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The National Final which took place on the Val Vibrata Kart track at Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata (Teramo) had the task of deciding the winners of the Rotax Max Challenge Italia and those entitled to represent Italy in the great international event of the 2018 Grand Finals , scheduled this year in Brazil from November 24th to December 1st in Conde-Paraiba.

To win the "ticket" for Brazil in the Val Vibrata test were Luca Pons (Maranello) in the Rotax Mini, Marco Bernardi (Tony Kart) in the Rotax Junior, Filippo Laghi (Tony Kart) in the Rotax Max, Cristian Trolese (Tony Kart ) in the Rotax DD2, Fabio Costanzo Cretti (OK1) in the Rotax DD2 Over.

The pilots qualified for the Grand Finals 2018 in Brazil through the Rotax Super Cup, disputed in the two tests of May 20 in Sarno and September 2 in Jesolo, had been in the Rotax Junior Elia Galvanin (Exprit), in the Rotax Max Damiano Marchesan (Sodikart) , in the Rotax DD2 Claudio Pagliarani (Sodikart), in the Rotax DD2 Over Alessandro Tosi (GP Racing). The winners of the Rotax Mini Super Cup, Giuseppe Fiorenzi (Energy), and Rotax DD2 Gentleman, Massimo Corsini (Prague), won the 2018 title but as a regulation not the "ticket" for Brazil.

The test of the Val Vibrata National Final took place on three finals. The final score is obtained from the sum of the best three results on the score obtained in the three finals and the score obtained in the Zone selection tests.

ROTAX MINI. In Val Vibrata, in the Rotax Mini it was Pietro Valdo Pons who dominated the scene, winning all three finals after having achieved the second best time in practice behind Giuseppe Fiorenzi. In the final three Fiorenzi has proved to be the major antagonist, with the second place in the Final-1 to just 72 thousandths from Pons, and then again with the second place in the other two finals. Third place went to Riccardo Porinazzo in Final-1, Davide Bottaro in Final-2 and Alberto Kiko Fracassi in Fianle-3.

Rotax Mini final classification: 1. Pons (Maranello) points 165 and qualified for the Grand Finals; 2. Fiorenzi (Energy) 159; 3. Perinazzo (Tony Kart) 149; 4. Bottaro (Maranello) 148; 5. Fracassi (Prague) 147.

ROTAX JUNIOR. In the Rotax Junior after the pole position in test of Marco Bernardi, in the first final it was Nicola Falappi who won the race, ahead of Bernardi and Nicola Guerra, while in the second final it was Elia Galvanin who won over Emma Segattini and Andrea Giudice. In the third final was still Bernardi to win, ahead of Galvanin and Felappi.

In the final standings the highest score was obtained by Elia Galvanin with 162 points against the 159 by Bernardi, but the "ticket" for Brazil went to Bernardi as Galvavin had already earned him from the Super Cup.

Rotax Junior final classification: 1. Galvanin (Exprit) points 162; 2. Bernardi (Tony Kart) 159 and qualified for the Grand Finals; 3. Felappa (OK1) 154; 4. Scarpetta (Tony Kart) 151; 5. Judge (Energy) 148.

ROTAX MAX. A good duel also characterized the Rotax Max, between Filippo Laghi, Val Vibrata author of the pole position made in practice and the victory in the first of the finals, and Mattia Sergio Limena, second in the first final but then winner of the other two races always in front of Lakes. The duel between the two main protagonists of Val Vibrata also continued in the general classification of the National Trophy for the assignment of the "ticket" for Brazil, with the first position for both equal with 162 points but with the discriminating (the best score referring to the gap) in favor of Laghi who was ultimately the overall winner. In the final three, Marta Bussola won the third place in the Final-1, Giacomo Parisotto in the Final-2, Giordano Trinco in the Final-3.

Rotax Max final classification: 1. Lakes (Tony Kart) points 162 and qualified for the Grand Finals; 2. Limena (Kosmic) 162; 3. Compass (Intrepid) 148; 4. Trinco (Kosmic) 148; 5. Gaucy (BRM) 148.