2015 TCR Series Seasons
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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 International Series


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 The Russian Circuit Racing Series (RCRS) is a national Russian racing series created in 2004. It incorporates four classes: touring, super-production, touring-light, national class and national-junior (since 2015). Sergei Krylov (racing driver) ...
, organised by SMP Racing Series. The series ran alongside the
Super 2000 Super 2000 is an FIA powertrain specification used in the World Rally Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and other touring car championships. The engines were originally 2 L naturally aspirate ...
TC2 and the
Super Production In relation to international motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to regulations providing 'standard' large scale series production vehicles for competition. They are limited in terms of modifications permitted to the standard specifica ...
cars.
Aleksey Dudukalo Aleksey Nikolayevich Dudukalo ( rus, Алексе́й Никола́евич Дудука́ло, p=ɐlʲɪˈksej nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ dʊdʊˈkalə; born 6 October 1976, in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver. He raced in the World Touring ...
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 The Autodrom Moscow is a race track located near Moscow, from Moscow Circuit Road and from the city center. The track is constructed in the Miachkovo Airport area which has been in use for motor racing since 2001. After the total reconstructio ...
, 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 The Clio Renault Sport (or Clio RS for short) is a hot hatch produced since 1998 by Renault Sport, the high-performance division of French automaker Renault. It is based on the Clio supermini. The engine remained the same since the first Clio ...
at races 3–6 and a
Renault Mégane RS The Renault Mégane Renault Sport (alternatively Renault Mégane RS) is a series of high-performance hatchback models based on the Renault Mégane, produced since 2004 by the high-performance subsidiary company Renault Sport for its parent compa ...
at races 11–14.
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
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Teams' Championship

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TCR Italian Series

The 2015 TCR Italian Series season was the first season of the
TCR Italian Series The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winner Emanuele Pir ...
. It was part of the Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance, as the third division of the series.
Valentina Albanese Valentina Albanese (born 27 March 1974) is an Italian racing driver, the winner of the 2015 Italian Tourism Endurance Championship and the 2015 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship. Albanese began her career in motorsport in 1996. From 2008, she ...
won the championship, winning 12 out of a possible 14 races, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.
Jordi Gené Jordi Gené Guerrero (born 5 December 1970) is a racing driver who competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2005 and 2010. His younger brother, Marc is also a ex-racing driver and is currently a Brand Ambassador for the Scuderia Ferr ...
was the only driver to defeat her in the final race of the season at
Mugello The Mugello is a historic region and valley in northern Tuscany, in Italy, corresponding to the course of the River Sieve. It is located to the north of the city of Florence and includes the northernmost portion of the Metropolitan City of Flo ...
, 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 Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
round was postponed to 31 May due to organisational problems. For the same reasons, on 22 April the
Magione Magione () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 15 km west of Perugia. Magione borders the following municipalities: Castiglione del Lago, Corciano, Panicale, Passignano sul T ...
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 Jordi Gené Guerrero (born 5 December 1970) is a racing driver who competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2005 and 2010. His younger brother, Marc is also a ex-racing driver and is currently a Brand Ambassador for the Scuderia Ferr ...
. All teams used the SEAT León Cup Racer car, with
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
tyres. ;Scoring system (
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TCR Asia Series


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 Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,614, in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (). In 1924, it was ...
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
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tyres. ;Scoring system (
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