1999 Italian Superturismo Championship

The 1999 Italian Superturismo Championship season was the thirteenth and last edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Misano on 17 April and finished in Vallelunga on 10 October, after ten rounds. == Season summary == With the withdrawal of Audi the fight for the victory was between only 2 Manufactures (Alfa Romeo and BMW) and only 4 official drivers. Due to the lot of problems had the previous year and the poor tv coverage just 6 private drivers confirmed their participation into the series. The consequence was that the grid was made just by 10 cars. Once again the driver's championship was between Fabrizio Giovanardi and Emanuele Naspetti. In the beginning of the season Naspetti and BMW were able to score 5 victories on 6 races. Giovanardi and Alfa were finally able to get a double victory only in the fourth round in Pergusa. During the rest of the season Naspetti and Giovanardi switched each other on the top of the standing and arrived to the final round separated by just 1 point. In the final round Giovanardi was able to win the race and the championship as well, on the wheel of Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Roberto Colciago took the privateers' trophy. The last year of Superturismo was also remembered because it was the first time that a private driver (Roberto Colciago) won 4 races against the official drivers. Colciago although a private Audi A4 Quattro was able to win in the slow tracks and thanks to his consistency taking points in all 20 races he arrived in the last round with still the theorical possibility to win the italian title. With the end of Italian Superturismo and on the same time the end of STW, the Teams (Nordauto, Cibiemme, AGS, Christy's Team, Soli Racing and Nath Racing) together with some privates team of German Supertouring (STW) decided to create the European Super Touring Cup. == Teams and drivers == === Drivers changes === Changed Cars Roberto Colciago: BMW 320i → Audi A4 Quattro Fabian Peroni: Audi A4 Quattro → Alfa Romeo 156 Massimo Pigoli: Honda Accord → BMW 320i Moreno Soli: Audi A4 Quattro → Alfa Romeo 155 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini: Opel Vectra Gt → Audi A4 Quattro Entering Superturismo 1999 Mauro Simoncini: FIA GT Championship - GT2 class → Alfa Romeo 155 Stefano Gabellini: No full-time drive → BMW 320i Leaving Superturismo 1999 Rinaldo Capello Antonio Tamburini Gianluca Roda Sandro Sardelli Miguel Ramos Emanuele Moncini == Race calendar and results == == Round 1 Misano Adriatico == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 1 === == Round 2 Binetto == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 2 === == Round 3 Imola == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 3 === == Round 4 Pergusa == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 4 === == Round 5 Magione == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 5 === == Round 6 Mugello == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 6 === == Round 7 Misano Adriatico == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 7 === == Round 8 Varano De Melegari == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 8 === == Round 9 Monza == Qualifying === Championship standings after Round 9 === == Round 10 Vallelunga == Qualifying === Championship standings after (Final) Round 10 === == Championship standings == === Drivers' Championship === === Manufacturers' Trophy === === Privateers' Championship === == External links == 1999 Drivers List 1999 Standings