2015 TCR International Series Monza round
# 2015 TCR International Series Monza round

The 2015 TCR International Series Monza round was the fifth round of the 2015 TCR International Series season. It took place on 24 May at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

Gianni Morbidelli won both races, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2).

## Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Jordi Gené received +30 kg, Nicki Thiim +20 kg and Michel Nykjær +10 kg. Nevertheless, Thiim didn't take part at this event, so he would have taken the ballast at the first round he would have participated.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:01.737 | 2:00.353 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:01.782 | 2:01.080 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:02.051 | 2:01.121 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:02.473 | 2:01.382 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:01.884 | 2:01.762 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 2:02.069 | 2:01.785 | 6 | |
| 7 | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:02.449 | 2:01.800 | 7 | |
| 8 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:02.128 | 2:01.859 | 8 | |
| 9 | 36 | Antonio D'Amico | SEAT León Cup Racer | B.D. Racing | 2:03.066 | 2:01.059 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:02.286 | 2:02.190 | 10 | |
| 11 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:02.509 | 2:02.338 | 11 | |
| 12 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 2:02.038 | 2:02.443 | 12 | |
| 13 | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 2:06.582 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 71 | Tom Boardman | Ford Focus ST | Proteam Racing | 2:08.201 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 2:20.768 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 90 | Davide Roda | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | no time | | 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 | 11 | 22:31.918 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +1.198 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 11 | +3.504 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +3.884 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 11 | +5.056 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 11 | +5.702 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11 | +12.037 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 11 | +20.160 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 36 | Antonio D'Amico | SEAT León Cup Racer | B.D. Racing | 11 | +20.748 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 71 | Tom Boardman | Ford Focus ST | Proteam Racing | 11 | +1:08.621 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 12 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9 | Collision | 10 | |
| 13 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 9 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 8 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 7 | Brakes | 7 | |
| DNS | 90 | Davide Roda | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | | Accident | 16 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 11 | 22:37.847 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 88 | Jordi Gené | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +2.717 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 | Fernando Monje | Opel Astra OPC | Campos Racing | 11 | +3.931 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 25 | Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 11 | +6.499 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Andrea Belicchi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | 11 | +6.541 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 | Igor Skuz | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 11 | +6.753 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 46 | Zsolt Szabó | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | 11 | +10.129 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Lorenzo Veglia | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11 | +13.442 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11 | +20.651 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 36 | Antonio D'Amico | SEAT León Cup Racer | B.D. Racing | 11 | +23.188 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 71 | Tom Boardman | Ford Focus ST | Proteam Racing | 10 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| Ret | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 6 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | WestCoast Racing | 6 | Accident | 11 | |
| DNS | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SEAT León Cup Racer | Target Competition | | Collision | 13 | |
| DNS | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León Cup Racer | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | | Collision | 15 | |
| DNS | 90 | Davide Roda | SEAT León Cup Racer | Zengő Motorsport | | Accident | 16 | |

Notes:

* ^1 — Stefano Comini, Michel Nykjær, Mikhail Grachev and Sergey Afanasyev were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 146 |
| 1 | 2 | Stefano Comini | 132 |
| 1 | 3 | Pepe Oriola | 125 |
| | 4 | Jordi Gené | 120 |
| 1 | 5 | Andrea Belicchi | 102 |
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Target Competition | 290 |
| | 2 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 275 |
| | 3 | WestCoast Racing | 265 |
| | 4 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 133 |
| 2 | 5 | Campos Racing | 39 |

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