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Ugento (Lecce), 16 September 2018. The seventh round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship played on the Ugento Piste Salentina on Sunday 16 September awarded the Tricolore titles in the last round of the season for the 60 Mini, OK-Junior, the Brand Rok and Iame X30, with double endings and exciting races thanks to the increased score with the coefficient 1.5, or an opportunity to gain positions at the top of the rankings.

At the end of the Finals fought to the finish line, to win the titles of the Italian Championship were in the Mini 60 the Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne (Parolin-Tm), in the OK-Junior Tommaso Chiappini (Formula K-Tm), in the Junior Rok Italian champion is became Paolo Ferrari (Parolin-Vortex), while in Senior Rok in view of the failed constitution of the category the Italian title went to Pietro Delli Guanti (Exprit-Vortex) who remained at the top of the ranking after the previous test of Adria. In the Iame X30 Senior he graduated Italian Champion Luigi Coluccio (BirelArt-Iame). Sub-judice ranking instead in Iame X30 Junior for an appeal by Francesco Pulito (Top Kart-Iame), who is competing for the title with Edoardo Ludovico Villa (TB Kart-Iame).

60 MINI. The most awaited test was that of the 60 Mini, where the title was played by the Norwegian Martinius Stenshorne (Parolin-Tm) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Energy-Tm), with the latter immediately leading to Ugento in the qualifying phase. However, everything was decided in the first final, where the young Belgian Under 10 years Ean Eyckman (Parolin-Tm) tried to get involved. Stenshorne took over, after some exchanges of position with Antonelli, he managed to close in first position, while Antonelli and Eyckmans in the final stages came into contact, however, cutting the finish line respectively in second and third position. Because of the contact Antonelli was penalized by 5 seconds, as well as Eyckmans for the front spoiler unhooked. The second place went to Flavio Olivieri (Energy-Tm) and the third to Alex Powell (Energy-Tm). Antonelli was relegated seventh, Eyckmans ninth. The title thus went to Martinius Stenshorne, already leader of the ranking before this last appointment. In Race 2, however, Antonelli managed to redeem himself disputing a nice final, which saw him win the victory ahead this time in front of Stenshorne, while the third position went to an excellent Brando Badoer (Parolin-Tm).

OK-JUNIOR. In the OK-Junior the title won him Tommaso Chiappini already in Race 1, where he won ahead of Daniel Palermo who had attempted an attack on the last lap of his team-mate. Third was placed Carlo Calce. All about Formula K-Tm. In Race 2 it was Palermo who won the victory in front of Chiappini, with Salce in third place.

ROK JUNIOR. In the Junior Rok dominated the scene the Italian-American Ugo Ugochuku (Tony Kart-Vortex), winner of both the Finals. In Race 1 Ugochukwu won in front of Raffaele Gulizia (Tony Kart-Vortex) and Paolo Ferrari (Parolin-Vortex), who with the third place could claim the title in the category. In Race 2 Ugochukwu preceded Ferrari, with Gulizia still on the podium with third place. In fourth and fifth position Federico Cecchi and Rocco Mazzola concluded, both on Tony Kart-Vortex.

IAME X30 JUNIOR. The first of the two finals of the Iame X30 Junior had the victory of Francesco Pulito (Top Kart-Iame) on the leader of the standings Edoardo Ludovico Villa (TB Kart-Iame), with Leonardo Fornaroli (KR-Iame) in third place. At the end of the race, Pulito was excluded for a technical irregularity, but has appealed and therefore the classification of the race and of the Championship is sub-judice. In Race 2 the victory went to Pulito again, with Villa still in second place. Lorenzo Patrese (KR-Iame) was on the podium in third place after leading in the first laps of the final. If he wins the appeal, the victory in the Italian Championship goes to Francesco Pulito with 202.5 points, in case the Italian Champion is contracted it will be Edoardo Ludovico Villa, already leader before this test in Ugento.

IAME X30 SENIOR. In the Iame X30 Senior came the affirmation of Luigi Coluccio (BirelArt-Iame) thanks to the third place won in Race 1 and the second place in Race 2, after a complex qualifying phase for not being able to play qualifying tests and an accident in a heat. The victory in Race 1 went to Aleksander Bardas (Top Kart-Iame) ahead of Danny Carenini (CRG-Iame). In Race 2 it was Francesco Pagano (KR-Iame) who won after his withdrawal in Race 1 due to the chain breaking. Pagano won in the sprint on Coluccio and Pio Francesco Sgobba (KR-Iame).

The next weekend of September 23 will be held on the International Circuit 7 Lakes in Castelletto di Branduzzo (Pavia) the second final of the Italian ACI Karting Championship for the categories KZ2, KZ3, Rotax and Easykart.

COURIER OF SPORT. A special page with comments, classifications and photos will be published on Friday 21 September in the sports daily Corriere dello Sport.