The English circuit of Silverstone today (Sunday 7 May) hosted the second Trofeo Audemars Piguet Maserati Europa race. On a wet track caused by the continuous rain, Diego Alessi led from start to finish. Behind him filed Alberto Cerrai and Maurizio Fabris. The overall Trofeo classification sees Cerrai having extended his lead over Fabris (45 points to 36). Demegni finished the race in fourth, gaining a position overall to move into third on 26 points. As Diego Alessi did not have his partner, Francesco Ravasio, alongside him, he did not score any championship points.
Starting from second spot on the front row, Alessi moved straight into the lead by overtaking the youngster in pole, Oliver Jarvis. He, in turn, did well to fend off Cerrai. On lap four, however, the winner of the 2005 Trofeo Maserati Europa swept past Jarvis into a second place he held until the finish. Alessi, meanwhile, was cruising to victory. Following up the lead group were Fabris, Andrea Demegni and Antonio Andolfato. A little further back the fans could enjoy a duel between Philip Burgan, Simone De Martini and Niccolò Oddi for eighth place.


This trio enlivened the early part of the race and often swapped positions. The obligatory pit stops took place between laps ten and fifteen, disturbing the race order somewhat. Following the stops, behind the distant Alessi and Cerrai came a group led by Andolfato, Giorgio Bartocci, Edd Straw (who had replaced Jarvis) and Niccolò Oddi, who had crept ahead of Burgan. More thrills came at the end of the race when Fabris overtook Demegni and then when supermodel Jodie Kidd ran off the track in the Maserati West Europe car on lap 17. Kidd had taken over in the driving seat from Jean Coulomb. As it was impossible to remove her car from its position in the middle of the straight, race officials waved the red flag, interrupting proceedings.
Andruet-Hales, in the Audemars Piguet VIP car (11th) bettered Wood-Giordanelli (13th in the Toora car).
The rules state that the first three finishers are hit with a time penalty for the next Trofeo Audemars Piguet Maserati Europa race while the last three are awarded bonus seconds. The next round will be held at Brno (Czech Republic) on 28 May and Alessi Cerrai and Fabris will have to contend with 12, 8 and 4 second penalties, respectively. Pizzicannella, Coulomb and Marquard, on the other hand, will benefit from 4, 8 and 12 second bonuses.

Final result at Silverstone
1. Alessi 16 laps in 38'49"203
2. Cerrai + 28"134
3. Fabris + 31"274
4. Demegni + 32"642
5. Andolfato + 41"309
6. Bartocci + 46"083
7. Jarvis-Straw + 1'07"115
8. Oddi + 1'15"877
9. Burgan + 1'19"684
10. Zenere + 1'21"914

Trofeo Audemars Piguet Maserati Europa 2006 after second race:
1. Cerrai 45 points
2. Fabris 36
3. Demegni 26
4. Zenere 17
5. Villa 16