The ROK Cup Italia continues its 2026 season at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo, a new venue for the Vortex one-make championship. At the end of the race weekend, which was blessed with good weather, the following championship leaders emerged: De Ruit Milan (Mini ROK U10), Frigerio Filippo (Mini ROK), Kostrzewa Blazej (Junior ROK), Lombardo Davide (Senior ROK), Viganò Alessandro (Expert ROK) e Gaglianò Giuseppe (Super ROK).

Mini ROK U10
The battle for victory in the Mini ROK U10 class is really tough.

Gabriel Mara Varon was the fastest in qualifyings, setting a time of 1:02.953. Just 0.042 seconds off the pole position, Giovanni Ventorino took second place. Leon Giudicelli secured third place, ahead of Zev Godschalk in fourth and Milan Romano De Ruit in fifth. The grid sees Mikhail Zanochkin in sixth place, Antonio Mastroianni in seventh, Andrea Baraggi in eighth, Anna Makolm in ninth, Diego Schiaffino in tenth and Pietro Cimieri in eleventh.

In the pre-final, after just a few corners, Giudicelli got the better of pole-sitter Mara Varon, whilst Ventorino moved up to third place. It was Ventorino who became the main protagonist of the race: as early as the second lap, he overtook Mara Varon for second place, after which he stayed glued to Giudicelli before attacking him on the penultimate lap. The French driver, however, did not give up and regained the lead from the Italian driver, until the two made contact just a few corners from the finish. Mara Varon won, ahead of Godschalk in second and Baraggi in third. Ventorino and Giudicelli, meanwhile, crossed the line in eighth and tenth.

In the final, Mara Varon starts from the pole position once again, but this time he has to give way to Godschalk. It was the American driver who ended up dominating the race: making the most of the tussle among his pursuers, he built up a substantial lead that secured him the victory. De Ruit and Giudicelli battled it out for second place in the final laps, with the Dutchman finishing ahead of the French rider. Ventorino fought his way back up to fourth place, ahead of Mara Varon, who finished fifth.

Mini ROK
The Mini ROK weekend ended with a dramatic twist.

In the qualifyings, Edoardo Galimberti set the fastest time of 1:01.798. Daniel Votino and Aleksander Pelikanski were immediately behind the pole-sitter, in second and third place respectively. Filippo Frigerio and Mattia Pellin, in fourth and fifth, finished ahead of Edoardo Traina and Michal Krzysztof Lepczynski, in sixth and seventh. Mathias Drexler, Lola Mukhammadiyev and Matteo Gei rounded out the top 10. The grid continued with Ghazi Almekdad, winner of the first round of the championship, Antonio Martin, Sebastian Schirripa, Francesco Petta, Timothée Moulin, Samuel Dal Pozzo, Giorgio Sapignoli, Federico Neri, Nathan Lotrionte, Nicholas Bertolani and Stefano Sapuppo.

In the pre-final, Galimberti led the field at the start, but Pelikanski managed to finish the opening lap in the lead; shortly afterwards, however, the Polish rider was forced to cede the position to the Italian. Behind them, Votino initially occupied third place, but soon found himself involved in a heated battle with Pellin, Frigerio, Traina and Drexler. Galimberti consolidated his position as the race progressed and won ahead of Pelikanski, whilst Frigerio prevailed in the battle for third place, getting the better of Votino and Drexler in the sprint. Traina finished fifth, followed by Almekdad, Petta, Pellin and Lepczynski.

In the final, Galimberti once again started from pole position, but Frigerio managed to overtake his rival before the end of the first lap. These two drivers were the stars of the race: initially they built up a significant lead over the rest of the field, then engaged in a fierce battle in the closing stages. Galimberti was the first to cross the finish line, but received a five-second penalty for an incorrectly positioned front spoiler. Frigerio was therefore promoted to the top step of the podium, with Pelikanski in second place. Traina, in third place, finished ahead of Votino in fourth, whilst Galimberti dropped to fifth. Almekdad finished sixth.

Junior ROK
One name in particular stands out in the Junior ROK category.

David Moscardi came out on top in qualifying. The Italian set the fastest time of 55.960 seconds, beating Blazej Kostrzewa, who finished second and was also the winner of Round 1 of the championship. Nino Moulin took third place, ahead of Matteo Peruccio in fourth and Domenico Coco in fifth. In sixth place is Adrian Potepa, followed by Marco Pozzoni in seventh, Patrick Bissa in eighth, Elias Boullier in ninth, and Tommaso Mottarelli in tenth. The standings continue with Mikolaj Gawlikowski, Leonard Wcislo, Emma Boschetto, Manuel Calendi, Michal Zajac, Ilias Mitaki, Karol Kostur, Stanislav Grabowski, Borys Blaszczyk, Valerio Santini, Mario Jose Zampa Santander, Tommaso Pomoni, Leonardo De Grandi, Giada Vanigioli, Gianmaria Ferretti, Gabriele Castelmani, Mia Zanki, Jessica Calleja, Kajo Cera and Daniel Ivanov.

In the pre-final, Moscardi and Kostrzewa both got off to an excellent start, but after a few corners it was the Pole who took the lead. Behind them, a battle for third place broke out, involving Peruccio, Moulin, Potepa and Pozzoni. With a better pace than the group, Kostrzewa extended his lead and crossed the finish line first. Moscardi finished in second place, whilst Pozzoni and Potepa battled it out for third place in a sprint finish: the Polish driver finished third, whilst the Italian – partly due to a three-second penalty imposed for contact with Potepa – was classified fifth, behind Peruccio in fourth.

In the final, Kostrzewa got off to a better start from pole position and held off Potepa in the opening stages; behind them, however, Pozzoni and Moscardi battled for third place. As the race progressed, Kostrzewa proved to have a better pace than the rest of the field and, riding alone, crossed the finish line first. In contrast, Potepa was forced to defend himself in the final laps against a rampant Moscardi, who had managed to overtake Pozzoni on lap 10: the Polish rider finished ahead of the two Italians. Peruccio took fifth place, ahead of Bissa in sixth, Coco in seventh and Mottarelli in eighth.

Senior ROK
There were plenty of surprises in the Senior ROK final.

A French driver came out on top in qualifying: Rayan Carré set the fastest time of 54.096 seconds, ahead of Italians Davide Lombardo and Mattia D’Erme, who finished second and third respectively. Poland’s Aleksander Rogowski, meanwhile, finished fourth, ahead of the winner of the first round of the championship, Riccardo Salemi, in fifth. Alan Jakobiak was sixth, followed by Riccardo Brangero in seventh, Valerio De Gaetano in eighth, Colin Wazny in ninth, and Davide Morresi in tenth. Rounding out the standings were Andrea Carraro, Christian Romeo, Giovanni Polato, Piotr Daniel Protasiewicz, Nik Sculac, Giulio Mazzolini, Noemi Pradier, Angelo Pecoraro, Oskar Hildebranski, Plamen Teliyski and Michal Czyzewicz.

In the pre-final, a battle immediately started between Carré and Lombardo at the start, but the French driver held off the Italian, who, in turn, was forced to watch his back against D’Erme. Salemi moved up to fourth, whilst Brangero climbed to fifth. On the second lap, thanks to an exemplary braking manoeuvre, Lombardo overtook Carré and took the lead. Meanwhile, Brangero overtook Salemi and D’Erme to take third place. Lombardo held off Carré until the chequered flag. Brangero finished third, followed by D’Erme in fourth. Salemi, however, lost fifth place to Rogowski. In the final, Lombardo made the most of his pole position and led the race from the very start, but Brangero tried to overtake him: following a brief contact, the pair were overtaken by Rogowski, who took the lead. The Polish driver stayed in front for two laps, after which he was forced to give way to Lombardo once again, though he remained in his slipstream for the rest of the race. At the finish line, Lombardo finished 366 thousandths of a second ahead of Rogowski, but race control handed the Italian a three-second penalty for the incident with Brangero. Victory thus goes to Rogowski, who finishes ahead of Lombardo in second place. Protasiewicz takes the lowest step on the podium, ahead of D’Erme in fourth and Carré in fifth. Salemi, meanwhile, finishes 17th.

Expert ROK
A second different winner in the championship for Expert ROK.

Alessandro Viganò secures his first pole position of the season. The Italian driver, winner of the opening round in Cremona, beats the Polish Adrian Marcinkievicz, in second, and Daniel Zajac, in third. Andrea Sorbello takes fourth place, whilst Michele Zampieri finishes fifth. Marco Massironi is sixth, ahead of Cristian Gautier in seventh, Marco Nannavecchia in eighth, Luca Molinari in ninth, Tino Donadei in tenth, and Gianluca Todeschini in eleventh.

In the pre-final, Viganò got off to a perfect start from the front row and immediately took the lead, whilst Sorbello managed to climb rapidly up to second place, overtaking first Zajac and then Marcinkievicz. The leading trio of Viganò, Sorbello and Marcinkievicz remained tight for most of the race, though the positions did not change further. At the finish line, it was Viganò who took the win, ahead of Sorbello and the Polish rider. Zajac finished in fourth place, with Zampieri rounding off the top five. Nannavecchia, Massironi, Gautier, Todeschini and Donadei round off the standings. Molinari, however, was forced to retire.

In the final, Viganò got off to a good start from pole position, but Sorbello overtook him after just a few corners to take the lead. The two remained neck and neck for the rest of the race, without, however, swapping positions again. The chequered flag confirms Sorbello’s victory, ahead of Viganò who finishes just over a second behind, whilst Marcinkievicz takes the lowest step on the podium, ahead of Zajac in fourth, Zampieri in fifth, and Nannavecchia in sixth. The standings continue with Todeschini, Massironi, Molinari, Donadei and Gautier, the latter having retired.

Super ROK
In the Super ROK class, one name stood out above all others throughout the race weekend.

Luca Bonhomme was the fastest in qualifying, setting a best time of 54.036 seconds. Riccardo Ferrari followed in second place, with Andrea Carbone in third, Giuseppe Gaglianò in fourth, Nicolò Coppotelli in fifth, and Alessandro Zini in sixth. Rounding out the top 10 are Nicholas Giuseppe Reino in seventh, Samuele Rizza in eighth, Pietro Mondin in ninth, and Vittorio Maria Russo in tenth. They are followed in order by: Mariachiara Nardelli, Dario El Malki, Giuseppe Palladino and Riccardo Ianniello.

In the pre-final, Ferrari was lightning-fast off the line and led the field into the first corner, with Gaglianò in second place and Bonhomme dropping back to third. The French pole-sitter, however, regained second place just before the end of the first lap, after which he set off in pursuit of the leader. On the seventh lap, Bonhomme manages to get the better of Ferrari, gradually extends his lead and secures victory ahead of the Italian. Coppotelli takes third place, whilst Ianniello makes up ten positions to finish fourth. Gaglianò is fifth, Zini sixth, Carbone seventh and Rizza eighth.

In the final, Bonhomme managed to hold onto the lead ahead of Ferrari, Coppotelli, Ianniello and Gaglianò, after which he attempted to extend his advantage. Only Ferrari remained hot on the Frenchman’s heels, though without ever really threatening him. At the end of the scheduled 15 laps, Bonhomme crossed the finish line first, winning by 0.548 seconds ahead of Ferrari in second. Ianniello took the lowest step of the podium, whilst Coppotelli held off Gaglianò to claim fourth place. Zini finished sixth, ahead of Mondin in seventh and Rizza in eighth.

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