In pre-Mugello, with the third round of the season starting this afternoon with free practice, the cover man of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia can only be Alberto Cerqui. The most obvious reasons are the fact of being the reigning champion and the current leader of the classification, even if the driver from Brescia has not yet managed to conquer either pole positions or victories and the pursuers are still very close.
His path has been very regular so far, with three podiums and a precious fourth place, but on the Tuscan circuit in recent years the Ghinzani Arco Motorsport driver has made sparks and holds the record (albeit with the “old” 911 GT3 Cup ). In 2019, in one of the spot appearances, with Dinamic Motorsport he obtained the pole with a record (1’49 “790; then a contact in race 1 with Kujala while they were fighting for the victory forced him to stop).
In 2020, with AB Racing – Villorba Corse he even won twice and last year with the Q8 Hi Perform Team in testing he set a new record in 1’49 “436 (which did not earn him pole because it was signed in PQ1, while in PQ2 Quaresmini succeeded with a time higher than a few hundredths) and then won race 1 with a spectacular overtaking at the last corner, a victory that was then very heavy for the title.
This time Cerqui will fly the Ghinzani Arco flag (even if the Lombard team already technically followed the 911 GT3 Cup of Q8 Hi Perform) and can only reach the halfway point of the season aware of the commitment and above all of the many rivals who await him but also excellent bases from which you can start.
“I’m ready for this hot weekend – comments the driver from Brescia –, both from the point of view of temperatures and for the championship challenge. The ranking is still very short, we are all very close and therefore totaling the maximum available will be the main objective. In Misano I found a good balance of the car, so I am confident of being able to find the feeling also at Mugello, where in recent years I have always managed to express myself at my best. “
In fact, you immediately think about the records: “I still hold the track record, it is not excluded that with the new car it will be possible to try to lower it, but a lot will depend on how the tires work in these very high temperatures. It would be nice to be able to snatch the pole, both because this year I still started from the pole, both for the 3 points and for the championship they would be very useful “.
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