2007 Superstars Series

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2007 Superstars Series
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The 2007 Superstars Series season was the fourth season of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the inaugural season of the International Superstars Series. The Italian championship was won by Gianni Morbidelli driving for Audi, while the international series was won by Giuliano Alessi driving for BMW.

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Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Flag of Italy.svg Jaguar Dealers Team Jaguar S-Type R 1 Flag of Italy.svg Max Pigoli All
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan All
Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia Audi RS4 (B7) 4 Flag of Colombia.svg Steven Goldstein All
44 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio SannaAll
45 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli All
46 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Venturi 4
Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello 6
Flag of Italy.svg Lanza Motorsport BMW M5 (E39) 5 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Strada 2, 8
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Simoncini 5–6
68
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario 2
Flag of Italy.svg GASS RacingBMW M5 (E39)7 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Battaglin 1–4, 6–8
Flag of Italy.svg GDL Racing BMW 550i (E60) 11 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ascani All
69 Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina All
Flag of Italy.svg CAAL Racing BMW M5 (E39)19 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Gregori 4, 7
Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fortunati 5
Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Canneori 6
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Bonello 6
Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Fiorelli 8
BMW 550i (E60)54 Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi All
BMW M5 (E39)56 Flag of Italy.svg Moreno Petrini 1–6, 8
Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Martellucci 7
58 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fortunati 1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Gregori 2
Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Baccarelli 4, 7–8
Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Tramontozzi 6
Flag of Italy.svg Santucci MotorsportBMW M5 (E39)33 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Benedetti 1, 3–4, 6–8

Calendar

RoundCircuit/LocationDate
1 Flag of Italy.svg Adria International Raceway, Adria April 1
2 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza April 15
3 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione May 20
4 Flag of Italy.svg Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico July 15
5 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring, Nürburg August 26
6 Flag of Italy.svg Adria International Raceway, Adria September 9
7 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano September 16
8 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza October 21
  Campionato Italiano Superstars only
  Both championships

Scoring system

Point system for qualifying
PositionPole2nd3rd
Points321
Point system for race
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points20151210864321

Results

RoundCircuitSeriesPole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Adria Italian Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of Italy.svg Jaguar Dealers Team
2 Monza Italian Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Max Pigoli Flag of Italy.svg Jaguar Dealers Team
International
3 Magione Italian Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia
4 Misano Adriatico Italian Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia
5 Nürburgring Italian Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia
International Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Flag of Italy.svg Jaguar Dealers Team
6 Adria Italian Flag of Italy.svg Dindo Capello Flag of Italy.svg Dindo Capello Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia
International Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Flag of Italy.svg CAAL Racing
7 Vallelunga Italian Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Sanna Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia
International Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Flag of Italy.svg CAAL Racing
8 Monza Italian Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Italy.svg Audi Sport Italia

Championship standings

Campionato Italiano Superstars – Drivers

PosDriver ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
MAG
Flag of Italy.svg
MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli DNSRet111111121111137
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan 11Ret1431133542285
3 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio SannaDNS36222322DNS122467
4 Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi Ret33Ret243332Ret366
5 Flag of Italy.svg Max Pigoli 2213565Ret13Ret60
6 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Battaglin 428DNS45358
7 Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina 377210933Ret51
8 Flag of Colombia.svg Steven Goldstein DNS46711611DSQ26
9 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Benedetti RetRet5109519
10 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ascani DNS8Ret87Ret8619
11 Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello 2118
12 Flag of Italy.svg Moreno Petrini 6Ret996RetRet16
13 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Gregori 510615
14 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fortunati 5DNS811
15 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Venturi 410
16 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Simoncini 97710
17 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Baccarelli DNS7Ret4
18 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Strada Ret83
19 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Canneori 83
20 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Martellucci 101
21 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Tramontozzi Ret0
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ret0
Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Fiorelli DNS0
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Bonello DNS0
PosDriver ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
MAG
Flag of Italy.svg
MIS
Flag of Italy.svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
 Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Drivers

PosDriver MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giuliano Alessi 321111275
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Balzan Ret11333349
3 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Battaglin 232441
4 Flag of Italy.svg Kristian Ghedina 582622139
5 Flag of Italy.svg Max Pigoli 123Ret1035
6 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Gregori 4518
7 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ascani 65Ret718
8 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Simoncini 7414
9 Flag of Italy.svg Moreno Petrini Ret4Ret10
10 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Canneori 58
11 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Benedetti 787
12 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fortunati 66
13 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Baccarelli 66
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Martellucci 92
15 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Tramontozzi Ret31
16 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Strada Ret0
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Ret0
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Bonello DNS0
PosDriver MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
NUR
Flag of Germany.svg
ADR
Flag of Italy.svg
VAL
Flag of Italy.svg
 Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

International Superstars Series – Teams

PositionTeamPoints
1CAAL Racing126
2Jaguar Dealers Team84
3GDL Racing57
4GASS Racing41
5Lanza Motorsport14
6Santucci Motorsport7

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