The 2015 TCR International Series Singapore round was the ninth round of the

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as well as the second round of the 2015 TCR Asia Series season. It took place on 19–20 September at the

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won the first race, starting from third position, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2), and

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gained the second one, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.

Success Ballast

Due to the results obtained in the previous round and in the

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round of the

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and Philippe Descombes received +30 kg,

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and Eric Kwong +20 kg and

and Michael Choi +10 kg. Nevertheless, Descombes and Kwong didn't take part at this event, so they will take the ballast at the first round they will participate.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes: * —

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, Mak Hing Tak and

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were moved to the back of the grid for having not set a time within the 107% limit.

Race 1

Notes: * — Samson Chan was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with

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in the

round of the

Race 2

Notes: * —

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and

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were given a 10-second penalty for jumping the start. * — George Chou and

were moved to the back of the grid because of a parc fermé infringement.

Standings after the event

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References

External links

TCR International Series official website
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