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ESTORIL - RACE 1, SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016
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ESTORIL - RACE 2, SUNDAY 24 APRIL 2016
1
James Nash
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 15 laps in 27:48.901
2
Stefano Comini
VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 2.252
3
Gianni Morbidelli
Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 7.241
4
Sergey Afanasyev
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 9.592
5
Jean-Karl Vernay
VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 11.622
6
Aku Pellinen
Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 16.759
7
Davit Kajaia
VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 19.190
8
Mat’o Homola
SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 20.927
9
FranciscoMora
SEATLeón Cup Racer BaporoMotorsport 21.259
10
Pepe Oriola
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 32.535
Fastest lap: Gianni Morbidelli,1:49.095,average 138.001 kph,lap 5
1
Gianni Morbidelli
Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 15 laps in 27:53.287
2
Jean-Karl Vernay
VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 1.026
3
Stefano Comini
VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 4.113
4
Mat’o Homola
SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 5.463
5
Sergey Afanasyev
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 5.841
6
James Nash
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 7.513
7
Aku Pellinen
Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 14.651
8
Pepe Oriola
SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 20.515
9
Loris Hezemans
SEATLeónTCR BaporoMotorsport 20.716
10
FranciscoMora
SEATLeón Cup Racer BaporoMotorsport 21.078
Fastest lap: Mat’o Homola,1:49.276,average 137.773 kph,lap 3
The Belgian event also saw the first
win of the year for the Volkswagen
Golf GTI and the maiden success for
the new and ambitious Leopard
Racing. The home event for the
Belgian-Luxemburg squad provided no
less than a 1-2-3 triumph in Race 2.
Jean-Karl Vernay and Stefano Comini
are now on their way to join the club
of title contenders. The Frenchman has
adapted quickly, taking a maiden win
in what was only his sixth race in a
front-wheel drive car, while the Swiss
and reigning TCR Champion is still
chasing his first success of the season
and has targeted the next round at
Imola to achieve it.
Others showed great promise in this
first stretch of the season: from Craft-
Bamboo’s Sergey Afanasyev, faster and
more consistent in his second touring
car season, to Dušan Borkovi
č
and
Mat’o Homola, always among the front-
runners with their SEAT León cars of
B3 Racing Team Hungary. Incidentally,
these are the three men having signed
the first three pole positions of 2016.
With things standing this way, it is
difficult to predict who will emerge as
Champion, but one thing is sure: it is
going to be a great fight and a grand
show in the months ahead!
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TCR International Series webpage
www.tcr-series.comAku Pellinen chased by the Craft-Bamboo Lukoil trio
Dušan Borkovi
ć
claimed pole position
at Spa