Yesterday, at the International Circuit of Viterbo, the eleventh edition of the Rotax Mojo Trophy, valid as the North Zone Championship, South Centre and as the first stage of the National Trophy Rotax Italy 2023.
As a sport regulation, in fact, the classification of race-2 assigns valid points as the first heat of the National Trophy 2023, instead unchanged the rules of allocation of points on race-1 and race-2 for the classifications of zone.
Changed weather conditions throughout the weekend, with an unusually cool climate for the period, but fortunately, Sunday races were held linearly and with dry track.
The Rotax Mini was the most fun and uncertain category of the entire race weekend. The pole man Andrea Lavazza (Krono Racing) saw his leadership immediately under siege by the team mate Paolo De Grandi, who takes the first position immediately after the race-1 route and, taking advantage of the bagarre between Lavazza and the leader of the north championship Nik Berceij, takes a slight margin that will lead him to the victory of race-1, with an excellent Giovanni Pistore (Drake Motorsport) who also took advantage of the fourth baggatore In race-2 it is still very tight fight among the first, with Lavazza that this time manages to tick it on Berceij and De Grandi.
Much less uncertainty reigned in the Rotax Junior, which sees in Kiko Fracassi (Infinity) the weekend leader, with pole position and victory in both races per detachment. In race-1 the fight for the P2 has rewarded a reassembly Diego Triggianese, who, taken fifth, reassembled to the square of honor, with Lorenzo Giaquinto (MKC) who manages to climb up to the third place after a bad start of race, with a surprise on the team mate Matteo Natino right in the final round. In race-2, behind the always fugitive Fracassi, Lorenzo Giaquinto, who tries from mid-race onwards to close the gap with Fracassi, who, however, in excellent management of the race, always maintains 2 seconds of margin. To close the podium is Natino, which precedes Badoni and Triggianese to completion of the top-5.
Less warm than usual the Rotax Max, which, this time, has in Elia Pappacena (MKC) the perfect dominator. In qualifying, the pole is of the Helvetic driver, in front of Pietro Pons (LKA). In the second row Nicola Guerra and Giacomo Marchioro, portacolori of the Infinity team. At the start Pappacena he starts very well, dragging himself behind War and Marchioro, with Pons losing positions both by Matteo Pianezzola (54SC), and by Marco Bernardi (Krono). The serpentine of the race remains unchanged until the end, with Pappacena winner on War and Marchioro. The scene hit is in the post-race, where War sees losing the P2 for underweight. In race-2 Pappacena immediately takes off, also helped by bagarre behind him with protagonists Matteo Pianezzola and the duo LKA composed by Pons and Perduca. In the second position, Bernardi added to the final, but the positions remain substantially unchanged, with Pappacena winning on Pianezzola, Pons, Perduca and Bernardi.
Just 1 cent separates the first two Rotax DD2 drivers after the time trials, with Leonardo Baccaglini (Drake Motorsport) getting the pole position on Michael Rosina (54 SC). At the end of the traffic lights, the departure of Rosina is burning, passing in front of Baccaglini and Daniel Giliberti (infinity). The first 3 take gaps, while, behind them, Francesco Palladino (Laudato Racing) manages to overtake Bertocco, then start closing the gap from Giliberti for the P3, without ever being able to attack him. Vince Rosina on Baccaglini and Giliberti. In race-2 Rosina starts well and stretches immediately, while Baccaglini must pass Giliberti, who after a good start, had entered in second position. On the second lap, Palladino also manages to pass Giliberti, who will then be forced to retire after a contact in the bagarre with Bertocco and Trolese (also delayed by contacts). Double victory for Rosina, with the podium of race-2 completed by Baccaglini and Palladino. In the DD2 Master double win for Federico Rossi (54SC), author of a great reassembled in race-1 after being delayed for contacts at the start, while in race-2 controlled the direct rival Domenico Palumbo, who closed both races in second place.
The upcoming Rotax Italia appointments will take place on the Cremona Circuit on June 4 for the North, and on July 2 in Casaluce for the South Center area.
The next national race will be held in Castelletto di Branduzzo on 17 September.