2017 TCR International Series Monza round

The 2017 TCR International Series Monza round was the fourth round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 13–14 May at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

   2017 TCR International Series Monza round

Round details
Round 4 of 10 rounds in the 2017 TCR International Series
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
TCR International Series
Race 1
Date	13 May 2017
Laps	11
Pole position
Driver	Frédéric Vervisch	Comtoyou Racing
Time	1:58.997
Podium
First	Roberto Colciago	M1RA
Second	Attila Tassi	M1RA
Third	Pepe Oriola	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Frédéric Vervisch	Comtoyou Racing
Time	2:00.106 (on lap 7)
Race 2
Date	14 May 2017
Laps	11
Podium
First	Stefano Comini	Comtoyou Racing
Second	Roberto Colciago	M1RA
Third	Frédéric Vervisch	Comtoyou Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Attila Tassi	M1RA
Time	1:59.958 (on lap 5)

Roberto Colciago won the first race starting from second position, driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR, and Stefano Comini gained the second one, driving an Audi RS3 LMS TCR.

Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Jean-Karl Vernay received +20 kg and Benjamin Lessennes received +10 kg.^[1] Nevertheless, Lessennes didn't take part at this event, so he didn't take the ballast.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid	Points
1	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	2:00.021	1:58.997	1	5
2	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:59.601	1:59.097	2	4
3	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	1:59.610	1:59.131	3	3
4	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:00.180	1:59.469	4	2
5	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:00.171	1:59.495	5	1
6	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:00.123	1:59.737	6
7	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	2:00.158	1:59.783	7
8	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	2:00.455	1:59.809	8
9	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:00.427	1:59.898	9
10	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	2:00.254	2:00.037	10
11	14	Jaap van Lagen	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	2:00.577	2:00.043	11
12	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	1:59.895	2:00.140	12
13	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:00.734		13
14	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	2:00.832		14
15	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	2:00.847		15
16	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	2:00.946		16
17	34	Stian Paulsen	SEAT León TCR	Stian Paulsen Racing	2:01.654		17
18	76	Daniele Cappellari	SEAT León TCR	CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse	2:04.833		18
19	11	Jens Reno Møller	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Reno Racing	2:06.949		19
20	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports	Withdrew

^[2][3]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	11	22:14.954	2	25
2	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	11	+1.613	3	18
3	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	11	+2.258	6	15
4	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	11	+2.408	7	12
5	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	11	+5.881	1	10
6	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	11	+8.591	10	8
7	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	11	+10.686	5	6
8	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	11	+13.338	8	4
9	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	11	+14.005	15	2
10	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	11	+15.2091	12	1
11	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+16.893	13
12	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	11	+20.465	9
13	34	Stian Paulsen	SEAT León TCR	Stian Paulsen Racing	11	+23.128	17
14	11	Jens Reno Møller	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Reno Racing	11	+26.644	19
15	76	Daniele Cappellari	SEAT León TCR	CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse	11	+53.939	18
16	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	9	Technical	4
17	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	8	Technical	16
Ret	14	Jaap van Lagen	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	3	Collision	11
Ret	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	0	Collision	14
WD	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports		Withdrew

^[4]

Notes

• ^1 — Ferenc Ficza received a 10-second time penalty for cutting the Turn 1 chicane and gaining an unfair advantage.^[5]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Stefano Comini	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	11	22:14.501	3	25
2	5	Roberto Colciago	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	11	+0.170	9	18
3	6	Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	Comtoyou Racing	11	+1.273	10	15
4	54	James Nash	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	11	+1.797	2	12
5	2	Jean-Karl Vernay	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	11	+2.052	4	10
6	70	Maťo Homola	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	11	+2.240	6	8
7	16	Davit Kajaia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	11	+2.269	7	6
8	74	Pepe Oriola	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	11	+2.789	5	4
9	9	Attila Tassi	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	M1RA	11	+3.361	8	2
10	55	Ferenc Ficza	SEAT León TCR	Zele Racing	11	+3.754	12	1
11	14	Jaap van Lagen	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Leopard Racing Team WRT	11	+4.001	202
12	21	Giacomo Altoè	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	11	+9.062	14
13	11	Jens Reno Møller	Honda Civic Type-R TCR	Reno Racing	11	+15.510	19
14	23	Pierre-Yves Corthals	Opel Astra TCR	DG Sport Compétition	11	+16.704	16
15	76	Daniele Cappellari	SEAT León TCR	CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse	11	+57.232	18
16	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	WestCoast Racing	9	Collision	13
Ret	34	Stian Paulsen	SEAT León TCR	Stian Paulsen Racing	6	Technical	17
Ret	7	Hugo Valente	SEAT León TCR	Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing	1	Collision	1
Ret	62	Dušan Borković	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	GE-Force	1	Collision	15
WD	18	Duncan Ende	SEAT León TCR	Icarus Motorsports		Withdrew

^[6]

• ^2 — Jaap van Lagen was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, after an engine change after Race 1. However, due to the lateness of the penalty, his original grid position of 11th was left empty.^[7]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jean-Karl Vernay 113 3 2 Roberto Colciago 97 1 3 Stefano Comini 95 1 4 Attila Tassi 76 1 5 Pepe Oriola 66

Model of the Year standings Pos Car Points 1 Honda Civic Type-R TCR 216 2 SEAT León TCR 178 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 160 1 4 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 155 1 5 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 112

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 M1RA 175 3 2 Comtoyou Racing 151 1 3 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing 148 3 4 Leopard Racing Team WRT 140 1 5 GE-Force 106

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

References

1. "Monza Success Ballast" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
2. "Monza Qualifying 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 13 May 2017.
3. "Monza Qualifying 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 13 May 2017.
4. "Monza Race 1 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 13 May 2017.
5. "Monza decision 3" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 13 May 2017.
6. "Monza Race 2 Results" (PDF). tcr-series.com. 14 May 2017.
7. Aller, Tamara (13 May 2017). "Jaap van Lagen takes engine change hit for Monza Race 2". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

External links

• TCR International Series official website

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