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TCR 2016 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM
IMOLA - RACE 1, SUNDAY 22 MAY 2016
DRIVER CAR TEAM
DRIVER CAR TEAM
IMOLA - RACE 2, SUNDAY 22 MAY 2016
1 Mikhail Grachev Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 13 laps in 25:07.401
2 Mat’o Homola SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 1.795
3 Stefano Comini VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 2.438
4 Jean-Karl Vernay VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 2.946
5 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 3.807
6 Jordi Gené VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 8.698
7 AttilaTassi SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 11.521
8 Davit Kajaia VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 11.789
9 Jordi Oriola Honda CivicTCR Target Competition 12.807
10 AlainMenu Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 13.380
Fastest lap: Jordi Oriola,1:54.582,average 154.23 kph,lap 4
1 Stefano Comini VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 14 laps in 28:11.944
2 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2.235
3 Davit Kajaia VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 3.328
4 Sergey Afanasyev SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 10.570
5 Mat’o Homola SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 15.423
6. Jordi Gené VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 17.268
7 AttilaTassi SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 18.700
8 Mikhail Grachev Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 21.347
9 Carlotta Fedeli SEATLeón Cup Racer B.D.RacingMotorsport 29.519
10 Alessandra Neri SEATLeón Cup Racer B.D.RacingMotorsport 48.726
Fastest lap: Pepe Oriola,1:54.575,average 154.24 kph,lap 9
At the same time Oriola, Morbidelli and
Nash had their share of bad luck. After
another decent weekend in Imola, with
a second place in Race 1, Oriola was
forced to retire by an electrical
problem while leading Race 1 in
Austria and subsequently failed to
start Race 2. Morbidelli and Nash had
experienced a similar situation in
Imola where the Italian lost victory in
Race 1 due to a power-steering failure
and the Briton was sidelined by an
engine issue.
Now 18 points are all that separate the
top six drivers after 10 of the year’s 22
races. Comini leads by one point ahead
of Oriola, Nash is third, eight points
adrift of the leader, Vernay and
Morbidelli follow, both with a gap of
13 points, while Homola lies in sixth.
And other competitors are eager to
join the fight: Sergey Afanasyev who
has proved he has the pace to score a
maiden victory, his countryman
Mikhail Grachev who has already
claimed two after switching team and
car, and Dušan Borković, if he only
could manage to steer away of
trouble…
Who will bet on which of them will be
next to experience the highs or lows of
what is turning out to be a fascinating
season?
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Attila Tassi’s SEAT keeps on racing
in torrential rain at the Salzburgring…
…while Davit Kajaia
loses control of his Volskwagen