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2012 Superstars Series


The 2012 Superstars Series season was the ninth year of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the ninth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the sixth year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on April 1 and finished at Pergusa on October 28, after eighth round. A ninth round was planned at Sentul but it was cancelled.

All eight rounds counted towards the International title, with five rounds counting towards the Italian title. Both championship were won by Johan Kristoffersson driving for Audi.

Teams and drivers

  • All teams use Hankook tyres.
TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
CHE Swiss TeamMaserati Quattroporte1FIN Mika Salo1, 6
BRA Christian Fittipaldi2, 8
GBR Johnny Herbert3–4
AUT Christian Klien5
ITA Giancarlo Fisichella7
2ITA Mauro CesariAll
ITA Dinamic MotorsportBMW M3 (E92)3ITA Thomas BiagiAll
4ITA Sandro Bettini1–4
ITA Franco Fumi5
GBR Jeff Smith6
ITA Max Mugelli7–8
6ITA Stefano Gabellini1–6
ITA Giovanni Berton7–8
ITA Todi CorseBMW M3 (E90)8ITA Francesco Ascani1–2, 4, 7
BMW 550i (E60)56ITA Leonardo Baccarelli1–2, 4, 7
ITA Marco Pollara8
SMR W&D Racing TeamBMW M3 (E90)9SMR Paolo Meloni1–7
10SMR Walter Meloni1–7
ITA Solaris MotorsportChevrolet Lumina CR811ITA Simone Iacone8
12ITA Francesco SiniAll
ITA Ferlito MotorsJaguar XFR18ITA Max PigoliAll
19ITA Gian Maria Gabbiani1
IDN Ananda Mikola2
GBR Tom Onslow-Cole3
ITA Andrea Boffo4
ITA Domenico Ferlito5–7
ITA Ezio Muccio8
ITA MRT by NocentiniChrysler 300C SRT-822ITA Niccolò Mercatali1
ITA Alessandro Battaglin7
Lexus IS-F23ITA Simone Monforte1
ITA Michele Faccin7
ITA Roma Racing TeamMercedes C63 AMG27ITA Nico Caldarola1–4, 6
Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé7–8
Mercedes C63 AMG28ITA Andrea Boffo1–3
IDN Ananda Mikola4
ITA Alessandro Garofano6
ITA Luca Rangoni6
ITA Luigi Ferrara8
ITA Romeo FerrarisMercedes C63 AMG30COL Camilo Zurcher4–7
ITA Raffaele Giammaria8
99ITA Andrea LariniAll
ITA Scuderia GiudiciBMW M3 (E92)33ITA Riccardo Bossi1
ITA Gianni Giudici2, 4–5, 7
43ITA Marco Fumagalli2, 4
ITA Andrea Perlini2, 4
HUN Norbert Michelisz5
BMW 550i (E60)ITA Marco Fumagalli1
ITA Andrea Perlini1
ITA Audi Sport ItaliaAudi RS545ITA Gianni MorbidelliAll
SWE Audi Sport KMSAudi RS546SWE Johan KristofferssonAll
DEU MTM MotorsportAudi RS447DEU Thomas Schöffler1
Audi RS52–8
ITA CAAL RacingMercedes C63 AMG54ITA Vitantonio LiuzziAll
58ITA Max Mugelli1–5
ITA Luigi Ferrara6
ITA Andrea Bacci7–8

Changes

  • ROAL Motorsport (Team BMW Italia) retired from the series at the end of 2011; for 2012 it provided technical support to the new team Dinamic.
  • Swiss-based Solaris Motorsport took over the Chevrolet Lumina program left by Motorzone Race Car.
  • Audi Sport Italia developed the new Audi RS5 racer, fielding one car and providing support for two private teams: Swedish team Kristoffersson Motorsport (racing as Audi Sport KMS) and German team MTM Motorsport.
  • San Marino based W&D Racing Team joined the series with two BMW M3 (E90).
  • Starting mid-season, Roma Racing Team fielded a brand-new Superstars racing car, the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé developed by Top Run Engineering.
  • Spain-based Campos Racing retired from the series.

Calendar

RoundCircuit/LocationDate12345678
ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza1 April
ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola22 April
GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire20 May
ITA Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello3 June
HUN Hungaroring, Budapest1 July
BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps15 July
ITA Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano7 October
ITA Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa28 October
IDN Sentul International Circuit, Bogorcancelled

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamReport1R1R22R1R23R1R24R1R25R1R26R1R27R1R28R1R29R1R2
MonzaITA Max PigoliITA Andrea LariniITA Max PigoliITA Ferlito MotorsReport
ITA Francesco SiniITA Vitantonio LiuzziITA CAAL Racing
ImolaSWE Johan KristofferssonITA Gianni MorbidelliSWE Johan KristofferssonSWE Audi Sport KMSReport
ITA Gianni MorbidelliSWE Johan KristofferssonSWE Audi Sport KMS
Donington ParkITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Audi Sport ItaliaReport
ITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Audi Sport Italia
MugelloITA Thomas BiagiGBR Johnny HerbertITA Andrea LariniITA Romeo FerrarisReport
ITA Stefano GabelliniITA Francesco SiniITA Solaris Motorsport
HungaroringITA Vitantonio LiuzziSWE Johan KristofferssonITA Vitantonio LiuzziITA CAAL RacingReport
ITA Thomas BiagiAUT Christian KlienCHE Swiss Team
SpaITA Gianni MorbidelliSWE Johan KristofferssonITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Audi Sport ItaliaReport
ITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Gianni MorbidelliITA Audi Sport Italia
VallelungaSWE Johan KristofferssonGER Thomas SchöfflerSWE Johan KristofferssonSWE Audi Sport KMSReport
SWE Johan KristofferssonSWE Johan KristofferssonSWE Audi Sport KMS
PergusaITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Romeo FerrarisReport
ITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Raffaele GiammariaITA Romeo Ferraris
Sentul

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoleFastest LapStartPoints20151210864321111

Campionato Italiano Superstars

PosDriverMNZ
ITAIMO
ITAMUG
ITAVAL
ITAPER
ITAPts123456791011121415171819212224262931343940PosDriverMNZ
ITAIMO
ITAMUG
ITAVAL
ITAPER
ITAPts
SWE Johan Kristoffersson5Ret1147*1*15Ret124
ITA Thomas Biagi4432Ret336Ret3100
ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi316Ret55473992
ITA Francesco SiniRet34Ret7117172Ret72
ITA Andrea Larini27271Ret149RetDSQ71
ITA Max Pigoli1210166RetRetDNS11DNS51
ITA Stefano Gabellini178763247
DEU Thomas Schöffler12Ret951115249Ret47
ITA Raffaele Giammaria*1*145
ITA Gianni Morbidelli751714RetDNS1856Ret37
ITA Max Mugelli91411151696313736
BRA Christian Fittipaldi54Ret530
ITA Mauro Cesari161012910610128630
ITA Nico Caldarola861981410Ret1810Ret24
ITA Giovanni Berton7212Ret23
ITA Andrea Boffo19983Ret1623
ITA Luigi Ferrara7221
GBR Johnny Herbert2Ret18
ITA Andrea Bacci1184Ret17
IDN Ananda MikolaRetRet8417
SMR Paolo Meloni101513119891416
ITA Simone IaconeRet412
COL Camilo ZurcherRet145Ret12
FIN Mika Salo6168
SMR Walter Meloni13111612131215158
ITA Sandro Bettini11Ret1410RetDNS6
ITA Francesco AscaniDNSDNS18Ret121113136
ITA Leonardo Baccarelli1412DNSDNSRet13Ret166
ITA Giancarlo Fisichella8115
ITA Ezio MuccioRet85
ITA Domenico Ferlito12103
ITA Marco Fumagalli1513153
ITA Gianni GiudiciRetDNSRetDNS16DNS3
ITA Andrea Perlini1315DNS2
ITA Marco Pollara14Ret2
ITA Niccolò Mercatali18Ret2
ITA Gian Maria GabbianiRetRet2
ITA Michele FaccinRetRet2
ITA Riccardo BossiRetDNS1
ITA Simone MonforteDNSDNS0
ITA Alessandro BattaglinDNSDNS0

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |}

International Superstars Series – Drivers

PosDriverMNZ
ITAIMO
ITADON
GBRMUG
ITAHUN
HUNSPA
BELVAL
ITAPER
ITAPts1234567891011121416171921222325282930313437384447PosDriverMNZ
ITAIMO
ITADON
GBRMUG
ITAHUN
HUNSPA
BELVAL
ITAPER
ITAPts
SWE Johan Kristoffersson5Ret1122475Ret2Ret*1*15Ret185
ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi316Ret535512324739181
ITA Thomas Biagi443246Ret32310436Ret3161
ITA Gianni Morbidelli75171411RetDNS13Ret*1*11856Ret128
ITA Francesco SiniRet34Ret1047114811Ret17172Ret92
ITA Andrea Larini27278111Ret79814149RetDSQ89
ITA Stefano Gabellini178767Ret32Ret59575
DEU Thomas Schöffler12Ret956Ret1115101076249Ret71
ITA Max Pigoli1210169Ret6RetRetDNS199RetDNS11DNS60
ITA Raffaele Giammaria*1*145
ITA Max Mugelli914111511Ret169DNSDNS6313738
GBR Johnny Herbert372Ret36
ITA Mauro Cesari1610129139106DNSDNS17Ret10128636
COL Camilo ZurcherRet14666Ret5Ret34
SMR Paolo Meloni1015131112598157161591434
ITA Luigi Ferrara4117233
AUT Christian Klien4132
ITA Nico Caldarola8619815101410148Ret1810Ret32
FIN Mika Salo6165330
BRA Christian Fittipaldi54Ret530
ITA Andrea Boffo19983178Ret1628
ITA Giovanni Berton7212Ret23
ITA Andrea Bacci1184Ret17
IDN Ananda MikolaRetRet8417
HUN Norbert Michelisz3Ret14
ITA Franco Fumi9414
SMR Walter Meloni131116121613131212Ret1813151514
ITA Simone IaconeRet412
ITA Domenico Ferlito8111510121011
ITA Sandro Bettini11Ret14101412RetDNS8
GBR Jeff Smith1376
ITA Francesco AscaniDNSDNS18Ret121113136
ITA Leonardo Baccarelli1412DNSDNSRet13Ret166
ITA Giancarlo Fisichella8115
ITA Ezio MuccioRet85
ITA Gianni GiudiciRetDNSRetDNS11Ret16DNS5
ITA Marco Fumagalli1513153
ITA Andrea Perlini1315DNS2
ITA Marco Pollara14Ret2
ITA Niccolò Mercatali18Ret2
GBR Tom Onslow-Cole18Ret2
ITA Gian Maria GabbianiRetRet2
ITA Michele FaccinRetRet2
ITA Luca Rangoni121
ITA Alessandro Garofano121
ITA Riccardo BossiRetDNS1
ITA Simone MonforteDNSDNS0
ITA Alessandro BattaglinDNSDNS0

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |}

International Superstars Series – Teams

PosTeamManufacturerPoints1234567891011121314
ITA DinamicBMW276
ITA CAAL RacingMercedes-Benz222
SWE Audi Sport KMSAudi185
CHE Swiss TeamMaserati169
ITA Romeo FerrarisMercedes-Benz167
ITA Audi Sport ItaliaAudi128
CHE Solaris MotorsportChevrolet104
ITA Roma Racing TeamMercedes-Benz96
ITA Ferlito MotorsJaguar84
DEU Audi MTM MotorsportAudi71
SMR W&D Racing TeamBMW48
ITA Scuderia GiudiciBMW25
ITA Todi CorseBMW14
ITA MRT by NocentiniChrysler, Lexus4

References

References

  1. Meissner, Johan. (19 March 2012). "Liuzzi and Salo set for Superstars 2012 season". Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
  2. (8 May 2012). "Johnny Herbert signs for three SUPERSTARS SERIES races". FG Events & Sport.
  3. (16 March 2012). "Superstars – Presentata la stagione 2012 con al via Liuzzi, Fittipaldi e Salo". Stop&Go Communication.
  4. Meissner, Johan. (21 February 2012). "Three Audi RS5s for Morbidelli, Kristoffersson and Schöffler". Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
  5. Meissner, Johan. (21 February 2012). "Kristoffersson excited for Superstars Series season". Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
  6. Casillo, Pietro. (15 July 2012). "Morbidelli makes it a double as Kristoffersson retires". Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
  7. (19 October 2012). "Superstars: Sentul round of Superstars Series cancelled". Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
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