2017 TCR International Series Buriram round
The 2017 TCR International Series Buriram round was the eighth round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 3 September at the Chang International Circuit.
Norbert Michelisz won the first race starting from third position and Aurélien Panis gained the second one, starting from pole position, both driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR.
Ballast
Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Daniel Lloyd +20 kg and Maťo Homola +10 kg. While Norbert Michelisz will take his +20 kg of ballast carried over from the Hungaroring round.The Balance of Performance was also adjusted for this event, meaning the Audi RS3 LMS TCRs and Honda Civic Type-R TCRs was both given a -10 kg weight break.
Classification
Qualifying
Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Points | |||
1 | 70 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 1:43.350 | 1:43.093 | 1 | 5 |
2 | 54 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:43.672 | 1:43.097 | 2 | 4 |
3 | 59 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:43.315 | 1:43.228 | 3 | 3 |
4 | 2 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 1:43.447 | 1:43.320 | 4 | 2 |
5 | 9 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:43.365 | 1:43.331 | 5 | 1 |
6 | 74 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:43.478 | 1:43.384 | 6 | |
7 | 21 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:43.500 | 1:43.503 | 7 | |
8 | 19 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 1:43.936 | 1:43.561 | 8 | |
9 | 1 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 1:43.874 | 1:43.695 | 9 | |
10 | 28 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:43.813 | 1:43.743 | 22 | |
11 | 10 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 1:44.226 | 1:44.064 | 10 | |
12 | 16 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 1:43.783 | No time | 23 | |
13 | 62 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 1:43.631 | 11 | ||
14 | 17 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:44.246 | 12 | ||
15 | 6 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 1:44.316 | 13 | ||
16 | 3 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 1:44.321 | 14 | ||
17 | 67 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 1:44.870 | 15 | ||
18 | 18 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:45.068 | 16 | ||
19 | 85 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:45.082 | 17 | ||
20 | 96 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:46.061 | 18 | ||
21 | 84 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:46.098 | 19 | ||
22 | 83 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:46.900 | 20 | ||
23 | 86 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 1:47.055 | 21 | ||
24 | 65 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 1:51.876 | 24 |
Notes
- — Aurélien Panis and Davit Kajaia was both sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change.
- — Dušan Borković was not allowed to start Q2, after having received external aid, after he broke the suspension on his car during Q1. Gianni Morbidelli who had qualified 13th in Q1, was allowed to take his place in Q2.
- — Douglas Khoo was sent to the back of the grid for both races, after having not set a time within the 107% limit during qualifying.
Race 1
Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | ||
1 | 59 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | 24:44.820 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 62 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 14 | +3.769 | 11 | 18 |
3 | 9 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +5.923 | 5 | 15 |
4 | 2 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +6.211 | 4 | 12 |
5 | 3 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +6.428 | 14 | 10 |
6 | 21 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +7.358 | 7 | 8 |
7 | 1 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 14 | +10.610 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 16 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 14 | +11.142 | 23 | 4 |
9 | 17 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +14.196 | 12 | 2 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +15.050 | 10 | 1 |
11 | 6 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 14 | +16.646 | 13 | |
12 | 19 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +17.143 | 8 | |
13 | 18 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +19.316 | 16 | |
14 | 67 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 14 | +22.733 | 15 | |
15 | 85 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +26.322 | 17 | |
16 | 96 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +29.542 | 18 | |
17 | 83 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +42.071 | 20 | |
18 | 86 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +42.445 | 21 | |
19 | 28 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +54.267 | 22 | |
20 | 65 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +1:46.431 | 24 | |
21 | 74 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 13 | Gearbox | 6 | |
22 | 70 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 12 | Puncture | 1 | |
23 | 84 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 12 | Collision | 19 | |
Ret | 54 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 7 | Driveshaft | 2 |
Race 2
Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | ||
1 | 28 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | 24:34.503 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 21 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +1.274 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 1 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 14 | +6.120 | 2 | 15 |
4 | 9 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +7.994 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 2 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +9.414 | 7 | 10 |
6 | 62 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 14 | +12.632 | 13 | 8 |
7 | 54 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +13.369 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 3 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +13.861 | 16 | 4 |
9 | 70 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 14 | +18.084 | 10 | 2 |
10 | 19 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +18.830 | 3 | 1 |
11 | 17 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +20.555 | 14 | |
12 | 67 | ![]() | Opel Astra TCR | ![]() | 14 | +21.357 | 17 | |
13 | 10 | ![]() | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | ![]() | 14 | +22.946 | 11 | |
14 | 6 | ![]() | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ![]() | 14 | +30.660 | 15 | |
15 | 18 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +31.425 | 18 | |
16 | 85 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +35.585 | 19 | |
17 | 96 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +36.363 | 20 | |
18 | 84 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +48.076 | 21 | |
19 | 83 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +49.369 | 22 | |
20 | 86 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 14 | +54.333 | 23 | |
21 | 65 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | 14 | +1:38.064 | 24 | |
22 | 59 | ![]() | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | ![]() | 13 | Technical | 8 | |
23 | 16 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | ![]() | 11 | Puncture | 12 | |
DNS | 74 | ![]() | SEAT León TCR | ![]() | Gearbox | 5 |
Standings after the event
;Drivers' Championship standingsPos | Driver | Points | |
1 | 1 | ![]() | 179 |
1 | 2 | ![]() | 177 |
1 | 3 | ![]() | 165 |
1 | 4 | ![]() | 145 |
5 | ![]() | 110 |
;Model of the Year standings
Pos | Car | Points | |
1 | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | 451 | |
1 | 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 355 |
1 | 3 | SEAT León TCR | 335 |
4 | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 253 | |
5 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 189 |
;Teams' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
1 | ![]() | 382 | |
2 | ![]() | 289 | |
1 | 3 | ![]() | 247 |
1 | 4 | ![]() | 236 |
5 | ![]() | 177 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.