The overall podium coincided for two thirds (Rox and Bracchi) with that of the protagonists of the Lombard provinces trophy. The third place in the latter context was instead Nicholas Cianfanelli as he is a member of a Lombard ACI, that of Sondrio, to be precise. Well done to “Cianfa” who on the Skoda Balbosca and with Innocenti behind the scenes finished in fourth place, improving on fifth in the last edition.
Regret for Simone Miele And Luca Beltrame. The driver who won two years ago fought until the end for second place but a touch to the left rear wheel and a penalty relegated him to sixth position on their Dream One Racing Skoda Rs. Eighth overall and first of Over 55s the Como native Marco Silva already first in the 2001 Cup; here he was paired with Maurizio Vitali on Skoda RS Pa Racing
Applause for “Dodo” Spagnolatti with Gea Daldini on the PA Racing Skoda Rs. Having ended up in trouble yesterday due to an intercom failure, the local driver redeemed himself with a scratch in Ps7. The Eros Rinaldi trophy goes to him as the best sum of the times of Berbenno-Buglio. Open stage applause for Giacomo Gini And Federica Mauri who on the Peugeot 106 Kit by SMD amazed with a sumptuous 13th overall. Very good too Moreno Cambiaghi And Giulia Paganoni who on the Peugeot 208 by Autotecnica2 have resumed their incessant march after the bad outing at the beginning of the season at Ciocco: they are 16th overall. Rolando “Rolly” Fay was also superlative: after seventeen years he returned to racing and brought the Renault Clio Williams to 17th place overall with truly exciting pace also for his young niece and navigator Rachele Valli.
The region Veneto Alex Lorenzato, Cunico’s pupil, he was first Under 25 in the ranking, finishing together with the Lombard Cristina Caruso, 28th overall with the Clio Rally5. Award in memory of Jessica Andreoli to Nicolas Baruffi who, thanks to his identity card (born in 2005), was the youngest navigator upon arrival.
The race has started 95 competitors while they were 82 those who concluded the race valid for the CRZ3, the Trofeo delle Province Lombarde, the Michelin Trofeo, the Pirelli Accademia and the R Italian Trophy.
Great enthusiasm for the administrators of Chiesa in Valmalenco and Lanzada who both on the opening day and in the final ceremony celebrated all the competing competitors both on the start and finish stage and in the special stage in the city’s PS show. The 67th Coppa Valtellina Rally was organized by Aci Sondrio.
