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2012 Superstars Series Season
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 * All teams use Hankook tyres. Changes *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 pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstars Series
The Superstars International Series was a production-based touring car racing championship held between 2004 and 2013. It was managed by the "Superstars World of Racing SpA", SWR, a company of FG GROUP with headquarters in Rome and sanctioned by the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and the Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana (CSAI). FG GROUP, led by Maurizio Flammini, is famous for having promoted the FIM World Superbike Championship from its beginnings in 1988 until its sale to Infront Sports & Media in 2007. After the shutdown of the promoter SWR in late 2013, the competition has been re-branded as 2014 EuroV8 Series, EuroV8 Series and organized by FG Group and ATT (Associazione Team Top cars). SuperTouringSeries is going to be performed by ''Pan Asia Racing Enterprise Ltd. (PARE Ltd)'' in 2015. However, it has been cancelled. The new championship’s identity, partners, teams, sporting regulations and calendar was unveiled at the Autosport International show in Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Smith (racing Driver)
Jeffrey Frank Smith (born 27 March 1966) is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the owner of Industrial Control Distributors and Eurotech Racing, who he previously drove for in the British Touring Car Championship. Racing career Renault Clio Cup UK Born in Coventry, Smith entered the Renault Clio Cup UK championship in 2008, competing in all but two events. He continued in 2009 with a best result of 9th in the final race of the season at Brands Hatch. In 2010 he competed in all races except the rounds at Knockhill, where he raced in the British Touring Car Championship instead. Smith returned to the Clio Cup at Silverstone where he scored his best finish of 4th, but did not race in the season finale at Brands Hatch, and finished the season 8th overall. British Touring Car Championship Triple 8 Race Engineering (2010) Smith competed in three rounds of the British Touring Car Championship in 2010 at Knockhill, driving a Vauxhall Vectra for Uniq Racing with Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Faccin
Michele "Miky" Faccin (born January 19, 1990, in Padova) is a professional racing driver from Italy. Career Karting Faccin began his motorsport career in karting back in 2002, and two years later finished fourth in the Italian Championship ICA Junior class. In 2005, he finished as runner-up in the same category whilst also competing in the Italian Open Masters and European Championship ICA Junior classes. Formula Azzurra In 2006, aged just sixteen years old, Faccin made his debut in single-seaters, racing in the Formula Azzurra series in his native Italy. He took four podium places in thirteen races, including one victory, to end the season in fifth place. Formula Renault Towards the end of 2006, Faccin graduated to Formula Renault, taking part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series for Motorsport. He once again finished fifth in the championship, behind Mirko Bortolotti and Jaime Alguersuari. The following year, he contested a full season in the series, finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexus IS-F
The is a compact executive car sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota since 1999. The IS was originally sold under the nameplate in Japan from 1998 (the word ''Altezza'' is Italian for 'height' or 'highness'). The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES in the Lexus lineup. The first-generation Altezza (codename XE10) was launched in Japan in October 1998, while the Lexus IS 200 (GXE10) made its debut in Europe in 1999 and in North America as the IS 300 (JCE10) in 2000. The first-generation models were powered by a straight-six engine and available in sedan and wagon variants. The second-generation IS (codename XE20) was launched globally in 2005 with V6-powered IS 250 (GSE20) and IS 350 (GSE21) sedan models, followed by a high-performance V8 sedan version, the IS F, in 2007, and coupé convertible versions, the IS 250 C and IS 350 C, in 2008. The third-generation Lexus IS premiered in January 2013 and includes the V6-powered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysler 300
The Chrysler 300 is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Stellantis North America (and its predecessor companies) as a four-door sedan and station wagon in its first generation (model years 2005–2010) and solely as a four-door sedan in its second and current generation (model years 2011–present). The second generation 300 was marketed as the Chrysler 300C in the United Kingdom and Ireland and as the Lancia Thema in the remainder of Europe. Background The Chrysler 300 continues a tradition of large front engine, rear wheel drive V8 powered luxury sedans the company has offered, starting in the 1940s with the Chrysler Saratoga and Chrysler New Yorker, followed by the Chrysler Windsor, Chrysler Newport and the Chrysler Cordoba, with the last rear wheel drive sedan, the Chrysler Fifth Avenue that ended production in 1989. When the company began operations in 1925, the Chrysler Six was entered as a roadster in the 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans where it finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Onslow-Cole
Thomas Michael Onslow-Cole (born 16 May 1987 in Kingston, Surrey ) is a British auto racing driver. He won the International GT Open in Pro-Am category in 2018 and in 2019 and the 24H Series in 2015. It was announced in April 2014 that he would not be returning to the British Touring Car Championship for 2014 and instead entered the British GT Championship driving in a factory-supported Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. In 2015, Onslow-Cole won the GT3 class of the 24H Series after taking a podium at every round, including a second place at Dubai 24 Hours and a race win in the inaugural 24 Hours of Paul Ricard. In 2016, he entered various 24H Series events in the Ferrari 488 GT3 and Mercedes AMG GT3, winning the 24 Hours of Brno and taking third at Paul Ricard. He also raced for Team Parker Racing in the Bentley Continental GT3 in the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro-Am class. This year, he has a BMW factory contract for the Nurburgring 24 Hours and will contest Le Mans Cup, GT Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Mikola
Ananda Mikola (born 27 April 1980 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian racecar driver. Mikola competed in the Italian and International Formula 3000 series from 1999 to 2001 and was champion of Asian F3 in the 2005 season. He was out of racing for a couple of seasons before driving for A1 Team Indonesia in A1GP. As of the 2 April race in Shanghai, he had scored a best finish of fifth. In the World Series Lights he raced for a team sponsored by AC Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seaso ... Football Club. Ananda is the brother of another Indonesian driver, Moreno Soeprapto. Racing history Career summary References 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Jakarta Indonesian racing drivers A1 Team Indonesia drivers Auto GP drivers Formula V6 Asia drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Pigoli
Massimo "Max" Pigoli (born 23 February 1958 in Menaggio) is an Italian auto racing driver. He presently competes in the Italian Superstars Series. Career Most of his career has been spent in touring car racing. He was independent champion in the Italian Superturismo Championship The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winner Emanuele Pi ... in 1997. Between 2003 and 2005 he competed in the Italian GT championship with a Porsche GT-3 RS. In 2006 he first competed in the Superstars Series, winning the drivers title in his debut year in a Jaguar S-Type. His best year since came in 2009, finishing third in the championship and runner-up in the International Superstars Series. For 2010 he drives for the Romeo Ferraris team with a Mercedes C63 AMG. External linksOfficial website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaguar XFR
Jaguar XF may refer to: *Jaguar XF (X250) (2007–2015), an executive/luxury mid-size sports sedan car *Jaguar XF (X260) The Jaguar XF (X260) is an executive/ mid-size luxury sports saloon manufactured and marketed by the Jaguar Cars brand of Jaguar Land Rover in sedan/saloon and station wagon/estate body styles. Following the first generation steel-bodied X250 ... (2015–present), another executive/mid-size luxury sports sedan car {{set index article XF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Ferlito
'' Team Ferlito'' is a team founded in 1984 in Verona. It is also known with the name ''Ferlito Motors'', a moniker used until 2010 on the team's racing cars. The team has participated in numerous editions of European and Italian touring cars championships, and by 2005 is a regular with its Jaguar, in the Superstars Series, a category in which they won the Italian title in 2006. Beginning In 1984 Team Ferlito started racing competition in some races in the ''f. 2000'' Championship with a Ralt '' RT-1 '' Toyota. The experience was positive, to the extent that the team confirmed their commitment to the series for the next two seasons, where they deployed a more competitive Dallara '' 384 '', which allows them to conquer the third place in the 1985 season. In parallel with the participation in the '' f. 2000,'' in 1987 and 1988 the team also participated in the sportscar Championship, its best result being a victory in the Misano 2 Hours. Italian Superturismo Championship In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Iacone
Simone Iacone (born February 8, 1984 in Pescara) is an Italian auto racing driver. After winning the Italian Alfa Challenge (under 25) in 2003 and the European Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge in 2004, he made his Italian Supertutismo Championship debut in the 2006. Career Simone had a successful career in karts, finishing 2nd in the Italian Kart Championship in 1996 and 1997 (60mini kart, 100junior). In the 2003 he began competing in the Italian Alfa Challenge where he took in 10 races 7 podium, 3 pole positions, 5 lap records and winning the Under 25 title. In 2004 he won the European Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge after 3 wins (Monza, Valencia, Spa) and 7 podiums. Iacone joined Zerocinque Motorsport in 2006 for its Italian Superturismo Championship campaign, where he finished in sixth place.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/5712/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database The championship ran in two rounds of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship season. In 2010 he won the Italian Seat L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HSV Clubsport
The Holden Special Vehicles ClubSport, HSV ClubSport or “Clubby” is a Performance modified Full-Sized Sedan (and later, also station wagon) produced by Holden’s in-house tuning company Holden Special Vehicles based on the Holden Commodore, Introduced in 1989, the Clubsport would become HSVs mainstay entry level HSV model, The concept of the Clubsport is basically a Commodore SS, with a stylish bodykit, new (usually) Small Block V8 A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The first V8 engine was produced by the French Antoinette company in 1904, developed and us ..., Customised interior, Exhaust kit, Lights and more, or less, depending on the series. File:1988-91 VN Clubsport (cropped).JPG, ClubSport (VN) File:1991-93 VP Clubsport.JPG, ClubSport (VP) File:1993-1995 HSV Clubsport (VR) sedan 01.jpg, ClubSport (VR) File:Holden HSV VS Clubsport.jpg, ClubSport (VS) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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