# 2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round

The 2017 TCR International Series Zhejiang round was the ninth round of the 2017 TCR International Series season. It took place on 8 October at the Zhejiang International Circuit.
Gabriele Tarquini won the first race starting from fourteenth position, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR and Robert Huff gained the second one, starting from tenth position, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.

## Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Attila Tassi and Norbert Michelisz both received +30 kg, while both Giacomo Altoè and Dušan Borković received +10 kg. However, since neither Norbert Michelisz or Giacomo Altoè took part, they didn't take ballast at this event.
The Balance of Performance was also adjusted for this event, meaning the Opel Astra TCRs was given a +30 kg of additional weight. While the new Hyundai i30 N TCRs was allowed to run at its minimum weight of 1285 kg. However, following Race 1. The Hyundai's was given a +40 kg of additional weight, as well as having their engine power reduced from a 100% to 95%.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Robert Huff | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 1:33.503 | 1:33.173 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 1:33.476 | 1:33.341 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:34.266 | 1:33.486 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:33.279 | 1:33.804 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | Daniel Lloyd | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:33.893 | 1:33.817 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 1:33.877 | 1:34.088 | 6 | |
| 7 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 1:33.786 | 1:34.143 | 7 | |
| 8 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1:34.085 | 1:34.158 | 8 | |
| 9 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1:34.374 | 1:34.170 | 9 | |
| 10 | 6 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 1:34.539 | 1:34.494 | 10 | |
| 11 | 4 | Denis Dupont | SEAT León TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 1:34.508 | 1:34.809 | 11 | |
| 12 | 28 | Aurélien Panis | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 1:34.515 | 1:34.929 | 12 | |
| 13 | 33 | Alain Menu | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 1:32.811 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 1:32.935 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 1:34.651 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 1:34.856 | | 16 | |
| 17 | 81 | Zhendong Zhang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | 1:34.872 | | 17 | |
| 18 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 1:36.328 | | 18 | |
| 19 | 99 | Rafaël Galiana | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:36.496 | | 19 | |
| 20 | 71 | Tengyi Jiang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | No time | | 20 | |
| 21 | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | No time | | 21 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Alain Menu and Gabriele Tarquini, who had qualified first and second in Q1. Was not allowed to take part in Q2, because their Hyundai i30 N TCRs are running on a temporary homologation, which means that they are not eligible for points.
* ^2 — Tengyi Jiang had his times from Q1 deleted, after the team broke the parc fermé rules.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 19 | 30:15.966 | 14 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 19 | +1.626 | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 3 | Robert Huff | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 19 | +1.970 | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 19 | +3.016 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 19 | +7.035 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 6 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 19 | +11.787 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 19 | +15.380 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 19 | +16.972 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 19 | +19.028 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | 28 | Aurélien Panis | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 19 | +19.679 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 19 | +20.201 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | 33 | Alain Menu | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 19 | +20.983 | 13 | |
| 13 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 19 | +29.285 | 16 | |
| 14 | 81 | Zhendong Zhang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | 19 | +42.452 | 17 | |
| 15 | 99 | Rafaël Galiana | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 19 | +50.245 | 19 | |
| 16 | 71 | Tengyi Jiang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | 19 | +1:01.357 | 20 | |
| 17 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 19 | +1:01.735 | 18 | |
| Ret | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 11 | Puncture | 21 | |
| Ret | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 3 | Radiator | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Daniel Lloyd | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 2 | Technical | 5 | |
| Ret | 4 | Denis Dupont | SEAT León TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
Notes
* ^3 — Zhendong Zhang was given a 10 second time penalty, for causing a collision with Maťo Homola.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Robert Huff | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 19 | 30:23.840 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 19 | +2.403 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 19 | +3.511 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 33 | Alain Menu | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 19 | +23.435 | 12 | |
| 5 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 19 | +24.206 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BRC Racing Team | 19 | +24.668 | 13 | |
| 7 | 81 | Zhendong Zhang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | 19 | +25.442 | 16 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 19 | +26.902 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Attila Tassi | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | M1RA | 19 | +36.852 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 99 | Rafaël Galiana | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | WestCoast Racing | 19 | +50.687 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | 18 | Duncan Ende | SEAT León TCR | Icarus Motorsports | 19 | +1:09.015 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 18 | +1 lap | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | 28 | Aurélien Panis | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 15 | Technical | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 13 | Collision | 1 | |
| Ret | 71 | Tengyi Jiang | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | ZZZ Team | 10 | Technical | 19 | |
| Ret | 1 | Stefano Comini | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | Comtoyou Racing | 4 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Davit Kajaia | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | 3 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 70 | Maťo Homola | Opel Astra TCR | DG Sport Compétition | 3 | Radiator | 20 | |
| DNS | 62 | Dušan Borković | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | GE-Force | | Radiator | 14 | |
| DNS | 17 | Daniel Lloyd | SEAT León TCR | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | | Technical | 6 | |
| DNS | 4 | Denis Dupont | SEAT León TCR | Comtoyou Racing | | Collision | 21 | |
Notes
* ^4 — Denis Dupont was sent to the back of the grid for Race 2, after his car was taken out of parc fermé, after Race 1.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 207 |
| 1 | 2 | Attila Tassi | 186 |
| | 3 | Stefano Comini | 165 |
| | 4 | Roberto Colciago | 161 |
| | 5 | Pepe Oriola | 137 |
| Pos | Car | Points |
| 1 | Honda Civic Type-R TCR | 480 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 450 |
| 3 | SEAT León TCR | 388 |
| 4 | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 277 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 197 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | M1RA | 405 |
| 2 | Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing | 336 |
| 3 | Leopard Racing Team WRT | 325 |
| 4 | Comtoyou Racing | 246 |
| 5 | GE-Force | 183 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.