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After Friday's qualifying practice, it was Saturday's heats that selected the finalists of the third round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at the Naples International Circuit of Sarno (Salerno), where the 250 drivers of this third season round also had to challenge the great heat of this weekend of 7 July.

The KZ2, 60 Mini, KZN Under (up to 35 years), KZN Over (for 36 years) and the Junior and Senior categories of the X30 and Rok trophies are in the race.

KZ2. In KZ2 the undisputed ruler was Giuseppe Palomba (Croc-Tm), best time on trial on Friday and then undisturbed winner of two Saturday heats. The Neapolitan driver left the others with the duel for the second and third position, go to Davide De Marco (KR-Tm) in front of Francesco Iacovacci (Maranello-Tm) in the first run and then in the second run with Iacovacci who preceded De Marco . Classification leader Simone Cunati (CRG-Tm), slightly delayed in the seventh time, finished fourth in the first heat and eighth in the second heat. Among the best also Leonardo Marseglia (BirelArt-Tm) and Danilo Albanese (Tony Kart-Vortex).

Classification manches: 1. Palomba; 2. De Marco; 3. Iacovacci; 4. Albanian; 5. Marseglia; 6. Simoni.

60 MINI. In the 6 heats played in the 60 Mini, after the pole positions scored by the Belgian Douwe Dedeker (Parolin-Tm) in the Series-1 and by the American Mattias Orjuela (Praga-Tm) in the Series-2, the victories if they were divided by Dedecker , the championship leader William MacIntyre (Parolin-Tm), the Jamaican Alex Powell (Energy-Tm) winner of two heats, Manuel Scognamiglio (Tony kart-Tm), the Dutch Ean Eyckmans (Parolin-Tm).

Manche standings: 1. Scognamiglio; 2. Powell; 3. Dedecker; 4. Macyntire; 5. Eyckmans; 6. Filaferro.

KZN UNDER. In KZN Under, with the two pole positions in qualifying Alessio Mordini (Energy-Tm) in the Serie-1 and Roberto Cesari (Top Kart-Tm) in the Serie-2, in the heats he had the best with two Mordini successes, while the 2018 champion Emanuele Simonetti (Tony Kart-Tm) obtained a success. Cesari was placed twice in second place.

Manche standings: 1. Mordini; 2. Simonetti; 3. Caesars; 4. Tolfo; 5. Cavina; 6. Bar.

KZN OVER. In KZN Over was the author of the pole position in practice, Roberto Profico (Tony Kart-Tm), to secure success in the first heat, while the victory in the second race went to Marco Pagani (Parolin-Tm). Among the best also Riccardo Nalon (Parolin-Tm), third in both heats, and Simone Torsellini (KR-Iame) fourth in the two races.

Manches standings: 1. Profico; 2. Pagani; 3. Nalon; 4. Torsellini; 5. Melas; 6. Ruschioni.

X30 JUNIOR. In the X30 Junior the Polish Timoteus Kucharczyk (Parolin-Iame), after having achieved the best test time, also won the first heat, while in the second Michael Barbaro Paparo (KR-Iame) won, with Kucharczyk in fifth place . Among the best also Cristian Bertuca (BirelArt-Iame), second in the second heat after the tenth place in the first heat. Ariel Elkin (Intrepid-Iame) also performed well in the first heat.

Classification manches: 1. Kucharczyk; 2. Paparo; 3. Lizio; 4. De Palo; 5. Bertuca; 6. Elkin.

X30 SENIOR. In the X30 Senior, with the two pole positions in trial you go to Francesco Scognamiglio (Tony Kart-Iame) in the Serie-1 and to Edoardo Ludovico Villa (TB Kart-Iame) in the Serie-2, in the heats the victories went to Luigi surprise Coluccio (BirelArt-Iame) author of two successes and Danny Carenini (Tony Kart-Iame) with a success. In the absolute Villa it is only tenth for a race contact.

Classification manche: 1. Pour; 2. Carinini; 3. Caglioni; 4. Scognamiglio; 5. Ingolfo; 6. Fornaroli.

ROK JUNIOR. In the Rok Junior the domain of Pietro Ragone (Tony Kart-Vortex) continued, who after the fastest time in practice won both heats, both in front of Riccardo Colombo (Tony Kart-Vortex). Third place went to Matteo Zaffarano (Tony Kart-Vortex) in both races.

Manches classification: 1. Ragone; 2. Colombo; 3. Simion; 4. Zaffarano; 5. Donno; 6. Closed.

ROK SENIOR. Domination also in the Rok Senior for Federico Biagioli (Tony Kart-Vortex), in practice and then in the two heats. Behind Biagioli in both the runs, Leonardo Moncini (Tony Kart-Vortex), Giorgio Molinari (Exprit-Vortex) and David Locatelli (Tony Kart-Vortex) placed in the same order.

Classification manche: 1. Biagioli; 2. Moncini; 3. Molinari; 4. Locatelli; 5. Gabbay; 6. Bernardi.

All the standings available at www.acisport.it

Program:

Sunday 7 July: final doubles starting at 9:25 am and 1:55 pm, live on AutoMotoTV (Sky channel 148) and live streaming on the Facebook page of the Italian ACI Karting Championship.

In the pictures: 1) Giuseppe Palomba, KZ2; 2) KZN Over; 3) Timoteus Kucharczyk, X30 Junior.