The fifth and penultimate round of the Italian Prestige Championship was held at the legendary Castiglione del Lago track. In MX1 Alessandro Lupino has conquered a new victory for Ducati that allows him to extend his lead in the championship. And in MX2 Valerio won the title with one round to go.
MX1: LUPINO EXTENDS THE LEAD
Alessandro Lupino once again takes the Ducati Desmo450 MX to the top of the podium of the MX1 Italian Motocross Championship. After his debut victory in Mantova and the one at Ponte a Egola, the eight-time Italian Motocross Champion confirmed his success in the first moto at Castiglione del Lago. Lupino led the race from the first to the last lap and, with second place in the second heat, he took the overall victory, repeating the one achieved at Ponte a Egola.
Jan Pancar finished 2nd overall (2-3) and Andrea Bonacorsi rounded the podium with a 5-1 in motos.
With one round to go, Alessandro Lupino and the Desmo450 MX now lead the MX1 Italian Motocross Championship with a 338-point advantage over Jan Pancar with 500 still to be assigned.
MX2: VALERIO LATA MX2 CHAMPION
The young Italian scores another double and takes the championship win with one race to spare. Valerio Lata continues to dominate this season of the Italian Pro Prestige Motocross Championship, with the Roman taking 5 pole positions and winning 9 of the 10 heats in the first 5 out of 6 rounds held so far.
Lata, who achieved the best overall time during Saturday’s timed practice, managed to take the lead during the first lap of race one, setting the fastest lap time and easily winning the first moto, taking home the title with three heats to spare. Without losing concentration due to the celebrations, the Team Beddini GASGAS Factory Juniors rider took the holeshot in race two with his GASGAS MC250F, leading the group to the finish line, taking home his fifth consecutive victory.
Alessandro Manucci (2-2) and Samuele Bernardini (3-3) filled the podium.
Valerio Lata: “The fifth race of the Italian Championship went very well; I am happy to have won this one too and to have achieved another double. We managed to win the title in the first race with three heats to spare. Now we continue on this path because we have to prepare ourselves in the best possible way for the two races in Turkey and Spain. I thank the whole team for the work done.”
MX1 AND MX2 OVERALL RESULTS
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