The victory of the 53rd Trofeo delle Industrie went to Bertuca (KZ2), Pizzonia (OKJ), Marchesi (OK-N), Kostrzewa (OK-NJ), Ratajski (MINI Gr.3), Stec (MINI U10.

The Trofeo delle Industrie at South Garda Karting in Lonato crowned the champions of the 53rd edition at the end of an exciting weekend, held with 280 registered drivers from 41 nations across the 6 categories of the event organized by Parma Motorsport.

The final victories of the 53rd Trofeo delle Industrie were secured by Cristian Bertuca (KZ2), Antonio Pizzonia (OKJ), Nicolas Marchesi (OK-N), Blazej Kostrzewa (OK-NJ), Stan Ratajski (MINI Gr.3), Filip Stec (MINI U10). Antonio Pizzonia also won the traditional Carlo Fabi Memorial Trophy, an award reserved for the driver who achieves the best overall performance.

KZ2 – Bertuca claims his second win.
Cristian Bertuca (KCS-Birelart/TM Kart/Vega) secured the victory in the Trofeo delle Industrie for the second consecutive year.
The Italian driver had a great start, immediately managed to take the lead in the Final, and remained at the front all the way to the finish line. His was an indisputable victory.
Completing the podium was the excellent Norton Andreasson (Ward Racing-Sodi/TM Kart). The Swedish driver finished in second place and proved to be the revelation of the category, consistently among the fastest at this Lonato event.
Third place went to the other outstanding protagonist of the Final, the French driver Corentin Rousseau (CL Racing Team-Birelart/TM Kart).
Fourth was the excellent Danilo Albanese (Dorr Motorsport-KR/Iame), the Prefinal winner, who was delayed at the start of the Final. He finished ahead of Marco Tormen (Tormen-Pantano/TM Kart) and Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart-Maranello/TM Kart). World Champion Maksim Orlov (CPB Sport-Sodi/TM Kart) was involved in an accident during the first lap of the race.
KZ2 Final Result:
1st Cristian Bertuca (ITA) 20 laps
2nd Norton Andreasson (SWE) +0.620
3rd Corentin Rousseau (FRA) +2.969

OKJ – Pizzonia takes the maiden win and the Memorial Carlo Fabi.
The young second-generation driver, Antonio Pizzonia (Ward Racing-Tony Kart/TM Kart), was revealed as the “king” of the Trofeo delle Industrie in the final phase with his first victory in OK-Junior.
After taking third place at the end of the heats, the young Brazilian driver was able to secure victory in the Prefinal, and then went on to win the OK-Junior class for the first time in the final laps of a hard-fought Final.
Pizzonia also won the Carlo Fabi Memorial Trophy for achieving the best overall performance, based on the combined results of the Prefinals and Finals, plus additional tie-breaking criteria.
Finishing behind Pizzonia was the Ukrainian driver Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver-KR/Iame) after a great comeback. Third was the Sicilian Cristian Blandino, making his debut in the category with Team Tellone on KR-Iame, who led for most of the race. The Polish driver Remiguisz Samczyk (Forza Racing-Exprit/TM Kart), a key figure in the qualifying phases, was forced to retire.
OKJ Final Result:
1st Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) 18 laps
2nd Oleksandr Legenkyi (UKR) +1.254
3rd Cristian Blandino (ITA) +1.610

OK-N – What a battle! Marchesi wins.
What a battle in the OK-N class, where the result was uncertain until the very end—and even after the finish line. The initial protagonist was Riccardo Ferrari (M2 Racing-Gillard/TM Kart/MG), the Prefinal winner who led the Final until he suffered a technical problem near the end of the race.
Federico Rossi (AKM Motorsport-Parolin/TM Kart) took over the lead, but at the end of the Final, he was handed a 5s penalty because his front spoiler was displaced following a contact. The victory was therefore inherited by Nicolas Marchesi (Team Driver-KR/Iame) by just over 2 tenths of a second. Marchesi had previously taken pole position and finished second in the Prefinal. The second place remained with Rossi following the penalty, while third position went to Andrea Giudice (Marra 61-KR/Iame).
OK-N Final Result:
1st Nicolas Marchesi (ITA) 18 laps
2nd Federico Rossi (ITA) +0.280
3rd Andrea Giudica (ITA) +2.334

OK-NJ – Kostrzewa is a great protagonist.
Another top performer of the Trofeo delle Industrie proved to be the Polish driver Blazej Kostrzewa (Ward Racing-Tony Kart/TM Kart/MG), who was forced to make a comeback from the back of the grid in qualifying, then finished 11th in the heats, before winning both the Prefinal and the Final. In the Final, the young Polish driver remained in the lead throughout, winning a great race ahead of the Italian driver Alex Puligheddu (NGM Motorsport-IPK/Iame) and Spanish driver Bruno Greiling (Energy Corse-Energy/Iame/MG), who had previously dominated the heats. The fourth place went to Alessandro Nanni (Modena Kart-Parolin/TM Kart), and fifth to Mexican Ruben Gutierrez (CRG Racing Team-CRG/TM Kart).
OK-NJ Final Result:
1st Blazej Kostrzewa (POL) 18 laps
2nd Alex Puligheddu (ITA) +0.923
3rd Bruno Greiling (ESP) +1.658

MINI Gr.3 – Ratajski sets the pace.
The French driver Stan Ratajski (BabyRace-Parolin/Iame/MG) eventually prevailed over his opponents at the end of a great weekend. Ratajski had started off very well with pole position in qualifying and three victories in the three qualifying heats. The young French driver only had to concede the victory in the Prefinal to the Italian Giuseppe Noviello (Team Driver-KR/Iame), but he quickly reclaimed the leadership in the Final, taking the lead and holding it until the finish line. Finishing behind him in second place was Victor Thomas Gorun (Tony Kart Racing Team-Tony Kart/Vortex), while the third step of the podium was claimed by the Romanian Adam Pirvu (CRG Racing Team-T-Group/TM Kart).
MINI Gr.3 Final Result:
1st Stan Ratajski (FRA) 10 laps
2nd Victor Thomas Gorun (ITA) +0.326
3rd Adam Pirvu (ROU) +0.643

MINI U10 – Stec wins the duel over Ebergenyl.
The duel for victory unfolded between the two Energy Corse teammates, the Polish driver Filip Stec and the driver from the Arab Emirates, Guido Ebergenyl. Stec had prevailed in qualifying, but then finished the heats in second place behind Ebergenyl. In the Prefinal, however, Ebergenyl prevailed, with Stec in third place, preceded by the other Polish driver, David Aagten (CRG Racing Team-T-Group/TM Kart). In the Final, Stec managed to take the lead over Ebergenyl in the closing moments to secure the victory. The third place went to the other category protagonist, the Ukrainian Platon Kovtunenko (Borsch Racing-KR/Iame), and fourth to the Cypriot Andreas Papageorgiou (CRG Racing Team-T-Group/TM Kart).
MINI U10 Final Result:
1st Filip Stec (POL) 10 laps
2nd Guido Ebergenyl (UAE) +0.465
3rd Platon Kovtunenko (UKR) +0.664

Complete results are available at: https://www.trofeodelleindustrie.it/

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