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Italian 2026 motorsport season: karting, GT & rally updates

Entities: ACI Karting · Sant’Egidio kartodrome · Emanuele Zonzini · Mikhail Simonov · Pedro Lima

Overview

In late July the Italian 2026 motorsport programme kept its strong momentum. The fourth round of the ACI Karting Italian Championship returned to Val Vibrata, again attracting more than 290 drivers from 48 nations, with Davide Forè on pole in KZ2 and fierce battles across OK‑N and MINI classes.

At Mugello the Italian GT Sprint Championship delivered another decisive weekend. Antonelli Motorsport’s Emanuel Colombini and Emanuele Zonzini claimed a class victory in Race 1, marking the team’s second win of the season, while earlier BMW Italia‑Ceccato Racing’s Jens Klingmann and Ugo De Wilde retained the series lead. The GT Cup, GT4 Italy and Pro‑Am points tallies remained as reported, and the rain‑affected TCR Italy round continued with a safety‑car start and a win for Mikhail Simonov in a Cupra.

The F4 Italian Championship finale saw 16‑year‑old Pedro Lima once more surge through the field in wet conditions, underscoring the series’ competitive depth.

Simultaneously, Sant’Egidio alla Vibrata hosted the fourth karting round, where intermittent rain forced strategic tyre changes and highlighted the venue’s economic importance for the Teramo province.

The historic “La Grande Corsa” rally stayed on the calendar for 12‑13 September in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, featuring a Saturday prologue dedicated to Bruno Baron. The Imola Carrera event again recorded a record 300 entries, confirming robust enthusiasm for Italian motorsport across karting, GT, touring‑car and rally disciplines.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Antonelli Motorsport wins GT Sprint as Sant’Egidio hosts busy karting round

    Antonelli Motorsport clinched a GT Sprint class win while the Sant’Egidio karting round saw intense racing amid variable weather, boosting Italy’s motorsport scene.

  2. 6 days ago

    [SPORTS] 11 sources
    Mugello and Italian circuits host a slate of karting, GT and F4 racing events

    Italian circuits host major karting, GT, TCR and F4 races, with wins for Klingmann, Simonov and Lima, plus a record‑size Carrera entry and a new La Grande Corsa rally date.

  3. 8 days ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Record participation in Italian karting and rally championships

    Italy sees record entries in motorsport, with 313 karting pilots at Val Vibrata and 349 rally drivers in the Pirelli 2026 trophies, marking significant growth across both disciplines.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    2026 Italian Motorsport Events Open Registrations for Val Vibrata Karting and Rally Campagnolo

    Registrations open for the 2026 Italian ACI Karting round at Val Vibrata (closing July 20) and the 20th Rally Campagnolo in Isola Vicentina (July 17‑18), both part of Italy's motorsport calendar.

Sources

automotocorse.it · autoracing.com.br · croatia-airlines.com · ekuonews.it · ennapress.it · giulianova.it · ilrestodelcarlino.it · kaleidosweb.com · kempinski.com · lagazzettaennese.it · mejorinformado.com · orebakken.kommune.no · populationservices.org · rallyssimo.it · schiosport.it · speed-live.it

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