title: 2009 Superstars Series
text: # 2009 Superstars Series
  
  The 2009 Superstars Series season was the sixth season of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the third season of the International Superstars Series. Both championships were won by Gianni Morbidelli driving for BMW.
  
  ## Teams and drivers
  
  | Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ROAL Motorsport | BMW M3 (E90) | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | All |
  | ROAL Motorsport | BMW M3 (E90) | 11 | Francesco Ascani | All |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 2 | Ivan Benvenuti | 1–2 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 2 | Moreno Petrini | 3 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 2 | Alessandro Cacciari | 4–5 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 2 | Walter Nudo | 6–7 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 2 | Pierluigi Veronesi | 8 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar XF SV8 | 2 | Francesco Dracone | 9 |
  | Ferlito Motors | Jaguar S-Type R | 3 | Ermanno Dionisio | 1–7 |
  | Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS4 (B7) | 3 | Ermanno Dionisio | 8-9 |
  | Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS4 (B7) | 4 | Filipe Albuquerque | 5 |
  | Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS4 (B7) | 4 | Roberto Sigala | 8 |
  | Audi Sport Italia | Audi RS4 (B7) | 4 | Luca Rangoni | 9 |
  | Motorzone Race Car | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 5 | Fabrizio Armetta | 6, 8–9 |
  | Motorzone Race Car | BMW M5 (E39) | 33 | Fabrizio Armetta | 5 |
  | Motorzone Race Car | BMW M5 (E39) | 37 | Fabrizio Armetta | 1, 3–4 |
  | Motorzone Race Car | BMW M5 (E39) | 37 | Sandro Cacciari | 2 |
  | Motorzone Race Car | BMW M5 (E39) | 37 | Massimo Pesci | 5 |
  | GASS Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 7 | Beppe Arlotti | 1 |
  | GASS Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 7 | Fabrizio Gini | 1, 6 |
  | Scuderia TRT | BMW M5 (E39) | 7 | Fabrizio Gini | 9 |
  | Scuderia TRT | BMW M5 (E39) | 7 | Alessandro Battaglin | 5 |
  | RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 8 | Roberto Sigala | 2, 5 |
  | RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 9 | Roberto Russo | 1 |
  | RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 10 | Nicolò Piancastelli | 4 |
  | RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 10 | Walter Salles | 5 |
  | RGA Sportmanship | BMW M3 (E92) | 10 | Roberto Sperati | 5 |
  | Top Run Racing | BMW M3 (E92) | 9 | Roberto Russo | 5–8 |
  | Habitat Racing | BMW M3 (E92) | 12 | Walter Nudo | 8 |
  | Habitat Racing | BMW 550i (E60) | 21 | Alessandro Bernasconi | 1–4, 6–8 |
  | Habitat Racing | BMW 550i (E60) | 21 | Bruno Bollini | 1, 3–8 |
  | Habitat Racing | BMW M3 (E92) | 22 | Christian Montanari | 9 |
  | Max Pigoli Team | Mercedes C63 AMG | 18 | Max Pigoli | All |
  | Zakspeed Team | Chrysler 300C SRT-8 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | All |
  | Santucci Motorsport | Cadillac CTS-V | 24 | Roberto Del Castello | 3, 6–7 |
  | Santucci Motorsport | Cadillac CTS-V | 27 | Roberto Del Castello | 1 |
  | Santucci Motorsport | BMW M5 (E39) | 27 | Roberto Del Castello | 2 |
  | Santucci Motorsport | Cadillac CTS-V | 27 | Roberto Benedetti | 3, 6–7 |
  | Vaccari Motori | BMW M5 (E39) | 33 | Nico Caldarola | 3–4, 6, 9 |
  | Swiss Team | Maserati Quattroporte | 46 | Andrea Chiesa | 2–9 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 52 | Alessio Alcidi | 1–2 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 52 | Sandro Bettini | 3–4 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 52 | Gabriele Marotta | 5–8 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 52 | David Baldi | 9 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW 550i (E60) | 54 | Stefano Gabellini | 1–8 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW 550i (E60) | 54 | Mauro Cesari | 9 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 56 | Mauro Cesari | 1–8 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 56 | Sandro Bettini | 9 |
  | CAAL Racing | BMW M5 (E39) | 58 | Roberto Papini | All |
  | Millennium Team Movisport | BMW 550i (E60) | 69 | Kristian Ghedina | All |
  
  ## Rule changes
  
  * Admission of two-doors saloon cars homologated for 4 people
  * Admission of sequential gearboxes (with a 30 kg weight penalty)
  * Each round consist of two races
  * New scoring system
  
  ## Calendar
  
  | Round | Circuit/Location | Date |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Autodromo Internazionale "Enzo e Dino Ferrari", Imola | April 19 |
  | 2 | Adria International Raceway, Adria | May 10 |
  | 3 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | June 7 |
  | 4 | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia | June 21 |
  | 5 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão | August 1–2 |
  | 6 | Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano | September 20 |
  | 7 | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia | September 27 |
  | 8 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | October 18 |
  | 9 | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand | December 13 |
  
  ## Scoring system
  
  | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | Fastest Lap |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R1 | Imola | Stefano Gabellini | Pierluigi Martini | Max Pigoli | Max Pigoli Team |
  | 1 | R2 | Imola | | Gianni Morbidelli | Pierluigi Martini | Zakspeed Team |
  | 2 | R1 | Adria | Stefano Gabellini | Stefano Gabellini | Stefano Gabellini | CAAL Racing |
  | 2 | R2 | Adria | | Stefano Gabellini | Pierluigi Martini | Zakspeed Team |
  | 3 | R1 | Magione | Stefano Gabellini | Stefano Gabellini | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 3 | R2 | Magione | | Gianni Morbidelli | Pierluigi Martini | Zakspeed Team |
  | 4 | R1 | Mugello | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Stefano Gabellini | CAAL Racing |
  | 4 | R2 | Mugello | | Gianni Morbidelli | Stefano Gabellini | CAAL Racing |
  | 5 | R1 | Portimão | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 5 | R2 | Portimão | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 6 | R1 | Vallelunga | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 6 | R2 | Vallelunga | | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 7 | R1 | Mugello | Gianni Morbidelli | Gianni Morbidelli | Roberto Russo | Top Run Racing |
  | 7 | R2 | Mugello | | Stefano Gabellini | Kristian Ghedina | Movisport |
  | 8 | R1 | Monza | Max Pigoli | Stefano Gabellini | Max Pigoli | Max Pigoli Team |
  | 8 | R2 | Monza | | Max Pigoli | Gianni Morbidelli | ROAL Motorsport |
  | 9 | R1 | Kyalami | Fabrizio Armetta | Fabrizio Armetta | Fabrizio Armetta | Motorzone Race Car |
  | 9 | R2 | Kyalami | | Luca Rangoni | Luca Rangoni | Audi Sport Italia |
  
  ## Championship standings
  
  ### Campionato Italiano Superstars – Drivers
  
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ADR | ADR | MAG | MAG | MUG | MUG | ALG | ALG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 197 |
  | 2 | Stefano Gabellini | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 151 |
  | 3 | Max Pigoli | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 129 |
  | 4 | Roberto Papini | Ret | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 121 |
  | 5 | Pierluigi Martini | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 114 |
  | 6 | Kristian Ghedina | 10 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 109 |
  | 7 | Mauro Cesari | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 108 |
  | 8 | Francesco Ascani | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 62 |
  | 9 | Roberto Russo | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 61 |
  | 10 | Ermanno Dionisio | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 12 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
  | 11 | Alessandro Bernasconi | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 2 | | | Ret | | | 5 | | Ret | | 8 | | 32 |
  | 12 | Fabrizio Armetta | 3 | 3 | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | DNS | 16 | 7 | Ret | 13 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 30 |
  | 13 | Filipe Albuquerque | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 30 |
  | 14 | Roberto Del Castello | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 15 | | | | | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | 23 |
  | 15 | Sandro Bettini | | | | | Ret | 12 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
  | 16 | Andrea Chiesa | | | 10 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 |
  | 17 | Roberto Sigala | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | 14 | 10 | | | | | Ret | 4 | 13 |
  | 18 | Bruno Bollini | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | 12 | 14 | | 5 | | 8 | | Ret | 11 |
  | 19 | Nico Caldarola | | | | | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | 16 | 9 | | | | | 10 |
  | 20 | Alessandro Battaglin | | | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | 9 |
  | 21 | Walter Nudo | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 |
  | 22 | Pierluigi Veronesi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 7 |
  | 23 | Roberto Benedetti | | | | | 11 | 16 | | | | | 15 | 8 | 8 | Ret | | | 6 |
  | 24 | Alessandro Cacciari | | | Ret | Ret | | | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 4 |
  | 25 | Moreno Petrini | | | | | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
  | 26 | Roberto Sperati | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 27 | Alessio Alcidi | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 28 | Ivan Benvenuti | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 29 | Beppe Arlotti | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | 30 | Gabriele Marotta | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 1 |
  | 31 | Massimo Pesci | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Nicolò Piancastelli | | | | | | | 12 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Walter Salles | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Fabrizio Gini | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14 | DNS | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ADR | ADR | MAG | MAG | MUG | MUG | ALG | ALG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | 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) |
  
  ### Campionato Italiano Superstars – Teams
  
  | Position | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | CAAL Racing | 400 |
  | 2 | ROAL Motorsport | 259 |
  | 3 | Max Pigoli Team | 129 |
  | 4 | Zakspeed Team | 114 |
  | 5 | Movisport | 109 |
  | 6 | Top Run Racing | 61 |
  | 7 | Ferlito Motors | 54 |
  | 8 | Audi Sport Italia | 46 |
  | 9 | Habitat Racing | 46 |
  | 10 | Motorzone Race Car | 30 |
  | 11 | Santucci Motorsport | 29 |
  | 12 | Swiss Team | 15 |
  | 13 | Vaccari Motori | 10 |
  | 14 | Scuderia TRT | 9 |
  | 15 | RGA Sportmanship | 6 |
  | 16 | Gass Racing | 2 |
  
  ### International Superstars Series
  
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ALG | ALG | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | KYA | KYA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 123 |
  | 2 | Max Pigoli | 1 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 14 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 80 |
  | 3 | Mauro Cesari | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 70 |
  | 4 | Roberto Papini | Ret | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 67 |
  | 5 | Fabrizio Armetta | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 65 |
  | 6 | Stefano Gabellini | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | 60 |
  | 7 | Kristian Ghedina | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 55 |
  | 8 | Roberto Russo | 11 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | | | 51 |
  | 9 | Francesco Ascani | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 33 |
  | 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Ret | 1 | 18 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 31 |
  | 11 | Filipe Albuquerque | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 30 |
  | 12 | Ermanno Dionisio | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
  | 13 | Christian Montanari | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 27 |
  | 14 | Luca Rangoni | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 25 |
  | 15 | Roberto Del Castello | 7 | 10 | | | 7 | 9 | | | | | 11 |
  | 16 | Roberto Sigala | | | 14 | 10 | | | Ret | 4 | | | 11 |
  | 17 | Alessandro Battaglin | | | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | 9 |
  | 18 | David Baldi | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 7 |
  | 19 | Pierluigi Veronesi | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | | | 7 |
  | 20 | Andrea Chiesa | | | 9 | 9 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 7 |
  | 21 | Walter Nudo | | | | | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | | | 6 |
  | 22 | Roberto Sperati | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 23 | Roberto Benedetti | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | 3 |
  | 24 | Alessio Alcidi | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | 25 | Bruno Bollini | | | 12 | 14 | | 8 | | Ret | | | 3 |
  | 26 | Alessandro Bernasconi | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | 8 | | | | 3 |
  | 27 | Beppe Arlotti | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | 28 | Gabriele Marotta | | | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | | | 1 |
  | 29 | Sandro Bettini | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | 1 |
  | 30 | Massimo Pesci | | | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Walter Salles | | | 15 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Nico Caldarola | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 0 |
  | | Francesco Dracone | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 0 |
  | | Fabrizio Gini | | Ret | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 0 |
  | | Ivan Benvenuti | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Alessandro Cacciari | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ALG | ALG | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | KYA | KYA | 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) |
  
  ### Rookie Superstars Trophy
  
  This ranking is open to drivers who have never participated in the Superstars Series or who have never scored points in previous editions of the Series (2005-2008 seasons). Points are awarded to the top three finishers
  
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ADR | ADR | MAG | MAG | MUG | MUG | ALG | ALG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pierluigi Martini | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
  | 2 | Roberto Russo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
  | 3 | Alessandro Bernasconi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | | 11 |
  | 4 | Roberto Del Castello | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | 10 |
  | 5 | Filipe Albuquerque | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 |
  | 6 | Sandro Bettini | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
  | 7 | Andrea Chiesa | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 8 | Bruno Bollini | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | 2 | | 0 | 4 |
  | 9 | Roberto Sigala | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 10 | Nico Caldarola | | | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 3 |
  | | Pierluigi Veronesi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 12 | Beppe Arlotti | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | | Roberto Sperati | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
  | 14 | Walter Nudo | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | | Ivan Benvenuti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | 16 | Alessandro Cacciari | | | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 |
  | 17 | Gabriele Marotta | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Massimo Pesci | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Nicolò Piancastelli | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Walter Salles | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 |
  | | Fabrizio Gini | | 0 | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 |
  | Pos | Driver | IMO | IMO | ADR | ADR | MAG | MAG | MUG | MUG | ALG | ALG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
  