Another record number of drivers is enriching the presence at the Italian ACI Karting Championship this year. The second round of the Italian championship at the International circuit Napoli of Sarno will have 270 drivers at the start, which is a new record for this initial part of the season, thanks also to the new shifter category KZ3 that replaced KZ4 compared to the first round of Lonato, where 258 drivers made it onto the track.

In Sarno, alongside the 80 drivers all set for the opener of KZ3, in the classes Junior, Under and Over, the other categories of the Italian Championship will count some 190 further drivers on track in KZ2, 60 Mini, OK-Junior and in the two single make categories powered by Iame engines ACI Kart and ACI Kart Junior. These are really important figures in the two first rounds of the season confirm the great start to the 2017 campaign.

 
More in detail, in Sarno 43 drivers will contest KZ2, 80 Mini, 10 OK-Junior, 34 ACI Kart, 21 ACI Kart Junior, 22 KZ3 Junior, 38 KZ3 Under and 21 KZ3 Over.

 
On track, the first day of the racing weekend has been devoted to qualifying and to a first series of heats. Some further heats will follow on Saturday May 27th, while second change races and two finals for each category will take place on Sunday May 28th. The weekend will also feature the support race of the very young drivers of Entry Level.

The provisional classifications of the Italian ACI Karting Championship after the first round of Lonato follow:

KZ2: 1. Zanchetta (Maranello/Tm/Vega) 52; 2. Habulin (TBKart/Tm/Vega) 36; 3 Rosati (Crg/Tm/Vega) 34; 3. Torsellini (Crg/Tm/Vega) 34; 5. Gonzales (Maranello/Tm/Vega) 27; 6. Pollini (Formula K/Tm/Vega) 24; 7. Celenta (Praga/Tm/Vega) 23; 8. Chubarov (Croc/Tm/Vega) 22; 9. Irlando (Sodikart/Tm/Vega) 20; 10. Albanese (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega) 15.

60 MINI: 1. Minì (Parolin/Tm/Vega) punti 52; 2. Ugochukwu (Energy/Tm/Vega) 46; 3. Eyckmans (Crg/Tm/Vega) 42; 4. Paparo (Ipk/Tm/Vega) 40; 5. Spina (Crg/Tm/Vega) 20; 5. Trulli (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega) 20; 7. Cenedese (Tony Kart/Tm/Vega) 17; 8. Gulizia (Ipk/Tm/Vega) 16; 9 Cenyu (Energy/Tm/Vega) 14; 9. Croccolino (Crg/Tm/Vega) 14.

OK-JUNIOR: 1. Brizhan (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega) 66; 2. Cuman (Exprit/Vortex/Vega) 48; 3. Bosco (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega) 46; 4. Al Habsi (Parolin/Iame/Vega) 34; 5. Griggs (Crg/Parilla/Vega) 22; 6. Giardelli (Crg/Parilla/Vega) 20; 7. Hajgaard (Kosmic/Vortex/Vega) 12; 8. Fusco (Tony Kart/Lke/Vega) 10; 8. Brasili (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega) 10; 10. Salvaggio (Intrepid/Parilla/Vega) 8.

ACI KART: 1. Carenini (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 66; 2. Brigatti (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 48; 3 Pagano (Luxor/Iame/Vega) 34; 3. Armellin (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 34; 5. Russo (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 30; 6. Comanducci (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 28; 7. Morricone (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 20; 8. Aldera (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 9; 8. Martucci (Praga/Iame/Vega) 9; 10. Donadei (Evokart/Iame/Vega) 8.

ACI KART JUNIOR: 1. Cecchi (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 62; 2. Balzarotti (Energy/Iame/Vega) 48; 3. Chiappini (Zanardi/Iame/Vega) 42; 4. Menegon (Formula K/Iame/Vega) 24; 5. Bolvino (Birel Art/Iame/Vega) 23; 5. Demartis (Formula K/Iame/Vega) 23; 7. Piro (Tecno/Iame/Vega) 17; 8. Graziani (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 12; 9. Fois (Evokart/Iame/Vega) 11; 9. Garisto (Exprit/Iame/Vega) 11; 9. Cioci (Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) 11.

LIVE TIMING and RESULTS on www.acisportitalia.it

LIVE COVERAGE ON AUTOMOTOTV. All Finals of Sarno will be available live on AutoMotoTV on Sunday May 28th (Sky 148).

TV LIVE STREAMING. The TV Live Streaming feed will be available at www.acisportitalia.it and in the Sportube TV channel at www.sportube.tv.

RECORDED BROADCASTS AND SPECIALS ON TV. Recorded broadcasts will be aired on RAI Sport1 and AutoMotoTV within the ACI Magazine in about 50 local channels covering the whole Italian territory. Complete media coverage is available at www.acisportitalia.it .

CORRIERE DELLO SPORT. A special commentary page with pictures on the round of Sarno will be published on the sports magazine Corriere dello Sport on Friday June 2nd. 

The Italian ACI Karting Championship2017:

 
1st round. 29-30 April 1. May 2017

South Garda Karting, Lonato del Garda (Brescia)

Categories: KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, ACI Kart, OK-Junior, ACI Kart Junior, KZ4

 

2nd round. 26-27-28 May 2017

Circuito Internazionale di Napoli, Sarno (Salerno)

Categories: KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, ACI Kart, OK-Junior, ACI Kart Junior, KZ3

 

3rd round. 2-3-4 June 2017

Circuito del Sele, Battipaglia (Salerno)

Categories: KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, ACI Kart, OK-Junior, ACI Kart Junior, KZ4

 

4th round. 14-15-16 July 2017

Adria Karting Raceway, Adria (Rovigo)

Categories: KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, ACI Kart, OK-Junior, ACI Kart Junior, KZ3

 

5th round. 1-2-3 September 2017

Circuito di Siena, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena)

Categories: KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, ACI Kart, OK-Junior, ACI Kart Junior, KZ3, KZ4

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In the picture: Drivers briefing of the 80 racers in category 60 Mini in Sarno.