Fifth ACI Racing Weekend Ends with GT Sprint Wins and Powell’s F4 Dominance
Scarperia (FI) – July 13, 2025 – The mid-season round of the ACI Racing Weekend lived up to expectations with thrilling races on the rolling layout of the Mugello Circuit. In the Italian GT Sprint Championship, GT3 victories went to Klingmann-Krohn and Liberati-Frassineti, while in the GT Cup class wins were claimed by D’Auria and the Matteo and Giacomo Pollini duo.
Kean Nakamura Berta took the win in Race 1, while Alex Powell dominated both Race 2 and Race 3 of the Italian F4 Championship, making a strong comeback in the standings. In the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship, Luca Verdi and Andrea Frizza each scored a win.
Drama continued after the checkered flag in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, with victories awarded to Klein and Braschi following penalties for Masters and Iaquinta in two spectacular races. The next ACI Racing Weekend is scheduled for August 1–3 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.
There were four hard-fought races in the second round of the Italian GT Sprint Championship. In GT3, Klingmann-Krohn won Race 1 ahead of teammates Alatalo-Caglioni and Colavita-Badawi, while Frassineti-Liberati stood on the top step of the podium in Race 2, followed by Jelmini-Di Amato and Klingmann-Krohn. In GT Cup, Ferdinando D’Auria led the way in his class, ahead of Girolami-Arduini and Fontana-Mainetti, while the Pollini-Pollini duo triumphed in the second race over Viglietti-Ianniello and once again Fontana-Mainetti.
In the 2nd Division, wins went to Flavio Olivieri and Fontana-Knez (PRO-AM), with a double victory for Giacon-Contessi in the AM category—all behind the wheel of Porsche 992 GT3 Cups.
It was a weekend to remember for Alex Powell at Mugello. The Mercedes junior driver from R-ace GP made his mark in the fourth round of the Italian F4 Championship, finishing third in Race 1 and winning both Race 2 and Race 3 from pole position. The opening race was won by Kean Nakamura-Berta, current championship leader with Prema Racing, ahead of Gabriel Gomez (US Racing). In Race 2, Powell edged out Newman Chi (Prema Racing) and Reno Francot, the Dutch driver from PHM Racing, who returned to the series after competing last season. Francot followed up with another second place in Race 3, ahead of Nakamura-Berta, who retained the championship lead with 213 points. Behind him are Sebastian Wheldon (Prema Racing) and Gomez, both tied at 154 points.
The Italian F4 series will return at the ACI Racing Weekend in Imola, but the Tatuus cars will already be back on track next weekend, July 18–20, at Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet for the opening round of the 2025 E4 Championship.
Luca Verdi (Emotion Motorsport) and Andrea Frizza (V-Action) each celebrated their first-ever overall wins in the Italian Sport Prototypes Championship, held at the Mugello Circuit for the fourth round of the season. A difficult weekend for Matteo Bianco—retired in Race 1 and only sixth in Race 2—opened the door to his rivals. Defending champion Davide Uboldi now leads the standings, finishing sixth and third across the two races and holding a 36-point advantage. Alberto Fulgori also shined with a third and second place finish, while Frizza added a second place in Race 1 to his victory.
In the two races of the third round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, Frenchman Marvin Klein (BeDriver) took the first win ahead of teammate Lirim Zendeli and reigning champion Keagan Masters. In Race 2, after a penalty demoted Simone Iaquinta, who had crossed the line first, Francesco Braschi (Ombra Racing) was awarded the win ahead of Iaquinta and Alexander Tauscher from Germany.
Another head-to-head between Sandro Zeller and Benjamin Berta unfolded in the Topjet Formula 2000, delivering two thrilling races at Mugello. Strong performances also came from Benalli, Stentella, and Stig Larsen, who contributed to the weekend’s exciting on-track action.
