Amati returns to victory in race 2 of the Franciacorta Porsche Festival
The penultimate round of the season ends amidst the twists and turns in the most iconic context among thousands of enthusiasts who flocked to the new Porsche Experience Center of the Zuffenhausen house. The Dinamic Motorsport driver imposes himself as in Imola ahead of Fulgenzi and Iaquinta. Cerqui (6th) remains the leader of the standings, while Fenici scores a double in the Michelin Cup and Montagnese closes the games in the Silver Cup. The absolute title will be decided in the last act of the season on 29-31 October in Monza .
Two days of Porsche Festival between the emotions and the spectacle that also involved the protagonists of the Carrera Cup Italia at the new Porsche Experience Center Franciacorta. The tricolor single-brand store proved to be the sporting highlight of the most iconic eventof Porsche Italia among the thousands of enthusiasts who came and the hundreds of Porsches lined up for the classic parade on the straight and along the circuit, which replicated the one on Saturday and ended the day.
With only the last act of Monza to play, the Carrera Cup Italia is ready to experience an uncertain and vibrant ending with still several drivers who can conquer the absolute title, whose ranking on Sunday was further delineated and at the end of race 2 of the round at PEC Franciacorta sees Alberto Cerqui (Team Q8 Hi Perform) in command. On the special occasion, for the first time, the single-make program included separate races between the one reserved for Pro drivers fighting for the title, which on Sunday was won by Giorgio Amati (Dinamic Motorsport - Porsche Center Florence) and that for the Michelin Cup, which as Saturday was awarded on the top step of the podium by Francesco Maria Fenici (AB Racing - Porsche Centers of Rome).
On the 2.52 km of the PEC Franciacorta circuit, after pole position and Enrico Fulgenzi's victory on Saturday in race 1, Amati was the absolute protagonist in race 2. Starting from pole on the inverted grid thanks to the sixth place in race 1, the Rimini rookie he immediately took a good margin of advantage, but the race, due to the many duels behind him, was neutralized by three safety car periods to regroup the group. Amati managed every restart in the best possible way until he took his second win of the season after that of race 1 in Imola last July. On the podium was preceded by a comeback Fulgenzi (EF Racing - Centro Porsche Pesaro) and teammate Simone Iaquinta (Centro Porsche Latina), again third as in race 1.Among the twists, the top-5 was completed by Risto Vukov, the Macedonian of GDL Racing - Centro Porsche Bari, author of a convincing comeback, and by Stefano Gattuso, fifth with the first of Ombra Racing's 911 GT3 Cups, that of the Porsche Center Turin.
The race of his teammates was less fortunate. Starting with Leonardo Caglioni (Porsche center Padua), who inaugurated the swirl of retirements of three drivers fighting for the title. Starting from the front row alongside Amati, the 18-year-old driver from Bergamo stopped after a contact with Iaquinta, who had passed him, on the second lap, causing the first exit of the safety car. Shortly after, in the moments in which the second neutralization took place for a gravel exit by Benedetto Strignano, the retirement fell to Gianmarco Quaresmini due to damage to the radiator in contact. For the Tsunami RT - Porsche Center Brescia driver, who also retired yesterday, a home weekend truly to be forgotten in Castrezzato.
The third safety car, on the other hand, was used to recover the 911 GT3 Cup of Bonaldi Motorsport - Centro Porsche Bergamo after Marzio Moretti, second on Saturday in race 1 and also in contention for the title, spun in a duel with Daniele Cazzaniga (Ghinzani Arco Motorsport - Porsche Centers in Milan). At the top of the ranking resist Alberto Cerqui and Alessandro Giardelli. The first dueled at the top in the first part of the race, but after a contact he preferred to manage and managed to finish by earning the points of sixth place. The rider from Brescia of Team Q8 Hi Perform now leads the general classification with 173 points, just 6more than Giardelli. He too got caught up in some initial contact in the middle of the group, the 2003 class rookie of Dinamic Motorsport - Centro Porsche Bologna finished seventh behind the 17-year-old Leonardo Moncini (Ghinzani Arco Motorsport - Porsche Centers of Milan), remaining in the race for the title that it will be decided in Monza.
Giorgio Amati (winner of race 2 Pro): “ It was a complicated Sunday due to the three safety cars. As at the start, every time I had to gain a margin of advantage over my rivals. But I managed everything well, I felt comfortable with the car, the team did a sensational job and it's fantastic to win at the Porsche Festival. I'm really happy ” .
The Michelin Cup will also crown the 2021 champion in Monza later this month. Race 2 of the category once again rewarded Francesco maria Fenici on the podium, already winner on Saturday with the 911 GT3 Cup of AB Racing - Porsche Centers of Rome. Dominated weekend for the Lazio driver, who has now risen to third place in the standings behind the duelists for the title: Alex De Giacomi ( Tsunami RT - Centro Porsche Brescia ) and Marco Cassarà ( Raptor Engineering - Centro Porsche Catania ). The two finished in order behind the winner on the podium, promoted to one post-race position by a 25-second penalty imposed on Andreas Corradina(Huber Racing) for early departure. Cassarà will be in Monza as a leader, but now with only 2 points ahead of De Giacomi. In the points zone in race 2, Diego Locanto (Krypton Motorsport - Centro Porsche Latina) finished a brilliant comeback , Max Donzelli (Team Malucelli - Centro Porsche Modena), with the best result of the season, and Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini (Ebimotors - Centro Porsche Florence).
The protagonists of the Silver Cup were involved in the same race , which awarded the title with an early test. Thanks to the double by Max Montagnese, who with Team Malucelli - Centro Porsche Catania is also first in race 2, becoming the 2021 champion of the category starring the 991 GT3 Cup gen.I. Podium completed by Davide Scannicchio (ZRS Motorsport) and Marco Parisini (Team Malucelli).