2010 Superstars Series

The 2010 Superstars Series season was the seventh year of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, and the fourth year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on March 28, and finished at Kyalami on November 28, after 10 rounds. The season was made up of two different drivers championships, the International Superstars Series and the Campionato Italiano Superstars, both achieved by Thomas Biagi driving for BMW.

Teams and drivers[]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Team BMW Italia	BMW M3 (E92)	1	Gianni Morbidelli	1–9
		2	Stefano Gabellini	1–9
				10
		3	Thomas Biagi	All
		4		All
Motorzone Race Car	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	5	Johnny Herbert	1–2, 4–5, 8–10
			[1]	3, 6
		10		1–5, 8–9
				3
				10
		15		1–2, 4–6, 9
				3
				8
				10
N.Technology	Porsche Panamera S	7	Fabrizio Giovanardi	6, 8–9
Movisport	BMW M3 (E90)	8	Francesco Ascani	1–3, 5–7, 9
		69	Kristian Ghedina	1–3, 5–7, 9
				8
	BMW 550i (E60)	99		1–6
				7–9
Romeo Ferraris	Mercedes C63 AMG	18	Max Pigoli	All
		48		6, 8–10
		88	Michela Cerruti	1–3, 5–10
RGA Sportsmanship	BMW M3 (E92)	19	Domenico Schiattarella	1
			Christian Montanari	2–4, 6, 8–9
		70		4
				8
				9
Rangoni Motorsport	Mercedes C63 AMG	20	Luca Rangoni	9
		30	Nicola Larini	9
Top Run Racing	BMW M3 (E92)	21		1–3, 6–7, 9
MRT by Nocentini	Chrysler 300C SRT-8	22		7–9
		23	Giovanni Lavaggi	1
			Matteo Cressoni	4–6
Santucci MotorSport	Cadillac CTS-V	24	Roberto Del Castello	1–3, 5–6, 8–9
FR Competition	BMW 550i (E60)	28	Diego Romanini	1–5
		29	Riccardo Romagnoli	1–4
Hopmobile Audi Sport Italia	Audi RS4 (B7)	33		1
		36		2–10
		34		1–2, 4–5, 7–10
		35		1–2, 4
				6–7, 9
				10
		37	Filipe Albuquerque	4
			Gianluca Giraudi	9
				10
Vaccari Motori	BMW M3 (E92)	38		6
				6
Ferlito Motors	Jaguar XF SV8	40	Matteo Cressoni	1–2
				3
				7–8
			Riccardo Romagnoli	9–10
		41	Marcello Puglisi	2–3
			Matteo Meneghello	5
			Riccardo Romagnoli	8
			Matteo Cressoni	9
Swiss Team	Maserati Quattroporte	45		5–6, 8–9
		46		4
			Andrea Chiesa	4–6, 9
CAAL Racing	Mercedes C63 AMG	52		1–4
				5–7
			Diego Romanini	8–10
		54	Luigi Ferrara	All
Todi Corse	BMW M5 (E39)	56		1–3, 8–9
				4
		58		1–3
				4
Scuderia Giudici	BMW M5 (E39)	74	Gianni Giudici	9

Calendar[]

Round	Circuit/Location	Date
1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	March 28
2	Autodromo Internazionale "Enzo e Dino Ferrari", Imola	April 18
3	Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano	May 9
4	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	May 23
5	Hockenheimring	June 13
6	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia	July 25
7	Autodromo "Riccardo Paletti", Varano de' Melegari	August 29
8	Circuit "Paul Ricard" HTTT, Le Castellet	September 19
9	Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano	October 10
10	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand	November 28

Scoring system[]

Results[]

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Monza	Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing
	R2			Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing
2	R1	Imola		Thomas Biagi	Thomas Biagi	Team BMW Italia
	R2			Thomas Biagi	Max Pigoli	Romeo Ferraris
3	R1	Vallelunga	Gianni Morbidelli	Gianni Morbidelli	Gianni Morbidelli	Team BMW Italia
	R2			Gianni Morbidelli
4	R1	Algarve	Thomas Biagi		Filipe Albuquerque
	R2				Stefano Gabellini	Team BMW Italia
5	R1	Hockenheimring	Max Pigoli		Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing
	R2			Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	CAAL Racing
6	R1	Mugello	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Thomas Biagi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	N.Technology
	R2				Max Pigoli	Romeo Ferraris
7	R1	Varano	Stefano Gabellini	Thomas Biagi	Thomas Biagi	Team BMW Italia
	R2					Team BMW Italia
8	R1	Paul Ricard	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	N.Technology
	R2			Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	N.Technology
9	R1	Vallelunga	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	N.Technology
	R2			Luca Rangoni
10	R1	Kyalami	Luigi Ferrara	Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert
	R2				Thomas Biagi	Team BMW Italia

Championship standings[]

Campionato Italiano Superstars[]

Pos Driver MNZ IMO VAL ALG MUG VAR CPR VAL  Pts  1 Thomas Biagi 4 4 1 2 4 4 2 5 4 7 1 Ret 6 2 3 5 178 2 Max Pigoli 2 2 4 1 5 2 16 12 5 1 3 2 14 10 5 11 147 3 Luigi Ferrara 1 1 Ret 8 3 3 5 4 3 2 6 3 16 Ret Ret 10 134 4 Gianni Morbidelli 3 Ret 5 17 1 Ret 6 2 2 3 4 4 2 Ret 12 18 126 5 Stefano Gabellini 10 Ret 20 Ret 7 5 4 1 6 4 2 Ret 8 5 4 4 106 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi 1 9 1 1 1 3 100 7 Ret DNS 3 3 12 3 DNS DNS 4 18 8 1 72 8 7 7 10 7 6 8 Ret 7 8 6 5 1 11 9 10 9 69 9 Ret 10 11 5 13 9 8 9 16 13 DSQ 3 6 2 49 10 2 1 13 8 39 11 Johnny Herbert Ret 6 2 DNS DNS Ret 3 15 Ret Ret 33 12 Kristian Ghedina Ret 11 17 10 10 7 7 5 7 Ret 7 6 32 13 Roberto Del Castello 6 3 6 15 12 Ret 9 Ret 10 7 15 Ret 31 14 8 5 7 Ret 17 6 18 12 21 15 Filipe Albuquerque 1 Ret 20 16 Christian Montanari Ret 11 Ret 6 3 13 Ret Ret 17 16 Ret 19 18 17 13 Ret 12 6 14 7 Ret 9 6 17 Ret 18 18 Luca Rangoni 2 Ret 16 19 16 8 8 Ret 15 8 DNS DNS 9 7 15 20 19 DNS 7 4 14 21 15 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 5 Ret 11 14 Ret 14 22 Matteo Cressoni 18 Ret 9 4 Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 17 12 23 5 9 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 16 DNS 12 24 Diego Romanini Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 11 9 11 5 12 Ret Ret 10 25 Riccardo Romagnoli 14 Ret 13 9 11 10 10 16 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 26 11 6 19 17 6 27 Michela Cerruti 12 12 16 13 15 15 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret DNS 22 13 5 28 Ret DNS 9 8 20 14 5 29 Gianluca Giraudi 11 8 3 30 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret DNS 11 10 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret DNS Ret DNS 3 31 Domenico Schiattarella 9 Ret 2 32 15 12 10 Ret DNS 21 Ret 1 33 10 Ret 12 DNS Ret 15 1 34 Giovanni Lavaggi 11 Ret 0 35 11 0 36 Francesco Ascani Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 12 17 12 Ret Ret 23 Ret 0 37 Ret DNS 18 14 18 16 13 13 24 16 0 38 Marcello Puglisi Ret Ret Ret 13 0 39 13 DNS 0 40 15 14 0 41 Ret Ret 19 16 17 14 0 42 Andrea Chiesa Ret 14 Ret 19 20 0 43 14 Ret 0 44 18 DNS 0 45 18 0 Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Nicola Larini Ret DNS 0 Ret 0 Gianni Giudici DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver MNZ IMO VAL ALG MUG VAR CPR VAL  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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

International Superstars Series[]

Pos Driver MNZ IMO ALG HOC CPR VAL KYA  Pts  1 Thomas Biagi 4 4 1 2 2 5 2 4 6 2 3 5 8 1 170 2 Luigi Ferrara 1 1 Ret 8 5 4 1 1 16 Ret Ret 10 2 4 132 3 Max Pigoli 2 2 4 1 16 12 3 2 14 10 5 11 6 3 115 4 Ret DNS 3 3 12 3 5 7 4 18 8 1 5 2 109 5 Fabrizio Giovanardi 1 1 1 3 77 6 Gianni Morbidelli 3 Ret 5 17 6 2 4 5 2 Ret 12 18 74 7 Johnny Herbert Ret 6 2 DNS DNS Ret 14 3 3 15 Ret Ret 1 Ret 66 8 Ret 10 11 5 8 9 DSQ 3 6 2 4 6 63 9 Stefano Gabellini 10 Ret 20 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 8 5 4 4 62 10 7 7 10 7 Ret 7 6 6 11 9 10 9 Ret 5 42 11 Roberto Del Castello 6 3 6 15 7 Ret 10 7 15 Ret 33 12 8 5 7 Ret 17 6 18 12 21 13 Filipe Albuquerque 1 Ret 20 14 13 Ret 12 6 7 Ret 11 Ret 9 6 17 Ret 18 15 16 8 8 Ret 15 8 Ret 8 9 7 18 16 Luca Rangoni 2 Ret 16 17 Matteo Cressoni 18 Ret 9 4 Ret 14 8 14 13 17 15 18 7 4 13 Ret 14 19 Kristian Ghedina Ret 11 17 10 10 9 7 6 14 20 Christian Montanari Ret 11 3 13 17 16 Ret 19 12 21 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 14 Ret 3 Ret 12 22 Diego Romanini Ret Ret 14 12 9 11 16 15 5 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 23 5 9 Ret DNS 16 DNS 10 24 Riccardo Romagnoli 14 Ret 13 9 10 16 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 25 12 7 4 26 Gianluca Giraudi 11 8 3 27 17 Ret 15 Ret 11 10 9 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 3 28 Domenico Schiattarella 9 Ret 2 29 9 Ret 2 30 Michela Cerruti 12 12 16 13 Ret Ret Ret DNS 22 13 10 Ret 1 31 Ret 10 1 32 Francesco Ascani Ret 13 Ret Ret 12 11 23 Ret 0 33 Giovanni Lavaggi 11 Ret 0 34 Andrea Chiesa Ret 13 12 19 20 0 35 12 DNS Ret 15 0 36 Ret DNS 18 14 13 13 24 16 0 37 15 15 13 Ret DNS 21 Ret 0 38 13 DNS 0 39 15 14 0 40 20 14 0 41 14 Ret 0 42 Ret Ret 19 16 0 43 19 17 0 44 18 DNS 0 Marcello Puglisi Ret Ret 0 Matteo Meneghello Ret Ret 0 Ret Ret 0 Ret Ret 0 Ret DNS 0 Nicola Larini Ret DNS 0 Gianni Giudici DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver MNZ IMO ALG HOC CPR VAL KYA  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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

References[]

External links[]

• Official Superstars website