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The 2012 Superstars Series season was the ninth year of the Superstars Series, an Italian-based touring car racing series, featuring the ninth edition of the Campionato Italiano Superstars (Italian Superstars Championship) and the sixth year of the International Superstars Series. The season began at Monza on April 1 and finished at Pergusa on October 28, after eighth round. A ninth round was planned at Sentul but it was cancelled.

All eight rounds counted towards the International title, with five rounds counting towards the Italian title. Both championship were won by Johan Kristoffersson driving for Audi.

## Teams and drivers

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* All teams use Hankook tyres.

Team  | Car  | No. | Drivers  | Rounds

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Swiss Team[1] | Maserati Quattroporte | 1  |  Mika Salo[2] | 1, 6
Christian Fittipaldi[2] | 2, 8
Johnny Herbert[3] | 3–4
Christian Klien | 5
Giancarlo Fisichella | 7
2  |  Mauro Cesari  | All
Dinamic Motorsport | BMW M3 (E92) | 3  |  Thomas Biagi[2] | All
4  |  Sandro Bettini  | 1–4
Franco Fumi  | 5
Jeff Smith | 6
Max Mugelli  | 7–8
6  |  Stefano Gabellini | 1–6
Giovanni Berton  | 7–8
Todi Corse  | BMW M3 (E90) | 8  |  Francesco Ascani | 1–2, 4, 7
BMW 550i (E60) | 56  |  Leonardo Baccarelli  | 1–2, 4, 7
Marco Pollara  | 8
W&D Racing Team  | BMW M3 (E90) | 9  |  Paolo Meloni  | 1–7
10  |  Walter Meloni  | 1–7
Solaris Motorsport  | Chevrolet Lumina CR8 | 11  |  Simone Iacone | 8
12  |  Francesco Sini  | All
Ferlito Motors | Jaguar XFR | 18  |  Max Pigoli | All
19  |  Gian Maria Gabbiani  | 1
Ananda Mikola[2] | 2
Tom Onslow-Cole | 3
Andrea Boffo  | 4
Domenico Ferlito  | 5–7
Ezio Muccio  | 8
MRT by Nocentini  | Chrysler 300C SRT-8 | 22  |  Niccolò Mercatali  | 1
Alessandro Battaglin  | 7
Lexus IS-F | 23  |  Simone Monforte  | 1
Michele Faccin | 7
Roma Racing Team  | Mercedes C63 AMG | 27  |  Nico Caldarola  | 1–4, 6
Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé | 7–8
Mercedes C63 AMG | 28  |  Andrea Boffo  | 1–3
Ananda Mikola | 4
Alessandro Garofano  | 6
Luca Rangoni | 6
Luigi Ferrara | 8
Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes C63 AMG | 30  |  Camilo Zurcher  | 4–7
Raffaele Giammaria | 8
99  |  Andrea Larini | All
Scuderia Giudici  | BMW M3 (E92) | 33  |  Riccardo Bossi  | 1
Gianni Giudici | 2, 4–5, 7
43  |  Marco Fumagalli  | 2, 4
Andrea Perlini  | 2, 4
Norbert Michelisz | 5
BMW 550i (E60) |  Marco Fumagalli  | 1
Andrea Perlini  | 1
Audi Sport Italia  | Audi RS5 | 45  |  Gianni Morbidelli[2] | All
Audi Sport KMS[4] | Audi RS5 | 46  |  Johan Kristoffersson[5] | All
MTM Motorsport[4] | Audi RS4 | 47  |  Thomas Schöffler  | 1
Audi RS5 | 2–8
CAAL Racing[1] | Mercedes C63 AMG | 54  |  Vitantonio Liuzzi[2] | All
58  |  Max Mugelli  | 1–5
Luigi Ferrara | 6
Andrea Bacci | 7–8

### Changes

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* ROAL Motorsport (Team BMW Italia) retired from the series at the end of 2011; for 2012 it provided technical support to the new team Dinamic.
* Swiss-based Solaris Motorsport took over the Chevrolet Lumina program left by Motorzone Race Car.
* Audi Sport Italia developed the new Audi RS5 racer, fielding one car and providing support for two private teams: Swedish team Kristoffersson Motorsport (racing as Audi Sport KMS) and German team MTM Motorsport.
* San Marino based W&D Racing Team joined the series with two BMW M3 (E90).
* Starting mid-season, Roma Racing Team fielded a brand-new Superstars racing car, the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé developed by Top Run Engineering.
* Spain-based Campos Racing retired from the series.

## Calendar

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Round  | Circuit/Location  | Date

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1  |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 1 April
2  |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 22 April
3  |  Donington Park, Leicestershire | 20 May
4  |  Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 3 June
5  |  Hungaroring, Budapest | 1 July
6  |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 15 July
7  |  Autodromo Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi", Campagnano | 7 October
8  |  Autodromo di Pergusa, Pergusa[6] | 28 October
|  Sentul International Circuit, Bogor | cancelled[7]

International Superstars Series only

Both championships

## Results

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Round  | Circuit  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team  | Report

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1  | R1  | Monza |  Max Pigoli |  Andrea Larini |  Max Pigoli |  Ferlito Motors  | Report
R2  |  |  Francesco Sini  |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |  CAAL Racing
2  | R1  | Imola |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Audi Sport KMS | Report
R2  |  |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Audi Sport KMS
3  | R1  | Donington Park |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Audi Sport Italia  | Report
R2  |  |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Audi Sport Italia
4  | R1  | Mugello |  Thomas Biagi |  Johnny Herbert |  Andrea Larini |  Romeo Ferraris | Report
R2  |  |  Stefano Gabellini |  Francesco Sini  |  Solaris Motorsport
5  | R1  | Hungaroring |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |  CAAL Racing | Report
R2  |  |  Thomas Biagi |  Christian Klien |  Swiss Team
6  | R1  | Spa |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Audi Sport Italia  | Report
R2  |  |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Gianni Morbidelli |  Audi Sport Italia
7  | R1  | Vallelunga |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Thomas Schöffler  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Audi Sport KMS | Report
R2  |  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Audi Sport KMS
8  | R1  | Pergusa |  Raffaele Giammaria |  Raffaele Giammaria |  Raffaele Giammaria |  Romeo Ferraris | Report
R2  |  |  Raffaele Giammaria |  Raffaele Giammaria |  Romeo Ferraris
9  | R1  | Sentul |

Round cancelled

## Championship standings

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Scoring system

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

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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1

### Campionato Italiano Superstars

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| Pos  | Driver  | MNZ
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1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 5  | Ret  | 1 | 1  | 4  | 7  | 1 | 1 | 5  | Ret  | 124
2  |  Thomas Biagi | 4  | 4  | 3  | 2  | Ret | 3  | 3  | 6  | Ret  | 3  | 100
3  |  Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3  | 1  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 7  | 3  | 9  | 92
4  |  Francesco Sini  | Ret  | 3 | 4  | Ret  | 7  | 1  | 17  | 17  | 2  | Ret  | 72
5  |  Andrea Larini | 2 | 7  | 2  | 7  | 1  | Ret  | 14  | 9  | Ret  | DSQ  | 71
6  |  Max Pigoli | 1 | 2  | 10  | 16  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  | 11  | DNS  | 51
7  |  Stefano Gabellini | 17  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 47
|  Thomas Schöffler  | 12  | Ret  | 9  | 5  | 11  | 15  | 2  | 4  | 9  | Ret  | 47
9  |  Raffaele Giammaria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 45
10  |  Gianni Morbidelli | 7  | 5  | 17 | 14 | Ret  | DNS  | 18  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 37
11  |  Max Mugelli  | 9  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 16  | 9  | 6  | 3  | 13  | 7  | 36
12  |  Christian Fittipaldi |  |  | 5  | 4  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 30
|  Mauro Cesari  | 16  | 10  | 12  | 9  | 10  | 6  | 10  | 12  | 8  | 6  | 30
14  |  Nico Caldarola  | 8  | 6  | 19  | 8  | 14  | 10  | Ret  | 18  | 10  | Ret  | 24
15  |  Giovanni Berton  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 2  | 12  | Ret  | 23
|  Andrea Boffo  | 19  | 9  | 8  | 3  | Ret  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 23
17  |  Luigi Ferrara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 2  | 21
18  |  Johnny Herbert |  |  |  |  | 2 | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 18
19  |  Andrea Bacci  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 8  | 4  | Ret  | 17
|  Ananda Mikola |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 17
21  |  Paolo Meloni  | 10  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 14  |  |  | 16
22  |  Simone Iacone  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 4  | 12
|  Camilo Zurcher  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 14  | 5  | Ret  |  |  | 12
24  |  Mika Salo | 6  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
|  Walter Meloni  | 13  | 11  | 16  | 12  | 13  | 12  | 15  | 15  |  |  | 8
26  |  Sandro Bettini  | 11  | Ret  | 14  | 10  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 6
|  Francesco Ascani | DNS  | DNS  | 18  | Ret  | 12  | 11  | 13  | 13  |  |  | 6
|  Leonardo Baccarelli  | 14  | 12  | DNS  | DNS  | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 6
29  |  Giancarlo Fisichella |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 11  |  |  | 5
|  Ezio Muccio  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 8  | 5
31  |  Domenico Ferlito  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  |  |  | 3
|  Marco Fumagalli  | 15  |  |  | 13  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
|  Gianni Giudici |  |  | Ret  | DNS  | Ret  | DNS  | 16  | DNS  |  |  | 3
34  |  Andrea Perlini  |  | 13  | 15  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Marco Pollara  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | Ret  | 2
|  Niccolò Mercatali  | 18  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Gian Maria Gabbiani  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Michele Faccin  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 2
39  |  Riccardo Bossi  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
40  |  Simone Monforte  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Alessandro Battaglin  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | MNZ
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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

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| Pos  | Driver  | MNZ
| IMO
| DON
| MUG
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| SPA
| VAL
| PER
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1  |  Johan Kristoffersson | 5  | Ret  | 1 | 1  | 2 | 2  | 4  | 7  | 5 | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | 1 | 1 | 5  | Ret  | 185
2  |  Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3  | 1  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 5  | 1 | 2  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 7  | 3  | 9  | 181
3  |  Thomas Biagi | 4  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 6  | Ret | 3  | 2  | 3 | 10  | 4  | 3  | 6  | Ret  | 3  | 161
4  |  Gianni Morbidelli | 7  | 5  | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Ret  | DNS  | 13  | Ret  | 1 | 1 | 18  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 128
5  |  Francesco Sini  | Ret  | 3 | 4  | Ret  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 1  | 14  | 8  | 11  | Ret  | 17  | 17  | 2  | Ret  | 92
6  |  Andrea Larini | 2 | 7  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 1  | Ret  | 7  | 9  | 8  | 14  | 14  | 9  | Ret  | DSQ  | 89
7  |  Stefano Gabellini | 17  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 7  | Ret  | 3  | 2 | Ret  | 5  | 9  | 5  |  |  |  |  | 75
8  |  Thomas Schöffler  | 12  | Ret  | 9  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 11  | 15  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 2  | 4  | 9  | Ret  | 71
9  |  Max Pigoli | 1 | 2  | 10  | 16  | 9  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  | 19  | 9  | Ret  | DNS  | 11  | DNS  | 60
10  |  Raffaele Giammaria |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 45
11  |  Max Mugelli  | 9  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 11  | Ret  | 16  | 9  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  | 6  | 3  | 13  | 7  | 38
12  |  Johnny Herbert |  |  |  |  | 3  | 7  | 2 | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36
|  Mauro Cesari  | 16  | 10  | 12  | 9  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 6  | DNS  | DNS  | 17  | Ret  | 10  | 12  | 8  | 6  | 36
14  |  Camilo Zurcher  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 14  | 6  | 6  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | Ret  |  |  | 34
|  Paolo Meloni  | 10  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 12  | 5  | 9  | 8  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 15  | 9  | 14  |  |  | 34
16  |  Luigi Ferrara |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 11  |  |  | 7  | 2  | 33
17  |  Christian Klien |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32
|  Nico Caldarola  | 8  | 6  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 10  | 14  | 10  |  |  | 14  | 8  | Ret  | 18  | 10  | Ret  | 32
19  |  Mika Salo | 6  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 30
|  Christian Fittipaldi |  |  | 5  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 30
21  |  Andrea Boffo  | 19  | 9  | 8  | 3  | 17  | 8  | Ret  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28
22  |  Giovanni Berton  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 2  | 12  | Ret  | 23
23  |  Andrea Bacci |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 8  | 4  | Ret  | 17
|  Ananda Mikola |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 8  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
25  |  Norbert Michelisz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
|  Franco Fumi  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
|  Walter Meloni  | 13  | 11  | 16  | 12  | 16  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 12  | Ret  | 18  | 13  | 15  | 15  |  |  | 14
28  |  Simone Iacone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 4  | 12
29  |  Domenico Ferlito  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 11  | 15  | 10  | 12  | 10  |  |  | 11
30  |  Sandro Bettini  | 11  | Ret  | 14  | 10  | 14  | 12  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
31  |  Jeff Smith |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 6
|  Francesco Ascani | DNS  | DNS  | 18  | Ret  |  |  | 12  | 11  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 13  |  |  | 6
|  Leonardo Baccarelli  | 14  | 12  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  | Ret  | 13  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 6
34  |  Giancarlo Fisichella |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 11  |  |  | 5
|  Ezio Muccio  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 8  | 5
|  Gianni Giudici |  |  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  | Ret  | DNS  | 11  | Ret  |  |  | 16  | DNS  |  |  | 5
37  |  Marco Fumagalli  | 15  |  |  | 13  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
38  |  Andrea Perlini  |  | 13  | 15  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Marco Pollara  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | Ret  | 2
|  Niccolò Mercatali  | 18  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Tom Onslow-Cole |  |  |  |  | 18  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Gian Maria Gabbiani  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
|  Michele Faccin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 2
44  |  Luca Rangoni |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
|  Alessandro Garofano  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |  | 1
|  Riccardo Bossi  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
47  |  Simone Monforte  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Alessandro Battaglin  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | MNZ
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (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 – Teams

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Pos  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1  |  Dinamic | BMW  | 276
2  |  CAAL Racing | Mercedes-Benz  | 222
3  |  Audi Sport KMS | Audi  | 185
4  |  Swiss Team  | Maserati  | 169
5  |  Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes-Benz  | 167
6  |  Audi Sport Italia  | Audi  | 128
7  |  Solaris Motorsport  | Chevrolet  | 104
8  |  Roma Racing Team  | Mercedes-Benz  | 96
9  |  Ferlito Motors  | Jaguar  | 84
10  |  Audi MTM Motorsport  | Audi  | 71
11  |  W&D Racing Team  | BMW  | 48
12  |  Scuderia Giudici  | BMW  | 25
13  |  Todi Corse  | BMW  | 14
14  |  MRT by Nocentini  | Chrysler, Lexus  | 4

## References

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2. ^ a b c d e f "Superstars – Presentata la stagione 2012 con al via Liuzzi, Fittipaldi e Salo". stopandgo.tv. Stop&Go Communication. 16 March 2012.
3. ^ "Johnny Herbert signs for three SUPERSTARS SERIES races". FG Events & Sport. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
4. ^ a b Meissner, Johan (21 February 2012). "Three Audi RS5s for Morbidelli, Kristoffersson and Schöffler". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14.
5. ^ Meissner, Johan (21 February 2012). "Kristoffersson excited for Superstars Series season". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
6. ^ Casillo, Pietro (15 July 2012). "Morbidelli makes it a double as Kristoffersson retires". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012. "Due to the Portimao event being canceled, the next meeting of the Superstars Series will still be held on September, 16th. The venue has been changed to the legendary Pergusa track in Sicily, marking the Italian track's return to international motorsport."
7. ^ "Superstars: Sentul round of Superstars Series cancelled". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

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