# 2016 TCR International Series Sepang round

The 2016 TCR International Series Sepang round was the tenth round of the 2016 TCR International Series season. It took place on 29 September–1 October at the Sepang International Circuit.
Roberto Colciago won the first race, starting from pole position and Kevin Gleason gained the second one, both driving a Honda Civic TCR.

## Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round, Jean-Karl Vernay received +30 kg, Stefano Comini +20 kg and Maťo Homola +10 kg.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Q1 | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 2:15.021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:15.086 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:15.155 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:15.296 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:15.310 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 2:15.311 | 6 | |
| 7 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:15.476 | 7 | |
| 8 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:15.646 | 8 | |
| 9 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 2:15.945 | 9 | |
| 10 | 83 | Tin Sritrai | Honda Civic TCR | Team Thailand | 2:16.006 | 10 | |
| 11 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:16.026 | 11 | |
| 12 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 2:16.031 | 12 | |
| 13 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 2:16.128 | 13 | |
| 14 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Target Competition | 2:16.139 | 14 | |
| 15 | 3 | Andy Yan | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:17.136 | 15 | |
| 16 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:17.489 | 16 | |
| 17 | 28 | Kevin Tse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 2:17.540 | 17 | |
| 18 | 68 | Filipe de Souza | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2:17.979 | 18 | |
| 19 | 72 | Nicky Pastorelli | Ford Focus TCR | FRD Motorsports | 2:18.974 | 19 | |
| 20 | 20 | Mario Ferraris | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 2:19.337 | 20 | |
| 21 | 27 | William O'Brien | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 2:20.738 | 21 | |
| 22 | 65 | Douglas Khoo | SEAT León TCR | Viper Niza Racing | 2:20.987 | 22 | |
| 23 | 35 | Rafaël Galiana | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 2:29.843 | 23 | |
* ^1 — Rafaël Galiana 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 | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 11 | 26:46.089 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 11 | +0.176 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +4.341 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +5.111 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 11 | +6.392 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 11 | +7.445 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 11 | +8.085 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 11 | +8.558 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 11 | +10.570 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 11 | +10.972 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Target Competition | 11 | +11.994 | 14 | |
| 12 | 28 | Kevin Tse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 11 | +17.978 | 17 | |
| 13 | 3 | Andy Yan | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11 | +22.366 | 15 | |
| 14 | 68 | Filipe de Souza | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 11 | +23.523 | 18 | |
| 15 | 65 | Douglas Khoo | SEAT León TCR | Viper Niza Racing | 11 | +40.393 | 22 | |
| 16 | 72 | Nicky Pastorelli | Ford Focus TCR | FRD Motorsports | 11 | +60.279 | 19 | |
| 17 | 27 | William O'Brien | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 11 | +62.633 | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Mario Ferraris | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 9 | Technical | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 6 | Collision | 3 | |
| Ret | 83 | Tin Sritrai | Honda Civic TCR | Team Thailand | 4 | Power steering | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNS | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | | Power steering | 7 | |
| DNS | 35 | Rafaël Galiana | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | | Power steering | 23 | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Kevin Gleason | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | 24:37.307 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 54 | James Nash | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +1.735 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 10 | +2.421 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 62 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +7.961 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 10 | +9.853 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 50 | Loris Hezemans | SEAT León TCR | Target Competition | 10 | +10.241 | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | 77 | Sergey Afanasyev | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +10.850 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Andy Yan | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +10.860 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Attila Tassi | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +11.125 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Davit Kajaia | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +11.800 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | Kevin Tse | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 10 | +13.714 | 17 | |
| 12 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | SEAT León TCR | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 10 | +14.753 | 9 | |
| 13 | 83 | Tin Sritrai | Honda Civic TCR | Team Thailand | 10 | +15.046 | 1 | |
| 14 | 20 | Mario Ferraris | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | Mulsanne Racing | 10 | +15.404 | 20 | |
| 15 | 68 | Filipe de Souza | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10 | +16.610 | 18 | |
| 16 | 70 | Maťo Homola | SEAT León TCR | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 10 | +20.513 | 6 | |
| 17 | 65 | Douglas Khoo | SEAT León TCR | Viper Niza Racing | 10 | +24.595 | 22 | |
| 18 | 1 | Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Leopard Racing | 10 | +31.214 | 5 | |
| 19 | 27 | William O'Brien | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | TeamWork Motorsport | 10 | +36.238 | 21 | |
| 20 | 35 | Rafaël Galiana | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 10 | +46.183 | 23 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mikhail Grachev | Honda Civic TCR | WestCoast Racing | 6 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 5 | Roberto Colciago | Honda Civic TCR | Target Competition | 5 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNS | 72 | Nicky Pastorelli | Ford Focus TCR | FRD Motorsports | | Engine | 19 | |
* ^2 — Maťo Homola was given a 10-second penalty for causing an collision with Pepe Oriola.
* ^3 — Stefano Comini was given a 30-second penalty for causing an collision with Tin Sritrai.

## Standings after the event

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | James Nash | 262 |
| 2 | Stefano Comini | 245 |
| 3 | Pepe Oriola | 229 |
| 4 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 223 |
| 5 | Maťo Homola | 175 |
| Pos | Car | Points |
| 1 | SEAT León | 719 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 594 |
| 3 | Honda Civic TCR | 558 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 87 |
| 5 | Opel Astra TCR | 30 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil | 580 |
| 2 | Leopard Racing | 476 |
| 3 | WestCoast Racing | 439 |
| 4 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | 404 |
| 5 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 129 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.