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TCR 2016 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM
OSCHERSLEBEN - RACE 1, SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2016
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OSCHERSLEBEN - RACE 2, SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2016
1 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 17 laps in 27:32.124
2 Dušan Borković SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 2.164
3 James Nash SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 5.928
4 Sergey Afanasyev SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 7.881
5 Mat’o Homola SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 12.375
6 Stefano Comini VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 15.413
7 AttilaTassi SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 17.703
8 NiklasMakschin VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 17.954
9 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo GiuliettaTCR Mulsanne Racing 21.470
10 Gianni Morbidelli Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 23.274
Fastest lap: Dušan Borković,1:35.577,average 139.21 kph,lap 5
1 Mat’o Homola SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 19 laps in 34:31.336
2 Dušan Borković SEATLeónTCR B3 RacingTeam 1.438
3 James Nash SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 2.383
4 Sergey Afanasyev SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 3.080
5 Antti Buri SEATLeón Cup Racer LMS Racing 3.741
6 Jean-Karl Vernay VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Leopard Racing 5.031
7 Gianni Morbidelli Honda CivicTCR WestCoast Racing 5.533
8 Davit Kajaia VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 11.085
9 NiklasMakschin VolkswagenGolf GtiTCR Liqui MolyTeamEngstler 11.562
10 Pepe Oriola SEATLeónTCR Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 26.593
Fastest lap: Mat’o Homola,1:36.468,average 137.92 kph,lap 8
“It is the first time that we feel the
car is able to express its full potential
since free practice”, explained Stefano
Comini.
The reigning champion delivered his
first pole and an authoritative win in
Race 1, with Pepe Oriola second and
Gianni Morbidelli third, meaning three
different car brands (VW, SEAT and
Honda) were represented on the
podium.
In Race 2, despite suffering from flu,
the other Leopard Racing driver, Jean-
Karl Vernay took second, rounding the
weekend off for the Golf cars, but
victory was again a lights-to-flag story,
this time for Mikhail Grachev, who
posted his third win of the year at the
wheel of the West Coast Racing Honda
Civic. No better way for the Russian to
delight the local fans.
There was unanimous praise too for
Attila Tassi who crossed the line in
third with the SEAT of B3 Racing
(making it three different
manufacturers on the podium once
again). The 17-year-old Hungarian not
only took his first TCR podium, but
impressed everybody by keeping much
more experienced rivals at bay with
great coolness.
Sochi also demonstrated the great
progress made by Mulsanne Racing’s
Alfa Romeo Giulietta, with Peter Fulín
taking no less than P5 on the grid and
bringing home a 6th and an 8th, the
best weekend result so far for the red
car.
In the championship, with both Oriola
and Morbidelli forced to retire in Race
2 at Sochi, Stefano Comini is now back
at the helm, although by a mere single
point over Pepe Oriola and 7 over
James Nash. Vernay, Homola and
Morbidelli are also still in contention
ahead of the four-event Asian tour
that will conclude the season, with a
first stop in Buriram, Thailand on 27-
28 August.
An exciting finale awaits all the fans,
but for now: happy holidays to
everybody!
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