Vortex wins the Italian Championship in the Mini Gr.3 class

In the final round of the ACI Italian Karting Championship, held at the Leopard Circuit in Viterbo, Vortex VTM clinched the MINI Gr.3 title with Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team) finishing second under the chequered flag.

MINI Gr.3 - In a category that saw over a hundred drivers line up at the start throughout the championship, the Vortex VTM clinched the title at the end of the final round in Viterbo. The weekend began with Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Alessio Ottaviani (Ottaviani Fabio) taking the top two spots in Group 2 of qualifying, whilst Zane Pace (Tony Kart Racing Team) secured second place in the first group. Subsequently, the OTK Kart Group's 'engine division' secured three victories, five top-five finishes and three fastest laps in the qualifying heats, as well as a second place in Pre-final A.

The final saw Mair and Pace hold onto their top positions. Starting from pole position, Mair remained in close contact with the leader in the closing stages and, crossing the line in second place, secured the Italian championship title with 254 points. Pace, meanwhile, finished in the top 10 and ended the championship in third place in the overall standings, on 197 points.

Ottaviani also had a successful weekend, finishing in the top ten, just ahead of Alvaro Medeiros (Tony Kart Racing Team). David Aagten (Tony Kart Racing Team) put in an impressive performance, climbing ten places from his starting position.

OK-N - Fresh from victory in the fourth round at Val Vibrata, the Vortex VTS-N secured third place as its best result in the qualifying heats with Andrea Giudice (Tony Kart Racing Team), who also set the fastest lap. The final saw six Vortex-powered drivers on the starting grid: Giudice was the highest-placed, followed by Davide Morresi (PRK), Kaan Ballik (PRK), Sarp Kayol (PRK), Jenson Eric Burns (Tony Kart Racing Team) and Valerio De Gaetano (PRK).

OKJ-N - Vortex karts are also competing in the "Junior" category of the ACI Italian Karting Championship. Giuseppe Noviello (Tony Kart Racing Team) was our team's main hope over the weekend, but a difficult final race prevented him from securing a positive result. Can Günfer Tüzüner (Tony Kart Racing Team) also took part in the final race.

MINI Gr.3 U10 - The Vortex VTM maintained its top positions in the qualifying heats and pre-finals with Romeo Ferrante (Tony Kart Racing Team). The final saw Denver Bos (Tony Kart Racing Team) narrowly miss out on the top 10, having made up six places, followed in the standings by Ferrante, Antonio Mastroianni (PRK) and Aiden Moreira (Tony Kart Racing Team).