# 2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round

The 2016 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the first round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2–3 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Pepe Oriola won both races, driving a SEAT León TCR.

## Ballast

After the Valencia testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: SEAT León TCRs, Honda Civic TCRs and Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given a +30 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while Subaru Impreza STi TCR received a -20 kg bonus. No changes for Opel Astra TCRs, Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs and SEAT León Cup Racers.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:13.714 | 2:12.541 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:13.107 | 2:12.642 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:13.464 | 2:12.650 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:13.432 | 2:12.652 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:13.592 | 2:12.663 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:13.650 | 2:12.718 | 6 | |
| 7 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:13.693 | 2:13.029 | 7 | |
| 8 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:14.391 | 2:13.097 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:14.238 | 2:13.155 | 9 | |
| 10 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:14.178 | 2:13.824 | 10 | |
| 11 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:14.965 | 2:14.050 | 11 | |
| 12 | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 2:15.288 | 2.14.985 | 12 | |
| 13 | 23 | Andrea Belicchi | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 2:15.481 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:15.639 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 2:15.889 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 32 | Luigi Ferrara | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | Top Run Motorsport | 2:16.297 | | 16 | |
| 17 | 78 | Salman Al Khalifa | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 2:16.596 | | 17 | |
| 18 | 79 | Hussain Karimi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 2:18.651 | | 18 | |
| 19 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | no time | | 19 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Jean-Karl Vernay and Stefano Comini's best lap times were deleted for exceeding track limits.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | 22:25.883 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +2.372 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +3.219 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +4.995 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +9.902 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +9.919 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 10 | +20.087 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +23.319 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +23.364 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +24.555 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 10 | +27.750 | 12 | |
| 12 | 32 | Luigi Ferrara | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | Top Run Motorsport | 10 | +29.889 | 16 | |
| 13 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 10 | +35.392 | 15 | |
| 14 | 23 | Andrea Belicchi | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 10 | +45.761 | 13 | |
| 15 | 78 | Salman Al Khalifa | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 10 | +54.024 | 17 | |
| 16 | 79 | Hussain Karimi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 10 | +1:17.967 | 18 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 3 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 3 | Collision | 8 | |
| DNS | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | | Accident | 19 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | 22:36.458 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +1.572 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +6.463 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +10.265 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +15.063 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 10 | +23.461 | 12 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +23.617 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 32 | Luigi Ferrara | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | Top Run Motorsport | 10 | +24.851 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | 78 | Salman Al Khalifa | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 10 | +31.718 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +34.372 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +42.848 | 4 | |
| 12 | 79 | Hussain Karimi | SEAT León Cup Racer | Bas Koeten Racing | 10 | +54.796 | 18 | |
| 13 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | Collision | 3 | |
| 14 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| Ret | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 6 | Driveshaft | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 1 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea Belicchi | Opel Astra TCR | Target Competition | 1 | Technical | 13 | |
| DSQ | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 7 | Retired | 2 | |
| DNS | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | | Accident | 19 | |
Notes
* ^2 — Aku Pellinen and Maťo Homola were given a 30-second penalty for jumping the start.

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Pepe Oriola | 51 |
| 2 | James Nash | 36 |
| 3 | Dušan Borković | 27 |
| 4 | Sergey Afanasyev | 27 |
| 5 | Gianni Morbidelli | 26 |
| Pos | Car | Points |
| 1 | SEAT León | 92 |
| 2 | Honda Civic TCR | 51 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 38 |
| 4 | Opel Astra TCR | 19 |
| 5 | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 91 |
| 2 | WestCoast Racing | 43 |
| 3 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 35 |
| 4 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 18 |
| 5 | Target Competition | 11 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.