Donington Park Superstars: Tonio Liuzzi, Thomas Biagi set early pace
Romeo Ferraris Mercedes pair Tonio Liuzzi and Thomas Biagi set the pace in the two free practice sessions for the Superstars International Series at Donington Park
The two C63s were first and second in both sessions, Biagi leading the way in free practice one with a 1m34.917s effort, before Liuzzi lowered the benchmark in free practice two to 1m34.631s.
British Touring Car Championship regular Colin Turkington made a good start to his Superstars career, finishing fourth in the first session and then third in the second session in the Scuderia Giudici BMW.
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Francesco Sini was another impressive performer across the two sessions, the Solaris Chevrolet driver third in FP1 and fourth in FP2, just 0.001s behind Turkington.
Having won the last four races in a row, Gianni Morbidelli seemed to struggle across the two sessions in the Audi Sport Italia RS5, managing just fifth fastest in FP1, before slipping to sixth in FP2, behind Dinamic BMW driver Giovanni Berton.
Domenico Schiattarella made two top 10 appearances in the second Solaris Chevrolet entry - ninth in FP1 and seventh in FP2.
Roma Racing Mercedes driver Luigi Ferrara meanwhile had a tough day, finishing FP1 seventh after struggling through the session with a water pump problem, then failing to set a time in FP2 thanks to an engine failure.
Practice one: Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Thomas Biagi Ferraris Mercedes 1m34.917s 2. Tonio Liuzzi Ferraris Mercedes 1m35.339s +0.422s 3. Francesco Sini Solaris Chevrolet 1m35.844s +0.927s 4. Colin Turkington Giudici BMW 1m35.932s +1.015s 5. Gianni Morbidelli Audi Italia 1m36.139s +1.222s 6. Max Mugelli Dinamic BMW 1m36.403s +1.486s 7. Luigi Ferrara Roma Mercedes 1m37.370s +2.453s 8. Mauro Trentin Dinamic BMW 1m37.926s +3.009s 9. Domenico Schiattarella Solaris Chevrolet 1m38.000s +3.083s 10. Andrea Bacci CAAL Mercedes 1m38.748s +3.831s 11. Giovanni Berton Dinamic BMW 1m38.795s +3.878s 12. Gianni Giudici Giudici BMW 1m39.828s +4.911s 13. Diego Romanini MRT Lexus 1m39.950s +5.033s 14. Francesco Ascani Todi BMW 1m40.521s +5.604s 15. Roberto Papini CAAL Mercedes 1m40.837s +5.920s Practice two: Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Tonio Liuzzi Ferraris Mercedes 1m34.631s 2. Thomas Biagi Ferraris Mercedes 1m35.157s +0.526s 3. Colin Turkington Giudici BMW 1m35.228s +0.597s 4. Francesco Sini Solaris Chevrolet 1m35.229s +0.598s 5. Giovanni Berton Dinamic BMW 1m35.889s +1.258s 6. Gianni Morbidelli Audi Italia 1m35.895s +1.264s 7. Domenico Schiattarella Solaris Chevrolet 1m36.262s +1.631s 8. Max Mugelli Dinamic BMW 1m36.794s +2.163s 9. Andrea Bacci CAAL Mercedes 1m36.913s +2.282s 10. Roberto Papini CAAL Mercedes 1m38.124s +3.493s 11. Mauro Trentin Dinamic BMW 1m38.312s +3.681s 12. Diego Romanini MRT Lexus 1m38.354s +3.723s 13. Francesco Ascani Todi BMW 1m38.517s +3.886s 14. Gianni Giudici Giudici BMW 1m38.928s +4.297s 15. Luigi Ferrara Roma Mercedes
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