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Vallelunga Superstars: Johan Kristoffersson keeps Audi on top

Johan Kristoffersson dominated the second practice session at the Vallelunga round of the International Superstars Series

The KMS driver proved that Audi's clean sweep of the first practice session was no fluke by emerging from the pits with five minutes to go and setting a best of 1m40.743s, which at the time was more than a second clear of the field.

A last-lap effort from MTM Audi driver Thomas Schoffler brought the final margin between Kristoffersson and the rest of the field to just under a second, the German banking a 1m41.624 to go second fastest right at the flag.

Tonio Liuzzi was third in the CAAL Racing Mercedes, ahead of Dinamic BMW's Thomas Biagi, who spent almost 15 minutes sitting at the top of the sheets before a late flurry dropped him to fourth.

Francesco Sini (Solaris Chevrolet) and Camilo Zurcher (Romeo Ferraris Mercedes) were both late improvers to finish the session fifth and sixth respectively, while series debutant Giancarlo Fisichella was seventh in the Swiss Team Maserati.

Giovanni Berton, another driver debuting in Superstars this weekend, was eighth in his Dinamic BMW, a spot clear of his team-mate Max Mugelli. Behind the BMWs, Domenico Caldarola gave the brand new Roma Racing Mercedes Coupe its first top 10 result.

Gianni Morbidelli, meanwhile, made sure Audi book-ended the field, a broken driveshaft leaving the Audi Sport Italia driver stranded in 20th position. The car is expected to be fixed before Saturday evening's qualifying session.

Pos  Driver                Team/Car           Time       Gap
 1.  Johan Kristoffersson  KMS Audi           1m40.743s
 2.  Thomas Schoffler      MTM Audi           1m41.601s  + 0.858s
 3.  Tonio Liuzzi          CAAL Mercedes      1m41.734s  + 0.991s
 4.  Thomas Biagi          Dinamic BMW        1m41.737s  + 0.994s
 5.  Francesco Sini        Polaris Chevrolet  1m41.861s  + 1.118s
 6.  Camilo Zurcher        Romeo Mercedes     1m41.932s  + 1.189s
 7.  Giancarlo Fisichella  Swiss Maserati     1m41.947s  + 1.204s
 8.  Giovanni Berton       Dinamic BMW        1m42.271s  + 1.528s
 9.  Max Mugelli           Dinamic BMW        1m42.510s  + 1.767s
10.  Nico Caldarola        Roma Mercedes      1m42.854s  + 2.111s
11.  Mauro Cesari          Swiss Maserati     1m42.934s  + 2.191s
12.  Andrea Larini         Romeo Mercedes     1m43.113s  + 2.370s
13.  Andrea Bacci          CAAL Mercedes      1m43.260s  + 2.517s
14.  Domenico Ferlito      Ferlito Jaguar     1m43.340s  + 2.597s
15.  Max Pigoli            Ferlito Jaguar     1m43.769s  + 3.026s
16.  Paolo Meloni          W&D BMW            1m44.235s  + 3.492s
17.  Francesco Ascani      Todi BMW           1m44.316s  + 3.573s
18.  Gianni Giudici        Giudici BMW        1m45.508s  + 4.765s
19.  Walter Meloni         W&D BMW            1m46.381s  + 5.638s
20.  Gianni Morbidelli     Audi Italia        1m56.240s  + 15.497s

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