Sarno (Salerno), July 21st, 2024.
The fourth round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship once again provided an excellent spectacle at the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno, with a great turnout of 218 verified drivers out of 225 registered, across the KZ2, OK-N, OK-N Junior, and MINI categories for the penultimate event of the Italian Championship. This result continues the positive trend of this year’s Championship after the previous three rounds, which had recorded 224 drivers at Triscina, 214 at La Conca, and 238 at Val Vibrata.

The new layout at Sarno was also exciting and appreciated, with the addition of an "S" curve before the finish straight, bringing the track to a total length of 1,670 meters. However, the Sarno event was quite challenging due to the intense heat that persisted throughout the weekend, making the competition even more difficult for drivers and staff. In the end, the event was held with perfect regularity, with the double finals on Sunday determining the winners of this round before the final event on September 22nd at Lonato. But nothing is decided yet, with the standings still open due to the incremental scoring applied to each round and the requirement of two drop scores.

The finals in Sarno.
KZ2 - Bertuca confirms his win in Race 1, while Nomblot takes victory in Race 2.
Cristian Bertuca (#102 LG Motorsport/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega) had no trouble confirming his lead in the championship, securing another victory, his fourth of the season, after being the fastest in practice and heats. Following the LG Motorsport driver were the two Sicilians Angelo Lombardo (#123 KCS/BirelART-TM Kart) and Michael Barbaro Paparo (#134 Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart), who engaged in an exciting final duel. In a comeback, Alessio Piccini (#107 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart) finished fourth, with his teammate, the Swede Norton Andreasson, in fifth place. The Under 18 podium was again topped by Bertuca, with Simone Bianco (#121 Kalì Kart Racing/Kalì Kart-TM Kart) in second and Leonardo Placido Bonomo (#140 VRT Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) in third. In the Master category, the first place went to Davide Forè (#184 GSR Team/BirelART-TM Kart).

In the second final, the French driver Jean Nomblot (#115 Renda Motorsport/Sodi-TM Kart) took the win, with the Swede Norton Andreasson (#825 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM kart) in second and Simone Bianco in third, also the top Under 18 driver. On the Under 18 podium were also Ermanno Quintieri and Leonardo Placido Bonomo. Cristian Bertuca finished ninth here, Davide Forè in tenth and the winner in the Master category.

Race1:
1st Cristian Bertuca (ITA) 15 laps
2nd Angelo Lombardo (ITA) +0.809
3rd Michael Barbaro Paparo (ITA) +0.898
Race2:
1st Jean Nomblot (FRA) 12 laps
2nd Norton Andreasson (SWE) +1.401
3rd Simone Bianco (ITA) +2.170

OK-N JUNIOR – Full haul for Blandino.
A twist characterized the first final. Shortly after Cristian Blandino (Kalì-Kart Racing/Kalì-Kart-TM Kart-MG) managed to take the lead, the Australian Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi (#348 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-Vortex-MG), who had won the heats, was forced to retire. Blandino managed to maintain the lead throughout a very tight race, eventually winning deservedly. At the finish line, Cristian Tonalini (#302 Tona Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) finished in the wake of Blandino, while Giacomo Giusto (#335 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart) secured third place on the podium in the final laps, ahead of Angelo Bruno Blanco (#340 LA Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) and Michele Orlando (#338 DR/DR-Modena Engines), who lost the podium in the final laps.

In Race 2, Cristian Blandino managed to recover from the eighth position on the reversed grid from Race 1 and returned to victory, this time ahead of Angelo Bruno Blanco and American Nicola Stanley (#372 Gamoto/Tony Kart-TM Kart).

Race1:
1st Cristian Blandino (ITA) 12 laps
2nd Cristian Tonalini (ITA) +0.055
3rd Giacomo Giusto (ITA) +3.743
Race2:
1st Cristian Blandino (ITA) 10 laps
2nd Angelo Bruno Blanco (ITA) +0.042
3rd Nicola Stanley (USA) +1.129

OK-N - Scognamiglio and Rossi share the victory.
The first of the two OK-N finals was both beautiful and intense, ending with a very tight duel won by Manuel Scognamiglio (#442 Tellone Motorsport/Tony Kart-Iame-MG) over Antonio Apicella (#418 GSR Team/LN Kart-Iame). The race was also great for championship leader Federico Rossi (#436 PRK/Tony Kart-TM Kart), who finished third and is increasingly favored to win the title. Francesco Marenghi (#420 MLG Racing Team/Parolin-TM Kart) finished in fourth place, with Gino Rocchio (#422 Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart) in fifth. Another key player in the category, Federico Albanese (#401 Italcorse Racing Team/Italcorse-TM Kart), finished in eighth place.

In Race 2, Federico Rossi took control after Federico Albanese, who started from pole position due to the reversed grid, was taken out by a collision while in first place. At the finish line, Rossi led Andrea Carraro (#490 Carraro/Tony Kart-Vortex), while Manuel Scognamiglio returned to the podium with a third-place finish.

Race1:
1st Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) 11 laps
2nd Antonio Apicella (ITA) +0.220
3rd Federico Rossi (ITA) +1.331
Race2:
1st Federico Rossi (ITA) 10 laps
2nd Andrea Carraro (ITA) +0.026
3rd Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) +0.520

MINI GR.3 U10 - Perico and Moscardi win the smallest category.
Niccolò Perico (#213 Energy Corse/Energy-TM Kart-MG) put on a show in the first of the two finals, along with his teammate Davide Di Filippo (#217 SpinoProject/Energy-TM Kart). Together, they managed to contain the competitiveness of the young Hong Kong driver, John Han (#247 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame), who was particularly fast and a surprise in the category. The three finished in that order, separated by mere thousandths of a second. Another BabyRace driver, Lorenzo di Pietrantonio, performed well, finishing in fourth place, while Stepan Mazepin (#205 SM Racing/OTK-TM Kart) secured fifth.

In Race 2, David Moscardi (#239 Team Driver/KR-Iame) claimed victory after a great race, with Perico making a comeback to finish in second place and John Han again finishing third, having recovered three positions.

Race1:
1st Niccolò Perico (ITA) 9 laps
2nd Davide Di Filippo (ITA) +0.239
3rd John Han (HKG) +0.311
Race2:
1st David Moscardi (ITA) 7 laps
2nd Niccolò Perico (ITA) +0.265
3rd John Han (HKG) +2.690

MINI GR.3 - Frasnelli wins race1, Miron Lorente race2.
The surprise in the first of the two finals came from Julian Frasnelli (#41 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-MG), who led from the second lap and remained in the lead until the finish line. He was pursued in the final sprint by the Spanish driver Daniel Miron Lorente (#4 Team Driver/KR-Iame) and Mexican poleman Santiago Diaz De La Vega (#66 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame), who secured third place after a comeback of six positions. Also among the top were the Ukrainians Nikita Botte (#18 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE) and Oleksandr Legenkyi (#5 Team Driver/KR-Iame), finishing in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

In Race 2, the Spanish driver Daniel Miron Lorente made a great recovery to finish in first place. The Ukrainian Oleksandr Legenkyi initially took second place but was penalized. Gioele Girardello (#26 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) moved up to second, with Frasnelli finishing third.

Race1:
1st Julian Frasnelli (ITA) 9 laps
2nd Daniel Miron Lorente (ESP) +0.077
3rd Santiago Diaz De La Vega (MEX) +0.177
Race2:
1st Daniel Miron Lorente (ESP) 7 laps
2nd Gioele Girardello (ITA) +1.730
3rd Julian Frasnelli (ITA) +1.846

All results: https://www.ultracross.it/news/C2024/Kart_Italiano_2024.htm
Info: https://www.acisport.it/it/CIK/home

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

Media coverage.
A TV special will be broadcast the following week on ACI Sport TV, RAI Sport, and other national and regional broadcasters throughout the country.

Corriere dello Sport will publish a special page with photos and comments on the event on Tuesday, July 23rd.

On the ACI Sport website https://www.acisport.it/it/CIK/home, you can find press releases with presentations and comments, a large photo gallery, results, championship standings, and links for Live Timing and Live Streaming.

The calendar of the Italian ACI Karting 2024 Championship.
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.

In the pictures
1) Cristian Bertuca awarded by Rosario Sorrentino in KZ2, race1.
2) Race1 podium of OKNJ.
3) Race1 podium of OKN.
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