2013 Superstars Series
# 2013 Superstars Series

The 2013 Superstars Series was the tenth year and final season of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the tenth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the seventh and final season year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on 7 April and finished at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit on 13 October, after eight rounds. Audi Sport Italia driver Gianni Morbidelli won both the Italian and International championships, with Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris driver Vitantonio Liuzzi resulting runner-up.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams were Italian-registered and used Hankook tyres.

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Petri Corse | Porsche Panamera S | 01 | Johan Kristoffersson | 1 |
| Petri Corse | Porsche Panamera S | 02 | Massimiliano Fantini | 1–3 |
| Petri Corse | Porsche Panamera S | 02 | Nicola Larini | 4–5 |
| Petri Corse | Porsche Panamera S | 07 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 2–5 |
| Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes C63 AMG | 03 | Thomas Biagi | All |
| Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes C63 AMG | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | All |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 04 | Giovanni Berton | 1–8 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 05 | Max Mugelli | 1–8 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 5 | Nicola Baldan | 9 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 06 | Mauro Trentin | 1–8 |
| Team BMW Dinamic | BMW M3 (E92) | 6 | Francesca Linossi | 9 |
| Todi Corse | BMW M3 (E90) | 08 | Francesco Ascani | 1, 3, 6, 8 |
| Todi Corse | BMW 550i (E60) | 56 | Camilo Zurcher | 7 |
| Todi Corse | BMW 550i (E60) | 56 | Mario Buscemi | 8 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 10 | John Quartermaine | 6 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 11 | Domenico Schiattarella | 4, 6, 8 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 12 | Francesco Sini | 3 |
| Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 12 | Francesco Sini | 1–2, 4–8 |
| RC Motorsport | Cadillac CTS-V | 14 | Roberto Benedetti | 1–4 |
| RC Motorsport | Cadillac CTS-V | 14 | Roberto Del Castello | 6 |
| RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 2 |
| MRT by Nocentini | Lexus IS-F 500 | 22 | Diego Romanini | 6 |
| MRT by Nocentini | Lexus IS-F 500 | 22 | Alessandro Battaglin | 1 |
| Batt Promotion | Chrysler 300C SRT-8 | 23 | Alessandro Battaglin | 2, 7 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé | 27 | Luigi Ferrara | 1–7 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé | 27 | Giuseppe Cipriani | 8 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG | 28 | Marco Cassarà | 4 |
| Roma Racing Team | Mercedes C63 AMG | 28 | Luca Rangoni | 7 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 33 | Gianni Giudici | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 43 | Christian Klien | 2 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 43 | Renaud Kuppens | 4 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 43 | Marco Fumagalli | 5 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 43 | Andrea Perlini | 5 |
| Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | 43 | Colin Turkington | 6 |
| Adria Racing System | Audi RS4 | 35 | Alessandro Battaglin | 5 |
| Adria Racing System | Audi RS4 | 36 | Jonathan Giacon | 5 |
| Adria Racing System | Jaguar XFR | 77 | "Diabolik" | 3, 5 |
| Adria Racing System | Jaguar XFR | 99 | Andrea Larini | 3 |
| Adria Racing System | Jaguar XFR | 99 | Christian Montanari | 5 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 45 | Gianni Morbidelli | All |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 46 | Ferdinando Geri | 1–3 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 46 | Laurens Vanthoor | 4 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 46 | Davide di Benedetto | 7 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 46 | Andrea Larini | 8 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 46 | Ermanno Dionisio | 9 |
| Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS5 | 47 | Giuseppe Cipriani | 7 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 54 | Andrea Bacci | 1–8 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 58 | Leonardo Baccarelli | 1, 3, 7–8 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 58 | Raffaele Giammaria | 4 |
| CAAL Racing | Mercedes C63 AMG | 58 | Roberto Papini | 6 |
| Ferlito Motors | Jaguar XFR | 77 | "Diabolik" | 1–2 |
| Ferlito Motors | Jaguar XFR | 99 | Andrea Larini | 1–2 |

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit/Location | Date |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 April |
| 2 | Brno Circuit | 19 May |
| 3 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 9 June |
| 4 | Circuit Zolder | 23 June |
| 5 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão | 21 July |
| 6 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 1 September |
| 7 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 September |
| 8 | Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano | 13 October |
| 9 | Autodromo di Franciacorta, Castrezzato | 27 October |

## Results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Monza | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris |
| 1 | R2 | Monza | | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Thomas Biagi | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris |
| 2 | R1 | Brno | Thomas Biagi | Thomas Biagi | Thomas Biagi | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris |
| 2 | R2 | Brno | | Giovanni Berton | Giovanni Berton | Team BMW Dinamic |
| 3 | R1 | Slovakia Ring | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris |
| 3 | R2 | Slovakia Ring | | Luigi Ferrara | Giovanni Berton | Team BMW Dinamic |
| 4 | R1 | Zolder | Gianni Morbidelli | Laurens Vanthoor | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 4 | R2 | Zolder | | Laurens Vanthoor | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 5 | R1 | Algarve | Luigi Ferrara | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 5 | R2 | Algarve | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 6 | R1 | Donington Park | Luigi Ferrara | Gianni Morbidelli | Luigi Ferrara | Roma Racing Team |
| 6 | R2 | Donington Park | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 7 | R1 | Imola | Luigi Ferrara | Gianni Morbidelli | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris |
| 7 | R2 | Imola | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 8 | R1 | Vallelunga | Giovanni Berton | Gianni Morbidelli | Giovanni Berton | Team BMW Dinamic |
| 8 | R2 | Vallelunga | | Gianni Morbidelli | Andrea Larini | Larini (Audi Sport Italia) |
| 9 | R1 | Franciacorta | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |
| 9 | R2 | Franciacorta | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Audi Sport Italia |

### Notes

* ↑ Thomas Biagi was the fastest of the original. However, Gianni Morbidelli was moved up in the vehicle violation of Romeo Ferraris.

## Championship standings

Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | Fastest Lap | Start |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Campionato Italiano Superstars

| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | ALG | ALG | IMO | IMO | VAL | VAL | FRA | FRA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| 2 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 158 |
| 3 | Giovanni Berton | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | 83 |
| 4 | Thomas Biagi | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 76 |
| 5 | Luigi Ferrara | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | DNS | | | | | 59 |
| 6 | Francesco Sini | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | 59 |
| 7 | Max Mugelli | 14 | DNS | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | | | 52 |
| 8 | Andrea Larini | 8 | Ret | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | 37 |
| 9 | Andrea Bacci | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | | | 32 |
| 10 | Ermanno Dionisio | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Mauro Trentin | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | | | 23 |
| 12 | Nicola Baldan | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 13 | Davide di Benedetto | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | 22 |
| 14 | Francesca Linossi | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 15 | Giuseppe Cipriani | | | | | 9 | 5 | DNS | DNS | | | 12 |
| 16 | Francesco Ascani | 12 | 9 | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 10 |
| 17 | Domenico Schiattarella | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 8 |
| 18 | "Diabolik" | 16 | 7 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Alessandro Battaglin | DNS | DNS | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | | | | | 7 |
| 20 | Gianni Giudici | 13 | DNS | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | DNS | | | 7 |
| 21 | Leonardo Baccarelli | 10 | 11 | | | 14 | 13 | 12 | DNS | | | 6 |
| 22 | Jonathan Giacon | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 4 |
| 23 | Camilo Zurcher | | | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 4 |
| 24 | Mario Buscemi | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | 3 |
| 25 | Roberto Benedetti | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 26 | Ferdinando Geri | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 28 | Marco Fumagalli | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 29 | Andrea Perlini | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | Massimiliano Fantini | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Christian Montanari | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Luca Rangoni | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Nicola Larini | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johan Kristoffersson | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | ALG | ALG | IMO | IMO | VAL | VAL | FRA | FRA | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.

### International Superstars Series – Drivers

| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | BRN | BRN | SVK | SVK | ZOL | ZOL | ALG | ALG | DON | DON | IMO | IMO | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 235 |
| 2 | Giovanni Berton | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 192 |
| 3 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | $159^†$ |
| 4 | Thomas Biagi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | DSQ | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | $138^†$ |
| 5 | Luigi Ferrara | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | DNS | | | 127 |
| 6 | Max Mugelli | 14 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 105 |
| 7 | Francesco Sini | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 76 |
| 8 | Andrea Bacci | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 71 |
| 9 | Mauro Trentin | 9 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 62 |
| 10 | Andrea Larini | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Laurens Vanthoor | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 12 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | | | 5 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 33 |
| 13 | Davide di Benedetto | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 22 |
| 14 | Raffaele Giammaria | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 15 | Renaud Kuppens | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 16 | Francesco Ascani | 12 | 9 | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 17 | Domenico Schiattarella | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | Ret | 7 | | | 6 | Ret | 17 |
| 18 | "Diabolik" | 16 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 17 |
| 19 | Gianni Giudici | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | DNS | 16 |
| 20 | Roberto Benedetti | 11 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 21 | Colin Turkington | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | 13 |
| 22 | Giuseppe Cipriani | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 12 |
| 23 | Edoardo Piscopo | | | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 24 | Christian Klien | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| | Roberto Papini | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | 8 |
| 26 | Alessandro Battaglin | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | 11 | 14 | | | 8 |
| 27 | Leonardo Baccarelli | 10 | 11 | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 12 | DNS | 8 |
| 28 | Ferdinando Geri | 15 | 13 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 29 | Jonathan Giacon | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Camilo Zurcher | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | | | 4 |
| 31 | Diego Romanini | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | DNS | | | | | 3 |
| 32 | Mario Buscemi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | Nicola Larini | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 3 |
| 34 | Massimiliano Fantini | DNS | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 35 | Marco Fumagalli | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 36 | Andrea Perlini | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 37 | Christian Montanari | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 1 |
| 38 | Luca Rangoni | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| | John Quartermaine | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Roberto Del Castello | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Cassarà | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Johan Kristoffersson | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | BRN | BRN | SVK | SVK | ZOL | ZOL | ALG | ALG | DON | DON | IMO | IMO | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance.

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Audi Sport Italia | Audi | 330 |
| 2 | Mercedes-AMG Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes-Benz | 317 |
| 3 | Team BMW Dinamic | BMW | 306 |
| 4 | Roma Racing Team | Mercedes-Benz | 127 |
| 5 | CAAL Racing | Mercedes-Benz | 107 |
| 6 | Solaris Motorsport | Chevrolet | 93 |
| 7 | Scuderia Giudici | BMW | 59 |
| 8 | Petri Corse | Porsche | 38 |
| 9 | Adria Racing System | Jaguar, Audi | 36 |
| 10 | Todi Corse | BMW | 25 |
| 11 | RC Motorsport | Cadillac | 16 |
| 12 | RGA Sportmanship | BMW | 10 |
| 13 | MRT by Nocentini | Lexus | 3 |
| | Batt Promotion | Chrysler | 3 |
