The Ombra Racing driver returns to win after two years and takes the lead in the Italian single-make thanks to a perfect start from the third row, while poleman Malucelli finishes second and Bertonelli completes the overall podium . De Amicis is the new leader in the Michelin Cup. Sunday at 12 noon. Race 2 live on TV on Sky Sport Arena and Cielo with Laurini and Strignano in the front row.

The third round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia at Mugello Circuit was a series of strong emotions and with a change at the top . The tricolor mono-brand is back to show off the Tuscan track for the mid-season appointment with 35 drivers and 17 teams in action in race 1 won by Gianmarco Quaresmini (Ombra Racing - Porsche Center Brescia) after an exciting start from the third row. Despite a very hot weekend , the new 911 GT3 Cup protagonist this year in the Porsche Italia series responded with important chronometric results on a very varied circuit between fast sections such as the iconic Casanova-Savelli and Arrabbiate corners and other more technical ones:Matteo Malucelli (Team Malucelli - Porsche Center Modena) obtained the pole position by lapping in 1'49 "809, so already in the first year of use below the wall of 1 'and 50" without the aid of the ABS system in braking.

The rider from Romagna, however, finished second at the finish line after Quarersmini, who started fifth on the grid, burned everyone at the start, finding himself at the head of the race already at the second corner . Once in the lead the driver from Brescia, who had been missing the victory from 2020, set the fastest lap in the third round (1'52 ″ 082) and containedMalucelli's pace to the finish line, even managing the restart from the safety car well, which was used halfway through the race to remove Paolo Venerosi's car, which was covered up after a contact with Matteo Rovida. Thanks to the full points of race 1, Quaresmini climbed to the top of the overall standings, overtaking the reigning champion Alberto Cerqui (ranked 23th). With the 2018 champion and Malucelli, Diego Bertonelli finished third on the podium.

The Tuscan driver of BeDriver - Centro Porsche Piacenza, at the restart from the safety car, got the better of Leonardo Caglioni (Ombra Racing - Centro Porsche Padova), fourth under the checkered flag and best classified among the under 24 of the Scholarship Porsche Italia program. The 19-year-old driver from Bergamo preceded Cerqui at the finish line, but, with Ghinzani's Arco Motorsport - Porsche Centers Milan penalized after the race for an early start, another young driver like Benny Strignano was promoted to fifth place. The rider of Villorba Corse - Centro Porsche Treviso, after having already impressed well in free practice and in qualifying, has always remained in the group of the best andafter a close duel won with Enrico Fulgenzi (EF Racing) in the first part of the race he steadily hoisted himself in sixth position, taking her to the finish line.

After the penalty inflicted on Cerqui, that sixth place ended up in the hands of Lodovico Laurini. This is how the Dinamic Motorsport - Centro Porsche Latina driver will take pole position on the inverted grid of race 2 of the third round of the season , scheduled for Sunday 17 July at 12.3 0, again on a distance of 28 minutes + 1 lap.

Jorge Lorenzo has also carved out a leading role on Saturday at Mugello . Having landed on the Tuscan circuit without having carried out tests, the multiple MotoGP champion now official driver of the Q8 Hi Perform Team in his first season among four wheels improved his times by two seconds between free practice and official practice, qualifying 20th at his debut and then finishing race 1 in 16th position .

Among the contenders for the Michelin C up , also thanks to the absence of Alex De Giacomi, the new category leader is Alberto De Amicis. After being the fastest already in practice, the Ebimotors driver obtained an unexceptionable victory in front of the reigning champion Marco Cassarà, who with Raptor Engineering - Centro Porsche Catania remains in turn for the title, and a comeback Luca Pastorelli , third on the podium with the 911 GT3 Cup that the Krypton Motorsport team restored after an innocent contact occurred during qualifying. In the Silver Cup , the class reserved forSlightly older 911 GT3 Cup (model 991.II), first win of the season by Luigi Peroni (Ebimotors) ahead of Max Donzelli (Raptor Engineering - Centro Porsche Catania) after penalties inflicted on Davide Scannicchio (third) and Rovida ( fourth ).

Gianmarco Quaresmini (winner of race 1) : “ I'm in seventh heaven! I had been waiting for this win for a long time and finally managed to take it home to my favorite track. After a less than perfect qualifying, together with the team we concentrated on the set -up to adopt in the race and at that point I had a perfect car at my disposal. I made a truly exceptional start and now I'm going on like this in the run-up to the title ”.