1997 Italian Superturismo Championship

1997 Italian Superturismo Championship
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The 1997 Italian Superturismo Championship was the eleventh edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Monza on 20 April and finished in Vallelunga on 12 October, after ten rounds. Emanuele Naspetti won the championship, driving a BMW 320i; the German manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Massimo Pigoli took the privateers' trophy.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Audi Sport Italia Audi A4 Quattro 1 Italy Rinaldo Capello All
2 Austria Karl Wendlinger All
Italy CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i 3 Italy Emanuele Naspetti All
4 Italy Fabrizio de Simone All
Italy Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 TS 5 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi All
6 Italy Gordon de Adamich 1
Italy Antonio Tamburini 2-10
Italy EC Motorsport Honda Accord 21 Italy Roberto Colciago 1-7, 9-10
Italy Effe Touring Ford Mondeo 22 Italy Maurizio Flammini 4
Italy Soli Racing Team Alfa Romeo 155 TS 52 Italy Moreno Soli All
Italy Christy's Team BMW 320i 53 Italy Massimo Pigoli All
Italy Varese Corse Alfa Romeo 155 TS 54 Italy Augusto Rossetti 1, 8-10
Italy Fabio Severino 9-10
55 Italy Davide Bernasconi All
Italy Technica Racing Team Alfa Romeo 155 TS 56 Italy Felice Tedeschi 1-4
57 Italy Sandro Montani 1-5, 8-10
Italy Tecno Racing BMW 320i 58 Italy Maurizio Lusuardi 1-2, 5, 7-10
Italy Stefano Gabellini 1-2, 4-5, 7-10
Italy Promo Racing Alfa Romeo 155 TS 59 Italy Lorenzo Falessi 1-3, 5, 10
Italy Romano Racing Opel Vectra 61 Italy Emanuele Moncini 6
64 Italy Sandro Sardelli 1-5, 8-10
Italy Greyhound Motorsport Ford Mondeo 63 Italy Gianluca Roda 1
Opel Vectra 2-10
Italy Scuderia Giudici Alfa Romeo 155 TS 65 Italy Gianni Giudici 9
Italy Capannelle Racing Opel Vectra 67 Italy Sergio Sambataro 10

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 20 April Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
R2 Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
2 R1 Italy Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 4 May Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
R2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Nordauto Engineering
3 R1 Italy Autodromo dell'Umbria 18 May Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
4 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 8 June Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Nordauto Engineering
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
5 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 22 June Italy Antonio Tamburini Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Antonio Tamburini Italy Nordauto Engineering
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
6 R1 Italy Autodromo del Levante 6 July Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Audi Sport Italia
7 R1 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 31 August Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Nordauto Engineering
R2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Nordauto Engineering
8 R1 Italy Autodromo Riccardo Paletti 15 September Italy Antonio Tamburini Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Audi Sport Italia
R2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Rinaldo Capello Italy Audi Sport Italia
9 R1 Italy Circuito Internazionale Santamonica 28 September Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy CiBiEmme Engineering
10 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 12 October Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Nordauto Engineering
R2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio de Simone Italy CiBiEmme Engineering

Championship standings

Scoring system

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

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver MON
Italy
MUG
Italy
MAG
Italy
IMO
Italy
IMO
Italy
BIN
Italy
PER
Italy
VAR
Italy
MIS
Italy
VAL
Italy
 Pts 
1 Italy Emanuele Naspetti 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 5 Ret 1 1 2 3 325
2 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Ret DNS 5 1 Ret 5 1 Ret 8 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 229
3 Italy Rinaldo Capello 2 12 Ret 12 5 3 4 2 4 3 2 1 5 8 1 1 6 Ret 6 4 190
4 Italy Fabrizio de Simone Ret 3 Ret 7 2 2 3 3 DSQ 4 Ret Ret 10 3 Ret 5 3 3 3 1 157
5 Austria Karl Wendlinger 3 4 3 4 Ret Ret 6 6 3 7 3 3 4 5 3 3 Ret 5 7 6 156
6 Italy Antonio Tamburini 4 3 4 4 11 4 1 5 10 9 12 6 4 4 4 6 5 5 140
7 Italy Roberto Colciago Ret 2 2 Ret 3 12 5 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 4 5 4 4 14 122
8 Italy Massimo Pigoli 5 5 Ret 13 6 6 7 7 5 8 5 6 6 7 9 7 Ret 7 15 Ret 81
9 Italy Moreno Soli Ret 6 9 5 8 10 8 8 10 12 6 7 7 Ret 7 8 8 9 9 9 57
10 Italy Sandro Sardelli 6 11 Ret Ret 7 7 9 9 6 Ret 6 6 13 Ret Ret DNS 36
11 Italy Gianluca Roda 8 13 6 Ret 9 Ret 10 10 Ret 11 7 Ret 8 Ret 8 10 7 8 10 10 33
12 Italy Sandro Montani 9 9 12 6 10 8 14 11 9 Ret Ret 11 9 10 13 7 23
13 Italy Davide Bernasconi 10 8 10 10 11 9 12 12 11 10 8 8 11 Ret Ret DNS 10 13 14 11 16
14 Italy Gordon de Adamich 4 Ret 10
15 Italy Felice Tedeschi 7 Ret 7 9 13 DNS 13 DNS 10
16 Italy Maurizio Lusuardi Ret 8 7 9 Ret 11 11 9
17 Italy Stefano Gabellini Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret DNS 12 8 8
18 Italy Augusto Rossetti 12 7 Ret 9 11 Ret 6
19 Italy Sergio Sambataro 8 Ret 3
20 Italy Emanuele Moncini 9 Ret 2
21 Italy Lorenzo Falessi 11 10 11 11 12 11 12 13 12 12 1
Italy Fabio Severino 12 13 0
Italy Gianni Giudici Ret Ret 0
Italy Maurizio Flammini DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver MON
Italy
MUG
Italy
MAG
Italy
IMO
Italy
IMO
Italy
BIN
Italy
PER
Italy
VAR
Italy
MIS
Italy
VAL
Italy
 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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Constructors' Championship

Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Germany BMW 580
2 Italy Alfa Romeo 492
3 Germany Audi 346
4 Japan Honda 122
5 Germany Opel 71
6 United States Ford 3

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