2012 Superstars Series Donington round
# 2012 Superstars Series Donington round

The 2012 Superstars Series Donington round was the third round of the 2012 Superstars Series season. It took place on 20 May at Donington Park.

Gianni Morbidelli won both races, driving an Audi RS5.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 45 | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport Italia | 1:33.264 | 1 |
| 2 | 47 | Thomas Schöffler | Audi RS5 | MTM Motorsport | 1:34.004 | 2 |
| 3 | 19 | Tom Onslow-Cole | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 1:34.833 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Johnny Herbert | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 1:34.924 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Massimo Pigoli | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 1:35.058 | 5 |
| 6 | 54 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 1:35.067 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Thomas Biagi | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1:35.194 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1:35.293 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | Francesco Sini | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | Solaris Motorsport | 1:35.454 | 9 |
| 10 | 28 | Andrea Boffo | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 1:35.873 | 10 |
| 11 | 99 | Andrea Larini | Mercedes C63 AMG | Romeo Ferraris | 1:35.932 | 11 |
| 12 | 58 | Massimiliano Mugelli | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 1:36.140 | 12 |
| 13 | 27 | Domenico Caldarola | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 1:36.225 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Paolo Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 1:36.436 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Mauro Cesari | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 1:36.729 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Sandro Bettini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1:36.931 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Walter Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 1:39.413 | 17 |
| 18 | 45 | Johan Kristoffersson | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport KMS | no time | 18 |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 45 | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport Italia | 17 | 27:18.823 | 1 | 21+2 |
| 2 | 45 | Johan Kristoffersson | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport KMS | 17 | +6.971 | 18 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Johnny Herbert | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 17 | +8.976 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | Thomas Biagi | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 17 | +9.977 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | 54 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 17 | +13.980 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 47 | Thomas Schöffler | Audi RS5 | MTM Motorsport | 17 | +14.195 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 6 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 17 | +18.012 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | 99 | Andrea Larini | Mercedes C63 AMG | Romeo Ferraris | 17 | +18.759 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Massimo Pigoli | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 17 | +19.618 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | Francesco Sini | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | Solaris Motorsport | 17 | +20.886 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | 58 | Massimiliano Mugelli | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 17 | +21.783 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | 9 | Paolo Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 17 | +35.574 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | Mauro Cesari | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 17 | +39.470 | 15 | 1 |
| 14 | 4 | Sandro Bettini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 17 | +48.455 | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | 27 | Domenico Caldarola | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 17 | +50.612 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | Walter Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 17 | +1:24.504 | 17 | 1 |
| 17 | 28 | Andrea Boffo | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 15 | +2 laps | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | 19 | Tom Onslow-Cole | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 14 | Retired | 3 | 1 |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 45 | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport Italia | 15 | 27:18.200 | 8 | 21+1 |
| 2 | 46 | Johan Kristoffersson | Audi RS5 | Audi Sport KMS | 15 | +3.469 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 54 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 15 | +13.893 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | 12 | Francesco Sini | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | Solaris Motorsport | 15 | +15.341 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | 9 | Paolo Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 15 | +29.493 | 12 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | Thomas Biagi | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 15 | +30.688 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | Johnny Herbert | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 15 | +32.472 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | 28 | Andrea Boffo | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 15 | +37.380 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Mauro Cesari | Maserati Quattroporte | Swiss Team | 15 | +39.372 | 13 | 3 |
| 10 | 27 | Domenico Caldarola | Mercedes C63 AMG | Roma Racing Team | 15 | +47.653 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | 99 | Andrea Larini | Mercedes C63 AMG | Romeo Ferraris | 15 | +1:01.501 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | Sandro Bettini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 15 | +1:06.434 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | Walter Meloni | BMW M3 E90 | W&D Racing Team | 15 | +1:10.653 | 16 | 1 |
| Ret | 19 | Tom Onslow-Cole | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 6 | Retired | 18 | 1 |
| Ret | 58 | Massimiliano Mugelli | Mercedes C63 AMG | CAAL Racing | 1 | Retired | 11 | 1 |
| Ret | 6 | Stefano Gabellini | BMW M3 E92 | Dinamic Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 2 | 1 |
| Ret | 47 | Thomas Schöffler | Audi RS5 | MTM Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 3 | 1 |
| Ret | 18 | Massimo Pigoli | Jaguar XFR | Ferlito Motors | 0 | Retired | 9 | 1 |

Notes:

* ^1 – Andrea Larini was given a 25-second penalty for having a pit stop under the Safety Car.
* ^2 – Sandro Bettini was given a 25-second penalty for causing a collision with Mauro Cesari.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Johan Kristoffersson | 85 |
| | 2 | Thomas Biagi | 69 |
| 1 | 3 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 64 |
| 5 | 4 | Gianni Morbidelli | 63 |
| 2 | 5 | Andrea Larini | 48 |
| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dinamic Motorsport | 92 |
| | 2 | Audi Sport KMS | 85 |
| | 3 | CAAL Racing | 72 |
| 5 | 4 | Audi Sport Italia | 63 |
| 2 | 5 | Swiss Team | 57 |

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