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

| 2:21.062

| 2:20.132

|align=center| 6

!

7

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

| 2:21.122

| 2:20.133

|align=center| 7

!

8

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

| 2:21.325

| 2:20.429

|align=center| 8

!

9

|align=center| 55

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Ficza

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

| 2:20.888

| 2:20.502

|align=center| 9

!

10

|align=center| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

| 2:21.164

| 2:20.530

|align=center| 10

!

11

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Audi TT Cup

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

| 2:21.389

| 2:20.576

|align=center| 11

!

12

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Michel Nykjær

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

| 2:21.606

| no time

|align=center| 12

!

13

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

| 2:23.045

|

|align=center| 13

!

14

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

| 2:39.646

|

|align=center| 14{{ref|1|1}}

!

15

|align=center| 99

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Frank Yu

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing

| 2:47.309

|

|align=center| 15{{ref|1|1}}

!

16

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Oriola

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

| no time

|

|align=center| 16{{ref|1|1}}

!

17

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

| no time

|

|align=center| 17{{ref|1|1}}

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/01_Sepang/Results/Sepang_Qualifying.pdf|title=Sepang Qualifying Results|date=28 March 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

Notes

=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| 9

| 21:26.159

|align=center| 3

! 25

2

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 9

| +3.381

|align=center| 8

! 18

3

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 9

| +8.095

|align=center| 7

! 15

4

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 9

| +9.002

|align=center| 6

! 12

5

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 9

| +9.708

|align=center| 2

! 10

6

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 9

| +11.428

|align=center| 1

! 8

7

|align=center| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 9

| +12.494

|align=center| 10

! 6

8

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Michel Nykjær

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 9

| +16.215

|align=center| 12

! 4

9

|align=center| 55

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Ficza

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengõ Motorsport

|align=center| 9

| +21.148

|align=center| 9

! 2

10

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 9

| +25.651

|align=center| 13

! 1

11

|align=center| 99

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Frank Yu

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing

|align=center| 9

| +1:08.472

|align=center| 15

!

Ret

|align=center| 23

| {{flagicon|DEU}} René Münnich

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 7

| Fuel pump

|align=center| 5

!

Ret

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Audi TT Cup

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

|align=center| 3

| Engine

|align=center| 11

!

Ret

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Franz Engstler

| Audi TT Cup

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

|align=center| 0

| Collision

|align=center| 4

!

DNS

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align=center|

| Overheating

|align=center| 14

!

DNS

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Oriola

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align=center|

| Overheating

|align=center| 16

!

DNS

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

|align=center|

| Electrical

|align=center| 17

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/01_Sepang/Results/Sepang_Race1.pdf|title=Sepang Race 1 Results|date=28 March 2015|work=tcr-series.com}}

=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| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 10

| 23:53.256

|align=center| 1

! 25

2

|align=center| 74

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 10

| +0.752

|align=center| 3

! 18

3

|align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 10

| +2.366

|align=center| 5

! 15

4

|align=center| 25

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 10

| +2.594

|align=center| 8

! 12

5

|align=center| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 10

| +3.570

|align=center| 9

! 10

6

|align=center| 23

| {{flagicon|DEU}} René Münnich

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 10

| +9.603

|align=center| 6

! 8

7

|align=center| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Gleason

| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align=center| 10

| +10.859

|align=center| 10

! 6

8

|align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Grachev

| Audi TT Cup

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

|align=center| 10

| +12.067

|align=center| 11

! 4

9

|align=center| 99

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Frank Yu

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Craft-Bamboo Racing

|align=center| 10

| +33.560

|align=center| 15

! 2

10

|align=center| 55

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Ficza

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

|align=center| 9

| Technical

|align=center| 2

! 1

11

|align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Veglia

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 9

| +1 lap

|align=center| 13

!

Ret

|align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Franz Engstler

| Audi TT Cup

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

|align=center| 6

| Technical

|align=center| 7

!

Ret

|align=center| 20

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Skuz

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align=center| 6

| Technical

|align=center| 14

!

Ret

|align=center| 77

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Afanasyev

| SEAT León Cup Racer

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

|align=center| 1

| Collision

|align=center| 4

!

Ret

|align=center| 17

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Michel Nykjær

| SEAT León Cup Racer

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align=center| 0

| Collision

|align=center| 12

!

DNS

|align=center| 21

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Oriola

| Opel Astra OPC

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align=center|

| Overheating

|align=center| 16

!

DNS

|align=center| 72

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Romanini

| Ford Focus ST

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Proteam Racing

|align=center|

| Electrical

|align=center| 17

!

{{cite news|url=http://tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/01_Sepang/Results/Sepang_Race2.pdf|title=Sepang Race 2 Results|date=29 March 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

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefano Comini

|align="right"| 40

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Oriola

|align="right"| 36

align="left"| 10px

| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Gené

|align="right"| 31

align="left"| 10px

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

|align="right"| 27

align="left"| 10px

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

|align="right"| 24

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

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

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| 1

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

|align="right"| 76

align="left"| 10px

| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Target Competition

|align="right"| 64

align="left"| 10px

| 3

| {{flagicon|SWE}} WestCoast Racing

|align="right"| 49

align="left"| 10px

| 4

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

|align="right"| 14

align="left"| 10px

| 5

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Zengő Motorsport

|align="right"| 10

{{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 = Sepang |

Year_of_race = 2015 |

Previous_race_in_season = none |

Next_race_in_season = Shanghai |

}}

Sepang

TCR International Series