Absolute domination of Antti Buri in Race 1 of TCR Italy at Mugello, to underline how much the standard bearer of the Target Competition is keen to try the assault on the title, which will be awarded only in the afternoon at the end of the second round.
At Scarperia the Finn had managed to place his Hyundai i30 N in Pole Position and after an excellent start he ran away, leaving behind opponents who have not spared doors and twists, starting from second place taken by the surprising Sandro Soubek.
Armed with the Audi RS 3 LMS of Mair Racing Osttirol, the autriaco was a thunderbolt climbing from 12th place with great determination, getting behind the way practically all those who preceded him, except the impregnable Buri who had now run away (and who even allowed himself to restart the car in the final due to a small problem, losing 4 “).
Among other things, the race ended under the Safety Car regime, due to the cover-up of Marco Iannotta’s Honda Civic Type R at the “Materassi”. Already touched at the first braking after the start, the MM Motorsport boy was making a crazy comeback from the rear, but he found himself KO for a blow suffered by Matteo Poloni in the fight for 8th place between the two.
Behind Buri and Soubek, the irrepressible Salvatore Tavano takes home the third step of the podium, who jumped in an amen from ninth to 4th place taking advantage of the excellent start of the Cupra Leon Competición of the Scuderia del Girasole.
The reigning Champion – with 60kg on board – has no intention of abdicating, so much so that on lap 3 he also got behind the Hyundai of Kevin Ceccon (Aggressive Team Italia), who started from the front row and then forced to settle for a bitter 4th place, also due to a lowered window that made him lose speed on the straight.
Another disappointment in this race is Nicola Baldan, fifth and in great difficulty with the second Hyundai of the Target Competition burdened with the maximum ballast, but still able to precede the Cupra of a very good Michele Imberti (Elite Motorsport).
Eric Brigliadori only 7th, back on Audi after his exit with Hyundai at Imola. Unlucky day for the BF Motorsport standard bearer, who sees all hope of a title evaporating also due to a collision that made him cross and lose ground in the first corners.
Poloni is at the end eighth with the Audi of the Race Lab, but the penalty of 25 “for contact with Iannotta relegates the Bergamo, who has the pole position of the inverted grid of Race 2 having placed eighth in Qualifying.
Top10 also for Raffaele Gurrieri on the old Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole and for the DSG of Sabatino Di Mare (Scuderia Vesuvio / DMP Motors), winner of the category reserved for cars with standard gearbox.
Sabatino Di Mare, DMP Motors, Cupra TCR DSG
Photo by: ACI Sport
The points also go to the Hyundai of Fabio Antonello (Target Competition), the Cupra of Federico Paolino (Scuderia del Girasole), Marco Butti at the wheel of the Volkswagen Golf GTI of Elite Motorsport with which he conquers the second position DSG, and Nicola Guida with the third new Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole.
A spin in the early stages of the race following the touch with the Cupra of Riccardo Romagnoli (Proteam Racing) ended up out of the “Casanova-Savelli”, relegating Denis Babuin to third place DSG and to the rear, but with the category title in his pocket.
Mattias Vahtel (ALM Motorsport) did not take part in the race, having destroyed his Honda in qualifying, while the other Estonian followed by JAS Motorsport, Ruben Volt, punctured the front right on lap 4 raising the white flag while fighting for the Top5. Piero Necchi’s Audi (TecniEngines) also retired.
In the championship standings, Buri takes the lead with 336 points, followed by 327 by Tavano, Ceccon with 321 and Baldan at 316. Mathematically out of the game Brigliadori (289), but having to take into account the so-called ‘discards’ (there are the best 10 results out of 12 races disputed), everything could still overturn.
Absolute domination of Antti Buri in Race 1 of TCR Italy at Mugello, to underline how much the standard bearer of the Target Competition is keen to try the assault on the title, which will be awarded only in the afternoon at the end of the second round.
At Scarperia the Finn had managed to place his Hyundai i30 N in Pole Position and after an excellent start he ran away, leaving behind opponents who have not spared doors and twists, starting from second place taken by the surprising Sandro Soubek.
Armed with the Audi RS 3 LMS of Mair Racing Osttirol, the autriaco was a thunderbolt climbing from 12th place with great determination, getting behind the way practically all those who preceded him, except the impregnable Buri who had now run away (and who even allowed himself to restart the car in the final due to a small problem, losing 4 “).
Among other things, the race ended under the Safety Car regime, due to the cover-up of Marco Iannotta’s Honda Civic Type R at the “Materassi”. Already touched at the first braking after the start, the MM Motorsport boy was making a crazy comeback from the rear, but he found himself KO for a blow suffered by Matteo Poloni in the fight for 8th place between the two.
Behind Buri and Soubek, the irrepressible Salvatore Tavano takes home the third step of the podium, who jumped in an amen from ninth to 4th place taking advantage of the excellent start of the Cupra Leon Competición of the Scuderia del Girasole.
The reigning Champion – with 60kg on board – has no intention of abdicating, so much so that on lap 3 he also got behind the Hyundai of Kevin Ceccon (Aggressive Team Italia), who started from the front row and then forced to settle for a bitter 4th place, also due to a lowered window that made him lose speed on the straight.
Another disappointment in this race is Nicola Baldan, fifth and in great difficulty with the second Hyundai of the Target Competition burdened with the maximum ballast, but still able to precede the Cupra of a very good Michele Imberti (Elite Motorsport).
Eric Brigliadori only 7th, back on Audi after his exit with Hyundai at Imola. Unlucky day for the BF Motorsport standard bearer, who sees all hope of a title evaporating also due to a collision that made him cross and lose ground in the first corners.
Poloni is at the end eighth with the Audi of the Race Lab, but the penalty of 25 “for contact with Iannotta relegates the Bergamo, who has the pole position of the inverted grid of Race 2 having placed eighth in Qualifying.
Top10 also for Raffaele Gurrieri on the old Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole and for the DSG of Sabatino Di Mare (Scuderia Vesuvio / DMP Motors), winner of the category reserved for cars with standard gearbox.
Sabatino Di Mare, DMP Motors, Cupra TCR DSG
Photo by: ACI Sport
The points also go to the Hyundai of Fabio Antonello (Target Competition), the Cupra of Federico Paolino (Scuderia del Girasole), Marco Butti at the wheel of the Volkswagen Golf GTI of Elite Motorsport with which he conquers the second position DSG, and Nicola Guida with the third new Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole.
A spin in the early stages of the race following the touch with the Cupra of Riccardo Romagnoli (Proteam Racing) ended up out of the “Casanova-Savelli”, relegating Denis Babuin to third place DSG and to the rear, but with the category title in his pocket.
Mattias Vahtel (ALM Motorsport) did not take part in the race, having destroyed his Honda in qualifying, while the other Estonian followed by JAS Motorsport, Ruben Volt, punctured the front right on lap 4 raising the white flag while fighting for the Top5. Piero Necchi’s Audi (TecniEngines) also retired.
In the championship standings, Buri takes the lead with 336 points, followed by 327 by Tavano, Ceccon with 321 and Baldan at 316. Mathematically out of the game Brigliadori (289), but having to take into account the so-called ‘discards’ (there are the best 10 results out of 12 races disputed), everything could still overturn.
Absolute domination of Antti Buri in Race 1 of TCR Italy at Mugello, to underline how much the standard bearer of the Target Competition is keen to try the assault on the title, which will be awarded only in the afternoon at the end of the second round.
At Scarperia the Finn had managed to place his Hyundai i30 N in Pole Position and after an excellent start he ran away, leaving behind opponents who have not spared doors and twists, starting from second place taken by the surprising Sandro Soubek.
Armed with the Audi RS 3 LMS of Mair Racing Osttirol, the autriaco was a thunderbolt climbing from 12th place with great determination, getting behind the way practically all those who preceded him, except the impregnable Buri who had now run away (and who even allowed himself to restart the car in the final due to a small problem, losing 4 “).
Among other things, the race ended under the Safety Car regime, due to the cover-up of Marco Iannotta’s Honda Civic Type R at the “Materassi”. Already touched at the first braking after the start, the MM Motorsport boy was making a crazy comeback from the rear, but he found himself KO for a blow suffered by Matteo Poloni in the fight for 8th place between the two.
Behind Buri and Soubek, the irrepressible Salvatore Tavano takes home the third step of the podium, who jumped in an amen from ninth to 4th place taking advantage of the excellent start of the Cupra Leon Competición of the Scuderia del Girasole.
The reigning Champion – with 60kg on board – has no intention of abdicating, so much so that on lap 3 he also got behind the Hyundai of Kevin Ceccon (Aggressive Team Italia), who started from the front row and then forced to settle for a bitter 4th place, also due to a lowered window that made him lose speed on the straight.
Another disappointment in this race is Nicola Baldan, fifth and in great difficulty with the second Hyundai of the Target Competition burdened with the maximum ballast, but still able to precede the Cupra of a very good Michele Imberti (Elite Motorsport).
Eric Brigliadori only 7th, back on Audi after his exit with Hyundai at Imola. Unlucky day for the BF Motorsport standard bearer, who sees all hope of a title evaporating also due to a collision that made him cross and lose ground in the first corners.
Poloni is at the end eighth with the Audi of the Race Lab, but the penalty of 25 “for contact with Iannotta relegates the Bergamo, who has the pole position of the inverted grid of Race 2 having placed eighth in Qualifying.
Top10 also for Raffaele Gurrieri on the old Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole and for the DSG of Sabatino Di Mare (Scuderia Vesuvio / DMP Motors), winner of the category reserved for cars with standard gearbox.
Sabatino Di Mare, DMP Motors, Cupra TCR DSG
Photo by: ACI Sport
The points also go to the Hyundai of Fabio Antonello (Target Competition), the Cupra of Federico Paolino (Scuderia del Girasole), Marco Butti at the wheel of the Volkswagen Golf GTI of Elite Motorsport with which he conquers the second position DSG, and Nicola Guida with the third new Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole.
A spin in the early stages of the race following the touch with the Cupra of Riccardo Romagnoli (Proteam Racing) ended up out of the “Casanova-Savelli”, relegating Denis Babuin to third place DSG and to the rear, but with the category title in his pocket.
Mattias Vahtel (ALM Motorsport) did not take part in the race, having destroyed his Honda in qualifying, while the other Estonian followed by JAS Motorsport, Ruben Volt, punctured the front right on lap 4 raising the white flag while fighting for the Top5. Piero Necchi’s Audi (TecniEngines) also retired.
In the championship standings, Buri takes the lead with 336 points, followed by 327 by Tavano, Ceccon with 321 and Baldan at 316. Mathematically out of the game Brigliadori (289), but having to take into account the so-called ‘discards’ (there are the best 10 results out of 12 races disputed), everything could still overturn.
Absolute domination of Antti Buri in Race 1 of TCR Italy at Mugello, to underline how much the standard bearer of the Target Competition is keen to try the assault on the title, which will be awarded only in the afternoon at the end of the second round.
At Scarperia the Finn had managed to place his Hyundai i30 N in Pole Position and after an excellent start he ran away, leaving behind opponents who have not spared doors and twists, starting from second place taken by the surprising Sandro Soubek.
Armed with the Audi RS 3 LMS of Mair Racing Osttirol, the autriaco was a thunderbolt climbing from 12th place with great determination, getting behind the way practically all those who preceded him, except the impregnable Buri who had now run away (and who even allowed himself to restart the car in the final due to a small problem, losing 4 “).
Among other things, the race ended under the Safety Car regime, due to the cover-up of Marco Iannotta’s Honda Civic Type R at the “Materassi”. Already touched at the first braking after the start, the MM Motorsport boy was making a crazy comeback from the rear, but he found himself KO for a blow suffered by Matteo Poloni in the fight for 8th place between the two.
Behind Buri and Soubek, the irrepressible Salvatore Tavano takes home the third step of the podium, who jumped in an amen from ninth to 4th place taking advantage of the excellent start of the Cupra Leon Competición of the Scuderia del Girasole.
The reigning Champion – with 60kg on board – has no intention of abdicating, so much so that on lap 3 he also got behind the Hyundai of Kevin Ceccon (Aggressive Team Italia), who started from the front row and then forced to settle for a bitter 4th place, also due to a lowered window that made him lose speed on the straight.
Another disappointment in this race is Nicola Baldan, fifth and in great difficulty with the second Hyundai of the Target Competition burdened with the maximum ballast, but still able to precede the Cupra of a very good Michele Imberti (Elite Motorsport).
Eric Brigliadori only 7th, back on Audi after his exit with Hyundai at Imola. Unlucky day for the BF Motorsport standard bearer, who sees all hope of a title evaporating also due to a collision that made him cross and lose ground in the first corners.
Poloni is at the end eighth with the Audi of the Race Lab, but the penalty of 25 “for contact with Iannotta relegates the Bergamo, who has the pole position of the inverted grid of Race 2 having placed eighth in Qualifying.
Top10 also for Raffaele Gurrieri on the old Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole and for the DSG of Sabatino Di Mare (Scuderia Vesuvio / DMP Motors), winner of the category reserved for cars with standard gearbox.
Sabatino Di Mare, DMP Motors, Cupra TCR DSG
Photo by: ACI Sport
The points also go to the Hyundai of Fabio Antonello (Target Competition), the Cupra of Federico Paolino (Scuderia del Girasole), Marco Butti at the wheel of the Volkswagen Golf GTI of Elite Motorsport with which he conquers the second position DSG, and Nicola Guida with the third new Cupra of the Scuderia del Girasole.
A spin in the early stages of the race following the touch with the Cupra of Riccardo Romagnoli (Proteam Racing) ended up out of the “Casanova-Savelli”, relegating Denis Babuin to third place DSG and to the rear, but with the category title in his pocket.
Mattias Vahtel (ALM Motorsport) did not take part in the race, having destroyed his Honda in qualifying, while the other Estonian followed by JAS Motorsport, Ruben Volt, punctured the front right on lap 4 raising the white flag while fighting for the Top5. Piero Necchi’s Audi (TecniEngines) also retired.
In the championship standings, Buri takes the lead with 336 points, followed by 327 by Tavano, Ceccon with 321 and Baldan at 316. Mathematically out of the game Brigliadori (289), but having to take into account the so-called ‘discards’ (there are the best 10 results out of 12 races disputed), everything could still overturn.