2011 Superstars Series Explained

The 2011 Superstars Series season was the eighth year of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the eighth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the fifth year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on April 10, and finished at Vallelunga on October 10, after nine rounds. Eight of the nine rounds counted towards the International title, won by Andrea Bertolini driving for Maserati, with six rounds counting towards the Italian title, won by Alberto Cerqui driving for BMW.

Teams and drivers

• All teams used Michelin tyres.

Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Team BMW Italia	BMW M3 (E92)	1	Thomas Biagi^[1]	All
		2	Stefano Gabellini	All
		3	Alberto Cerqui	All
Motorzone Race Car	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	5	Fabrizio Armetta	1–3, 5–6, 9
		10	Alessandro Vita Kouzkin	1
MN Motorsport	Lexus IS-F	6	Diego Romanini	6
Movisport	BMW M3 (E90)	8	Francesco Ascani	1, 4–6
	BMW M3 (E92)	12	Francesca Linossi^[2]	1–4, 6
			Gianluca de Lorenzi	9
	BMW 550i (E60)	16	Alessandro Tambussi	3, 7
			Giampiero Pindari	5, 7
			Luciano Linossi	5
			Niccolò Mercatali	6
	BMW M3 (E90)	73		9
			Sandro Bettini	1–3, 6–9
			Ivan Tramontozzi	4–5
		99	Alex De Giacomi^[3]	1–6
			Alessandro Garofano	7
			Gianluca de Lorenzi	8
			Roberto Papini	9
Todi Corse	BMW M3 (E90)	8	Francesco Ascani	7–9
	BMW 550i (E60)	56	Leonardo Baccarelli	7–9
Romeo Ferraris	Mercedes C63 AMG	11	Andrea Dromedari^[4]	All
		18	Max Pigoli	All
		48	Johnny Herbert	1–3, 5–9
		88	Michela Cerruti	All
RGA Sportsmanship	BMW M3 (E92)	21	Christian Montanari	1, 4–6
		69	Kristian Ghedina^[5]	1, 4
			Alessandro Garofano	6
			Mauro Cesari	5
MRT by Nocentini	Chrysler 300C SRT-8	22		2–4, 6–8
Campos Racing^[6]	BMW M3 (E92)	23	Sergio Hernández	1–3, 6
		32	Isaac Tutumlu	1–3
RC Motorsport	Cadillac CTS-V	24	Roberto Benedetti	1–2, 4, 6–9
Roma Racing Team	Mercedes C63 AMG	27	Nico Caldarola	1–2, 4, 6
			Christian Montanari	9
			Marco Cassarà
			Luca Rangoni	8
		28		6
			Felice Tedeschi	8
			Francesco Sini	9
Swiss Team	Maserati Quattroporte	33	Andrea Bertolini	2–3, 5–9
		46		1
			Andrea Chiesa	1, 3
			Alessandro Pier Guidi	5–9
Hopmobile Audi Sport Italia	Audi RS4	34	Ermanno Dionisio	1–2, 4, 6
			Alberto Cola	8–9
		35	Roberto Papini	1
			Thomas Schöffler	6
		37	Riccardo Bossi	1–2, 4, 6, 8–9
		45	Gianni Morbidelli	6–9
Ferlito Motors	Jaguar XFR	40	Luigi Cecchi	All
		41	Francesco Sini	1–8
			Mauro Cesari	9
CAAL Racing	Mercedes C63 AMG	54	Luigi Ferrara	All
		58	Riccardo Romagnoli	1–5, 7–9
	BMW 550i (E60)	56	Leonardo Baccarelli	4, 6

Calendar

Round	Circuit/Location	Date
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	April 10
2	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	May 8
3	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	May 22
4	Misano World Circuit	June 5
5	Donington Park, Leicestershire	June 19
6	Misano World Circuit	July 10
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 7
8	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello	September 25
9	Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano	October 9

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Monza	Max Pigoli	Luigi Ferrara	Max Pigoli	Romeo Ferraris	Report
	R2			Luigi Ferrara	Michela Cerruti	Romeo Ferraris
2	R1	Valencia	Andrea Bertolini	Andrea Bertolini	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team	Report
	R2			Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing
3	R1	Portimão	Alberto Cerqui	Thomas Biagi	Thomas Biagi	Team BMW Italia	Report
	R2			Andrea Bertolini	Thomas Biagi	Team BMW Italia
4	R1	Misano	Max Pigoli	Thomas Biagi	Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing	Report
	R2			Ermanno Dionisio	Max Pigoli	Romeo Ferraris
5	R1	Donington Park	Alberto Cerqui	Luigi Ferrara	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team	Report
	R2			Andrea Bertolini	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team
6	R1	Misano	Alberto Cerqui	Alberto Cerqui	Alberto Cerqui	Team BMW Italia	Report
	R2			Alessandro Pier Guidi	Luca Rangoni	Roma Racing Team
7	R1	Spa-Francorchamps	Andrea Bertolini	Johnny Herbert	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team	Report
	R2			Luigi Ferrara	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team
8	R1	Mugello	Alberto Cerqui	Alberto Cerqui	Alberto Cerqui	Team BMW Italia	Report
	R2			Thomas Biagi	Alberto Cerqui	Team BMW Italia
9	R1	Vallelunga	Andrea Bertolini	Andrea Bertolini	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team	Report
	R2			Gianni Morbidelli	Andrea Bertolini	Swiss Team

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	Fastest Lap
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1	1

Campionato Italiano Superstars

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" Pos Driver MNZ MIS MIS SPA MUG VAL  Pts  1 Alberto Cerqui 5 5 3 19 1 3 7 Ret 1 1 3 6 126 2 Max Pigoli 1 11 2 1 Ret Ret 5 2 3 5 7 4 114 3 Luigi Ferrara 3 10 1 7 2 4 2 3 6 7 6 8 111 4 Thomas Biagi 4 8 4 2 3 18 6 4 4 2 4 10 104 5 Andrea Bertolini 14 6 13 1 1 12 Ret 1 1 89 6 Johnny Herbert 10 Ret 4 2 3 9 5 3 Ret 5 69 7 Stefano Gabellini 6 6 9 6 Ret 5 17 5 Ret 4 5 7 58 8 Michela Cerruti 2 1 12 14 11 Ret 4 7 11 Ret 8 9 54 9 Alessandro Pier Guidi Ret 6 16 15 2 13 2 3 49 10 Francesco Sini 13 2 8 9 14 19 11 6 7 6 9 11 38 11 Riccardo Romagnoli 8 4 5 11 7 7 9 10 8 8 Ret Ret 38 12 Luca Rangoni 5 1 Ret 15 28 13 Gianni Morbidelli DNS DNS 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 18 14 Christian Montanari DNS DNS 6 3 Ret Ret 19 18 15 Andrea Chiesa 3 12 16 Riccardo Bossi Ret Ret 16 4 Ret Ret 15 Ret 12 Ret 10 17 Andrea Dromedari 16 13 Ret 12 8 8 13 8 13 Ret 10 Ret 10 18 Ivan Tramontozzi Ret 5 8 19 Roberto Benedetti 9 9 Ret 10 Ret 14 18 12 14 10 17 20 6 20 Fabrizio Armetta 7 12 10 Ret 18 12 5 21 Alex De Giacomi 17 Ret 10 8 Ret 10 5 22 Sandro Bettini Ret 7 18 15 12 14 Ret 14 16 4 23 Kristian Ghedina DNS DNS 7 Ret 4 24 Alessandro Garofano Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 25 Mauro Cesari Ret Ret 12 9 DNS DNS Ret DNS 11 14 2 26 Felice Tedeschi 9 16 2 27 Sergio Hernández Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 28 Luigi Cecchi 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 14 15 1 29 Leonardo Baccarelli 15 18 19 16 Ret DNS 10 11 16 17 1 30 Ermanno Dionisio Ret Ret 11 17 20 12 1 31 Francesca Linossi Ret Ret 13 13 13 11 0 32 Francesco Ascani DNS DNS 14 15 16 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 15 18 0 33 Roberto Papini 12 Ret 13 13 0 34 Alberto Cola Ret 12 DNS DNS 0 35 Alessandro Tambussi 13 0 36 Nico Caldarola Ret 14 Ret 16 DNS DNS 0 37 Alessandro Vita Kouzkin 15 Ret 0 38 Niccolò Mercatali 17 17 Ret 0 39 Marco Cassarà 19 0 40 Gianluca de Lorenzi Ret Ret 20 DNS 0 Isaac Tutumlu Ret Ret 0 Gianpiero Pindari Ret 0 Diego Romanini DNS DNS 0 Thomas Schöffler DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver MNZ MIS MIS SPA MUG VAL  Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Drivers

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" Pos Driver MNZ VNC ALG DON MIS SPA MUG VAL  Pts  1 Andrea Bertolini 14 1 2 4 Ret 1 1 6 13 1 1 12 Ret 1 1 178 2 Luigi Ferrara 3 10 2 1 5 5 4 2 2 4 2 3 6 7 6 8 165 3 Alberto Cerqui 5 5 12 10 2 2 3 7 1 3 7 Ret 1 1 3 6 163 4 Thomas Biagi 4 8 3 4 1 1 7 9 3 18 6 4 4 2 4 10 147 5 Max Pigoli 1 11 4 3 7 4 10 4 Ret Ret 5 2 3 5 7 4 125 6 Johnny Herbert 10 Ret 6 18 15 18 2 6 4 2 3 9 5 3 Ret 5 96 7 Stefano Gabellini 6 6 5 5 3 3 11 10 Ret 5 17 5 Ret 4 5 7 91 8 Alessandro Pier Guidi 6 3 Ret 6 16 15 2 13 2 3 67 9 Michela Cerruti 2 1 Ret 9 8 Ret 12 13 11 Ret 4 7 11 Ret 8 9 59 10 Francesco Sini 13 2 15 7 Ret Ret 8 17 14 19 11 6 7 6 9 11 40 11 Riccardo Romagnoli 8 4 Ret 8 10 7 Ret 11 7 7 9 10 8 8 Ret Ret 38 12 Luca Rangoni 5 1 Ret 15 28 13 Andrea Chiesa 3 9 6 20 14 Fabrizio Armetta 7 12 7 20 6 13 9 8 10 Ret 18 12 20 15 Gianni Morbidelli DNS DNS 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 18 16 Christian Montanari DNS DNS 5 5 Ret Ret 19 16 17 Andrea Dromedari 16 13 11 11 13 8 14 15 8 8 13 8 13 Ret 10 Ret 13 18 Ermanno Dionisio Ret Ret 9 6 20 12 8 19 Sandro Bettini Ret 7 16 14 12 10 18 15 12 14 Ret 14 16 5 20 Sergio Hernández Ret Ret 8 Ret 19 16 9 Ret 5 21 Roberto Benedetti 9 9 Ret 13 Ret 14 18 12 14 10 17 20 5 22 Mauro Cesari 19 16 14 9 13 14 12 9 DNS DNS Ret DNS 11 14 4 23 Alessandro Garofano Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 24 Felice Tedeschi 9 16 2 25 Alex De Giacomi 17 Ret 10 12 17 17 15 12 Ret 10 2 26 Luigi Cecchi 11 Ret 17 17 Ret 12 18 18 15 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 14 15 1 27 Leonardo Baccarelli 19 16 Ret DNS 10 11 16 17 1 28 Francesca Linossi Ret Ret 13 19 18 11 13 11 0 29 Francesco Ascani DNS DNS 17 16 16 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret 15 18 0 30 Isaac Tutumlu Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 15 0 31 Roberto Papini 12 Ret 13 13 0 32 Riccardo Bossi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 12 Ret 0 33 Alberto Cola Ret 12 DNS DNS 0 34 Alessandro Tambussi 16 14 13 0 35 Nico Caldarola Ret 14 14 15 DNS DNS 0 36 Alessandro Vita Kouzkin 15 Ret 0 37 Ivan Tramontozzi 16 DNS 0 38 Niccolò Mercatali 17 17 Ret 0 39 Marco Cassarà 19 0 40 Gianluca de Lorenzi Ret Ret 20 DNS 0 Giampiero Pindari Ret Ret 0 Kristian Ghedina DNS DNS 0 Diego Romanini DNS DNS 0 Thomas Schöffler DNS DNS 0 Luciano Linossi DNS 0 Pos Driver MNZ VNC ALG DON MIS SPA MUG VAL  Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Teams

Pos	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	Team BMW Italia	BMW	357
2	Swiss Team	Maserati	297
3	Romeo Ferraris	Mercedes-Benz	294
4	CAAL Racing	Mercedes-Benz, BMW	206
5	Audi Sport Italia	Audi	42
6	Ferlito Motors	Jaguar	39
7	Roma Racing Team	Mercedes-Benz	32
8	Motorzone Race Car	Chevrolet	20
9	RGA Sportmanship	BMW	16
10	Movisport	BMW	10
11	Campos Racing	BMW	5
12	RC Motorsport	Cadillac	5
13	MRT by Nocentini	Chrysler	4
14	Todi Corse	BMW	1
15	MN Motorsport	Lexus	0

External links

• Official Superstars website

Notes and References

1. News: BMW Team Italy signs Biagi, Cerqui and Gabellini . Meissner . Johan . 24 January 2011 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 24 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110125173916/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5714 . 25 January 2011 .
2. News: Linossi to face former team-mate Cerruti in Superstars. Motors TV. LMC. 18 March 2011. 18 March 2011. Andy. Wilkinson.
3. News: Alex De Giacomi returns with Movisport for 2011 with brand-new BMW M3 E90. superstarsseries.it. Roma Formula Futuro. 18 January 2011. 24 January 2011.
4. News: Rookie Andrea Dromedari joins Max Pigoli, Michela Cerruti at team Romeo Ferraris. superstarsseries.it. Roma Formula Futuro. 21 January 2011. 24 January 2011.
5. News: Kristian Ghedina to race BMW for RGA Motorsport. Motors TV. LMC. 4 April 2011. 4 April 2011. Andy. Wilkinson.
6. News: Campos Racing enters Superstars . Meissner . Johan . 15 March 2011 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 15 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080241/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5851 . 17 July 2011 .