2015 TCR International Series Portimão round

   2015 TCR International Series Portimão round

Round details
Round 4 of 11 rounds in the 2015 TCR International Series season
Layout of the Algarve International Circuit
Location	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.658 km (2.894 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	10 May 2015
Laps	13
Pole position
Driver	Nicki Thiim	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Time	1:53.863
Podium
First	Nicki Thiim	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Second	Jordi Gené	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Third	Lorenzo Veglia	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicki Thiim	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Time	1:54.529 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	10 May 2015
Laps	13
Podium
First	Michel Nykjær	Target Competition
Second	Kevin Gleason	WestCoast Racing
Third	Jordi Gené	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicki Thiim	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
Time	1:54.591 (on lap 2)

The 2015 TCR International Series Portimão round was the fourth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 10 May at the Algarve International Circuit.

Nicki Thiim won the first race, starting from pole position, driving an Audi TT Cup and Michel Nykjær gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Pepe Oriola received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and Michel Nykjær +10 kg.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:54.172	1:53.863	1	5
2	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.857	1:54.621	2	4
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:54.852	1:54.699	3	3
4	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:55.778	1:54.786	4	2
5	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:55.132	1:54.842	5	1
6	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:55.572	1:54.945	6
7	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.523	1:54.969	7
8	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1:55.094	1:55.080	8
9	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.246	1:55.277	9
10	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:55.590	1:55.369	10
11	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	1:55.247	1:55.411	11
12	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	1:55.755	1:55.779	12
13	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	1:55.868		13
14	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	1:56.291		14
15	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	1:56.437		15
16	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1:58.533		16
17	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	withdrew

Race 1^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	25:13.998	1	25
2	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+4.074	2	18
3	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+6.541	4	15
4	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+12.086	5	12
5	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+14.541	7	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+17.893	14	8
7	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	+20.094	10	6
8	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+20.425	15	4
9	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	13	+23.044	13	2
10	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+30.107	12	1
11	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+35.348	8
12	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+42.451	11
13	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	+50.142	16
Ret	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	8	Puncture	3
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	8	Collision	6
Ret	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	2	Collision	9
WD	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Withdrew

Race 2^[4]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Michel Nykjær	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	35:18.975	2	25
2	24	Kevin Gleason	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	+3.152	1	18
3	88	Jordi Gené	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+6.360	9	15
4	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	13	+7.020	8	12
5	18	José Monroy	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+7.496	14	10
6	8	Mikhail Grachev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	13	+11.040	161	8
7	19	Oscar Nogués	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing	13	+12.030	13	6
8	50	Francisco Mora	SEAT León Cup Racer	Veloso Motorsport	13	+20.999	12	4
9	20	Igor Skuz	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	13	+22.644	15	2
10	33	Andrea Belicchi	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+24.865	11	1
11	25	Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Target Competition	13	+39.366	4
12	9	Kelvin van der Linde	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	Technical	6
13	3	Nicki Thiim	Audi TT Cup	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	10	Puncture	10
Ret	7	Lorenzo Veglia	SEAT León Cup Racer	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2	Collision	7
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Honda Civic TCR	WestCoast Racing	1	Collision	5
Ret	77	Sergey Afanasyev	SEAT León Cup Racer	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	1	Technical	3
WD	22	Armando Parente	Opel Astra OPC	Campos Racing		Withdrew

Notes:

• ^1 — Mikhail Grachev was moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Stefano Comini 116 1 2 Pepe Oriola 104 1 3 Gianni Morbidelli 91 2 4 Jordi Gené 90 5 Kevin Gleason 81

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Target Competition 248 2 Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 222 3 WestCoast Racing 194 4 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 121 5 Veloso Motorsport 26

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

References

External links

• TCR International Series official website