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2007 Superstars Series

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.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Jaguar Dealers Team Jaguar S-Type R 1 Italy Max Pigoli All
2 Italy Alessandro Balzan All
Italy Audi Sport Italia Audi RS4 (B7) 4 Colombia Steven Goldstein All
44 Italy Giorgio Sanna All
45 Italy Gianni Morbidelli All
46 Italy Massimiliano Venturi 4
Italy Rinaldo Capello 6
Italy Lanza Motorsport BMW M5 (E39) 5 Italy Maurizio Strada 2, 8
Italy Mauro Simoncini 5–6
6 8
Italy Arturo Merzario 2
Italy GASS Racing BMW M5 (E39) 7 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 1–4, 6–8
Italy GDL Racing BMW 550i (E60) 11 Italy Francesco Ascani All
69 Italy Kristian Ghedina All
Italy CAAL Racing BMW M5 (E39) 19 Italy Marco Gregori 4, 7
Italy Romano Fortunati 5
Italy Corrado Canneori 6
Italy Stefano Bonello 6
Italy Sergio Fiorelli 8
BMW 550i (E60) 54 Italy Giuliano Alessi All
BMW M5 (E39) 56 Italy Moreno Petrini 1–6, 8
Italy Gianni Martellucci 7
58 Italy Romano Fortunati 1, 3
Italy Marco Gregori 2
Italy Leonardo Baccarelli 4, 7–8
Italy Ivan Tramontozzi 6
Italy Santucci Motorsport BMW M5 (E39) 33 Italy Roberto Benedetti 1, 3–4, 6–8
  • Audi Sport Italia and its drivers entered only the Italian Championship.

Calendar

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

Scoring system

Point system for qualifying
Position Pole 2nd 3rd
Points 3 2 1
Point system for race
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Results

Round Circuit Series Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Adria Italian Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Jaguar Dealers Team
2 Monza Italian Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Max Pigoli Italy Jaguar Dealers Team
International
3 Magione Italian Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia
4 Misano Adriatico Italian Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia
5 Nürburgring Italian Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia
International Italy Giuliano Alessi Italy Kristian Ghedina Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Jaguar Dealers Team
6 Adria Italian Italy Dindo Capello Italy Dindo Capello Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia
International Italy Giuliano Alessi Italy Giuliano Alessi Italy Giuliano Alessi Italy CAAL Racing
7 Vallelunga Italian Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Giorgio Sanna Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia
International Italy Kristian Ghedina Italy Kristian Ghedina Italy Giuliano Alessi Italy CAAL Racing
8 Monza Italian Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Gianni Morbidelli Italy Audi Sport Italia

Championship standings

Campionato Italiano Superstars – Drivers

Pos Driver ADR
Italy
MNZ
Italy
MAG
Italy
MIS
Italy
NUR
Germany
ADR
Italy
VAL
Italy
MNZ
Italy
 Pts 
1 Italy Gianni Morbidelli DNS Ret 11 11 11 12 11 11 137
2 Italy Alessandro Balzan 11 Ret1 43 113 3 5 4 22 85
3 Italy Giorgio Sanna DNS3 62 22 3 22 DNS 122 4 67
4 Italy Giuliano Alessi Ret 3 3 Ret2 43 33 2 Ret3 66
5 Italy Max Pigoli 22 13 5 6 5 Ret 13 Ret 60
6 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 4 2 8 DNS 4 5 3 58
7 Italy Kristian Ghedina 3 7 7 2 10 9 33 Ret 51
8 Colombia Steven Goldstein DNS 4 6 7 11 6 11 DSQ 26
9 Italy Roberto Benedetti Ret Ret 5 10 9 5 19
10 Italy Francesco Ascani DNS 8 Ret 8 7 Ret 8 6 19
11 Italy Rinaldo Capello 21 18
12 Italy Moreno Petrini 6 Ret 9 9 6 Ret Ret 16
13 Italy Marco Gregori 5 10 6 15
14 Italy Romano Fortunati 5 DNS 8 11
15 Italy Massimiliano Venturi 4 10
16 Italy Mauro Simoncini 9 7 7 10
17 Italy Leonardo Baccarelli DNS 7 Ret 4
18 Italy Maurizio Strada Ret 8 3
19 Italy Corrado Canneori 8 3
20 Italy Gianni Martellucci 10 1
21 Italy Ivan Tramontozzi Ret 0
Italy Arturo Merzario Ret 0
Italy Sergio Fiorelli DNS 0
Italy Stefano Bonello DNS 0
Pos Driver ADR
Italy
MNZ
Italy
MAG
Italy
MIS
Italy
NUR
Germany
ADR
Italy
VAL
Italy
MNZ
Italy
 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

International Superstars Series – Drivers

Pos Driver MNZ
Italy
NUR
Germany
ADR
Italy
VAL
Italy
 Pts 
1 Italy Giuliano Alessi 3 21 11 12 75
2 Italy Alessandro Balzan Ret1 13 3 33 49
3 Italy Alessandro Battaglin 23 2 4 41
4 Italy Kristian Ghedina 5 82 62 21 39
5 Italy Max Pigoli 12 3 Ret 10 35
6 Italy Marco Gregori 4 5 18
7 Italy Francesco Ascani 6 5 Ret 7 18
8 Italy Mauro Simoncini 7 4 14
9 Italy Moreno Petrini Ret 4 Ret 10
10 Italy Corrado Canneori 5 8
11 Italy Roberto Benedetti 7 8 7
12 Italy Romano Fortunati 6 6
13 Italy Leonardo Baccarelli 6 6
14 Italy Gianni Martellucci 9 2
15 Italy Ivan Tramontozzi Ret3 1
16 Italy Maurizio Strada Ret 0
Italy Arturo Merzario Ret 0
Italy Stefano Bonello DNS 0
Pos Driver MNZ
Italy
NUR
Germany
ADR
Italy
VAL
Italy
 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

International Superstars Series – Teams

Position Team Points
1 CAAL Racing 126
2 Jaguar Dealers Team 84
3 GDL Racing 57
4 GASS Racing 41
5 Lanza Motorsport 14
6 Santucci Motorsport 7