# 2016 TCR International Series Salzburgring round

The 2016 TCR International Series Salzburgring round was the fifth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 4–5 June at the Salzburgring.
Mikhail Grachev won the first race, starting from ninth position, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Jean-Karl Vernay gained the second one, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.

## Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Stefano Comini received +30 kg, Pepe Oriola +20 kg and Mikhail Grachev +10 kg.
In addition, the Balance of Performance was reviewed for this round: the Honda Civic TCR and SEAT León TCR's both received a -10 kg bonus.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 43 | Harald Proczyk | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:27.935 | 1:38.767 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 1:27.532 | 1:39.079 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:26.769 | 1:39.359 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:26.938 | 1:39.964 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 1:27.130 | 1:40.064 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 1:27.121 | 1:40.214 | 5 | |
| 7 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 1:24.094 | 1:40.230 | 7 | |
| 8 | 22 | Petr Fulín | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 1:27.736 | 1:40.487 | 8 | |
| 9 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 1:27.361 | 1:40.639 | 9 | |
| 10 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 1:26.683 | 1:40.788 | 10 | |
| 11 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 1:28.437 | 1:41.846 | 11 | |
| 12 | 45 | Florian Janits | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1:29.174 | 1:44.241 | 12 | |
| 13 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 1:40.284 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | No time | | 14 | |
| 15 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | No time | | 15 | |
| 16 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | No time | | 16 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Harald Proczyk and Gianni Morbidelli was given a two-place grid penalty each, for having parked their cars in the fast lane during the red flag stoppage of qualifying.
* ^2 — Stefano Comini, Davit Kajaia, James Nash and Michela Cerruti were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | 27:40.614 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 17 | +1.420 | 15 | 18 |
| 3 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 17 | +1.627 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | +2.304 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 17 | +8.244 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 17 | +10.746 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 17 | +11.305 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 17 | +12.387 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 45 | Florian Janits | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 17 | +12.864 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 17 | +28.268 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 16 | Collision | 5 | |
| 12 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 15 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 8 | Technical | 4 | |
| Ret | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2 | Puncture | 7 | |
| Ret | 43 | Harald Proczyk | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2 | Collision | 3 | |
| Ret | 22 | Petr Fulín | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 1 | Collision | 8 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 17 | 30:51.124 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 17 | +0.955 | 15 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 17 | +2.065 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 17 | +5.698 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 17 | +7.889 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | +8.297 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Jordi Oriola | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 17 | +9.392 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 17 | +16.390 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 17 | +16.846 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Florian Janits | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 17 | +31.036 | 10 | 1 |
| Ret | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 7 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 43 | Harald Proczyk | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 5 | Technical | 8 | |
| DSQ | 88 | Michela Cerruti | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 5 | Retired | 14 | |
| DNS | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | | Collision | 16 | |
| DNS | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | | Engine | 6 | |
| DNS | 22 | Petr Fulín | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | | Collision | 3 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Stefano Comini | 120 |
| 1 | 2 | Pepe Oriola | 119 |
| 1 | 3 | James Nash | 112 |
| 2 | 4 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 107 |
| 2 | 5 | Gianni Morbidelli | 105 |
| | Pos | Car | Points |
| | 1 | SEAT León | 353 |
| | 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 312 |
| | 3 | Honda Civic TCR | 269 |
| | 4 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 24 |
| 1 | 5 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 290 |
| 2 | WestCoast Racing | 247 |
| 3 | Leopard Racing | 233 |
| 4 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 181 |
| 5 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 83 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.