MATTIA BUCCI IS READY TO MAKE HIS DEBUT IN THE ITALIAN GT SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP

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Misano Adriatico will host the first ACI Racing Weekend of the Italian motorsport season

Mattia Bucci’s 2023 season ended with a victory at the “Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli” in the “FX Pro Series” of the “Formula X Italian Series”. The ace from Catignano will return to action in the racetrack located in Romagna making his debut in the Italian GT Sprint Championship from May 3rd to 5th with some news: a new team, Best Lap, and a new car, the Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo, which mark Mattia’s switch from Formula single-seaters to Grand Touring competition.

The work done in the recent test programs leading up to the event was more than sufficient and satisfactory to prepare Bucci for this new challenge, which won’t be faced alone as the logic of the championship dictates: Filippo Croccolino, a driver from Siena, will share the cockpit with the young Abruzzese talent and will make his year of experience available in a context as important as the series organized by ACI Sport. The two drivers were teammates during their karting days and they will compete in the GT Cup category in the Pro-Am class.

This is the race weekend schedule:
– Friday: FP1 (GT3 & GT Cup) at 10:45 am, FP2 at 3:55 pm;
– Saturday: Q1 at 9:30 am, Q2 at 9:55 am, Race 1 at 6:45 pm;
– Sunday: Race 2 at 4:00 pm.

The races will be broadcast on both ACI Sport TV (channel 224 on Sky and channel 402 on DTT) and on the Facebook page and Youtube channel “Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo”.

Mattia Bucci: “Finally the wait is over, it’s race week! I’m very happy and I can’t wait to get back behind the wheel for the first round of the Italian GT Championship at Misano, a track that is very dear to me. I’m happy to be able to share this fantastic experience with Filippo Croccolino after our karting days: to have him as my teammate again is a great pleasure. I’m very excited and I can’t wait for Friday for the first Free Practice sessions. I would like to thank Giovanni Minardi and Minardi Management, the Best Lap team, my family, my staff, my trainer Walter Marini and his team and all the sponsors for their support.”

Matteo Gaudieri
Mattia Bucci’s Press Office