Vallelunga Superstars: Gianni Morbidelli leads Audi practice sweep
Gianni Morbidelli led an Audi 1-2-3 in the International Superstars Series' first practice session at Vallelunga in Rome
Morbidelli leapt to the top of the standings mid-way through the 30-minute session with a 1m41.486s in his Audi Sport Italia RS5. The time remained unbeaten right to the chequered flag.
Johan Kristoffersson finished second in the KMS Audi, less than two tenths behind Morbidelli. The Swede was quiet for the first half of the session, before setting his best of a 1m41.607s with nine minutes remaining.
It was a similar story for Thomas Schoffler, the MTM Audi driver jumping to third from near the bottom inside the last 10 minutes.
Behind the Audis, the big surprise performance came from Giovanni Berton. On his debut in Superstars, Berton took his Dinamic BMW to fourth, just edging out the Solaris Chevrolet of Francesco Sini.
Championship leader Tonio Liuzzi could manage just sixth in the CAAL Racing Mercedes, one place ahead of his former Formula 1 rival Giancarlo Fisichella, who is making his Superstars debut for Swiss Team Maserati this weekend.
Paolo Meloni (W&D Racing BMW) was eighth, ahead of Dinamic BMw's lead driver Thomas Biagi.
Mauro Cesari rounded out the top 10 in the second Swiss Team Maserati.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Gianni Morbidelli Italia Audi 1m41.486s 2. Johan Kristoffersson KMS Audi 1m41.607s + 0.121s 3. Thomas Schoffler MTM Audi 1m42.190s + 0.704s 4. Giovanni Berton Dinamic BMW 1m42.408s + 0.922s 5. Francesco Sini Solaris Chevrolet 1m42.422s + 0.936s 6. Tonio Liuzzi CAAL Mercedes 1m42.478s + 0.992s 7. Giancarlo Fisichella Swiss Maserati 1m42.737s + 1.251s 8. Paolo Meloni W&D BMW 1m42.767s + 1.281s 9. Thomas Biagi Dinamic BMW 1m42.771s + 1.285s 10. Mauro Cesari Swiss Maserati 1m42.991s + 1.505s 11. Max Mugelli Dinamic BMW 1m43.020s + 1.534s 12. Camilo Zurcher Romeo Mercedes 1m43.071s + 1.585s 13. Domenico Ferlito Ferlito Jaguar 1m43.405s + 1.919s 14. Andrea Larini Romeo Mercedes 1m43.409s + 1.923s 15. Andrea Bacci CAAL Mercedes 1m43.524s + 2.038s 16. Max Pigoli Ferlito Jaguar 1m43.556s + 2.070s 17. Michele Faccin MRT Lexus 1m44.401s + 2.915s 18. Walter Meloni W&D BMW 1m44.734s + 3.248s 19. Francesco Ascani Todi BMW 1m45.276s + 3.790s 20. Nico Caldarola Roma Mercedes 1m45.458s + 3.972s 21. Gianni Giudici Giudici BMW 1m46.452s + 4.966s 22. Leonardo Baccarelli Todi BMW 1m46.500s + 5.014s 23. Alessandro Battaglin MRT Chrysler 1m47.910s + 6.424s
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