# 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round

The 2017 TCR International Series Rustavi round was the first round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 2 April at the Rustavi International Motorpark.
Davit Kajaia won the first race starting from pole position, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR, and Pepe Oriola gained the second one, driving a SEAT León TCR.

## Ballast

After the Adria testing session, the Balance of Performance was issued: The Audi RS3 LMS TCRs were given a +45 kg from the minimum weight of 1285 kg, while the Opel Astra TCRs were given +40 kg, the SEAT León TCRs and Honda Civic TCRs were given +30 kg, the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs were given +10 kg and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given -20 kg. Both the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs and Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCRs were given a -10mm in ride height, running at 70mm from the minimum 80mm in ride height.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1:41.968 | 1:40.693 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 1:41.900 | 1:41.286 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 1:42.080 | 1:41.294 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 1:42.212 | 1:41.607 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 1:41.777 | 1:41.637 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 1:42.595 | 1:41.723 | 6 | |
| 7 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:42.545 | 1:41.755 | 7 | |
| 8 | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:42.766 | 1:41.997 | 8 | |
| 9 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:42.642 | 1:42.011 | 9 | |
| 10 | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:42.515 | 1:42.234 | 10 | |
| 11 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:42.763 | 1:42.337 | 11 | |
| 12 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 1:42.463 | 1:42.373 | 12 | |
| 13 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1:43.184 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 1:43.367 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 1:44.041 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 15 | Shota Abkhazava | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1:45.003 | | 16 | |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 15 | 27:47.935 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 15 | +0.374 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 15 | +1.176 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 15 | +1.478 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 15 | +1.783 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 15 | +6.667 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 15 | +7.480 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 15 | +7.841 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 15 | +10.842 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 15 | +11.388 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 15 | +15.494 | 12 | |
| 12 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 15 | +20.653 | 14 | |
| 13 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 15 | +24.620 | 11 | |
| 14 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 15 | +54.323 | 15 | |
| 15 | 15 | Shota Abkhazava | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 15 | +1:07.582 | 16 | |
| Ret | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 6 | Technical | 8 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 17 | 31:34.348 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 17 | +4.823 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 17 | +5.466 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 17 | +16.878 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 17 | +19.012 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 17 | +19.835 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | +20.271 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 17 | +33.498 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 17 | +34.056 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | +34.127 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 17 | +42.065 | 15 | |
| 12 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 17 | +48.258 | 6 | |
| Ret | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 14 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 6 | Technical | 5 | |
| Ret | 15 | Shota Abkhazava | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Hugo Valente and Roberto Colciago received 30 seconds time penalties for overtaking under yellow flags.

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Davit Kajaia | 38 |
| 2 | Attila Tassi | 32 |
| 3 | Pepe Oriola | 31 |
| 4 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 25 |
| 5 | Ferenc Ficza | 21 |
| Pos | Car | Points |
| 1 | SEAT León TCR | 62 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 52 |
| 3 | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | 47 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 35 |
| 5 | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 15 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | GE-Force | 52 |
| 2 | M1RA | 45 |
| 3 | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 41 |
| 4 | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 25 |
| 5 | Zele Racing | 21 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.