The 1994 Italian Superturismo Championship was the eighth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship.
Season summary The season began in Monza on 10 April and finished in Mugello on 2 October, after ten rounds. Emanuele Pirro won the championship (6 victories, 7 second places and scoring points in each round), driving an Audi 80 Quattro; the German manufacturer won the constructors' championship with 9 victories (6 Emanuele Pirro, 2 Frank Biela, 1 Rinaldo Capello) on 20 races. The strongest title contender was Antonio Tamburini, who drove an Alfa Romeo 155 TS and also got 6 victories but also 3 DNF and one time out of points. Third was Fabrizio Giovanardi, who was able to finish on podium 7 times and to score points in almost all races without a single victory. The three time Italian Champion Roberto Ravaglia had lot of bad luck and finished fourth after a single victory in the season. The privateers' trophy was won by Moreno Soli in his own the Alfa Romeo 155 TS.
Teams and drivers Team Car Drivers Rounds Class CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 318i 1 Roberto Ravaglia All 2 Emanuele Naspetti All Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 405 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi All 4 Gary Ayles 1–7, 9-10 Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 TS 5 Tamara Vidali All 6 Antonio Tamburini All Scuderia Bigazzi BMW 318i 7 Joachim Winkelhock 1 Massimiliano Crinelli 2 Johnny Cecotto 3-10 8 Alexander Burgstaller All Euroteam Alfa Romeo 155 TS 9 Stefano Modena 1-7, 10 11 Marco Brand 1-7, 9-10 Audi Sport Italia Audi 80 Quattro 12 Emanuele Pirro All 14 Rinaldo Capello All Top Run Alfa Romeo 155 TS 15 Enrico Bertaggia 1-3 16 Giovanni Bonanno 1, 3 Audi Sport Italia Audi 80 Quattro 18 Frank Biela 7-10 Euroteam Alfa Romeo 155 TS 19 Giuseppe Gabbiani 8 Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 405 21 Amato Ferrari All BMW Team Schneider BMW 318i 22 Altfrid Heger 2 Euroteam Alfa Romeo 155 TS 24 Stefano Buttiero 8-9 Soli Racing Team Alfa Romeo 155 TS 51 Moreno Soli All P Fire Wake Competition Peugeot 405 52 Massimo Pigoli 1-7, 9-10 P 53 Claudio Melotto 1-7 P Europa Corse Peugeot 405 54 Maurizio Lusuardi 1-3, 5-7, 9-10 P Tecnica Racing Team Alfa Romeo 155 TS 55 Felice Tedeschi 1-2, 4-7, 10 P 56 Danilo Mozzi 1-2, 4-10 P 57 Marco Antonelli 9 P Eurospeed Racing BMW 318i 58 Rocco Peduzzi 5-9 P Top Run Alfa Romeo 155 TS 59 Roberto Russo 4-6, 9-10 P 61 Mauro Trione 6 P 62 Gianluca Roda 7, 9-10 P Fire Wake Competition Peugeot 405 64 Felipe Ortiz 9-10 P Top Run Alfa Romeo 155 TS 69 Onofrio Russo 4 P Icon Class P Private Drivers
Drivers changes Changed Cars Stefano Modena: BMW 318i → Alfa Romeo 155 Rinaldo Capello: Volkswagen Vento → Audi 80 Quattro Emanuele Pirro: BMW 318i → Audi 80 Quattro
Entering Superturismo 1994 Emanuele Naspetti: F1 → BMW 318iS Antonio Tamburini: No full-time drive → Alfa Romeo 155 Marco Brand: No full-time drive → Alfa Romeo 155
Leaving Superturismo 1994 Gabriele Tarquini: → BTCC Gianni Morbidelli: → F1
Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10 April Antonio Tamburini Antonio Tamburini Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering R2 Stefano Modena Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering 2 R1 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 17 April Stefano Modena Stefano Modena Stefano Modena Euroteam R2 Stefano Modena Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia 3 R1 Autodromo di Magione 8 May Stefano Modena Stefano Modena Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia R2 Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia 4 R1 Autodromo del Levante 22 May Johnny Cecotto Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia R2 Emanuele Pirro Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia 5 R1 Circuito Internazionale Misano 5 June Antonio Tamburini Stefano Modena Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering R2 Antonio Tamburini Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering 6 R1 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 19 June Stefano Modena Emanuele Pirro Stefano Modena Euroteam R2 Roberto Ravaglia Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia 7 R1 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 31 July Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia Roberto Ravaglia CiBiEmme Engineering R2 Stefano Modena Stefano Modena Euroteam 8 R1 Autodromo di Pergusa 4 September Antonio Tamburini Johnny Cecotto Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering R2 Fabrizio Giovanardi Antonio Tamburini Nordauto Engineering 9 R1 Autodromo Riccardo Paletti di Varano 18 September Frank Biela Frank Biela Frank Biela Audi Sport Italia R2 Frank Biela Frank Biela Audi Sport Italia 10 R1 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 2 October Frank Biela Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Naspetti CiBiEmme Engineering R2 Emanuele Pirro Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Italia
Round 1 Monza Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Lap Time Top Qualifying 1 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 1.55.148 TQ 2 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 1.55.978 TQ 3 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS 1.56.113 TQ 4 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro 1.56.270 TQ 5 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155 1.56.448 TQ 6 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318iS 1.57.099 TQ 7 14 Rinaldo Capello Audi 80 Quattro 1.57.298 TQ 8 7 Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318iS 1.57.587 TQ 9 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS 1.57.691 TQ 10 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 1.57.912 TQ 11 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 1.56.648 12 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 1.56.687 13 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 1.57.021 14 16 Giovanni Bonanno Alfa Romeo 155 1.57.725 15 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 1.59.639 16 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 1.59.727 17 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 2.00.415 18 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 2.00.518 19 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 2.03.028 20 53 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 2.03.349 21 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 2.20.367
Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 15 laps in 29:29.428 20 2 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro +6.98s15 3 14 Rinaldo Capello Audi 80 Quattro +7.16s 12 4 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318iS +34.32s 10 5 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 +34.49s 8 6 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 +34.87s 6 7 16 Giovanni Bonanno Alfa Romeo 155 +41.94s 4 8 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 +46.07s 3 9 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 +1.16.06s2 10 7 Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318iS +1.17.86s 1 11 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 +1.30.97s 12 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 +1 lap 13 66 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 +1 lap 14 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS +2 laps 15 DNF 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 +2 laps 16 DNF 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS +2 laps 17 DNF 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 +5 laps 18 DNF 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +7 laps 19 DNF 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 +7 laps DNF 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 +8 laps DNF 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155 +9 laps
Fastest Lap: Antonio Tamburini in 1.56.113 on lap 2
Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 15 laps in 29:20.653 20 2 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro +2.966s15 3 14 Rinaldo Capello Audi 80 Quattro +3.439s 12 4 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 +6.356s 10 5 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 +13.984s 8 6 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS +18.101s 6 7 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS +29.279s 4 8 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318iS +30.072s 3 9 7 Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318iS +32.389s 2 10 16 Giovanni Bonanno Alfa Romeo 155 +42.577s 1 11 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 +44.440s 12 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 +55.424s 13 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 +1.23.963s 14 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 15 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 +1 lap 16 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 +1 lap DNF 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +10 laps DNF 66 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 +10 laps DNF 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 +10 laps DNS 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 DNS 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155 Fastest Lap: Stefano Modena in 1.56.656 on lap 5
Championship standings after Round 1
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Antonio Tamburini 40 2 Emanuele Pirro 30 3 Rinaldo Capello 24 4 Tamara Vidali 16 5 Alexander Burgstaller 13
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Alfa Romeo 40 2 Audi 30 3 BMW 16 4 Peugeot 6
Round 2 Vallelunga Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Lap Time Top Qualifying 1 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 1.18.859 TQ 2 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 1.19.351 TQ 3 14 Rinaldo Capello Audi 80 Quattro 1.19.408 TQ 4 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro 1.19.420 TQ 5 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 1.19.732 TQ 6 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 1.20.140 TQ 7 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 1.20.223 TQ 8 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318iS 1.20.304 TQ 9 22 Altfrid Heger BMW 318iS 1.20.500 TQ 10 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 1.20.738 TQ 11 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155 1.20.551 12 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS 1.20.605 13 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 1.20.626 14 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 1.20.636 15 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS 1.21.222 16 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 1.21.740 17 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 1.22.336 18 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 1.23.477 19 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 1.24.658 20 53 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 1.26.304 21 7 Massimiliano Crinelli BMW 318iS 1.31.868
Race 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 22 laps in 33:08.380 20 2 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 +37.773s 15 3 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 +39.198s 12 4 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 +51.001s 10 5 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 +51.997s 8 6 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 +53.805 6 7 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318i +58.059s 4 8 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 +1.00.056s 3 9 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 +1.14.727s 2 10 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro +1.28.716s1 11 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 +1.32.278s 12 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 13 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 +1 lap 14 53 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 +1 lap 15 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS +1 lap 16 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 +1 lap 17 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155 +4 laps 18 14 Rinaldo CapelloAudi 80 Quattro +4 laps 19 7 Massimiliano Crinelli BMW 318i +4 laps 20 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS +5 laps DNF 22 Altfrid Heger BMW 318i +12 laps
Fastest Lap: Stefano Modena in 1.29.307 on lap 3
Race 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Time/Retired Points 1 12 Emanuele Pirro Audi 80 Quattro 22 laps in 31:49.16520 2 14 Rinaldo Capello Audi 80 Quattro +7.125s 15 3 8 Alexander Burgstaller BMW 318i +54.674s 12 4 22 Altfrid Heger BMW 318i +1.06.544s 10 5 52 Massimo Pigoli Peugeot 405 +1.20.188s 8 6 1 Roberto Ravaglia BMW 318iS +1.20.263s 6 7 9 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 4 8 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi Peugeot 405 +1 lap 3 9 4 Gary Ayles Peugeot 405 +1 lap 2 10 6 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 1 11 51 Moreno Soli Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 12 5 Tamara Vidali Alfa Romeo 155 +1 lap 13 21 Amato Ferrari Peugeot 405 +1 lap 14 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 318iS +1 lap 15 54 Maurizio Lusuardi Peugeot 405 +1 lap 16 53 Claudio Melotto Peugeot 405 +1 lap 17 56 Danilo Mozzi Alfa Romeo 155 +2 laps DNF 15 Enrico Bertaggia Alfa Romeo 155 +9 laps DNF 55 Felice Tedeschi Alfa Romeo 155 +20 laps DNS 7 Massimiliano Crinelli BMW 318i DNS 11 Marco Brand Alfa Romeo 155
Fastest Lap: Stefano Modena in 1.20.858 on lap 18
Championship standings after Round 2
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Antonio Tamburini 53 2 Emanuele Pirro 51 3 Rinaldo Capello 39 4 Stefano Modena 34 5 Alexander Burgstaller 29
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Alfa Romeo 64 2 Audi 51 3 BMW 32 4 Peugeot 29
Round 3 Magione Qualifying