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Superstars Slovakia: Berton takes commanding race two win

Giovanni Berton took his second win of the season with a commanding drive in race two at the Slovakiaring

The Dinamic BMW driver made a big start from sixth on the grid, charging through the field to second place after just two corners, and then disposing of Andrea Bacci's CAAL Racing Mercedes before the end of the first lap to take the lead.

However, his initial advantage was shortlived. With race-one winner Tonio Liuzzi's Romeo Ferraris Mercedes suffering an explosive engine failure mid-way through lap one, the safety car was soon on track.

That gave Bacci a chance to retake the lead, his Mercedes too powerful at the restart.

But Berton wasted no time getting back in front, pulling the same move on Bacci to move back into the lead, before controlling the remaining 11 minutes of the race to take a 10-second win.

Thomas Biagi (Romeo Ferraris Mercedes) wound up second, after making two spots up on the last lap of the race. The first came from Luigi Ferrara, who, once again, looked like a sure bet for second until his Roma Racing Mercedes struck trouble.

The other was Gianni Morbidelli, who, through a combination of good luck with retirements and good driving, found himself in second place after starting in 13th.

However, the ex-Formula 1 driver and his overweight Audi Sport Italia RS5 were unable to hold off Biagi on the final lap, Morbidelli settling for third.

Ferrara managed to hold on to fourth after cruising through the final lap, while Max Mugelli (Dinamic BMW) and Bacci rounded out the top six.

Along with Liuzzi, Fabrizio Giovanardi was the race's other high-profile retirement, his Petri Corse Porsche expiring eight minutes from the finish while he was running fourth.

Results - 12 laps:

Pos Driver               Team/Car              Time/Gap
 1. Giovanni Berton      Dinamic BMW           29m22.493s
 2. Thomas Biagi         Ferraris Mercedes     + 10.076s
 3. Gianni Morbidelli    Audi Italia           + 14.198s
 4. Luigi Ferrara        Roma Mercedes         + 18.595s
 5. Max Mugelli          Dinamic BMW           + 18.669s
 6. Andrea Bacci         CAAL Mercedes         + 20.357s
 7. Francesco Sini       Solaris Chevrolet     + 20.812s
 8. Mauro Trentin        Dinamic BMW           + 21.047s
 9. Diabolik             Ferlito Jaguar        + 33.243s
10. Roberto Benedetti    RC Cadillac           + 33.636s
11. Francesco Ascani     Todi BMW              + 35.713s
12. Leonardo Baccarelli  CAAL Mercedes         + 1 lap
13. Ferdinando Geri      Audi Italia           + 4 laps
14. Fabrizio Giovanardi  Petri Porsche         + 6 laps

Retirements:

    Tonio Liuzzi         Ferraris Mercedes      0 laps

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