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“Special issue TCR champions!”

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The end of the season is always a time for taking stock, which is a delicatetask when you are dealing with a recently established business. In our case,2016 was only the second year since the inception of the TCR concept.Are we happy with the way our business is developing?The answer can only be: yes we are!

In less that 24 months the initials TCR have become very popular withmotorsport insiders and fans, while the number of series that have adoptedthe TCR technical regulations has grown from three in 2015 to eleven. Thisfigure will expand to sixteen by the beginning of next year and is bound togrow even further in the following months. One of our goals is to see TCR cars racing in all five continents within thenext two years. A goal that is not out of reach and one that would recreate aglobal Touring Car community for the first time in over twenty years.

The success of TCR can also be measured by the number of brands that havedecided to build cars for their racing customers. They were five last years,eight in 2016 and at least two more will begin racing in 2017.

However, what is more impressive is looking at the statistics of the seasonthat has just come to and end (see pages 32/34). TCR cars have competed in 141 races, reaching a huge total of 1589 starts. A stunning 289 drivers – including 9 ladies – of 32 nationalities took part inTCR races. And 82 of them scored at least one race victory.

Striking, isn’t it? And this was only our second year…

Best wishes from us to the whole TCR community for a happy and flourishingnew season!

Marcello LottiCEO WSC Ltd.

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Editors Alfredo Filippone

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Mark James (mark.james@tcr-series.com)

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THIRDPAGE

As the 2016 season comes to an end, we canlook back on what has been a successful yearfor TCR. This year has seen the successfullaunch of new regional and national

championships, including arguablythe strongest of them all in TCR

Germany, whilst there havebeen announcements and

launches of exciting newbrand involvements.The concept continues toprovide us with newtalent, with the nextgeneration of stars risingthrough the ranks. In

Josh Files and FranciscoMora, for example, TCR has

produced worthy champions ofGermany and Portugal, who are

surely destined for big things.Next year, we already have numerous

highlights to look forward to. The addition ofAudi and KIA to the grid will raise the levelfurther, not least because they are arguablytwo of the strongest additions to the TCRstable since its inception.With Audi, the excitement comes because ofits huge and respected history in deliveringsuccessful motorsport projects. And who couldargue with the heritage that Audi has intouring car racing?

That TCR ended up being successfully chosenfor the first foray of the ever-growing KIAbrand into Europe is testament to how TCR hasprovided the right platform and scale at theright time.There is also the exciting prospect of TCRdeveloping in new and old regions for touringcars. Having Scandinavia on board isundoubtedly a major coup for TCR, and theseries could grow to rival Germany in terms ofits quality. The addition of a new regionalseries in the Middle East is also an intriguingone. Now we just need TCR to go on to crackAmerica…

Andrew AbbottEditor TouringCars.net

Andrew Abbott, 28 from the United Kingdom, isthe founding Editor of TouringCars.net and hasspent the past eight years reporting on theworld’s main touring car championships. Although it was the BTCC in the supranationalSuper Touring era that first captivated hisattention in the 1990s, Andrew now coverstouring car racing worldwide. His experience hasbeen developed in the paddocks of the BTCC,WTCC, DTM and TCR, and he remains fullycommitted to the world of ‘roofed racing’.

It will only get better in 2017

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Shanghai Lisheng Racing Co. Ltd. promoter of the successfulChina Touring Car Championship has launched a TCR Chinaseries that will begin in 2017. The announcement was madetoday at the Auto Sport Industry Expo at Shanghai.The new series is the 15th that has adopted the TCRregulations at International, Regional and National levelaround the world. It will be held over five race meetings, with two of the five run in conjunction with the TCR Asiaseries and one with the TCR International Series. A non-championship invitational event will be held at Macau.TCR promoter Marcello Lotti commented: “I am thrilled bythe fact that a TCR China series will kick off next year. I amespecially grateful to Shanghai Lisheng Racing for being ableto give concrete form to the idea that together we havepursued over the last two years. The fact that such a

successful promoter has decided to join the ever-increasing TCR family makes us extremely proud! This is also veryimportant for the brands that have developed TCR racing cars,because the series will offer them a new tool to exploit China’s huge automotive market.”

2017 TCR China series

7 May – Ordos International Circuit6 August – Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing (with TCR Asia)27 August – Shanghai International Circuit (with TCR Asia)8 October – Zhejiang International Circuit (with TCR International)19 November – Macau (non-championship invitational race)31 December – Guangdong International Circuit, Zhaoqing

Launch of the TCR China The new championship will be held over five events

From left: Xia Qing (CEO Shanghai Lisheng Racing), Yue Pan (co-founderZehjiang InternationalCircuit), Marcello Lotti,David Huang(CEO TCR China)

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The TCR International Series andthe freshly-launched TCR Chinawill share the bill at ZhejiangInternational Circuit on October7th and 8th.A three-year agreement wassigned in Shanghai between TCRpromoter Marcello Lotti and thecircuit founder and owner KevinJiang.The Zhejiang Circuit is the latestof China’s modern racetracks andis located in Shaoxing, a city with

a population of five million thatlies some 190 kilometres South ofShanghai. The circuit is about a30-minute drive from HangzhouXiaoshan International Airport,making it convenient for bothnational and international guests. “We are excited to bring the TCRInternational Series back to Chinaafter a one-year break, especiallybecause we will visit China’s brandnew, state-of-the art circuit.Zhejiang Circuit may be the latest

of China’s permanent racetracks,but for sure it is one of the mostimpressive in terms of its layoutand facilities and services,” said Lotti. Kevin Jiang echoed: “We areextremely proud to welcome theTCR International Series to ourbrand new circuit. We are alsoconfident that together, TCRInternational and TCR China willtreat the local fans to a greatshow.”

TCR International and TCRChina together at Zhejiang

in Shanghai

The TCR International Serieswill return to China two yearsafter its appearance at Shanghai in 2015

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by Mark James

Stefano Comini became the 2016 TCRInternational Series champion inMacau after a hard-fought battlewith his Leopard Racing teammateJean-Karl Vernay and the two Craft-Bamboo Lukoil drivers James Nashand Pepe Oriola. It was a familiarsituation for Comini – he won the2015 title in much the same way –but he admits that he hadn’t beenexpecting the additional pressure ofdefending his crown. “I felt quite emotional when I wonthe title as I felt more pressure thanlast time. I wasn’t so positive at thestart of the weekend, as it has been

really difficult all year between Craft-Bamboo Lukoil and Leopard Racingbut I have to say that I think we arethe best team with the best cars and,of course, the best drivers!” Comini is one of the biggestcharacters in the TCR paddock, alarger-than-life figure who alwaysseems to have a twinkle in his eye.He is the first to admit that hissometimes unpredictable behaviorcan cause issues, but is equallyquick to heap praise on those whosupport him.“The title isn’t only my victory – it’sfor everybody; for me, Jean-Karl, allthe Leopard team and VolkswagenMotorsport. At the start of the year,

we had quite a difficult car. Webegan slowly and we had a lot ofproblems, but the work everyone didwas really amazing. I want to thankmy wife Roberta who has supportedme every step of the way, but to behonest, I have so many people tothank it’s like a book. My engineerCharles Hodge, who did the samekind of psychological support workthat my wife was doing; you knowthat it’s sometimes quite hard towork with me because I can be a bitspecial, but Charles did a great job.Huge thanks to René Verbist, toClaudio Berro and to Vincent Vossefrom Leopard Racing; they chose mefor this season and I think they

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THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEBorn: 3rd February 1990 in Lugano, Switzerland

career highlights2011: 1st in the Renault Mégane Eurocup2012: 1st in the Renault Clio Cup Italy2014: 4th in the SEAT León Eurocup2015: 1st in the TCR International Series2016: 1st in the TCR International Series

might be the only people who couldtake me and not ask me to change atall!”To win a title once is special initself, but how does it feel tobecome champion for a second time?“The second title feels very differentto the first. In 2016, I won with agreat show but this year it’s been farmore about strategy – particularly inMacau. I wanted to help Jean-Karl tofinish second in the championship,but Oriola was pushing me too hard.”“Winning a championship twice isvery important for my CV. TCR isgrowing every year and it’s great tohave drivers like Tiago Monteirocoming to take a look at what TCR isabout. He said to me after Macauthat he would wait for me in theWTCC and I replied ‘no, I will wait for you in TCR’ becausethis is the future!”

TCR INTERNATIONAL SERIES - STATISTICSRACE WINS4 Mikhail Grachev, RUS (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)4 Pepe Oriola, ESP (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)3 Stefano Comini, SUI (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)3 Jean-Karl Vernay, FRA (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)2 James Nash, GBR (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)1 Roberto Colciago, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Kevin Gleason, USA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Mat’o Homola, SVK (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)1 Tiago Monteiro, POR (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Gianni Morbidelli, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Aku Pellinen, FIN (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)

POLE POSITIONS2 Dusan Borkovic, (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)2 Jean-Karl Vernay, FRA (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)1 Sergei Afanasyev, RUS (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)1 Roberto Colciago, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Stefano Comini, SUI (Leopard Racing – Volkswagen Golf)1 Mat’o Homola, SVK (B3 Racing Team Hungary– SEAT León)1 Gianni Morbidelli, ITA (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)1 Pepe Oriola, ESP (Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León)1 Harald Proczyk, AUT (WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic)

Pierre-Yves Corthalsby Alfredo Filippone

Pierre-Yves Corthals is not anunknown face in touring car racing.The 41-year-old Belgian has underhis belt a long and successfulcareer, which he started in Renaultmono-brand series, taking fivetimes the Belgian title and once theEuropean one before becoming aregular contender in theinternational touring car scene. TheLiège-born has gained for himselfthe reputation of a fast and toughdriver, something which seems atodds with the gentle nickname of‘Pilou’ by which he is known in thepaddock. Having embraced the TCRconcept since the very beginning,Corthals has come a close second in

the inaugural edition of the TCRBenelux, but is also the first winnerof the TCR Trophy Europe. “I have to admit that the TCRTrophy Europe was not even athought at the beginning of theseason. Together with DG SportCompétition, our goal was to findthe budget to run in TCR Benelux,then to find a car different from themajority of models available, and wewent for the Opel Astra. We startedthinking about the TCR TrophyEurope once we saw we were wellplaced in the standings and weplanned to go to the Nürburgringand then Jerez. Eventually thingsturned out well. It takes onechampion to start writing thehistory of a new series and it’s nice

to be the one!”Giving the Opel Astra its first TCRlaurels must have been anotherreason of satisfaction. “Of course, and I think it was greatalso for Opel to win this firstTrophy, as they did not have aneasy start with the Astra. In ourcase, I can say that it was the hardwork starting from scratch that haspaid off. We were able to improvethe car race after race, and I wasvery happy with how it worked. Imust thank DG Sport Compétition fortheir great work and especially ourengineer Lionel Hansen, who is verymeticulous. We also could rely onperfect support from Opel Motorsportengineers.”How does an experienced touring

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THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 23 October 1975 in Liège

career highlights1995: 1st in the Belgian Renault Clio Cup1996: 1st in the Belgian Renault Clio Cup1997: 1st in the Belgian Renault Mégane Cup1998: 4th in the Belgian Procar Championship1999: 5th in the Belgian Procar Championship2000: 1st in the Belgian Renault Mégane Cup2001: 1st in the Renault Sport Clio International Cup2003: 3rd in the Renault Sport Clio International Cup2004: 1st in the Belgian Renault Clio Cup2016: 2nd in the TCR Benelux2016 : 1st in the TCR Trophy Europe

car driver like you rate the TCRconcept? “I am impressed with whatMarcello Lotti achieved. The TCR isa great idea and it allows racingfast and reliable cars at areasonable cost. On top, I love thepossibility to race in differentcountries and different series withthe same car. Creating a EuropeanTrophy within the existing series isalso a terrific and cost-effectiveoption, but in longer-term, itwould be worth having a trueEuropean Series on its own.”What are your plans for 2017?“It will depend on the budgetavailable. TCR Benelux is anoption, especially as we have arevenge to take after being beatenfor the title so narrowly this year,but I must admit my dream wouldbe to go back to the internationalstage again and do a full TCRInternational Series campaign…”

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Andy Yanby Mark James

Andy Yan wrapped up the 2016 TCRAsia title at the penultimate round,at the Sepang circuit in Malaysiawhen the TCR Asia and TCRInternational Series fields joinedtogether to act as the curtain-raiserto the Formula One race. The HongKong based driver – a multipleChina Touring Car Champion – tookthe title at the wheel of a LiquiMoly Team Engstler Volkswagen Golfand was quick to praise the teamfor his success.

“I have to say that I’m very happyto win the title and I want to thankmy sponsor, my team for doing agreat job all year and my engineerfor giving me such a good car. TheTCR Asia series is very well organizedand I was able to have some reallygood fights during the season. I’mvery satisfied with the result.”“This was the first year for me inTCR Asia after racing in the HongKong Touring Car Championship and,of course, the China Touring CarChampionship where I was championthree times. One of the enjoyable

things about this year was the factthat I was able to fight with driversfrom other countries, like Tin Sritraifrom Thailand and the guys fromMalaysia which has been really goodexperience.”The races in Sepang meant the TCRAsia competitors were able to raceagainst the TCR International Seriesregulars. This meant Yan and theothers were able to benchmark theirperformances against some far moreexperienced Touring Car drivers andthe champion was clearly a fan ofthe opportunity.

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THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 21st October 1983 in Hong Kong

career highlights2008: 2nd in the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship, 2011: 1st in the China Touring Car Championship, Class 20002012: 2nd in the China Touring Car Championship, Super Production2013: 1st in the China Touring Car Championship, Super Production2015: 1st in the China Touring Car Championship, Super Production2016: 3rd in the China Touring Car Championship, Super Production2016: 1st in the TCR Asia series

“I’ve been involved in motorsport foraround thirteen years and my aimwas to race with internationaldrivers to learn from them and getmore experience. The TCRInternational Series has some of thebest Touring Car drivers in the world,like Stefano Comini, James Nash andPepe Oriola, and I’m very happy torace against them. I still have a gapto them, but I plan to race more andget more experience to improvemyself.”“I’m looking forward to racing in TCRAsia again next year because I wantto defend my title. There will behave to be talks with my team andmy sponsors to plan for 2017, butI’m very positive and very confidentafter such a strong first season.”

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TCR ASIA - STATISTICSRACE WINS5 Andy Yan Cheuk Wai, HKG (Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Volkswagen Golf)1 Kevin Tse Wing Kin, MAC (TeamWork Motorsport – Volkswagen Golf)1 Tin Sritrai, THA (Team Thailand - Honda Civic)1 Roelof Bruins, KOR (Viper Niza Racing – SEAT León)

POLE POSITIONS3 Tin Sritrai ,THA (Team Thailand - Honda Civic)2 Andy Yan Cheuk Wai, HKG (Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Volkswagen Golf)

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Stéphane Lémeret by Alfredo Filippone

The TCR Benelux series could nothave a better ambassador as amaiden champion: StéphaneLémeret is not only one ofBelgium’s top drivers, he is also aninfluential and respected journalist.After spending most of the lastdecade competing in GT racesaround the world, the Brussels-borndriver was a little bit worried aboutgoing back to touring car racing,but his campaign with the HondaCivic run by Boutsen Ginion Racingwas crowned with success. “It’s nice to win a title, and I wasn’texpecting that outcome. At thebeginning of the season, and afterso many years in GT, I was a bit

sceptical about going back to front-wheel drive cars and in acompetition where close fighting isthe rule and you have a lot ofyounger guys around, but thingseventually went well. The challengefor me, personally, was to get usedto so much torque to the frontwheels and to a longer turboresponse; also to get to learn how towarm up rear tires, especially inBenelux weather, but I could copewith everything…” What were the keys of yoursuccess? “First of all, the car and the team.The Honda Civic TCR, I think, is definitely the best road car in itsclass, so JAS had a very good baseto work from, and Boutsen Ginion

Racing is a very professional team.Then, I think I was wise enough tostay cool, even when things on thetrack started to become hot. I proved I had the pace to be withthe front-runners, but I played the card of consistency, avoidinguseless risks and aiming at scoring points.”You were also helped by some starteammates stars such as TiagoMonteiro and Norbert Michelisz…“For sure. This wasn’t the initialplan, as Honda rather wanted tohave celebrities at my side, forimage-building purposes. It thenturned out that it was easier to getHonda drivers from other series and,yes, it helped, especially Norbi whoreally impressed me!”

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TCR BENELUX - STATISTICSRACE WINS5 Norbert Michelisz, HUN (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)4 Renaud Kuppens, BEL (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)3 Pierre-Yves Corthals, BEL (DG Sport Compétition – Opel Astra)3 Vincent Radermecker, BEL (Milo Racing – Volkswagen Golf)2 Frédéric Caprasse, BEL (DG Sport Compétition – Opel Astra)1 Stefano Comini, SUI (WRT – Volkswagen Golf)1 Loris Hezemans, NED (Ferry Monster Autosport – SEAT León)1 Stéphane Lémeret, BEL (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)1 Benjamin Lessenes, BEL (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)1 Guillaume Mondron, BEL (Delahaye Racing – SEAT León)1 Tiago Monteiro, POR (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic) 1 Jeffrey van Hooydonk, BEL (Bas Koeten Tacing – SEAT León)

POLE POSITIONS2 Norbert Michelisz, HUN (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)2 Tiago Monteiro, POR (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)1 Frédéric Caprasse, BEL (DG Sport Compétition – Opel Astra)1 Stefano Comini, SUI (WRT – Volkswagen Golf)1 Pierre-Yves Corthals, BEL (DG Sport Compétition – Opel Astra)1 Sam Dejonghe, BEL (RACB National Team – SEAT León)1 Lorenzo Donniacuo, BEL (Milo Racing – Volkswagen Golf)1 Loris Hezemans, NED (Ferry Monster Autosport – SEAT León)1 Renaud Kuppens, BEL (Boutsen Ginion Racing – Honda Civic)1 Amaury Richard, FRA (Delahaye Racing – Volkswagen Golf)

THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 4 September 1973 in Brussels

career highlights2008: 2nd in the 24H Series, Class SP12009: 3rd in the Asia Le Mans Series, Class GT12011: 2nd in the Le Mans Series, Class GTE2015: 3rd in the French GT Championship2016: 2nd in the Blancpain GT Series, Class AM 2016: 1st in the TCR Benelux

What do you think of the TCRconcept and the Benelux series? “The idea behind TCR is simply great.These cars are fun to drive andproduce a great show to watch. Allthis for a cost that is immenselycheaper than other top touring carseries. TCR Benelux has been quiteinnovative, introducing a format witha longer race and two drivers per car,who then compete alone in twosprint races each. It’s a bit weirdscoring the points gained by yourteammate while you have beenwatching, but I understand thephilosophy behind it and the need toreduce costs.”Will we see you again in TCR nextyear? “Why not? It would be nice to makesome outings in the Benelux series,to sport the #1 I am entitled to, andI also would love to race in a coupleof the stellar events of the TCRInternational…”

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Josh Filesby Andrew Abbott

Josh Files is not a normal British tintop star. The 25-year-old fromNorwich in England has beencrowned as the first-ever ADAC TCRGermany champion, arguably one ofthe most competitive TCR seriesthere is at the moment.Having clinched the 2013 RenaultUK Clio Cup title, Files could havelooked at following many of hiscounterparts into the British TouringCar Championship. But he chose notto, instead taking on Clio races inEurope in 2013 and 2014, beforefunding issues prevented himcompeting regularly in 2015.When the TCR concept wasannounced in mid-2014, it was theideal platform for Files to getinvolved with, and he believes its

timing couldn’t have been better.“It was perfect timing,” said Files.“In the UK you’ve got the Clio Cup,and then British Touring Cars, andthe budget gap between them is justridiculous. TCR is actually a similarprice to the Clio Cup UK, but the carsare faster.”Files’ achievements in TCR Germanycame despite changing car threetimes over the course of the year.Having planned to race the new OpelAstra TCR at the start, that plan wasquickly changed following a briefshakedown in the car in Bahrain.Target Competition was able to re-hire a SEAT, which they had earliersold for the first round, beforehiring another León for the secondround of the season at theSachsenring.Realising that chopping and

changing cars was not going to bethe way to take the title, the teamfinally settled on the Honda Civic, inpart due to the rapid two-weekdelivery promised by car builder JASMotorsport.“Every car was different, and then wegot the Honda. I didn’t even test theCivic before Oschersleben. But I’mhappy and relieved to say that it’sone of those cars that absolutelysuited my driving style from the verystart; it just clicked for me, and I wason pole by more than half a second. Iactually won both races on the road,even from the reverse grid, but one ofthem got taken away from mebecause the car went down on theground three seconds too late. It’s anincredible car.”Files is still working on his plans for2017, but he is clear that taking to

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ADAC TCR GERMANY - STATISTICSRACE WINS6 Josh Files, GBR (Target Competition – SEAT León / Honda Civic)3 Antti Buri, FIN (LMS Racing – SEAT León)2 Harald Proczyk, AUT (HP Racing – SEAT León)2 Steve Kirsch, GER (Team Honda ADAC Sachsen – Honda Civic)1 Dominik Fugel, GER (Team Honda ADAC Sachsen – Honda Civic)

POLE POSITIONS3 Josh Files, GBR (Target Competition – Honda Civic)2 Steve Kirsch, GER (Team Honda ADAC Sachsen – Honda Civic)1 Harald Proczyk, AUT (HP Racing – SEAT León)1 Jürgen Schmarl, AUT (Target Competition – Honda Civic)

THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 9 January 1991 in Norwich

career highlights2010: 1st in the British Thoroughbred Sports Cars Championship, Class C2013: 1st in the British Renault Clio Cup2013: 1st in the Renault Clio Eurocup2016: 1st in the ADAC TCR Germany

the international stage in TCR is oneof his priorities.“Next year I’m going to try and stepup to International – I’d like to goand have a go. It’s an itch I want toscratch, but at the same time I mightstay in Germany, or I might dosomething completely different. Theoptions are open at the moment.”Having wrapped up the first-ever TCRGermany title, Files believes that hecould have been at the sharp end inthe International Series if he hadraced there this year.“I’ve been watching TCR Internationalthis year and I honestly believe that had myself and Target beenin from the start of the season withour Honda, we would be right at thefront – not walking away with it, but with a pretty healthy lead –because of our work ethic and how wework together. I see that and I want to do it to prove it. I hope thatsomeone sees the achievements I’vehad in the last couple of years, andgives me a shot.”

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Roberto Colciagoby Dario Sala

By the end of 2010 he had stoppedracing. Five years later the name ofRoberto Colciago resurfaced. Andwhat a comeback it was! Eight racewins, the TCR Italy title and a victoryin the TCR International Series atSepang. Why did you decide to return toracing after such a long break? “To tell the truth, I wouldn’t havetaken that break. But for a number ofreasons the conditions to continue ata good level were not there, whichpushed me to stop. However, I havemaintained a friendly relationshipwith JAS, and one day MaurizioAmbrogetti and Alessandro Marianitold me they had a Civic TCR in 2015specs that I could drive in some races.

It started like this, and eventually weraced in the whole season instead…” A season that culminated with theItalian title; did you expect such aresult? “I would be lying by saying that I didnot expect to win at least some races.I knew the car was good, because Iused to shake down the JAS-built carsbefore they were delivered tocustomers. And I also knew that Iwould be working with professionalpeople. There were all the ingredientsto do well, so I focused on improvingmy physical form as I haven’t racedfor some time. I was not sure I couldwin the title, but I was confident Icould give it a go. Eventually we wonat the end of a season that was morecontested than it appeared.” Then you were given the opportunity

to take part in Sepang, and youwon?“Although I have followed thedevelopment of the Civic TCR andspent many hours at its wheel, I mustadmit that Sepang was a totallyunexpected surprise. I was told by JASthat there was a possibility to makean appearance in the InternationalSeries, but I did not think of Malaysia.I left in a hurry the day after I hadclinched the Italian title, knowing thatGiancarlo Bruno would be my raceengineer, and he knows a great dealabout the Civic and the series. We hada few issues in practice, but as weknow the car thoroughly we knew howto solve them, and we were able to befast straight away. The level of theInternational Series is much highercompared to the Italian championship.

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TCR ITALY - STATISTICSRACE WINS8 Roberto Colciago, ITA (AGS Motorsport – Honda Civic)4 Alberto Viberti, ITA (BRC Racing Team – SEAT León)1 Enrico Bettera, ITA (Pit Lane Competizioni – SEAT León)1 Aku Pellinen, FIN (MM Motorsport – Honda Civic)

POLE POSITIONS6 Roberto Colciago, ITA (AGS Motorsport – Honda Civic)5 Alberto Viberti, ITA (BRC Racing Team – SEAT León)1 Enrico Bettera, ITA (Pit Lane Competizioni – SEAT León)1 Imerio Brigliadori, ITA (BF Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Aku Pellinen, FIN (MM Motorsport – Honda Civic)

THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 4 April 1968 in Saronno (Varese)

career highlights1990: 1st in the Italian Formula 3 Championship1992: 1st in the Fuji International Formula 3 League1996: 1st in the Italian Super Touring Championship Privateers Trophy1999: 1st in the Italian Super Touring Championship Privateers Trophy2001: 1st in the Swedish Touring Car Championship2002: 1st in the Swedish Touring Car Championship2003: 6th in the FIA European Touring Car Championship2006: 1st in the Italian Super Touring Championship2009: 1st in the Italian Touring Endurance Championship2016: 1st in the TCR Italy, Campionato Italiano Turismo

There are so many good drivers that if you are two tenths of a secondslower you can’t recover. Our car was good, I was able to setthe pole and then I really enjoyedwinning the first race after sometough fights. It was a hard-wonvictory and a wonderful feeling. My only regret was the retirement inRace 2 after a contact.”Do you think TCR is the future ofTouring Cars?“TCR is the present! I believe this isthe best possible concept: nice-lookingcars, exciting races and affordablecosts. It is going to be the referenceclass for Touring Cars. It is proved bythe fact that brands like Volkswagen,Audi, KIA and others have decided toinvest in it. Car manufacturers of thatlevel don’t embark themselves on sucha programme without makingthorough calculations. I wish to keepon racing in TCR and I’m veryattracted by the International Series.I hope to be there next year.”

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15 JAN

12 FEB

26 FEB

12 MAR Sepang

19 MAR

2 APR Rustavi

9 APR

16 APR Bahrain (TBC)

23 APR Spa-Francorchamps

30 APR Bikernieki Oschersleben Estoril Imola

7 MAY Spa-Francorchamps Ordos

14 MAY Yeongam

21 MAY Zandvoort

28 MAY TBA Jerez de la Frontera

4 JUN Zolder Misano

11 JUN Salzburgring Red Bull Ring

18 JUN Monza

25 JUN Buriram Vila Real

2 JUL Budapest

9 JUL Oschersleben Bangsaen Oschersleben

16 JUL Zolder Zandvoort

23 JUL TBA

6 AUG Zhejiang Zhejiang Nürburgring

13 AUG

20 AUG Bikernieki

27 AUG Shanghai Shanghai

3 SEP Buriram

10 SEP

17 SEP Sachsenring

24 SEP Pärnu Mettet Hockenheim Vallelunga

1 OCT Jarama (TBC)

8 OCT Zhejiang Zhejiang Mugello

22 OCT Assen Monza

29 OCT Euro Trophy - Adria

5 NOV

12 NOV

19 NOV Macau (invitation) Macau (invitation)

26 NOV Abu Dhabi (TBC)

31 DEC Guangdong

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Dubai (12) 24H Dubai 15 JAN

Abu Dhabi (10) 12 FEB

Bangsaen 26 FEB

Bahrain (10) 12 MAR

12H Mugello 19 MAR

24H Silverstone 2 APR

12H Spielberg 9 APR

16 APR

12H Magny-Cours 23 APR

Estoril Estoril 30 APR

Knutstorp Buriram 24H Paul Ricard 7 MAY

Grozny 14 MAY

Alastaro 21 MAY

Smolensk Jerez de la Frontera 24H Nürburgring 28 MAY

4 JUN

Braga 11 JUN

Nizhniy Novgorod Solvalla 18 JUN

Vila Real Vila Real Buriram 25 JUN

Kazan 12H Imola 2 JUL

Falkenberg Bangsaen 24H Misano 9 JUL

16 JUL

1006 Km Palanga 23 JUL

Moscow 6 AUG

Karlskoga 13 AUG

20 AUG

24H Portimão 27 AUG

Myachkovo Anderstorp Buriram 24H Barcelona 3 SEP

10 SEP

Mantorp Park Barcelona 17 SEP

Kazan Buriram 1000Km Pärnu 24 SEP

Jarama (TBC) Jarama (TBC) 1 OCT

12H Spa 8 OCT

Portimão 22 OCT

Buriram 29 OCT

5 NOV

24H Austin 12 NOV

19 NOV

26 NOV

31 DEC

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Francisco Moraby Pedro Gil de Vasconcelos

Francisco Mora was crowned as thefirst ever champion for TCRPortugal at the end of abreathtaking season. Although thenumber of competitors for this firstseason was always limited to eight,competition on the track was veryclose, with four different brandsrepresented (Honda, SEAT,Volkswagen and Opel) plus a fewvisits from drivers and teams fromabroad.The fight for the title went down tothe wire and was only decided after

the finale at Estoril, where Morawon three of the weekend’s fourraces in his his Veloso MotorsportSEAT León and clinched the title,also benefiting from the incidentthat eliminated his teammates andclosest rivals Francisco Carvalhoand Nuno Batista."It was a close call. I knew that itwas going to be tough despite thefact I had arrived at Estoril as theleader of the classification, albeitwith a very slim margin. I stayedfocused to take good starts andavoid mistakes, but the last raceswere extremely close. Manuel Gião

was chasing me for the whole of thethird race, while José Rodrigues putme under a lot of pressure in theearly stages of the fourth.Eventually he was slowed down by atechnical issue and I was able torelax a bit,” Mora said after theseason finale.After a difficult start to theseason, Mora took the lead in thestandings in the last-but-oneevent. “I was happy to become thechampionship leader at Jerez. Weknew that was a crucial momentand we did our very best to take the

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TCR PORTUGAL - STATISTICSRACE WINS7 Francisco Mora, POR (Veloso Motorsport – SEAT León)2 Nuno Batista, POR (Veloso Motorsport – SEAT León)2 Francisco Carvalho, POR (Veloso Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Antti Buri, FIN (LMS Racing – SEAT León)1 Pierre-Yves Corthals, BEL (DG Sport Compétition – Opel Astra)1 Rafael Lobato, POR (Speedy Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Gustavo Moura, POR (Speedy Motorsport – Honda Civic)1 José Rodrigues, POR (Gen Motorsport – Honda Civic)

POLE POSITIONS5 Francisco Mora, POR (Veloso Motorsport – SEAT León)2 Rafael Lobato, POR (Speedy Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Antti Buri, FIN (LMS Racing – SEAT León)1 Manuel Gião, POR (Team Novadriver – Volkswagen Golf) 1 José Rodrigues, POR (Gen Motorsport – Honda Civic)

THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 26 August 1996 in Porto

career highlights2014: 4th in the Blancpain Sprint Series, Pro-Am2016: 1st in the TCR Portugal

advantage in view of the finale. Ithink we deserved to win, as weclaimed seven race victories and fivepole positions - better than anybodyelse. I have to thank VelosoMotorsport for supporting me in sucha fantastic way throughout theseason and I also want to payrespect to my competitors with whomI had a lot of tough, but fair fights.”As for his near future, Mora says:“Next year I would really like to racein the ADAC TCR Germany that Itasted with a one-off appearance atthe Nürburgring in 2016. It is a top-level championship and requires anexpensive budget. I hope that mytitle in the Portuguese series willhelp to find enough sponsors tosupport me. This is the goal I will beworking on from this very moment!”

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Dmitri Braginby Vadim Nikishev

After an evaluation season in 2015,the SMP Russian Circuit Racing Serieshas embraced the TCR concept forthe Touring class, its main category.Before the season kicked off, manywere convinced that it would be easyfor Lukoil Racing to defend the titlewon by Aleksey Dudukalo last year,especially because the team hadentered a trio of SEAT cars withexperienced drivers like NikolayKaramyshev and Roman Golikovalongside the reigning champion.However, Dmitry Bragin upset thepredictions. The TAIF Motorsportdriver soon proved to be the fastestof the field and claimed the title indominant fashion.“I am very pleased to see that the

level of our championship is growing,year after year. We are movingforward, which should always be thegoal in any challenge for both driversand promoters.”Incidentally, Bragin also won thetitle in the Touring Light class.“Next year I will continue racing withTAIF Motorsport in the Touring class,but more likely I won’t participate inthe Touring Light. I have won the titletwice in the last two years and theLADA Sport team is due to leave thatclass to focus on Touring and Super Production. I have already beeninvited to drive the Vesta for LADA Sport, but for the time being I have a contract with another team,so during next season I’ll just watch the Vesta progress. Then we willsee for 2018. For sure I would be

tempted to drive a Russian car…”You won a European Touring Car title back in 2014; are you thinkingabout further internationalexperience?“As for 2017 I’m not sure. This yearwe opened the score in the TCR TrophyEurope at Smolensk Ring, as it wasthe first event. But to stay incontention it was necessary to takepart in further events while my maingoal was to win the two titles in theRCRS.” In the Touring class you had to facethe Lukoil Racing trio of experienceddrivers.“The competition was tough. It wasmy first year in TCR and I had toadapt to the SEAT León, while mycompetitors from Lukoil Racing werealready well acquainted with it. But

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TCR RUSSIA - STATISTICSRACE WINS8 Dmitry Bragin, RUS (AMG TAIF Motorsport – SEAT León)3 Aleksey Dudukalo, RUS (Lukoil Racing – SEAT León)3 Nikolay Karamyshev, RUS (Lukoil Racing – SEAT León)

POLE POSITIONS6 Dmitry Bragin, RUS (AMG TAIF Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Nikolay Karamyshev, RUS (Lukoil Racing – SEAT León)

THE CHAMPION AT A GLANCEborn: 19 May 1982 in Togliatti

career highlights2006: 2nd in the LADA Revolution Cup2014: 1st in the FIA European Touring Car Cup, SMT2015: 1st in the Russian Circuit Racing Series, Touring Light2016: 1st in the Russian Circuit Racing Series, Touring2016: 1st in the Russian Circuit Racing Series, Touring Light

TCR cars are easy to handle andadjust, even for a rookie. It was goodthat the car was fitted with a DSGgearbox. You can't damage the enginewhile shifting down with the paddles,because the ECU does not allow theselection of a wrong gear. As aprofessional driver, I could complainthat it's impossible to shift downwhile braking, and that with standardgear ratios you may use the top gearsonly at a fast track like Sochi but allthe TCR drivers were in the sameconditions, so it was fair competition.And then, the TCR cars are reliableand cheap to run, even in comparisonwith the Touring Light LADA thatrequired the use of three differentgearboxes to cope with differentracetracks. At the same time the SEAToffers a good range of adjustments. Icould feel how the car behaved rightfrom the first few laps and so wecould easily set it up according to theweather conditions and the grip, evenduring the qualifying session.”

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Faust Salom & Jaume Fontby Elías Domingo

The first season of TCR in Spain tookthe form of a class within the CER(Campeonato de España Resistencia)in which Touring and GT cars rantogether in races between 50 minutesand three hours in duration.Eventually the pairing of Faust Salomand Jaume Font emerged as thewinners of both the TCR Spain andCER titles at the wheel of a SEAT Leónentered by Baporo Motorsport.“It has been an exciting and amazing

season, with some great fights thathelped me to learn a lot. Winning bothtitles was a very good result for myfirst season in professionalmotorsport,” said 19-year-old Salomwho shared the car with the moreexperienced Font, who echoed: “I wasa bit worried before the beginning ofthe season, as I had a new team anda new teammate. But everything wentperfectly well and I wish all seasonswould be as successful as this one.”Both drivers were enthusiastic about theTCR concept and the SEAT León TCR.

Font: “I like TCR very much, because it is open to many differentcars and the level is very high, withclosely-fought and exciting races. As for the León TCR, is a very well-designed and developed car that can be competitive on alltypes of tracks and is relatively easy to drive.”Salom: “TCR is the perfect option forboth young and experienced driversalike, as it allows them to show theirskill and progress within the differentTCR series from national to

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TCR SPAIN - STATISTICSRACE WINS3 Jaime Font, ESP / Faust Salom, ESP (Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Marc Carol, ESP / Joan Vinyes, AND (Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Evgenyi Makushin, RUS / Yuriy Makushin, RUS / José M. Pérez-Aycart, ESP(Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Michel Lepoutre, FRA / Álvaro Fontes, ESP / José M. de los Milagros, ESP (RCA Racing – SEAT León)1 Amália Vinyes, AND (Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)

POLE POSITIONS4 Faust Salom, ESP (Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Marc Carol, ESP (Baporo Motorsport – SEAT León)

THE CHAMPIONS AT A GLANCEFaust Salomborn: 30 November 1997 in Mahón

career highlights2015: 2nd in the Campeonato de España Resistencia, D5 class2016: 1st in the TCR Spain and Campeonato de España Resistencia

Jaume Fontborn: 18 August 1974 in Barcelona

career highlights2013: 6th in the 24 Hours of Barcelona, AT3 class2015: 3rd in the Campeonato de España Resistencia, D1 class2016: 1st in the TCR Spain and Campeonato de España Resistencia

international. It is also exciting to seethat the number of brands involvedkeeps on growing, which makes theracing closer and even more attractivefor competitors and fans alike.” While Font is still undecided abouthis future plans, Salom has a cleargoal in mind.“After winning the two Spanish titlesin 2016 and successfully making myfirst international appearance in theSeat León Eurocup round at the RedBull Ring, I would like to move up tothe next step and race in the TCRTrophy Europe or the TCR Ibéricoseries, in order to continue developingmy skills and my career. While mymid-term objective would definitely bethe TCR International Series.”

TCR cars find their place in long-distance races

In 2016, Creventic, the Dutchcompany promoting the 24H Seriesand the newly-created TCES (TouringCar Endurance Series), established aclass for TCR cars in itschampionships. Only a handful ofteams, all with SEAT cars, took upthe challenge but they soon provedthat their vehicles were not onlyreliable, but could also compete withmore powerful and expensivemachines over 12 or 24 hours. The Memac Ogilvy Duel Racing teamwon the TCR class within the 24HSeries in dominant fashion, claimingvictories at Dubai, Le Castellet andBarcelona and amassing more thandouble the points of its closest rivals.The winning quartet was formed bythree Lebanese brothers based in

Dubai – Sami, Ramzi and NabilMoutran – who were joined by PhilQuaife from England.In 2015 the team had won the 24HSeries overall title in a SEAT LeónSupercópa and swapped theirprevious car for a new León TCR forthe current season. “This seemed themost logical next step for us. The carproved to be a great package and thebest value for money with regards torunning costs,” Samy Moutran said,adding: “We have now won theChampionship two years in a row, soabsolutely it has gone better than weexpected. We have claimed ninepodiums from the last nine enduranceraces over two seasons. I think peoplewould struggle to find a moresuccessful endurance record across

any period in any category.”The TCR title for the TCES went toIvo and Rik Breukers, father and son,in a SEAT run by the Red Camel-Jordans.nl team.“It was great, but what I reallyenjoyed most is that we had a lot offun!” said 49-year-old Ivo whoshared the car with his 18-year-oldson, Rik. “Racing with your son is ofcourse great… until you see the kid ismuch faster than you, which in ourcase happened two years ago! Then,you start seeing yourself as a driverand your past achievements in aslightly different way… but I guessthat’s life…”The results achieved by the winningteams in the 24H Series and TCEShave proved that TCR cars are

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perfectly fit to also compete in long-distance races.Ivo Breukers explains: “I think thatat the beginning of the season, not alot of people believed in the conceptand that is why there weren’t a lot ofcars. Then, facts proved that TCR carsare extremely reliable and real racingmachines. We have had very excitingraces, closely-fought until the flag andending with almost insignificant gaps.It was terrific racing and I am surethat, following that, the class willgrow a lot in both numbers andvariety for 2017.” As if to confirm his prediction, onemonth before the 2017 24H Serieskicks off in Dubai, six TCR entrieshave already been lodged: four SEATcars, one Honda and one Audi.

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The finale has been postponed

until next year

The 2016 TCR Thailand title will onlybe decided in… 2017. Racing Spirit,the series promoter, has abided likethe whole country by the long periodof national mourning declared afterthe tragic death of King Bhumibol theGreat. This entailed the cancellationof all sporting events, including thelast round of the Thai Super Series

that was scheduled to take place atBangsaen on October 23.The race meeting has now been re-scheduled for February 26, 2017, stillat Bangsaen, where VattanaMotorsport’s local hero Jack Lemvardand Singha Motorsport TeamThailand’s Carlo van Dam from theNetherlands – both at the wheel of

SEAT León cars – will fight to becrowned the first ever champion ofTCR Thailand.While van Dam took the advantage inthe first part of the season, claimingthree race wins out of four, Lemvardwas able to overturn the situationthanks to the fact that his rival didnot take part in the International

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TCR THAILAND - STATISTICSRACE WINS3 Carlo van Dam, NED (Singha Motorsport Team Thailand – SEAT León)2 Kantadhee Kusiri, THA (Team Eakie BBR Kaiten – Honda Civic)2 Jack Lemvard, THA (Vattana Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Narasak Ittiritpong, THA (Vattana Motorsport – Honda Civic)

POLE POSITIONS1 Narasak Ittiritpong, THA (Vattana Motorsport – Honda Civic)1 Kantadhee Kusiri, THA (Team Eakie BBR Kaiten – Honda Civic)1 Jack Lemvard, THA (Vattana Motorsport – SEAT León)1 Carlo van Dam, NED (Singha Motorsport Team Thailand – SEAT León)

THE RIVALS AT A GLANCEJack Lemvardborn: 14 September 1984 in Pattaya

career highlights2007: 1st in the Thai Honda Pro Cup2008: 1st in the Asian Touring Car Championship, Division 12009: 1st in the Thai Super Series, Class S20002010: 1st in the Thai Super Series, Class N/A2011: 1st in the Thai Super Series, Class S20002012: 1st in the Thai Lotus Cup2015: 1st in the Thai Honda Jazz Super Cup2016: 1st in the TCR Thailand

Carlo van Damborn: 27 February 1986 in Vlaardingen

career highlights2007: 1st in the ATC Formula 3 Cup2008: 1st in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship2009: 3rd in the Asia Le Mans Series, Class GT12011: 1st in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Class SP3T2012: 1st in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Class SP3T 2016: 1st in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Class SP3T2016: 2nd in the TCR Thailand

Series event at Buriram and to acouple of dominant victories in themost recent race meeting at Pattaya.The two contenders are separated byonly three points, while Lemvard’steammate Narasak Ittiritpong is keptin contention only mathematically,having a gap of 29 points while 50are still available.

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TCR International Series (after rounds 20 of 22)

Drivers1 Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf Gti 267.5 pts2 James Nash SEAT León 2643 Jean-Karl Vernay Volkswagen Golf Gti 2464 Pepe Oriola SEAT León 241.55 Mat’o Homola SEAT León 1756 Gianni Morbidelli Honda Civic 1747 Dušan Borković SEAT León 1738 Mikhail Grachev VW Golf Gti / Honda Civic 1459 Sergey Afanasyev SEAT León 14110 Davit Kajaia Volkswagen Golf Gti 8011 Attila Tassi SEAT León 6812 Aku Pellinen Honda Civic 6313 Kevin Gleason Honda Civic 4614 Roberto Colciago Honda Civic 3015 Antti Buri Volkswagen Golf Gti 3016 Tiago Monteiro Honda Civic 2317 Jordi Oriola Opel Astra / Honda Civic 1718 Jordi Gené Volkswagen Golf Gti 1619 Petr Fulín Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1520 Kantadhee Kusiri Honda Civic 1020 Loris Hezemans SEAT León 1022 Niklas Mackschin Volkswagen Golf Gti 623 Harald Proczyk Honda Civic 524 Josh Files Honda Civic 4.525 Andy Yan Cheuk Wai Volkswagen Golf Gti 4.526 Tin Sritrai Honda Civic 427 Andrea Belicchi Opel Astra / AR Giulietta 428 Luigi Ferrara Subaru WRX STi 429 Francisco Mora SEAT León 329 Florian Janits Volkswagen Golf Gti 329 Michela Cerruti Alfa Romeo Giulietta 332 Rafaël Galiana Honda Civic / SEAT León 233 Salman Al Khalifa SEAT León 233 Carlotta Fedeli SEAT León 235 Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT León 135 Alessandra Neri SEAT León 135 Alain Menu Honda Civic 135 Vladimir Sheshenin Volkswagen Golf Gti 1

Teams1 Craft-Bamboo Lukoil 594,5 pts2 Leopard Racing 521.53 WestCoast Racing 4664 B3 Racing Team Hungary 4165 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 129.56 Target Competition 66.57 Mulsanne Racing 278 LMS Racing 149 Team Eakie BBR Kaiten 1010 Baporo Motorsport 811 Top Run Motorsport 611 Ferry Monster Autosport 613 Bas Koeten Racing 514 Team Thailand 415 B.D. Racing Motorsport 316 Kissling Motorsport 317 Sébastien Loeb Racing 218 Vattana Motorsport 118 Krating Daeng Racing Team 118 FRD Racing Team 118 TeamWork Motorsport 1

Model of the year1 SEAT León 745,5 pts2 Volkswagen Golf Gti 639.53 Honda Civic 5894 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 935 Opel Astra 306 Peugeot 308 247 Subaru WRX STi 128 Ford Focus 12

TCR Asia(after rounds 10 of 10)

Drivers1 Andy Yan Cheuk Wai Volkswagen Golf Gti 220 pts2 Kevin Tse Wing Kin Volkswagen Golf Gti 1383 Tin Sritrai Honda Civic 110.54 Filipe de Souza Volkswagen Golf Gti 935 Henry Ho Wai Kun Honda Civic 706 Roelof Bruins SEAT León 417 Douglas Khoo Kok Hui SEAT León 348 William O’Brien Volkswagen Golf Gti 339 Jack Lemvard SEAT León 3110 Terence Tse Kin Leung SEAT León 28

Amateur Drivers1 Kevin Tse Wing Kin Volkswagen Golf Gti 217,5 pts2 Douglas Khoo Kok Hui SEAT León 983 William O’Brien SEAT León 93

Teams1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 313 pts2 TeamWork Motorsport 1713 Champ Motorsport 110,5

TCR Thailand (after rounds 8 of 10)

Pro Drivers1 Jack Lemvard SEAT León 126 pts2 Carlo Van Dam SEAT León 1233 Narasak Ittiritpong Honda Civic 974 Paritat Bulbon SEAT León 825 Grant Supaphongs SEAT León 786 Kantadhee Kusiri Honda Civic 507 Alexander Mies SEAT León 48

Am Drivers1 Chen Jian Hong SEAT León 150 pts2 Nattachak Hanjitkasen Honda Civic 1203 Rattanin Leenutaphong SEAT León 43

Teams1 Vattana Motorsport 212 pts2 Kratingdaeng Racing Team 1653 Singha Motorsport Team Thailand 123

ADAC TCR Germany(after rounds 14 of 14)

Drivers1 Josh Files Honda Civic 222 pts2 Harald Proczyk SEAT León 168.53 Steve Kirsch Honda Civic 1634 Antti Buri SEAT León 128.55 Benjamin Leuchter Volkswagen Golf Gti 1166 Mike Halder SEAT León 1117 Bas Schouten SEAT León 778 Tim Zimmermann Volkswagen Golf Gti 739 Pascal Eberle SEAT León 6310 Jürgen Schmarl Honda Civic 60

Junior Cup1 Tom Lautenschlager Volkswagen Golf Gti 249 pts2 Dominik Fugel Honda Civic 206.53 Mike Beckhusen SEAT León / Opel Astra 101

Teams1 Target Competition 232 pts2 Honda Team ADAC Sachsen 1953 HP Racing 175.5

STANDINGSCIT(after rounds 14 of 14)

1 Roberto Colciago Honda Civic 221 pts2 Alberto Viberti SEAT León 1843 Romy Dall’Antonia SEAT León 1133 Samuel Piccin SEAT León 1135 Daniele Cappellari SEAT León 926 Enrico Bettera SEAT León 677 Marco Costamagna SEAT León 488 Vincenzo Montalbano SEAT León 369 Luigi Bamonte SEAT León 3610 Finlay Crocker Honda Civic 32

TCR Portugal (after rounds 16 of 16)

Drivers1 Francisco Mora SEAT León 303 pts2 Francisco Abreu/Manuel Gião Volkswagen Golf Gti 2523 Rafael Lobato/César Machado SEAT León 2444 Francisco Carvalho/Nuno Batista SEAT León 2255 José Rodrigues Honda Civic 2206 José Cabral/Antonio Cabral SEAT León 1687 Gustavo Moura SEAT León / Honda Civic 1518 João Miguel Baptista SEAT León 56

SMP RCRS Touring (after rounds 14 of 14)

Drivers1 Dmitry Bragin SEAT León 1180 pts2 Aleksey Dudukalo SEAT León 11603 Nikolay Karamyshev SEAT León 11364 Roman Golikov SEAT León 10785 Pavel Yashin SEAT León 9966 Lev Tolkachev SEAT León 9927 Marat Sharapov SEAT León 9388 Irek Minnakhmetov SEAT León 800

Teams1 Lukoil Racing Team 2424 pts2 STK TAIF Motorsport 22543 Innocenti-AMG Motorsport 1726

CER (after rounds 7 of 7)

Drivers1 Jaime Font/Faust Salom SEAT León 264 pts2 Evgeniy Makushin SEAT León 1983 Harriet Arruabarrena / Antonio Aristi SEAT León 1724 Joan Vinyes SEAT León 1645 Amalia Vinyes SEAT León 1606 Zakhar Makushin SEAT León 1587 Michael Lepoutre / Álvaro Fontes SEAT León 1568 Unai Arruabarrena / Oscar Fernández SEAT León 1269 Alan Sicart/Jordi Carbó SEAT León 10810 Vicente Dasi SEAT León 106

TCR Benelux(after rounds 24 of 24)

Drivers1 Stéphane Lémeret Honda Civic 487 pts2 Pierre-Yves Corthals/Frédéric Caprasse Opel Astra 429.53 Sam Dejonghe/Dénis Duport SEAT León 3144 Alexis van de Poele/Romain de Leval Volkswagen Golf Gti 2925 Renaud Kuppens/Benjamin Lessenes Honda Civic 283,56 Maxime Potty Volkswagen Golf Gti 2817 Norbert Michelisz Honda Civic 2718 Edouard Mondron/Guillaume Mondron SEAT León 2519 Didier van Dalen/Amaury Richard Volkswagen Golf Gti 22010 Vincent Radermecker SEAT León / Volkswagen Golf Gti 172

Junior Cup1 Romain de Leval Volkswagen Golf Gti 200 pts2 Maxime Potty Volkswagen Golf Gti 1983 Benjamin Lessenes Honda Civic 160

Teams1 Team WRT 216 pts2 Boutsen Ginion Racing 196 pts3 DG Sport Compétition 188

TCES (after rounds 3 of 3)

Drivers1 Ivo Breukers/Rik Breukers SEAT León 63 pts2 Gijs Bessem/Harry Hilders SEAT León 513 Klaus Kresnik SEAT León 324 Bert de Heus SEAT León 295 Andřej Studenič/Matej Konôpka/Miroslav Horňák/Miroslav Konôpka/Zdeno Mikuláško SEAT León 286 Nabil Moutran/Ramzi Moutran/Sami Moutran/Phil Quaife SEAT León 267 Adam Jones/Gavin Jones/Jacob Hodson/Lea Hodson SEAT León 248 Kris Cools SEAT León 229 Dennis de Boorst/Melvin de Groot/Pim van Riet/Sebastian Bleekemolen SEAT León 2110 Martin van den Berge SEAT León 18

24H Series (after rounds 7 of 7)

Drivers1 Nabil Moutran/Ramzi Moutran/Sami Moutran/Phil Quaife SEAT León 110 pts2 Harry Hilders SEAT León 693 Gijs Bessem SEAT León 534 Melvin de Groot/Sebastian Bleekemolen SEAT León 525 Adam Jones/Gavin Jones/Jacob Hodson/Lea Hodson SEAT León 466 Ivo Breukers SEAT León 447 Rik Breukers SEAT León 408 Bert de Heus SEAT León 299 Andrew Hack/Daniel Wheeler/Kane Astin/Lucas Orrock SEAT León 229 Eric Abidal/Francesc Gutiérrez/Lala Sanz/Jaime Font SEAT León 22

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1 Abidal Eric FRA 12 Abreu Francisco POR 73 Afanasyev Sergey RUS 214 Al Khalifa Salman BRN 25 Alborghetti Emanuele ITA 26 Aristi Antonio ESP 97 Arnold Zach USA 18 Aronov Maxim RUS 19 Arquero Ismael ESP 310 Arruabarrena Harriet ESP 9 11 Arruabarrena Unai ESP 912 Aso Guillermo ESP 613 Astin Kane GBR 114 Balthazar Kévin BEL 615 Bamonte Luigi ITA 916 Baptista João Miguel POR 217 Basagoiti Javier ESP 118 Batista Nuno POR 619 Beckhusen Mike GER 820 Belicchi Andrea ITA 621 Bentley Christopher GBR 122 Bessem Gijs NED 523 Bettera Enrico ITA 724 Biraghi Alberto ITA 225 Bleekemolen Michael NED 126 Bleekemolen Sebastiaan NED 327 Borković Dušan SRB 2028 Bouvy Frédéric BEL 629 Bragin Dmitry RUS 1430 Breukers Rik NED 631 Breukers Ivo NED 632 Brigliadori Imerio ITA 133 Bruins Roelof KOR 234 Bulbon Paritat THA 1035 Buri Antti FIN 2236 Cabral Antonio POR 737 Cabral José POR 738 Cao Hongwei (Martin) CHN 239 Capelo Manuel ESP 140 Cappellari Daniele ITA 1341 Caprasse Frédéric BEL 1942 Carbó Jaime ESP 543 Carol Marc ESP 344 Cartelle Olivier BEL 345 Carvalho Francisco POR 746 Cencetti Loris LUX 1047 Cerruti Michela ITA 1048 Chen Jian Hong TPE 649 Cherain Cédric BEL 350 Chini Massimiliano ITA 151 Clairet Jimmy FRA 252 Clonis John GBR 153 Colciago Roberto ITA 1454 Comini Stefano SUI 2455 Comte Aurélien FRA 356 Conrad Daniel SUI 457 Cools Kris BEL 158 Cordeel Ghislain BEL 359 Coronel Tom NED 660 Corthals Pierre-Yves BEL 2461 Cosin Alex ESP 162 Cosin Bruno FRA 463 Costamagna Marco ITA 964 Costamagna Mariano ITA 565 Crocker Finlay GBR 866 Cullom Rob GBR 167 Cullom Jon GBR 168 Dablander Mario AUT 1069 Dall'Antonia Romy ITA 670 Danz Fabian GER 171 Dasi Vicente ESP 972 Dauger Jean-Louis FRA 373 de Boorst Dennis NED 174 de Groot Melvin NED 375 de Heus Bert NED 2

76 de Leval Romain BEL 1877 de los Milagros José Manuel ESP 378 De Robiano Mathieu BEL 379 De Souza Filipe Clemente MAC 1080 Dejonghe Sam BEL 1781 Dekker Marcel NED 382 Demoustier Grégoire FRA 183 Dermont David BEL 1184 Detry Mathieu BEL 985 Diana Marika ITA 186 Donniacuo Lorenzo BEL 687 Dudukalo Aleksey RUS 1488 Dupont Dénis BEL 1789 Dupuy Jacques André FRA 190 Eberle Pascal SUI 1491 Fabiani Fabio ITA 392 Fedeli Carlotta ITA 293 Fernández Óscar ESP 894 Ferrara Luigi ITA 595 Ferraris Mario ITA 296 Ferri Roberto ITA 197 Files Josh GBR 1698 Fissore Massimiliano ITA 199 Font Jaime ESP 9100 Fontes Álvaro ESP 8101 Friedhoff Axel GER 1102 Friedhoff Max GER 1103 Fugel Dominik GER 12104 Fulín Petr CZE 11105 Gagliano Massimiliano ITA 2106 Galiana Rafaël FRA 7107 Gené Jordi ESP 3108 Ghione Gianluigi ITA 4109 Giacon Jonathan ITA 2110 Gião Manuel POR 8111 Gibaud Denis FRA 3112 Gilham Robert GBR 1113 Giorgi Emiliano ITA 1114 Gleason Kevin USA 10115 Golikov Roman RUS 14116 Grachev Mikhail RUS 22117 Gras Simon NED 1118 Grouwels Roger NED 1119 Guelden Andreas GER 1120 Guilvert Grégory FRA 2121 Gutiérrez Francesc ESP 1122 Hack Andrew GBR 2123 Hadorn Daniel SUI 3124 Halder Mike GER 14125 Hanjitkansen Nattachak THA 10126 Hart Olivier NED 3127 Hezemans Loris NED 17128 Hilders Harry NED 5129 Ho Wai Kun (Henry) MAC 6130 Ho Hon Keong (Michael) MAC 4131 Hodson Jacob GBR 2132 Hodson Lea GBR 2133 Homola Mat'o SVK 21134 Hongsapan Pure THA 3135 Horňák Miroslav SVK 1136 Ittiritpong Narasak THA 8137 Janits Florian AUT 2138 Jones Adam GBR 2139 Jones Gavin GBR 2140 Jordan Kai GER 14141 Jost Ronny SUI 13142 Kajaia Davit GEO 22143 Kankkunen Nico FIN 6144 Karamyshev Nikolay RUS 14145 Karimi Hussain BRN 2146 Khoo Koh Hui (Douglas) MAS 10147 Kirsch Steve GER 14148 Koeten Bas NED 6149 Konôpka Matej SVK 1150 Konôpka Miroslav SVK 1

151 Krant Monny NED 1152 Kresnik Klaus AUT 3153 Kuppens Renaud BEL 14154 Kusiri Kantadhee THA 2155 Laaksonen Kari Pekka FIN 4156 Larsson Simon SWE 3157 Latinne Ronnie BEL 9158 Lau Shek Fai (Edgar) HKG 2159 Lautenschlager Tom GER 14160 Leenutaphong Rattanin THA 2161 Lémeret Stéphane BEL 18162 Lemvard Jack THA 10163 Lepoutre Michel FRA 8164 Lertprasertpakorn Wijak THA 2165 Lessenes Benjamin BEL 14166 Leuchter Benjamin GER 14167 Llobet Lluis ESP 6168 Lobato Rafael POR 8169 Longin Stienes BEL 3170 Lou Hon Kei MAC 2171 Machado César POR 8172 Mackschin Niklas GER 8173 Makushin Evgeniy RUS 8174 Makushin Zakar RUS 5175 Makushin Yuriy RUS 3176 Marchiafava Fabio BEL 7177 Martínez Raul ESP 6178 Martínez Ruben ESP 6179 Masdeu Jordi ESP 7180 Medeiros Adriano BRA 1181 Meijer Willem NED 3182 Menage Philippe BEL 2183 Menu Alain SUI 2184 Meyer Yves SUI 2185 Michelisz Norbert HUN 9186 Mies Alexander GER 4187 Mikuláško Zdeno SVK 1188 Minnakhmetov Irek RUS 12189 Mondron Edouard BEL 18190 Mondron Guillaume BEL 18191 Montalbano Vincenzo ITA 2192 Monteiro Tiago POR 8193 Mora Francisco POR 23194 Morbidelli Gianni ITA 20195 Moura Gustavo POR 9196 Moutran Nabil UAE 4197 Moutran Ramzi UAE 4198 Moutran Sami UAE 4199 Münnich René GER 2200 Nash James GBR 21201 Nataloni Nello ITA 1202 Neal Matthew GBR 3203 Nearn Robert GBR 1204 Neri Alessandra ITA 2205 Niederberger Georg GER 1206 Niedertscheider Lukas AUT 2207 Niedzwiedz Klaus GER 1208 Nuya Chariya THA 2209 O'Brien William HKG 8210 Ohmura Yoshiki SUI 1211 Olivo Roberto ITA 1212 Oriola Jordi ESP 10213 Oriola Pepe ESP 21214 Orrock Lucas GBR 2215 Paatz Michael GER 1216 Parera Josep ESP 6217 Pastorelli Nicky ITA 1218 Pellinen Aku FIN 8219 Pérez Antonio ESP 6220 Perez Aicart José Manuel ESP 5221 Piccin Samuele ITA 6222 Pisani Eugenio ITA 1223 Potty Maxime FRA 17224 Preisig Jasmine SUI 4225 Proczyk Harald AUT 16

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226 Quaife Phil GBR 4227 Radermecker Vincent BEL 16228 Rakhmatullin Ildar RUS 2229 Rangoni Luca ITA 2230 Rappange Rob NED 2231 Rdest Gosia POL 4232 Richard Amaury FRA 18233 Richard Kris SUI 3234 Rodrigues José POR 19235 Salom Faust ESP 8236 Sanz Lala ESP 1237 Sathientirakul Munkong THA 5238 Schilliger Daniel SUI 1239 Schmarl Jürgen AUT 14240 Schori Hans SUI 2241 Schori Jörg SUI 2242 Schouten Bas NED 15243 Sharapov Marat RUS 14244 Sheehan Gary USA 2245 Sheshenin Vladimir RUS 2246 Sicart Alan ESP 5247 Sritrai Tin THA 10248 Steenmetz René NED 1249 Strandberg Dennis SWE 2250 Studenič Andřej SVK 1251 Supaphongs Grant THA 6252 Suter Fredy SUI 1253 Tang Chi Lun HKG 1254 Tassi Attila HUN 20255 Taylor Robert GBR 1256 Tibiletti Marco ITA 1257 Tolkachev Lev RUS 14258 Tse Kin Leung (Terence) HKG 6259 Tse Wing Kin (Kevin) MAC 10260 Ulivieri Philippe FRA 1261 Van Buuren Meindert NED 3262 Van Dalen Didier BEL 18263 Van Dam Carlo NED 6264 Van de Poele Alexis BEL 18265 Van den Berge Martin NED 1266 Van Hooydonk Jeffrey BEL 3267 Van Riet Pim NED 1268 Vanbelligen Steve BEL 12269 Vandenbalck Jamie BEL 3270 Verhagen Michael NED 5271 Vernay Jean-Karl FRA 22272 Verrocchio Daniele ITA 1273 Vescovi Alberto ITA 1274 Viberti Alberto ITA 12275 Vicinanza Gianluigi ITA 1276 Vigiola Iñigo ESP 7277 Vinyes Joan AND 6278 Vinyes Amalia AND 5279 Vögeli Roger SUI 3280 Wei Chaoyin (Neric) CHN 6281 Westman Emil FIN 2282 Wheeler Daniel GBR 1283 Wittke Carol GER 2284 Wohlfarth Jürgen GER 1285 Wüsthoff  Dennis GER 1286 Yan Cheuk Wai (Andy) HKG 10287 Yashin Pavel RUS 14288 Yu Kam Cheong HKG 2289 Zimmermann Tim GER 12

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WORLD AND LIFE

TCR CHAMPIONS 2016 STATISTICS

1 Colciago Roberto ITA 1 8 92 Bragin Dmitry RUS 8 83 Mora Francisco POR 7 74 Files Josh GBR 6 65 Michelisz Norbert HUN 6 66 Comini Stefano SUI 3 2 57 Corthals Pierre-Yves BEL 4 1 58 Yan Cheuk Wai (Andy) HKG 5 59 Buri Antti FIN 3 1 410 Grachev Mikhail RUS 4 411 Kuppens Renaud BEL 4 412 Oriola Pepe ESP 4 413 Viberti Alberto ITA 4 414 Caprasse Frédéric BEL 3 315 Carvalho Francisco POR 2 1 316 Dudukalo Aleksey RUS 3 317 Font Jaime ESP 3 318 Karamyshev Nikolay RUS 3 319 Lémeret Stéphane BEL 3 320 Monteiro Tiago POR 1 2 321 Moutran Nabil UAE 3 322 Moutran Ramzi UAE 3 323 Moutran Sami UAE 3 324 Nash James GBR 3 325 Quaife Phil GBR 3 326 Radermecker Vincent BEL 3 327 Salom Faust ESP 3 328 Van Dam Carlo NED 3 329 Vernay Jean-Karl FRA 3 330 Batista Nuno POR 2 231 Bessem Gijs NED 2 232 Carol Marc ESP 1 1 233 Dejonghe Sam BEL 2 234 Dupont Dénis BEL 2 235 Hilders Harry NED 2 236 Kirsch Steve GER 2 237 Kusiri Kantadhee THA 2 238 Lemvard Jack THA 2 239 Pellinen Aku FIN 1 1 240 Proczyk Harald AUT 2 241 Sritrai Tin THA 2 242 Vinyes Joan AND 1 1 243 Aristi Antonio ESP 1 144 Arruabarrena Harriet ESP 1 145 Bettera Enrico ITA 1 146 Breukers Rik NED 1 147 Breukers Ivo NED 1 148 Bruins Roelof KOR 1 149 de Heus Bert NED 1 150 de los Milagros José Manuel ESP 1 151 Fontes Álvaro ESP 1 152 Fugel Dominik GER 1 153 Gené Jordi ESP 1 154 Gleason Kevin USA 1 155 Grouwels Roger NED 1 156 Hezemans Loris NED 1 157 Homola Mat'o SVK 1 158 Horňák Miroslav SVK 1 159 Ittiritpong Narasak THA 1 160 Koeten Bas NED 1 161 Konôpka Matej SVK 1 162 Konôpka Miroslav SVK 1 163 Lepoutre Michel FRA 1 164 Lessenes Benjamin BEL 1 165 Lobato Rafael POR 1 166 Makushin Evgeniy RUS 1 167 Makushin Yuriy RUS 1 168 Masdeu Jordi ESP 1 169 Mikuláško Zdeno SVK 1 170 Mondron Guillaume BEL 1 171 Morbidelli Gianni ITA 1 172 Moura Gustavo POR 1 173 Niederberger Georg GER 1 174 Perez Aicart José Manuel ESP 1 175 Potty Maxime BEL 1 176 Rappange Rob NED 1 177 Rodrigues José POR 1 178 Studenič Andřej SVK 1 179 Tse Wing Kin (Kevin) MAC 1 180 Van Hooydonk Jeffrey BEL 1 181 Vigiola Iñigo ESP 1 182 Vinyes Amalia AND 1 183 Wohlfarth Jürgen GER 1 1

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