# 2015 TCR Series seasons

This article describes all the 2015 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

## Calendar

This table indicates the race number of each TCR Series according to weekend dates.

## TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

The 2015 TCR Russian Touring Car Championship season was the first season of the TCR Russian Touring Car Championship, which formed part of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organised by SMP Racing Series. The series ran alongside the Super 2000 TC2 and the Super Production cars. Aleksey Dudukalo won the drivers' championship, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, winning 9 of the season's 14 races, and reached the podium in them all. Lukoil Racing Team won the teams' championship.
The 2015 calendar consisted of seven rounds, with all events held in Russia. The fifth round was scheduled to be held at Autodrom Moscow, but it was later moved to the Smolensk Ring. The seventh round was scheduled to be held at Sochi Autodrom, but it was later moved to the Kazan Ring.

### Drivers' championship

All races were held in Russia, with all teams and drivers Russian-registered. The Lukoil Racing Team used the SEAT León Cup Racer car, while the Ralf-Car Team used a Renault Clio RS at races 3–6 and a Renault Mégane RS at races 11–14. Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.

#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
| Points Round 1–6 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Points Round 7 | 37.5 | 27 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
(key)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | NRING 16–17 May | NRING 16–17 May | Smolensk 30–31 May | Smolensk 30–31 May | Sochi 20–21 June | Sochi 20–21 June | Kazan 11–12 July | Kazan 11–12 July | Smolensk 1–2 August | Smolensk 1–2 August | Moscow 5–6 September | Moscow 5–6 September | Kazan 19–20 September | Kazan 19–20 September | Pts. |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksey Dudukalo | Lukoil Racing Team | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 337 |
| 2 | 4 | Roman Golikov | Lukoil Racing Team | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225.5 |
| 3 | 7 | Rustam Akiniyazov | Lukoil Racing Team | 7 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 202.5 |
| 4 | 22 | Andrey Artyushin | Ralf-Car Team | | | Ret | 14 | 10 | 11 | | | | | 7 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 6 |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Team | NRING 16–17 May | NRING 16–17 May | Smolensk 30–31 May | Smolensk 30–31 May | Sochi 20–21 June | Sochi 20–21 June | Kazan 11–12 July | Kazan 11–12 July | Smolensk 1–2 August | Smolensk 1–2 August | Moscow 5–6 September | Moscow 5–6 September | Kazan 19–20 September | Kazan 19–20 September | Pts. |
| Pos. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts. |
| 1 | Lukoil Racing Team | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 594 |
| 1 | Lukoil Racing Team | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 594 |
| 2 | Ralf-Car Team | | | Ret | 14 | 10 | 11 | | | | | 7 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 6 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 Artyushin competed in races 3–6 at Smolensk and Sochi in a different category of the Russian Touring Car Championship.

## TCR Italian Series

The 2015 TCR Italian Series season was the first season of the TCR Italian Series. It was part of the Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance, as the third division of the series. Valentina Albanese won the championship, winning 12 out of a possible 14 races, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer. Jordi Gené was the only driver to defeat her in the final race of the season at Mugello, while there was no winner in a race at Enna, as Albanese – the only starter – failed to finish.
The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 27 January 2015, with all events scheduled to be held in Italy. On 9 February, the Monza round was postponed to 31 May due to organisational problems. For the same reasons, on 22 April the Magione round was also postponed to 14 June.

### Drivers' championship

All races were held in Italy. All teams and drivers were Italian-registered, except for Spanish driver Jordi Gené. All teams used the SEAT León Cup Racer car, with Yokohama tyres.

#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Monza 30–31 May | Monza 30–31 May | Magione 14 June | Magione 14 June | Imola 27–28 June | Imola 27–28 June | Pergusa 26 July | Pergusa 26 July | Vallelunga 13 September | Vallelunga 13 September | Misano 26–27 September | Misano 26–27 September | Misano 26–27 September | Mugello 17–18 October | Mugello 17–18 October | Pts. |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | - | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts. |
| 1 | 101 | Valentina Albanese | SEAT Motorsport Italia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 255 |
| 2 | 103 | Jordi Gené | SEAT Motorsport Italia | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| 3 | 102 | Carlotta Fedeli | SEAT Motorsport Italia | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 4 | 123 | Simone Sartori | Dinamic Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 24 |

## TCR Portuguese Series

The 2015 TCR Portuguese Series season was the first season of the TCR Portuguese Series. It was part of the Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade, organised by FullEventos, as one of the six categories of the touring class. Francisco Mora was the only competitor in the class, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, and therefore won the championship unopposed.
The 2015 schedule was announced on 17 March 2015 and consisted of six rounds. Subsequently, the Jarama round scheduled for 31 May was cancelled, so the official schedule consisted of five rounds, all to be held in Portugal. However, the first three rounds – held at Braga, Portimão and Vila Real – did not see any TCR entries.

### Drivers' championship

All races were held in Portugal. Portuguese driver Francisco Mora used a SEAT León Cup Racer car with Michelin tyres.

#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
(key)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Portimão 6 September | Portimão 6 September | Estoril 11 October | Estoril 11 October | Pts. |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts. |
| 1 | 66 | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | 1 | 1 | | | 108 |
| 1 | 60 | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | | | 1 | 1 | 108 |