Alberto Cerqui scored his third pole position of his rookie International Superstars Series season in qualifying for round five at Misano, beating Team BMW Italia teammate Thomas Biagi to top spot by just six thousandths of a second.Having topped the Friday test session and both free practice sessions on Saturday, the 19-year-old spent much of the session on top spot before Biagi moved into provisional pole in the closing stages. Cerqui then ensured he remained on top by beating Biagi at the very end of the session.
Luca Rangoni was an impressive third, the former World Touring Car Championship driver making his season debut in the championship in a Roma Racing Team Mercedes, four tenths behind the BMWs.
Rangoni was two tenths ahead of the regular frontrunning Mercedes drivers Luigi Ferrara (CAAL) and Max Pigoli(Romeo Ferraris).
Andrea Bertolini, double race winner in Donington, had to settle for sixth in his Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte. The BMWs of Christian Montanari and Stefano Gabellini will share the fourth row of the grid for tomorrow’s races.
Bertolini’s teammate Alessandro Pier Guidi was ninth, with Johnny Herbert rounding out the top ten in his Mercedes.
The returning Gianni Morbidelli was 14th for Audi Sport Italia, having had engine problems in his RS4. His German teammate Thomas Schoffler, making his debut in the series this weekend, did not take part in the qualifying session. The same could be said for the new Lexus IS of Diego Romanini, which finally made its Superstars bow this weekend.
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