# 2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round

The 2017 TCR International Series Sakhir round was the second round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 15–16 April at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Roberto Colciago won the first race starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR, and Dušan Borković gained the second one, driving an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR.

## Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Davit Kajaia received +30 kg, Attila Tassi +20 kg and Pepe Oriola +10 kg.
A last minute BOP adjustment was announced after qualifying, meaning the Opel Astra TCRs engine power was adjusted down from 100% to 95%. Both the Audi RS3 LMS TCRs and SEAT León TCRs using a DSG gearbox was given -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 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 2:12.149 | 2:12.073 | 16 | 5 |
| 2 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 2:11.903 | 2:12.451 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2:13.291 | 2:12.656 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 2:12.956 | 2:12.672 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 2:14.365 | 2:12.877 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 2:13.223 | 2:12.896 | 5 | |
| 7 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2:13.374 | 2:12.945 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 2:13.297 | 2:13.032 | 7 | |
| 9 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 2:13.273 | 2:13.056 | 8 | |
| 10 | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 2:13.356 | 2:13.118 | 9 | |
| 11 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:13.936 | 2:13.253 | 10 | |
| 12 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2:14.000 | 2:13.273 | 11 | |
| 13 | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:13.953 | | 14 | |
| 14 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 2:14.751 | | 12 | |
| 15 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 2:14.780 | | 13 | |
| 16 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 2:17.074 | | 15 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Maťo Homola was sent to the back of the grid for Race 1, after an engine change after FP1.
* ^2 — Giacomo Altoè had his best laptime deleted during Q1 and therefore did not qualify for Q2. However, after qualifying, the stewards reversed this decision and Altoès best laptime was reinstated.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 9 | 20:15.241 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +5.502 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 9 | +7.637 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 9 | +8.763 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 9 | +9.661 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +9.912 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +11.284 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 9 | +11.581 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +12.200 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +19.061 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 9 | +20.396 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 9 | +21.870 | 7 | |
| 13 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 9 | +21.918 | 16 | |
| 14 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 9 | +24.481 | 13 | |
| 15 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 6 | Technical | 15 | |
| 16 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 2 | Drivesharft | 4 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 9 | 20:20.221 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +4.154 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Hugo Valente | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +4.861 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 9 | +5.391 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 9 | +5.690 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Ferenc Ficza | SEAT León TCR | Zele Racing | 9 | +9.161 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 9 | +14.967 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 9 | +15.154 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 9 | +15.261 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +16.525 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 9 | +17.494 | 9 | |
| 12 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 9 | +18.224 | 14 | |
| 13 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 9 | +22.286 | 10 | |
| 14 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 9 | +34.009 | 16 | |
| NC | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 8 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 21 | Giacomo Altoè | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1 | Puncture | 15 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 52 |
| 5 | 2 | Dušan Borković | 51 |
| 5 | 3 | Roberto Colciago | 50 |
| 1 | 4 | Pepe Oriola | 45 |
| 4 | 5 | Davit Kajaia | 39 |
| | Pos | Car | Points |
| | 1 | SEAT León TCR | 91 |
| 1 | 2 | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | 76 |
| 1 | 3 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 65 |
| | 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 54 |
| 1 | 5 | Opel Astra TCR | 25 |
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | M1RA | 72 |
| 1 | 2 | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 70 |
| 2 | 3 | GE-Force | 65 |
| | 4 | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 40 |
| | 5 | Zele Racing | 22 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.