# 2005 Italian Superturismo Championship

The 2005 Campionato Italiano Superturismo season was the fourth season of the Italian Superturismo Championship since its recreation in 2002. It was won by well-known former Formula One and CART driver Alessandro Zanardi.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Class |
| BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | 4 | Alessandro Zanardi | 1-4, 6 | |
| Lehtonen Motorsport | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 19 | Valle Mäkelä | 1-2 | |
| JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord | 27 | Adriano de Micheli | 1-3 | |
| Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 30 | Stefano D'Aste | 1-3 | |
| Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 31 | Giuseppe Cirò | 1-3 | |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 51 | Salvatore Tavano | All | |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 52 | Andrea Larini | 1-4, 6-7 | |
| GDL Racing | BMW 320i | 53 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | All | |
| ZeroCinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 54 | Stefano Valli | All | |
| Scuderia del Girasole | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 55 | Alessandro Balzan | All | |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 56 | Vitaliano Caldarelli | 5 | |
| Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 57 | Davide Roda | 7 | |
| Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 58 | Luca Rangoni | 7 | |
| GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 59 | Tom Coronel | 7 | |
| Engstler Motorsport | BMW 320i | 62 | Franz Engstler | 7 | |
| ZeroCinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 81 | Giannantonio Pennino | 4 | SP |
| Errepi Racing | Alfa Romeo 147 | 82 | Lorenzo Falessi | 5,7 | SP |
| ZeroCinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 83 | Lorenzo Pasquinelli | 5-7 | SP |
| Icon | Class |
| SP | Super Production |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Monza | 10 April | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 1 | R2 | Monza | 10 April | | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 2 | R1 | Magny-Cours | 1 May | Valle Mäkelä | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 2 | R2 | Magny-Cours | 1 May | | Valle Mäkelä | Giuseppe Cirò | Proteam Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Imola | 29 May | Adriano de Micheli | Alessandro Balzan | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 3 | R2 | Imola | 29 May | | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 4 | R1 | Mugello | 3 July | Alessandro Zanardi | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Gianluca De Lorenzi | GDL Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Mugello | 3 July | | Salvatore Tavano | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 5 | R1 | Magione | 24 July | Salvatore Tavano | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Gianluca De Lorenzi | GDL Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Magione | 24 July | | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alessandro Balzan | Scuderia del Girasole |
| 6 | R1 | Varano | 11 September | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 6 | R2 | Varano | 11 September | | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 7 | R1 | Vallelunga | 16 October | Salvatore Tavano | Tom Coronel | Alessandro Balzan | Scuderia del Girasole |
| 7 | R2 | Vallelunga | 16 October | | Gianluca De Lorenzi | Alessandro Balzan | Scuderia del Girasole |
* Rounds 1–2 were run together with the WTCC.

## Championship standings

Points system :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
* 12 results from 14 are valid for the championship

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | Car | MON | MON | MGN | MGN | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | VAR | VAR | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | | | 91 |
| 2 | Gianluca De Lorenzi | BMW | 7 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 79 |
| 3 | Salvatore Tavano | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 76 (85) |
| 4 | Alessandro Balzan | Seat | 4 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 5 | Stefano Valli | BMW | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 46 (47) |
| 6 | Andrea Larini | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 4 | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | Stefano D'Aste | BMW | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 8 | Giuseppe Cirò | BMW | Ret | 5 | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 9 | Adriano de Micheli | Honda | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pasquinelli | BMW | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | Vitaliano Caldarelli | Alfa Romeo | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | 11 |
| 12 | Valle Mäkelä | Seat | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Lorenzo Falessi | Alfa Romeo | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | 7 | Ret | 8 |
| 14 | Giannantonio Pennino | BMW | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Franz Engstler | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Tom Coronel | Seat | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 2 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
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