The opener of the Italian ACI Karting Championship that will exceptionally take place on Monday May 1st -- due to the workers day -- at the South Garda Karting track of Lonato, has record numbers.
A lot of strong drivers have already entered the race of Lonato that will see categories KZ2, 60 Mini, OK, OK-Junior, ACI Kart, ACI Kart Junior and KZ4 (former 125 Club) on track.
In Lonato, Marco Zanchetta -- Italian Vice-Champion in 2014 behind team mate Lorenzo Camplese -- will be back in KZ2 on Maranello-Tm, as another former Italian Vice-Champion, Mirko Torsellini on CRG-Tm, who was second in 2015 behind Riccardo Longhi and second again in 2016 behind Francesco Celenta. Francesco Celenta will also be among the big names present in Lonato, as this year he will be competing for Praga after winning the Championship last year with Formula K. This trio of drivers will certainly keep spectacle levels high. The French Nicolas Gonzales and the Swiss Christoph Hold, both on Maranello, will also be present, while Luca Tilloca will be back at the wheel of a CRG chassis, Alessandro Giardelli will compete for CRG works team and Giacomo Pollini for Formula K. Some other drivers will also keep the challenge on.
Category 60 Mini is also quite crowded, with all top class teams entered and three very young drivers following the footsteps of their famous fathers: Enzo Trulli, son of former F1 and Formula E driver Jarno Trulli, Brando Badoer son of former F1 driver Luca Badoer and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, son of the former driver and current team manager Marco Antonelli. Among the main protagonists partaking in the round of Lonato, the young Russian driver Nikita Bedrin will compete for Baby Race and the revelation Alfio Spina for CRG Gamoto.
OK-Junior, ACI Kart and ACI Kart Junior will also have interesting entry lists, as KZ4. The very young protagonists of Entry Level (6-8 yrs) will get on track for a support race.
LIVE OM AUTOMOTOTV. All finals will go live on AutoMotoTV (Sky 148).
TV LIVE STREAMING. The TV Live Streaming feed will be available at www.acisportitalia.it and on the Sportube TV channel at www.sportube.tv.
LIVE TIMING. Live Timing at www.acisportitalia.it.
RECORDED BROADCASTS AND SPECIALS. RAI Sport1 and AutoMotoTV will show the races recorded, while about 50 local networks covering the whole Italian territory will broadcast specials on the race within the ACI Magazine. Complete media coverage is provided at www.acisportitalia.it
GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT. A special commentary pae with pictures on the round of Lonato will be published on Wednesday May 3rd by the sports magazine Gazzetta dello Sport.
The calendar of the Italian ACI Karting 2017 Championship:
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
Circuito 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: Francesco Celenta wearing the new Praga colors in KZ2.
