Mugello, the race to Gai-Fuoco (Ferrari 488) and the Italian title to Stefano Gai, while Ghezzi-Chiesa (Porsche Cayman) win the GT4 title

Scuderia Baldini 27 drivers proceeded Postiglione-Mul-Frassineti (Lamborghini Huracan) and the new Italian Champions of Pro-Am Stefano Colombo and Francesca Linossi, supported in the occasion by Daniel Zampieri (Mercedes AMG GT3). The BMW M6 GT3 of Comandini-Johansson-Zanardi retired.
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Stefano Gai (Ferrari 488) is the winner of the Italian GT Championship Endurance 2019 by just one point. The driver for Scuderia Bandini 27 and his co-equiper Antonio Fuoco of the Ferrari Driver Academy got on the top step of the podium at the end of an eventful race. They proceeded Postiglione-Mul-Frassineti (Lamborghini Huracan-Imperiale Racing) and the new Italian Pro-Am Champions Francesca Linossi and Stefano Colombo, that shared driving duties with Daniel Zampieri (Mercedes AMG GT3-Antonelli Motorsport). Previous championship leaders Comandini-Johansson (BMW M6 GT3) were hit by bad luck in the closing round and, together with co-equiper Alex Zanardi, had to retire due to a technical problem. This made them end one point behind Gai in the standings but ahead of Postiglione-Mul-Frassineti also by one point. The Italian GT4 title went to Giuseppe Ghezzi and Riccardo Chiesa (Porsche Cayman-Autorlando), that celebrated on the top step of the podium together with Fabio Babini, while Gian Piero Cristoni and Mattia Michelotto (Lamborghini Huracan ST) confirmed their lead in GT Light after winning the round in Vallelunga.

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GT3: The season finale has been exciting at the circuit of Mugello and was decided on the edge of seconds in favour of the Stefano Gai in the Ferrari 488. The Scuderia Baldini 27 driver secured in this way the second title after the one won in 2016 also on a Ferrari. The victory this time around is even sweeter for Gai as it came at the end of a season that saw him compete alongside Giancarlo Fisichella and Jacques Villeneuve in the first three rounds. The two drivers were busy on track abroad and did not take part in the race in Mugello, but another champion filled in, Ferrari Driver Academy’s Antonio Fuoco. The 23 years old driver from Cosenza has been flawless in his two stints, especially in the closing stages, when he managed to gain precious seconds on the direct rivals for the title. The title was in fact won by a handful of seconds after Imperial Racing’s car crossed the finish line as the first. A 5s time penalty for jumping the start at the restart following a safety car period pushed Postiglione-Mul-Frassineti down to the second step of the podium of the race and to the third in the championship, one point short of the new Italian Champion Stefano Gai. The driver from Milan proceeded Stefano Comandini and Erik Johansson by one point. BMW Team Italia’s drivers reached the round of Mugello leading the championship strong with the presence of Alex Zanardi in the M6 GT3. The Bolognese champion managed the first part of the race followed by a wise Comandini but something went wrong in the third stint. The failure of a bearing forced the Swede Joahnsson to retire on lap 63 and to abandon the lead of the championship.
The third step of the podium went to Colombo-Linossi-Zampieri, that secured a great result considering that this allowed Stefano Colombo and Francesca Linossi to get the GT3 Pro-Am title. This Italian title was well deserved for the driver from Brescia and her life partner that had already been the Italian Champion in 2012. They won this title at the end of a tight season that saw them proceeding the Lamborghini Huracan of Perolini-Gersekowski and Kang Ling and the Ferrari 488 of Di Amato-Vezzoni.

GT4: A final victory on the edge of the seconds arrived also in GT3 for Giuseppe Ghezzi and Riccardo Chiesa (Porsche Cayman). The Autorlando drivers and co-equiper Fabio Babini did not put a foot wrong and their lead has never been questioned. The situation in the standings was different though. Behind them several lineups exchanged position but Fascicolo-Guerra-Fontana (BMW M4 GT4) managed to be the best of the rest and came third in the championship as Francia-Pajuranta-Rodrigues (Maserati Gran Turismo) completed the final podium of the season. BMW Team Italia’s drivers were still fighting for the title and run a comeback race started from the back of the field due to a technical problem in qualifying, while V-Action’s car secured the best result of the season at the end of an exciting duel with the Mercedes AMG driven by Magnoni-Schjerpen. Nova Race’s drivers could have won the title with P3, but in the closing stages Francia had the best of Magnoni and claimed the title by three points despite the team from Varese was the favourite of the eve due also to the discards and the move from Ginetta to Mercedes. The great result of the team led by Orlando Redolfi was rounded off by the fifth-place secured by Cerati-Fondi-Demarchi, while Ebimotors had a tough weekend as Gnemmi-Neri-Riccitelli and Piccioli-Costa-Mancinelli did not finish the race. The second V-Action lineup Baratto-Becagli-Bernazzani were on top in the early part of the race with Jacopo Baratto, but the failure of a suspension forced Adriano Bernazzani to stop the car. Same fate for SVC SM as Chodzen-Chodzen-Zamparini had to retire 13 laps early.

GT Light: The GT Light title had already been assigned to Gian Piero Cristoni and Mattia Michelotto (Lamborghini Huracan ST) in Vallelunga and the closing race of the season saw an experienced lineup, at the debut in the Italian championship, Mayer-Schiavoni-Pianezzola, on top in the Ferrari 458 Italia run by Iron Lynx-RAM. They took the lead of the pack in the early stages due also to a technical problem to the car of the Italian Champions with the help of Emil Skaras. The 21 years old Swede of Antonelli Motorsport could not get the title as their two co-equipers due to the second place.

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