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.

2012 Superstars Series
Previous: 2011 Next: 2013

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
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Swiss Team[1] Maserati Quattroporte 1 Mika Salo[2] 1, 6
Christian Fittipaldi[2] 2, 8
Johnny Herbert[3] 3–4
Christian Klien 5
Giancarlo Fisichella 7
2 Mauro Cesari All
Dinamic Motorsport BMW M3 (E92) 3 Thomas Biagi[2] All
4 Sandro Bettini 1–4
Franco Fumi 5
Jeff Smith 6
Max Mugelli 7–8
6 Stefano Gabellini 1–6
Giovanni Berton 7–8
Todi Corse BMW M3 (E90) 8 Francesco Ascani 1–2, 4, 7
BMW 550i (E60) 56 Leonardo Baccarelli 1–2, 4, 7
Marco Pollara 8
W&D Racing Team BMW M3 (E90) 9 Paolo Meloni 1–7
10 Walter Meloni 1–7
Solaris Motorsport Chevrolet Lumina CR8 11 Simone Iacone 8
12 Francesco Sini All
Ferlito Motors Jaguar XFR 18 Max Pigoli All
19 Gian Maria Gabbiani 1
Ananda Mikola[2] 2
Tom Onslow-Cole 3
Andrea Boffo 4
Domenico Ferlito 5–7
Ezio Muccio 8
MRT by Nocentini Chrysler 300C SRT-8 22 Niccolò Mercatali 1
Alessandro Battaglin 7
Lexus IS-F 23 Simone Monforte 1
Michele Faccin 7
Roma Racing Team Mercedes C63 AMG 27 Nico Caldarola 1–4, 6
Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé 7–8
Mercedes C63 AMG 28 Andrea Boffo 1–3
Ananda Mikola 4
Alessandro Garofano 6
Luca Rangoni 6
Luigi Ferrara 8
Romeo Ferraris Mercedes C63 AMG 30 Camilo Zurcher 4–7
Raffaele Giammaria 8
99 Andrea Larini All
Scuderia Giudici BMW M3 (E92) 33 Riccardo Bossi 1
Gianni Giudici 2, 4–5, 7
43 Marco Fumagalli 2, 4
Andrea Perlini 2, 4
Norbert Michelisz 5
BMW 550i (E60) Marco Fumagalli 1
Andrea Perlini 1
Audi Sport Italia Audi RS5 45 Gianni Morbidelli[2] All
Audi Sport KMS[4] Audi RS5 46 Johan Kristoffersson[5] All
MTM Motorsport[4] Audi RS4 47 Thomas Schöffler 1
Audi RS5 2–8
CAAL Racing[1] Mercedes C63 AMG 54 Vitantonio Liuzzi[2] All
58 Max Mugelli 1–5
Luigi Ferrara 6
Andrea Bacci 7–8

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
Round Circuit/Location Date
1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1 April
2 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 22 April
3 Donington Park, Leicestershire 20 May
4 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 3 June
5 Hungaroring, Budapest 1 July
6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 15 July
7 Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano 7 October
8 Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa[6] 28 October
Sentul International Circuit, Bogor cancelled[7]
  International Superstars Series only
  Both championships

Results
Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 R1 Monza Max Pigoli Andrea Larini Max Pigoli Ferlito Motors Report
R2 Francesco Sini Vitantonio Liuzzi CAAL Racing
2 R1 Imola Johan Kristoffersson Gianni Morbidelli Johan Kristoffersson Audi Sport KMS Report
R2 Gianni Morbidelli Johan Kristoffersson Audi Sport KMS
3 R1 Donington Park Gianni Morbidelli Gianni Morbidelli Gianni Morbidelli Audi Sport Italia Report
R2 Gianni Morbidelli Gianni Morbidelli Audi Sport Italia
4 R1 Mugello Thomas Biagi Johnny Herbert Andrea Larini Romeo Ferraris Report
R2 Stefano Gabellini Francesco Sini Solaris Motorsport
5 R1 Hungaroring Vitantonio Liuzzi Johan Kristoffersson Vitantonio Liuzzi CAAL Racing Report
R2 Thomas Biagi Christian Klien Swiss Team
6 R1 Spa Gianni Morbidelli Johan Kristoffersson Gianni Morbidelli Audi Sport Italia Report
R2 Gianni Morbidelli Gianni Morbidelli Audi Sport Italia
7 R1 Vallelunga Johan Kristoffersson Thomas Schöffler Johan Kristoffersson Audi Sport KMS Report
R2 Johan Kristoffersson Johan Kristoffersson Audi Sport KMS
8 R1 Pergusa Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Romeo Ferraris Report
R2 Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Romeo Ferraris
9 R1 Sentul
Round cancelled
R2

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoleFastest LapStart
Points20151210864321111

Campionato Italiano Superstars
Pos Driver MNZ
 IMO
 MUG
 VAL
 PER
  Pts 
1 Johan Kristoffersson 5 Ret 1 1 4 7 1 1 5 Ret 124
2 Thomas Biagi 4 4 3 2 Ret 3 3 6 Ret 3 100
3 Vitantonio Liuzzi 3 1 6 Ret 5 5 4 7 3 9 92
4 Francesco Sini Ret 3 4 Ret 7 1 17 17 2 Ret 72
5 Andrea Larini 2 7 2 7 1 Ret 14 9 Ret DSQ 71
6 Max Pigoli 1 2 10 16 6 Ret Ret DNS 11 DNS 51
7 Stefano Gabellini 17 8 7 6 3 2 47
Thomas Schöffler 12 Ret 9 5 11 15 2 4 9 Ret 47
9 Raffaele Giammaria 1 1 45
10 Gianni Morbidelli 7 5 17 14 Ret DNS 18 5 6 Ret 37
11 Max Mugelli 9 14 11 15 16 9 6 3 13 7 36
12 Christian Fittipaldi 5 4 Ret 5 30
Mauro Cesari 16 10 12 9 10 6 10 12 8 6 30
14 Nico Caldarola 8 6 19 8 14 10 Ret 18 10 Ret 24
15 Giovanni Berton 7 2 12 Ret 23
Andrea Boffo 19 9 8 3 Ret 16 23
17 Luigi Ferrara 7 2 21
18 Johnny Herbert 2 Ret 18
19 Andrea Bacci 11 8 4 Ret 17
Ananda Mikola Ret Ret 8 4 17
21 Paolo Meloni 10 15 13 11 9 8 9 14 16
22 Simone Iacone Ret 4 12
Camilo Zurcher Ret 14 5 Ret 12
24 Mika Salo 6 16 8
Walter Meloni 13 11 16 12 13 12 15 15 8
26 Sandro Bettini 11 Ret 14 10 Ret DNS 6
Francesco Ascani DNS DNS 18 Ret 12 11 13 13 6
Leonardo Baccarelli 14 12 DNS DNS Ret 13 Ret 16 6
29 Giancarlo Fisichella 8 11 5
Ezio Muccio Ret 8 5
31 Domenico Ferlito 12 10 3
Marco Fumagalli 15 13 15 3
Gianni Giudici Ret DNS Ret DNS 16 DNS 3
34 Andrea Perlini 13 15 DNS 2
Marco Pollara 14 Ret 2
Niccolò Mercatali 18 Ret 2
Gian Maria Gabbiani Ret Ret 2
Michele Faccin Ret Ret 2
39 Riccardo Bossi Ret DNS 1
40 Simone Monforte DNS DNS 0
Alessandro Battaglin DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver MNZ
 IMO
 MUG
 VAL
 PER
  Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Drivers
Pos Driver MNZ
 IMO
 DON
 MUG
 HUN
 SPA
 VAL
 PER
  Pts 
1 Johan Kristoffersson 5 Ret 1 1 2 2 4 7 5 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 5 Ret 185
2 Vitantonio Liuzzi 3 1 6 Ret 5 3 5 5 1 2 3 2 4 7 3 9 181
3 Thomas Biagi 4 4 3 2 4 6 Ret 3 2 3 10 4 3 6 Ret 3 161
4 Gianni Morbidelli 7 5 17 14 1 1 Ret DNS 13 Ret 1 1 18 5 6 Ret 128
5 Francesco Sini Ret 3 4 Ret 10 4 7 1 14 8 11 Ret 17 17 2 Ret 92
6 Andrea Larini 2 7 2 7 8 11 1 Ret 7 9 8 14 14 9 Ret DSQ 89
7 Stefano Gabellini 17 8 7 6 7 Ret 3 2 Ret 5 9 5 75
8 Thomas Schöffler 12 Ret 9 5 6 Ret 11 15 10 10 7 6 2 4 9 Ret 71
9 Max Pigoli 1 2 10 16 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret DNS 19 9 Ret DNS 11 DNS 60
10 Raffaele Giammaria 1 1 45
11 Max Mugelli 9 14 11 15 11 Ret 16 9 DNS DNS 6 3 13 7 38
12 Johnny Herbert 3 7 2 Ret 36
Mauro Cesari 16 10 12 9 13 9 10 6 DNS DNS 17 Ret 10 12 8 6 36
14 Camilo Zurcher Ret 14 6 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 34
Paolo Meloni 10 15 13 11 12 5 9 8 15 7 16 15 9 14 34
16 Luigi Ferrara 4 11 7 2 33
17 Christian Klien 4 1 32
Nico Caldarola 8 6 19 8 15 10 14 10 14 8 Ret 18 10 Ret 32
19 Mika Salo 6 16 5 3 30
Christian Fittipaldi 5 4 Ret 5 30
21 Andrea Boffo 19 9 8 3 17 8 Ret 16 28
22 Giovanni Berton 7 2 12 Ret 23
23 Andrea Bacci 11 8 4 Ret 17
Ananda Mikola Ret Ret 8 4 17
25 Norbert Michelisz 3 Ret 14
Franco Fumi 9 4 14
Walter Meloni 13 11 16 12 16 13 13 12 12 Ret 18 13 15 15 14
28 Simone Iacone Ret 4 12
29 Domenico Ferlito 8 11 15 10 12 10 11
30 Sandro Bettini 11 Ret 14 10 14 12 Ret DNS 8
31 Jeff Smith 13 7 6
Francesco Ascani DNS DNS 18 Ret 12 11 13 13 6
Leonardo Baccarelli 14 12 DNS DNS Ret 13 Ret 16 6
34 Giancarlo Fisichella 8 11 5
Ezio Muccio Ret 8 5
Gianni Giudici Ret DNS Ret DNS 11 Ret 16 DNS 5
37 Marco Fumagalli 15 13 15 3
38 Andrea Perlini 13 15 DNS 2
Marco Pollara 14 Ret 2
Niccolò Mercatali 18 Ret 2
Tom Onslow-Cole 18 Ret 2
Gian Maria Gabbiani Ret Ret 2
Michele Faccin Ret Ret 2
44 Luca Rangoni 12 1
Alessandro Garofano 12 1
Riccardo Bossi Ret DNS 1
47 Simone Monforte DNS DNS 0
Alessandro Battaglin DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver MNZ
 IMO
 DON
 MUG
 HUN
 SPA
 VAL
 PER
  Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Teams
Pos Team Manufacturer Points
1 Dinamic BMW 276
2 CAAL Racing Mercedes-Benz 222
3 Audi Sport KMS Audi 185
4 Swiss Team Maserati 169
5 Romeo Ferraris Mercedes-Benz 167
6 Audi Sport Italia Audi 128
7 Solaris Motorsport Chevrolet 104
8 Roma Racing Team Mercedes-Benz 96
9 Ferlito Motors Jaguar 84
10 Audi MTM Motorsport Audi 71
11 W&D Racing Team BMW 48
12 Scuderia Giudici BMW 25
13 Todi Corse BMW 14
14 MRT by Nocentini Chrysler, Lexus 4

References
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