2012 Superstars Series Spa-Francorchamps round

   2012 Superstars Series Spa-Francorchamps round

Round details
Round 6 of 8 rounds in the 2012 Superstars Series season
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Superstars Series
Race 1
Date	15 July 2012
Laps	9
Pole position
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi Sport Italia
Time	2:32.340
Podium
First	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi Sport Italia
Second	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi Sport KMS
Third	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CAAL Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi Sport KMS
Time	2:50.844 (on lap 9)
Race 2
Date	15 July 2012
Laps	10
Podium
First	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi Sport Italia
Second	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CAAL Racing
Third	Mika Salo	Swiss Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi Sport Italia
Time	2:50.106 (on lap 3)

The 2012 Superstars Series Spa-Francorchamps round was the sixth round of the 2012 Superstars Series season. It took place on 15 July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Gianni Morbidelli won both races, driving an Audi RS5.

Classification

Qualifying^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
1	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	2:32.340	1
2	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	2:32.943	2
3	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	2:34.016	3
4	58	Luigi Ferrara	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	2:34.305	4
5	1	Mika Salo	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	2:35.007	5
6	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	2:35.065	6
7	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	2:35.112	7
8	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	2:35.324	8
9	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	2:35.440	9
10	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	2:35.531	10
11	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	2:35.673	11
12	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	2:35.952	12
13	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	2:36.158	13
14	4	Jeff Smith	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	2:39.714	14
15	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	2:41.050	15
16	27	Domenico Caldarola	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	2:42.992	16
17	28	Alessandro Garofano Luca Rangoni	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	2:44.349	19^1
18	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	2:51.945	17
19	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	2:53.302	18

Notes:

• ^1 – Alessandro Garofano and Luca Rangoni were moved to the back of the grid because only Rangoni drove in the session, whereas both drivers would have to drive in.

Race 1^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	9	28:12.795	1	21+1
2	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	9	+1.269	2	16+1
3	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	9	+13.938	3	13
4	58	Luigi Ferrara	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	9	+15.725	4	11
5	1	Mika Salo	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	9	+17.248	5	9
6	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	9	+23.843	6	7
7	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	9	+26.241	10	5
8	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	9	+36.874	9	4
9	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	9	+39.064	8	3
10	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	9	+44.571	7	2
11	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	9	+59.828	12	1
12	28	Luca Rangoni	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	9	+1:00.525	19	1
13	4	Jeff Smith	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	9	+1:14.378	14	1
14	27	Domenico Caldarola	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	9	+1:17.121	16	1
15	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	9	+1:34.314	13	1
16	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	9	+1:42.575	11	1
17	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	9	+2:03.695	15	1
18	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	9	+2:31.548	17	1
19	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	5	Retired	18	1

Race 2^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	10	28:42.438	8	21+1
2	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	10	+11.991	6	16
3	1	Mika Salo	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	10	+13.537	4	13
4	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	10	+25.917	10	11
5	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	10	+29.255	9	9
6	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	10	+31.638	2	7
7	4	Jeff Smith	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	10	+42.490	13	5
8	27	Domenico Caldarola	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	10	+46.787	14	4
9	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	10	+49.007	19	3
10	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	10	+51.412	15	2
11	58	Luigi Ferrara	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	10	+53.470^2	5	1
12	28	Alessandro Garofano	Mercedes C63 AMG	Roma Racing Team	10	+1:02.380	12	1
13	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	10	+1:54.190	18	1
14	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	8	Retired	1	1
15	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	8	Retired	16	1
Ret	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	4	Retired	17	1
Ret	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	2	Retired	7	1
Ret	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	0	Retired	3	1
Ret	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	0	Retired	11	1

Notes:

• ^2 – Luigi Ferrara was given a 25-second penalty for exceeding track limits and gaining an advantage on Stefano Gabellini.

Standings after the event

International Series standings Pos Driver Points 1 Vitantonio Liuzzi 149 1 2 Johan Kristoffersson 130 1 3 Thomas Biagi 127 2 4 Gianni Morbidelli 110 1 5 Andrea Larini 83

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dinamic Motorsport 206 2 CAAL Racing 173 3 Swiss Team 140 4 Audi Sport KMS 130 3 5 Audi Sport Italia 110

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References

1. "Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Results" (PDF). Omnicorse.it. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
2. "Spa-Francorchamps Race 1 Results" (PDF). Omnicorse.it. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
3. "Spa-Francorchamps Race 2 Results" (PDF). Omnicorse.it. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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