Maranello's Italian Championship Wrap
| team press release | 3 September 2015 |
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The Italian ACI Karting Championship ended at the International Circuit of Siena and Maranello Kart has has been once again protagonist with Lorenzo Giannoni, who put in a great race and ended the Championship in fourth position.
A great result for Maranello Kart and for Giannoni at his maiden year in KZ2. The past one has been a very positive weekend for the team, as the Maranello Kart driver has always been among the front runners and under the spotlight. Giannoni managed to obtain a fourth place in Race-1 and a sixth in Race-2 in Siena, after putting in great performances in the heats with two sixth places at the end of as many solid comebacks from the P15 scored in qualifying.
Above: Lorenzo Giannoni, KZ2
pic - Maranello Press
At the end, Giannoni obtained the fourth place in the Italian Championship at 110 points, behind the three drivers that were fighting for the title: Longhi, Torsellini and Spinelli, that are more experienced interpreters of the category. Giannoni's campaign has been a crescendo of results, in Adria he obtained his first podium in Race-2 and in Val Vibrata only a lucky incident in the second final stripped him from the chance on improving the fourth position of Race-1.
In Siena, Lorenzo Petrucci has also been competing on Maranello Kart chassis ending 19th in Race-1 before being forced to retire from Race-2 due to an incident.
The other two Maranello Kart drivers Tommaso Mosca and Enrico Bernardotto did not take part in the round of Siena as they were busy in Le Mans to test ahead of the forthcoming important appointment with the CIK-FIA International KZ2 Super Cup of next 13 September. Lorenzo Giannoni and the Spaniard Gerard Cebrian Ariza will also be part of the Maranello squad in France.
Above: Lorenzo Petrucci, KZ2
pic - Maranello Press
The comment of Iannaccone Luca Maranello Kart's manager follows: “We are happy on having managed once again to be in the top places of the final classification. The Italian Championship is a very important appointment of the season and this year Lorenzo Giannoni, a young driver at the debut in KZ2, has been shining with his quality and thanks also to the collaboration of our Team KCL Racing and Kartissimo with Modena engines. We had a growing season and the race of Siena also highlighted the quality of the new MK4-KZ (30/32mm) chassis. I would like to thank our collaborators Alessandro Levratti e Renato Andreoli for the collaboration and professionalism with which they managed the image of our brand. Our focus is now completely switched to the world championship of Le Mans where we hope to fight for top positions and get a good result.”
The Final Classification of the Italian KZ2 Championship: 1. Longhi points 185; 2. Torsellini 180; 3. Spinelli 142; 4. Giannoni 110; 5. Pastacaldi 81; 6. Giulietti 72; 7. Mazzali 71; 8. Cesetti 71; 9. Mollo 68; 10. Celenta 64; 11. Santonocito 62; 12. Mosca 61,5.
Above: Lorenzo Giannoni and Alessandro Levratti.
pic - Maranello Press
