Formula X Racing crowns the first 2022 winners in Magione

There was no lack of excitement during the Formula X Racing Weekend which took place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October at the Magione circuit, on the occasion of the penultimate round of the 2022 season. A crackling sequence of races marked the hectic activity on the track of the weekend on the Umbrian track, already crowning the first winners in anticipation of the grand finale scheduled at the end of the month at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Eleven categories gave a show on the tortuous layout of the Perugian plant, which celebrated among others the arithmetic conquest of the 2022 titles by Andrea Bodellini in the FX Pro Series, by Lyle Schofield in the FX3 and by Luca Vanzetto in the Predator’s Trophy. last championship reached its final appointment. Massimiliano Moro and Kevin Liguori were also celebrating in their respective categories of the Sprint Series, while the final challenge promises to be very intense in view of the grand finale on the ‘Temple of Speed’ on October 29-30: the fight for the ATCC premier class will see show up several drivers enclosed in the space of a few points, especially after the peremptory double won by the reigning champion Denis Babuin in Magione. Games still open in the ATCC Third Division and in the Formula Class Junior, the latter awaiting its return in grand style to the racetrack that baptized its progenitor Formula Monza in the 1960s. , Andrea Bodellini was finally able to crown his run-up to the 2022 title of the FX Pro Series. The young rider of the Eureka Competition team has managed with great wisdom the already large margin built up against his opponents, thus winning his second consecutive title after the one he won last year in FX3. Also celebrating in Magione was Tommaso Lovati (Lema Racing), author of a peremptory double in front of Bodellini himself, while Andrea Raiconi (World Racing) won third place in the overall and the success in the AM ranking, with Alex Tarasconi (G_Motorsport) immediately behind him.The role of absolute star of the FX3 season for Lyle Schofield has never been questioned, but the arithmetic certainty of the title only came on the occasion of the Magione round. The young Irish driver took home yet another one-two, regulating Matteo Zaniboni and Fabio Daminato in race-1, while in the second he completed his comeback after reversing the grid, getting the better of Marsilio Canuti and Davide Fanton. In the AM classification the success was achieved by Matteo Manzo and Fanton himself, with the latter maintaining the leadership in the standings in view of the final appointment in Monza, always remaining in the context of the cars built by Corrado Cusi, Luca Vanzetto mathematically won the title of 2022 champion of the Predator’s Trophy. For him it was enough to take a third and a fourth place, in a weekend that saw Niccolò Bettini and Nazareno Compagnoni climb the top step of the podium. Excellent placements in race-2 also for Andrea Frizza and Devis Padovan, while Nico Potche won the AM ranking in a round that saw the latter share the wins at stake with Leonardo Arduini. promises to be very interesting in the ATCC championship reserved for Touring and GT cars. In the line-up reserved for the First and Second Divisions, Denis Babuin (Bolza Corse) on Audi RS3 LMS took a peremptory one-two, reducing the margin that separates him from the top of the standings. Fulvio Ferri (Meteco Corse) maintained the leadership with Giuseppe Bodega thanks to a double second place, while Enrico Riccardi and Mauro Cesari climbed to the third step of the podium in the overall. Class successes also for Miha Primozic in the GT4 ahead of Bolzoni-Marchesini and Francesco Palmisano, while Cesari also won the GT Light at the wheel of the BlackM. In the ATCC Third Division it was Matteo Pioppi who scored a weekend to be framed, thanks to two successes obtained in as many races. The Slovenians Miha Primozic and Nik Stefancic also placed on the podium of the absolute, with Walter Lilli and Lorenzo Flavi sharing the stakes in the RS Trophy. Maurizio Fumi and Emidio Luzi won the confrontation in class E, while Tonino Scocco scored a double in class F. Entertainment and great emotions also in the double grid reserved for the very aggressive Sprint Series, which has reached its final appointment. Massimiliano Moro became champion in the Ford Challenge MPM, after the disqualification inflicted on Giuseppe Gulizia after the race. The latter conquered the third final place in the championship behind Antonio Auricchio, while Riccardo Mandolese also shone thanks to a double placement on the stage podium. Joy also for Kevin Liguori, first champion of the new Twingo Cup class at the end of a heated confrontation with Matteo Pala who saw the two win one heat each. On the podium also Andrea Basso (third in race-1), while Maurizio Giberti and Giuseppe Marech completed the podium in the second round.The Roman Andrea Masci (Ruote Scoperte Motorsport) celebrated his first double center of the season in FX2, in an appointment saw the challenge reserved for the Formula Classic reward Matteo Aralla and Andrea Grassano, preceding Romano Zani and Cristiano Zanotti. Fabio Contini won in both heats in the Formula Class Juniora Magione. Since the latter is “transparent” for the purposes of the classification (being at the wheel of the only SuperJunior in the race), it was therefore Marco Visconti who achieved a double success in the Platinum class, with the latter being able to strengthen his leadership in view of the highly anticipated final in Monza in two weeks. Giuliano Zecchetti also won a place on the podium in the overall race-2, while Jacopo Prescendi and Roberto Di Modugno shared the tally in the Gold class. Giuseppe Angilello finally dominated in the Silver ranking. On the Umbrian track there was no shortage of emotions in “full electric” mode, given the presence of the Tesla of the E-STC Series championship (which gave life to an exhibition in ‘Time Attack ‘), and the protagonists of the Smart EQ fortwo e-cup championship. Luca Panizzi (organizer of Formula X Racing Weekend): “We are back for the second time this season on the Magione circuit and certainly there was no lack of emotions. Great compliments go to the drivers who were able to win the title, but thanks go to all those who made possible the perfect success of this event. Now we are concentrating on the championship final, which will see us engaged in our ‘première’ on the legendary Monza circuit: we are registering an extraordinary participation and we also hope to see a massive presence of the public. It will be the best way to end a season full of great satisfactions for us! ”Read the news on the Asi website.