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The 2013 Superstars Series was the tenth year and final season of the Superstars Series , an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the tenth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the seventh and final season year of the International Superstars Series . The season began at Monza on 7 April and finished at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit on 13 October, after eight rounds. Audi Sport Italia driver Gianni Morbidelli won both the Italian and International championships, with Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris driver Vitantonio Liuzzi resulting runner-up.
Teams and drivers [ edit ]
All teams were Italian-registered and used Hankook tyres.
Team
Car
Drivers
Rounds
Petri Corse[1]
Porsche Panamera S [1]
01
Johan Kristoffersson [2]
1
02
Massimiliano Fantini[2]
1–3
Nicola Larini [3]
4–5
07
Fabrizio Giovanardi [4]
2–5
Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris [5]
Mercedes C63 AMG [6]
03
Thomas Biagi [6]
All
15
Vitantonio Liuzzi [6]
All
Team BMW Dinamic [7]
BMW M3 (E92) [7]
04
Giovanni Berton[8]
1–8
05
Max Mugelli[7]
1–8
5
Nicola Baldan[9]
9
06
Mauro Trentin[5]
1–8
6
Francesca Linossi[9]
9
Todi Corse
BMW M3 (E90) [5]
08
Francesco Ascani [5]
1, 3, 6, 8
BMW 550i (E60) [5]
56
Camilo Zurcher[10]
7
Mario Buscemi[11]
8
Solaris Motorsport
Chevrolet Lumina CR8 [12]
10
John Quartermaine[13]
6
11
Domenico Schiattarella [14]
4, 6, 8
12
Francesco Sini[12]
3
Chevrolet Camaro SS [12]
1–2, 4–8
RC Motorsport [15]
Cadillac CTS-V [15]
14
Roberto Benedetti[15]
1–4
Roberto Del Castello [15]
6
RGA Sportmanship[16]
BMW M3 (E92) [16]
16
Edoardo Piscopo [17]
2
MRT by Nocentini[18]
Lexus IS-F 500 [18]
22
Diego Romanini [13]
6
Alessandro Battaglin[19]
1
Batt Promotion[5]
Chrysler 300C SRT-8 [5]
23
2, 7
Roma Racing Team
Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé [20]
27
Luigi Ferrara [20]
1–7
Giuseppe Cipriani [11]
8
Mercedes C63 AMG [21]
28
Marco Cassarà[21]
4
Luca Rangoni [10]
7
Scuderia Giudici[5]
BMW M3 (E92) [5]
33
Gianni Giudici [5]
1–2, 4–8
43
Christian Klien [22]
2
Renaud Kuppens[14]
4
Marco Fumagalli[23]
5
Andrea Perlini[23]
5
Colin Turkington [24]
6
Adria Racing System
Audi RS4 [23]
35
Alessandro Battaglin[23]
5
36
Jonathan Giacon[23]
5
Jaguar XFR [5]
77
"Diabolik"[19]
3, 5
99
Andrea Larini [5]
3
Christian Montanari [23]
5
Audi Sport Italia
Audi RS5 [5]
45
Gianni Morbidelli [25]
All
46
Ferdinando Geri[26]
1–3
Laurens Vanthoor [14]
4
Davide di Benedetto[27]
7
Andrea Larini [11]
8
Ermanno Dionisio[9]
9
47
Giuseppe Cipriani [10]
7
CAAL Racing
Mercedes C63 AMG [28]
54
Andrea Bacci [28]
1–8
58
Leonardo Baccarelli[19]
1, 3, 7–8
Raffaele Giammaria [29]
4
Roberto Papini[13]
6
Ferlito Motors
Jaguar XFR [5]
77
"Diabolik"[19]
1–2
99
Andrea Larini [5]
1–2
Calendar [ edit ]
International Superstars Series only
Campionato Italiano Superstars only
Both championships
Results [ edit ]
Notes
Championship standings [ edit ]
Scoring system
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Pole
Fastest Lap
Start
Points
20
15
12
10
8
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Campionato Italiano Superstars [ edit ]
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.
International Superstars Series – Drivers [ edit ]
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.
Teams' championship [ edit ]
Pos
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
Audi Sport Italia
Audi
330
2
Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris
Mercedes-Benz
317
3
Team BMW Dinamic
BMW
306
4
Roma Racing Team
Mercedes-Benz
127
5
CAAL Racing
Mercedes-Benz
107
6
Solaris Motorsport
Chevrolet
93
7
Scuderia Giudici
BMW
59
8
Petri Corse
Porsche
38
9
Adria Racing System
Jaguar, Audi
36
10
Todi Corse
BMW
25
11
RC Motorsport
Cadillac
16
12
RGA Sportmanship
BMW
10
13
MRT by Nocentini
Lexus
3
Batt Promotion
Chrysler
3
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Porsche Panamera returns to Superstars with Petri Corse" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
^ a b "Johan Kristoffersson joins Petri Corse Porsche for 2013" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013 .
^ Casillo, Pietro (8 March 2013). "Nicola Larini joins Fabrizio Giovanardi at Petri Corse" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
^ "Giovanardi returns to Superstars" . Autosport.com . Haymarket Publications . 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "International Series — Team e Piloti" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-04-03 .
^ a b c "Biagi passa alla Mercedes con Romeo Ferraris" . omnicorse.it (in Italian). 26 March 2013.
^ a b c Casillo, Pietro (26 January 2013). "Max Mugelli confirmed at Team Dinamic" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013 .
^ "Giovanni Berton reveals BMW M3 upgrades for 2013" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013 .
^ a b c "Morbidelli in spolvero nelle libere di Franciacorta" .
^ a b c "IMOLA Free Practice 1" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-28 .
^ a b c "VALLELUNGA Free Practice 1" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-12 .
^ a b c "SUPERSTARS welcomes top American muscle cars" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013 .
^ a b c "DONINGTONG PARK Free Practice 1" (PDF) .[permanent dead link ]
^ a b c Casillo, Pietro (19 June 2013). "Vanthoor, Kuppens and Schiattarella joins Superstars at Zolder" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
^ a b c d "Cadillac RC Motorsport back to the series with two CTS-V racecars, Benedetti, Del Castello" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013 .
^ a b "Christian Pigionanti conferma il suo impegno nella Superstars 2013" . motorsportrants.com (in Italian). 8 March 2013.
^ "Piscopo to race BMW in Superstars" . Autosport.com . Haymarket Publications . 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013 .
^ a b "International Series — Team e Piloti" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro.[permanent dead link ]
^ a b c d "MONZA, 5-7 APRIL ROUND 1 ENTRY LIST" (PDF) . monzanet.it . monzanet.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-08-06 .
^ a b "Luigi Ferrara signs with RRT for 2013 season" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013 .
^ a b "La Superstars approda per la prima volta a Zolder" . omnicorse.it (in Italian). 18 June 2013.
^ "La Scuderia Giudici annuncia l'ingaggio dell'ex F1 Christian Klien" . Superstars Series (in Italian). Roma Formula Futuro. 10 May 2013.[permanent dead link ]
^ a b c d e f "Free Practice 1" (PDF) .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Colin Turkington to drive BMW M3 in Superstars at Donington" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 4 August 2013.
^ "Gianni Morbidelli aims for more glory with Audi Sport Italia" . Superstars Series . Roma Formula Futuro. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013 .
^ "Audi sport Italia – Campionato Gran Turismo – Campionato Superstars – Audi quattro experience" . Audi Sport Italia . Audi Sport Italia. Retrieved 25 March 2013 .
^ Beer, Matt (24 September 2013). "Audi bolsters Superstars line-up to help Morbidelli's title bid" . Autosport.com . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 24 September 2013 .
^ a b "Andrea Bacci con la Caal Racing anche nel 2013" . omnicorse.it (in Italian). 22 March 2013.
^ "Free Practice 1" (PDF) .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Vallelunga to host 2013 Race of Rome Grand Finale" . superstarsseries.it . Roma Formula Futuro. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013 .
^ Casillo, Pietro (4 March 2014). "Mercedes excluded from Donington, loses teams' title" . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 4 March 2014 .
External links [ edit ]