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From September 19 to 22, the decisive race of the Italian Championship for the assignment of titles in all categories.

Everything is ready at South Garda Karting for the fifth and final round of the ACI Karting Italian Championship, which will crown the 2024 champions in the categories KZ2, OKN, OKNJ, MINI Gr.3, and MINI Under 10, as well as the Legend 100cc and 125cc in a single event for the historical kart titles.

Big numbers expected in Lonato.
A good turnout of drivers is also expected on the Lonato track, as seen in previous rounds in Triscina, La Conca, Val Vibrata, and Sarno, where as many as 416 different drivers have participated so far.

The preparatory race for the Italian Championship held last Saturday in Lonato for the 34th Autumn Trophy, with 200 drivers, suggests a good turnout for the upcoming Italian Championship round, where we will likely see several protagonists from this race.

The winners of the preparatory race for the 34th Autumn Trophy.
The winners of the finals of the 34th Autumn Trophy held on September 14 were Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport) in MINI Gr.3, Niccolò Perico (Energy Corse) in MINI U10, Juliusz Ociepa (Novalux) in OKN, Cristian Tonalini (Tona Racing) in OKNJ, Ethan Frigomosca (Renda Motorsport) in KZ2, Gabriele Bensi (BM Racing) in KZN Under, Ferruccio Alacqua in KZN Over, and Francesco Del Vecchio in KZN Rookie.

Points at stake in Lonato.
In Lonato, the first-place finisher in each category for the Italian Championship will earn 130 points (80 points for Race 1 and 50 points for Race 2), with points decreasing for lower positions. Two results will be discarded from the 10 finals of the championship for the lowest scores.

KZ2 - Bertuca leads.
In KZ2, Cristian Domenico Bertuca with LG Motorsport on BirelART-TM Kart leads with a comfortable margin, having already won the Under 18 classification. Chasing him are Michael Barbaro Paparo with Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart and Alessio Piccini with Modena Kart on Parolin-TM Kart.

Italian KZ2 Championship after 4 rounds:
1st Cristian Bertuca (ITA) 277 points
2nd Michael Barbaro Paparo (ITA) 162 points
3rd Alessio Piccini (ITA) 120 points
4th Davide Forè (ITA) 108 points
5th Angelo Lombardo (ITA) 107 points

OK-N - Rossi in the lead.
Federico Rossi with PRK on Tony Kart-TM Kart holds a good lead in the OK-N standings, ahead of Gino Rocchio with Monster K Factory on CRG-TM Kart and Manuel Scognamiglio with Tellone Motorsport on Tony Kart-Iame.

Italian OK-N Championship after 4 rounds:
1st Federico Rossi (ITA) 302 points
2nd Gino Rocchio (ITA) 175 points
3rd Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) 147 points
4th Francesco Marenghi (ITA) 119 points
5th Bati Ege Yildirim (TUR) 114 points

OK-NJ - Blandino leads but narrowly.
The OK-NJ category is still wide open, with Cristian Blandino with Kalì Kart Racing on Kalì Kart-TM Kart narrowly leading Cristian Tonalini with Tona Racing on Tony Kart-TM Kart, Angelo Bruno Blanco with LA Motorsport on Parolin-TM Kart, and Giacomo Giusto with Modena Kart on Parolin-TM Kart.

Italian OK-NJ Championship after 4 rounds:
1st Cristian Blandino (ITA) 208 points
2nd Cristian Tonalini (ITA) 181 points
3rd Angelo Bruno Blanco (ITA) 149 points
4th Giacomo Giusto (ITA) 140 points
5th Pietro Bagutti (ITA) 106 points
5th Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi (AUS) 106 points

MINI GR.3 U10 - Perico is the favorite.
Thanks to the lead he has built, Niccolò Perico with Energy Corse on Energy-TM Kart is the favorite for the MINI Under 10 title. Chasing him, about 100 points behind, are Lorenzo di Pietrantonio with BabyRace on Parolin-Iame and Lucas Bryan Palacio with Kidix on KR-Iame.

Italian MINI Gr.3 U10 Championship after 4 rounds:
1st Niccolò Perico (ITA) 267 points
2nd Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (ITA) 169 points
3rd Lucas Bryan Palacio (USA) 152 points
4th Leon Chelidze (GEO) 150 points
5th Mark Martin Loomets (EST) 126 points

MINI GR.3 - Tight battle between Frasnelli and Truchot.
There’s a tight battle in the MINI Gr.3 between Baby Race teammates Julian Frasnelli and Alessandro Teddy Truchot, but Daniel Miron Lorente with Team Driver and Gioele Girardello with Parolin Motorsport are also in the hunt.

Italian MINI Gr.3 Championship after 4 rounds:
1st Julian Frasnelli (ITA) 207 points
2nd Alessandro Teddy Truchot (USA) 187 points
3rd Daniel Miron Lorente (ESP) 168 points
4th Gioele Girardello (ITA) 142 points
5th Albert Tamm (CHE) 102 points

Info: https://www.acisport.it/it/CIK/home

Complete standings:
https://www.acisport.it/it/CIK/classifiche/2024.

2024 ACI Karting Italian Championship Calendar.
21/04/24 - TRISCINA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
19/05/24 - LA CONCA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
23/06/24 - VAL VIBRATA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
21/07/24 - SARNO - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
08/09/24 - FRANCIACORTA - KZN Under, KZN Over.
22/09/24 - LONATO - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2, 100/125 Legend.

Schedule:

• Thursday: Free practice;
• Friday: Free practice, official free practice, qualifying;
• Saturday: Qualifying heats;
• Sunday: Final stage live on TV for Race 1 and Race 2.

Media programming.
Live TV. The event will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV (Sky channel 228 and Tivù-Sat channel 52), live streaming, and on-demand on www.acisport.it, and on the ACI Karting Italian Championship Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ACIKarting.
A TV report will be aired the following week on ACI Sport TV, RAI Sport, and other national and regional broadcasters across Italy.
Gazzetta dello Sport will feature a special page with photos and comments on the event on Wednesday, September 25.
ACI Radio will broadcast updates and interviews.
On the ACI Sport website, press releases, an extensive photo gallery, results, championship standings, and links to Live Timing and Live Streaming will be available.

In the photo: an archive image of the South Garda Karting circuit. Ph. Sportinphoto.

Photo gallery: https://archiviofotografico.acisport.it/Campionato-Italiano-ACI-Karting/2024

 Press Release © ACI Sport