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Corridonia prepares for the Italian KZN Championship and National MINI Trophy
TKART Staff
01 September 2025

[Translated with ChatGPT]

The event from September 5 to 7 at the Cogiskart Circuit. Who are the winners in the Roll of Honour of the Italian KZN Championship and National MINI Trophy.

The Cogiskart Circuit in Corridonia is preparing to host the single-round Italian ACI Karting KZN Championship and National MINI Trophy. On track, KZN with the Under, Over, Over 50 and Rookie categories, and MINI with the MINI Gr.3 (11-12 years) and MINI Gr.3 Under 10 (for those born from January 1, 2015). The event also includes a support race for the OK-N and OK-N Junior categories.

The Roll of Honour of KZN.
The KZN category was introduced in the Italian ACI Karting Championship in 2019, while from 2015 to 2018 the national KZ category was referred to with other names: KZ3, Prodriver and also KZ4. KZN has its core in regional and local championships and, since 2015, has also had the Italian Championship title, from last year in a single-round event.

The KZN Under category is reserved for drivers from 25 to 39 years old, KZN Over from 40 years, KZN Over 50 for drivers born up to December 31, 1974. In KZN Rookie, drivers from 15 years of age are admitted with a maximum of three years of driving license seniority. KZN Rookie made its debut in the Italian Championship in 2024. So far, 10 editions have been valid for the Tricolore title.

These are the winners of the Italian Championship:
2024 KZN Under: Antonio Piccioni
2023 KZN Under: Antonio Piccioni
2022 KZN Under: Antonio Piccioni
2021 KZN Under: Antonio Piccioni
2020 KZN Under: Alessandro Cavina
2019 KZN Under: Roberto Cesari
2018 KZ3 Under: Emanuele Simonetti
2017 KZ3 Under: Luigi Di Lorenzo
2016 Prodriver Under: Filippo D’Attanasio
2015 Prodriver Under: Michele Gregori

2024 KZN Over: Andrea Spagni
2023 KZN Over: Riccardo Nalon
2022 KZN Senior: Riccardo Nalon
2021 KZN Over: Roberto Profico
2020 KZN Over: Andrea Spagni
2019 KZN Over: Marco Pagani
2018 KZ3 Over: Cristian Griggio
2017 KZ3 Over: Claudio Tempesti
2016 Prodriver Over: Daniele Cirelli
2015 Prodriver Over: Andrea Tonoli

2024 KZN Over 50: Paolo Gagliardini
2017 KZ4: Lino Di Simplicio

2024 KZN Rookie: Andrea Antonello

The Roll of Honour of the National MINI Trophy, with several motorsport champions.
MINI Gr.3 was established in 2020 with the introduction of FIA-homologated chassis and engines, for drivers aged 8 to 12. In 2023 it was subdivided into Under 10 (8-10 years) and Gr.3 (11-12 years). In previous years, the Trophy was reserved for the 60 Minikart, which competed in the National Trophy until 2023. The first edition of the national race reserved for Mini dates back to 1989, with the title of CSAI Cup 60cc Class which was held until 1995, then from 1996 it took the title of National Trophy 60 Class. From 1997 the CSAI Cup 50cc was also contested, the year in which Dario Anastasi won, and among the illustrious names also Alex Irlando, winner of the 2008 edition of the CSAI Baby 60cc Cup.

Several well-known names in motorsport have won the National Mini 60cc Trophy, among them in 1993 Vitantonio Liuzzi, the following year Marino Spinozzi, in 2005 Lorenzo Camplese, in 2006 Antonio Giovinazzi, in 2010 Robert Shwartzman. Since 1989, 29 editions have been held.

These are the winners of the National MINI Trophy:
2024 MINI Gr.3: Daniel Miron Lorente
2024 MINI Gr.3 U10: Jean Poujol
2023 Mini 60cc: Luca Muzzolon
2020 MINI Gr.3: Griffin Peebles
2020 Mini 60cc: Ludovico Busso
2019 Mini 60cc: Leonardo Sabatini
2018 Mini 60cc: Leonardo Sabatini
2017 Mini 60cc: Riccardo Paniccià
2016 Mini 60cc: Francesco Pulito
2015 Mini 60cc: Leonardo Marseglia
2014 Mini 60cc: Pio Francesco Sgobba
2011 Mini 60cc: Alessio Pollara
2010 Mini 60cc: Robert Shwartzman
2008 Mini 60cc: Damiano Fioravanti
2007 Mini 60cc: Federico Savona
2006 Mini 60cc: Antonio Giovinazzi
2005 Mini 60cc: Lorenzo Camplese
2003 Mini 60cc: Aniello Smarrazzo
2002 Mini 60cc: Mattia Bernardi
2001 Mini 60cc: Alessio Fratini
2000 Mini 60cc: Nicola Smania
1999 Mini 60cc: Andrea Todisco
1998 Mini 60cc: Francesco Antonucci
1997 Mini 60cc: Michele Maceratesi
1996 Mini 60cc: Salvatore Nitto
1995 Mini 60cc: Andrea Bonetti
1994 Mini 60cc: Marino Spinozzi
1993 Mini 60cc: Vitantonio Liuzzi
1991 Mini 60cc: Dino Sorci
1990 Mini 60cc: Alessandro Rossetti
1989 Mini 60cc: Bruno Balocco

The Corridonia schedule.
Thursday, September 4: 8:30 Free practice, 10:30 Sporting checks.
Friday, September 5: 8:00 Free practice, technical checks, briefing, official free practice.
Saturday, September 6: 8:00 Warm up, 9:25 official timed practice, 11:15 heats.
Sunday, September 7: 8:00 Warm up, 9:20 Prefinals, 13:30 Finals (KZN Rookie, KZN Under, KZN Over, KZN Over 50, MINI Gr.3, MINI U10, OK-N, OK-NJ).

Link Italian KZN Championship Regulations

Link National MINI Trophy Regulations

MEDIA COVERAGE.
Live broadcast on ACI Sport TV and Live Streaming on the Italian ACI Karting Championship Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ACIKarting and YouTube ACI Sport TV https://www.youtube.com/@ACISportTVofficial/streams
TV report. A television service will be broadcast the following week on ACI Sport TV, RAI Sport and other national and regional broadcasters throughout Italy.
On the ACI Sport website press releases, photo galleries, results, championship standings, links to Live Timing and Live Streaming are published.
Photo gallery: https://archiviofotografico.acisport.it/Campionato-Italiano-ACI-Karting
Info and standings: http://www.acisport.it/it/CIK/home

In the photo: an image of the KZN Under in 2023 at Corridonia (Photo Staff Mauro Virgini).

 Press Release © ACI Sport 

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