2012 Superstars Series Hungaroring round

   2012 Superstars Series Hungaroring round

Round details
Round 5 of 8 rounds in the 2012 Superstars Series season
Layout of the Hungaroring
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
Superstars Series
Race 1
Date	1 July 2012
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CAAL Racing
Time	1:52.513
Podium
First	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CAAL Racing
Second	Thomas Biagi	Dinamic Motorsport
Third	Norbert Michelisz	Scuderia Giudici
Fastest lap
Driver	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi Sport KMS
Time	1:54.976 (on lap 11)
Race 2
Date	1 July 2012
Laps	14
Podium
First	Christian Klien	Swiss Team
Second	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CAAL Racing
Third	Thomas Biagi	Dinamic Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver	Thomas Biagi	Dinamic Motorsport
Time	1:55.559 (on lap 7)

The 2012 Superstars Series Hungaroring round was the fifth round of the 2012 Superstars Series season. It took place on 1 July at the Hungaroring.

Vitantonio Liuzzi won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Mercedes C63 AMG, and Christian Klien gained the second one, driving a Maserati Quattroporte.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Grid
1	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	1:52.513	1
2	43	Norbert Michelisz	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	1:52.941	2
3	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	1:53.174	3
4	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	1:53.285	4
5	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	1:53.301	5
6	1	Christian Klien	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	1:53.413	6
7	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	1:53.528	7
8	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	1:53.933	8
9	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	1:54.227	9
10	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	1:54.498	121
11	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	1:54.500	10
12	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	1:54.747	141
13	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	1:54.890	11
14	4	Franco Fumi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	1:55.268	13
15	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	1:55.272	15
16	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	no time	16
17	33	Gianni Giudici	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	no time	17
18	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	no time	18
19	58	Massimiliano Mugelli	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	no time	19

Notes:

• ^1 – Massimo Pigoli and Andrea Larini were given a two-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Johnny Herbert in the Mugello round.

Race 1^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	14	27:05.669	1	21+1
2	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	14	+0.539	5	16
3	43	Norbert Michelisz	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	14	+3.544	2	13
4	1	Christian Klien	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	14	+5.935	6	11
5	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	14	+10.664	7	9+1
6	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	14	+24.533	9	7
7	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	14	+48.891	14	5
8	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	14	+49.144	15	4
9	4	Franco Fumi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	14	+49.173	13	3
10	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	14	+57.591	4	2
11	33	Gianni Giudici	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	14	+1:14.776	17	1
12	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	14	+1:52.213	18	1
13	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	11	Retired	3	1
14	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	10	Retired	10	1
15	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	9	Retired	11	1
Ret	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	3	Retired	8	1
Ret	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	3	Retired	12	1
DNS	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team		Did not start	16
DNS	58	Massimiliano Mugelli	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing		Did not start	19

Race 2^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Christian Klien	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team	14	27:20.926	5	21
2	54	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing	14	+9.777	8	16
3	3	Thomas Biagi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	14	+12.0982	7	13+1
4	4	Franco Fumi	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	14	+14.547	9	11
5	6	Stefano Gabellini	BMW M3 E92	Dinamic Motorsport	14	+16.574	16	9
6	30	Camilo Zurcher	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	14	+20.1423	3	7
7	9	Paolo Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	14	+21.332	15	5
8	12	Francesco Sini	Chevrolet Lumina CR8	Solaris Motorsport	14	+23.473	14	4
9	99	Andrea Larini	Mercedes C63 AMG	Romeo Ferraris	14	+41.396	2	3
10	47	Thomas Schöffler	Audi RS5	MTM Motorsport	10	Retired	10	2
11	19	Domenico Ferlito	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors	8	Retired	1	1
Ret	10	Walter Meloni	BMW M3 E90	W&D Racing Team	6	Retired	12	1
Ret	43	Norbert Michelisz	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	5	Retired	6	1
Ret	33	Gianni Giudici	BMW M3 E92	Scuderia Giudici	5	Retired	11	1
Ret	45	Gianni Morbidelli	Audi RS5	Audi Sport Italia	4	Retired	13	1
Ret	46	Johan Kristoffersson	Audi RS5	Audi Sport KMS	0	Retired	4	1
DNS	18	Massimo Pigoli	Jaguar XFR	Ferlito Motors		Did not start	17
DNS	2	Mauro Cesari	Maserati Quattroporte	Swiss Team		Did not start	18
DNS	58	Massimiliano Mugelli	Mercedes C63 AMG	CAAL Racing		Did not start	19

Notes:

• ^2 – Thomas Biagi was given a 8-second penalty for causing a collision with Vitantonio Liuzzi.
• ^3 – Camilo Zurcher was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision with Domenico Ferlito.

Standings after the event

International Series standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Vitantonio Liuzzi 120 2 Thomas Biagi 114 2 3 Johan Kristoffersson 112 4 Andrea Larini 78 5 Francesco Sini 71

Teams' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dinamic Motorsport 181 1 2 CAAL Racing 132 1 3 Swiss Team 116 2 4 Audi Sport KMS 112 5 Romeo Ferraris 94

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

References