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Cividale-Castelmonte hill climb event

Overview

The 49th edition of the Cividale-Castelmonte hill climb in Friuli, Italy, began with practice sessions on the 6.5 km track. During these initial runs, Christian Merli led the modern vehicle category in a Nova Proto NP01, while Rino Muradore set the pace for historic vehicles in a Ford Escort RS1600.

Following the practice sessions, the event concluded with Christian Merli securing the overall victory. Driving a Nova NP 01-2 C Cosworth, Merli established a new course record, surpassing his own 2023 time by 2.3 seconds. Federico Liber and Diego Degasperi finished second and third overall, respectively. In the E1 category, Luca Spinetti won driving a Subaru Impreza E1 +3000, marking a successful end to his 2026 season.

Entities

Cividale del Friuli · Luca Spinetti · Christian Merli · Cividale Castelmonte · Garda Lake Race

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Christian Merli wins Cividale Castelmonte hillclimb with new course record

    Christian Merli set a new course record to win the 49th Cividale Castelmonte hillclimb, while Luca Spinetti secured a class victory in the E1 category to conclude his 2026 racing season.

  2. [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Cividale-Castelmonte hill climb: Merli and Muradore lead practice sessions

    Christian Merli and Rino Muradore recorded the fastest times in the modern and historic categories during practice for the 49th Cividale-Castelmonte hill climb.

Sources

cronoscalate.it · hillclimbfans.com · ildiscorso.it · ilpais.it · nordest24.it