2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round
# 2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round

The 2015 TCR International Series Salzburgring round was the sixth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 31 May at the Salzburgring.

Kevin Gleason won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and Michel Nykjær gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

## Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Jordi Gené +20 kg and Andrea Belicchi +10 kg.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 1:28.346 | 1:26.915 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 1:28.170 | 1:27.006 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 1:27.400 | 1:27.107 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:28.059 | 1:27.168 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:27.675 | 1:27.269 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:28.146 | 1:27.310 | 6 | |
| 7 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 1:27.281 | 1:27.314 | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:27.674 | 1:27.386 | 8 | |
| 9 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 1:27.889 | 1:27.403 | 9 | |
| 10 | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 1:28.540 | 1:27.628 | 10 | |
| 11 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:27.859 | 1:27.704 | 11 | |
| 12 | 34 | Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 1:27.885 | 1:27.981 | 12 | |
| 13 | 16 | Markus Östreich | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 1:30.633 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 1:45.849 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | no time | | 15 | |

Notes:

* ^1 — Zsolt Szabó and Fernando Monje were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 15 | 22:14.024 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 15 | +2.838 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 15 | +5.109 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +5.595 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 15 | +5.919 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +7.399 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 15 | +7.857 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +8.214 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 34 | Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 15 | +15.293 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Markus Östreich | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 15 | +17.935 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 12 | Puncture | 14 | |
| 12 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 11 | Technical | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 8 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 5 | Technical | 7 | |
| DNS | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | | Technical | 15 | |

Notes:

* ^2 — Sergey Afanasyev was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Mikhail Grachev and Michel Nykjær in the Monza round.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 15 | 22:17.434 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +0.436 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 15 | +1.429 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +1.838 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 15 | +2.598 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 15 | +3.026 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 15 | +17.800 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 15 | +19.459 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 34 | Bas Schouten | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 15 | +25.106 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | +1:22.753 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 13 | Technical | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Markus Östreich | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 8 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 1 | Collision | 1 | |
| DNS | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | | Accident | 14 | |
| DNS | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | | Technical | 15 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 175 |
| | 2 | Stefano Comini | 157 |
| | 3 | Pepe Oriola | 153 |
| | 4 | Jordi Gené | 134 |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Gleason | 127 |
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Target Competition | 361 |
| 1 | 2 | WestCoast Racing | 332 |
| 1 | 3 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 328 |
| | 4 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 147 |
| | 5 | Campos Racing | 41 |

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