# 2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round

The 2016 TCR International Series Spa-Francorchamps round was the third round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 6–7 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Aku Pellinen won the first race, starting from third 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, Gianni Morbidelli received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and James Nash +10 kg.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:34.525 | 2:33.065 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:34.308 | 2:33.306 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:34.893 | 2:33.432 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:35.232 | 2:33.530 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:34.925 | 2:33.805 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:34.783 | 2:33.870 | 6 | |
| 7 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:34.608 | 2:33.896 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:35.206 | 2:34.061 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:35.257 | 2:34.190 | 9 | |
| 10 | 48 | Antti Buri | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:35.338 | 2:34.273 | 10 | |
| 11 | 49 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | SEAT León Cup Racer | Ferry Monster Autosport | 2:35.425 | 2:34.764 | 11 | |
| 12 | 30 | Jimmy Clairet | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 2:35.530 | 2:35.502 | 12 | |
| 13 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:35.714 | | 13 | |
| 14 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:35.731 | | 14 | |
| 15 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:35.789 | | 15 | |
| 16 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Ferry Monster Autosport | 2:36.136 | | 16 | |
| 17 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:36.410 | | 17 | |
| 18 | 38 | Grégory Guilvert | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 2:37.765 | | 17 | |
Notes
* ^1 — Dušan Borković, Aku Pellinen and Grégory Guilvert's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
* ^2 — Maťo Homola and Jean-Karl Vernay's best lap time in Q2 were deleted for exceeding track limits.
* ^3 — Jean-Karl Vernay and Mikhail Grachev's best lap time in Q1 were deleted for exceeding track limits repeatedly.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | 23:19.800 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +0.376 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 9 | +1.294 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 9 | +5.476 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +6.724 | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +7.208 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9 | +9.669 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +16.593 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +17.076 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Antti Buri | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 9 | +17.734 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9 | +21.975 | 18 | |
| 12 | 38 | Grégory Guilvert | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 9 | +22.707 | 17 | |
| 13 | 30 | Jimmy Clairet | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 9 | +25.880 | 12 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 9 | +34.596 | 9 | |
| 15 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Ferry Monster Autosport | 9 | +44.782 | 16 | |
| 16 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 8 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 49 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | SEAT León Cup Racer | Ferry Monster Autosport | 5 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 1 | Retired | 8 | |
Notes
* ^4 — Mikhail Grachev was given a three-place grid penalty for exceeding track limits repeatedly during the Qualifying session.
* ^5 — Jean-Karl Vernay was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with James Nash.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 9 | 23:15.816 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 9 | +2.262 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 48 | Antti Buri | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 9 | +4.584 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 9 | +6.791 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Aku Pellinen | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +7.728 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +11.555 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +12.326 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 9 | +13.032 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 9 | +13.356 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 49 | Pierre-Yves Corthals | SEAT León Cup Racer | Ferry Monster Autosport | 9 | +18.534 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Ferry Monster Autosport | 9 | +25.300 | 16 | |
| 12 | 38 | Grégory Guilvert | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 9 | +26.179 | 18 | |
| 13 | 30 | Jimmy Clairet | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 9 | +27.116 | 12 | |
| 14 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9 | +46.533 | 14 | |
| 15 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 9 | +47.588 | 4 | |
| 16 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 6 | Brakes | 17 | |
| Ret | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 1 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 0 | Wheel | 15 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Pepe Oriola | 84 |
| | 2 | James Nash | 82 |
| 2 | 3 | Gianni Morbidelli | 80 |
| 5 | 4 | Aku Pellinen | 63 |
| | 5 | Stefano Comini | 59 |
| | Pos | Car | Points |
| | 1 | SEAT León | 224 |
| | 2 | Honda Civic TCR | 171 |
| | 3 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 168 |
| | 4 | Peugeot 308 Racing Cup | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Opel Astra TCR | 19 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 195 |
| 2 | WestCoast Racing | 157 |
| 3 | Leopard Racing | 121 |
| 4 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 104 |
| 5 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 36 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.