2015 TCR International Series Shanghai round
# 2015 TCR International Series Shanghai round

The 2015 TCR International Series Shanghai round was the second round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 11–12 April at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Gianni Morbidelli won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and Andrea Belicchi gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

## Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Jordi Gené +10 kg.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:16.474 | 2:15.798 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 23 | René Münnich | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:17.065 | 2:16.267 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:17.364 | 2:16.542 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:17.688 | 2:17.179 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:18.229 | 2:17.206 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 47 | Norbert Tóth | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 2:18.531 | 2:17.349 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:17.725 | 2:17.421 | 7 | |
| 8 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:18.536 | 2:17.737 | 8 | |
| 9 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:18.802 | 2:17.738 | 9 | |
| 10 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:18.194 | 2:17.774 | 10 | |
| 11 | 5 | Jiang Tengyi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:18.821 | 2:18.407 | 11 | |
| 12 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:18.813 | 2:19.296 | 12 | |
| 13 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:19.000 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:19.342 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 20 | Igor Skuz | SEAT León Cup Racer | Campos Racing | 2:20.439 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 21 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | withdrew | | 16 | |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | 23:18.758 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 23 | René Münnich | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +0.851 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +3.767 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +5.510 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +7.542 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +9.714 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +10.822 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 47 | Norbert Tóth | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengõ Motorsport | 10 | +11.493 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +12.342 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +15.066 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +15.712 | 12 | |
| 12 | 5 | Jiang Tengyi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +19.139 | 11 | |
| 13 | 20 | Igor Skuz | SEAT León Cup Racer | Campos Racing | 10 | +32.989 | 15 | |
| 14 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +38.051 | 4 | |
| Ret | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1 | Puncture | 5 | |
| WD | 21 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | | Withdrew | | |

Notes:

* ^1 — Mikhail Grachev was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Jordi Gené.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | 23:19.292 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +1.252 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +1.500 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +3.821 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +4.351 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +6.419 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Franz Engstler | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +6.544 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +9.684 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Jiang Tengyi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 10 | +10.695 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +13.595 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +13.837 | 13 | |
| 12 | 47 | Norbert Tóth | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 10 | +14.727 | 5 | |
| 13 | 20 | Igor Skuz | SEAT León Cup Racer | Campos Racing | 10 | +26.165 | 15 | |
| 14 | 23 | René Münnich | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +45.576 | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Audi TT Cup | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | Collision | 7 | |
| WD | 21 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | | Withdrew | | |

Notes:

* ^2 — René Münnich was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Sergey Afanasyev.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 72 |
| 1 | 2 | Stefano Comini | 70 |
| 2 | 3 | Andrea Belicchi | 59 |
| 1 | 4 | Pepe Oriola | 49 |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Gleason | 45 |
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Target Competition | 134 |
| 1 | 2 | WestCoast Racing | 126 |
| 2 | 3 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 106 |
| | 4 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 43 |
| | 5 | Zengő Motorsport | 19 |

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