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Vallelunga

Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy

Date: 23/4/1988
Track length: 3.200 m
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Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Giudici (3)
Fastest lap: Nocci in 1.36,43 (2); Gagliano in 1.30,33 (3); Mascia in 1.35,69 (4); Naddeo in 1.36,04 (5)

Distance: 16 laps, some races redflagged or restarted because of heavy rain
Average speed: 108,574 kmh (2); 119,480 kmh (3); 116,566 kmh (4); 117,966 kmh (5); 111,575 kmh (6)
Weather: Wet
Ruleset: Group A and N
Car info: 1988 Cars

 

Group A
The sky darkened ominously when the cars of class A1, 2 and 3 with Patrese and Nannini on the front row on the Alfa 75 Turbo Evo were ready for the start - on slicks. Nannini took the lead followed by Francia, Brancatelli, Patrese, Livio and Mancini. Shortly after the first lap Nannini ran wide and left the door open for Francia, but then the rain flooded the track - the race was redflagged after three laps. Nannini and Nucera were not allowed to take part in the restart, because their cars had been helped by the mechanics to return to the pits. Now on rain tires, Francia led ahead of Patrese. Brancatelli tried to pass the Williams driver, but lost some positions. The first two stretched their lead over Drovandi, Ricci, Livio, Giudici and Brancatelli, while D'Amore is forced to the pits.
After half time the gap between Francia and Patrese is approximately 8 seconds. Brancatelli in the meantime is completing his series of overtakes with taking third place from Drovandi.
In the race for smaller classes, the Ritmo of Nocchi took the lead over Falessi (Ritmo), closely followed by another Ritmo of Bonetti with Bigliazzi with the Alfa 33 4x4 first of the A6 cars at the end of the race. The race was shortened by with two laps with Nocchi as the winner.

Group N
Taking advantage of the track still wet, the Delta Integrale of Giannini made a terrific start, which lead him to second from the fifth row, behind Giudici. But the pole man made a jump start, received a penalty and quit the race in anger. Giannini now was in the lead, followed by Galluzzo (BMW M3) and the Sierras of “Toby”, "Giacomo" and Corsini, while Gagliano was involved in the melee of the first round. He would make a storming comeback that will take him to fourth place eventually.
Even with the track drying out, Giannini stayed ahead and Galluzzo, in second place in the early laps, gradually began to lose ground being in trouble with his car. Califano, with the Renault 21 Turbo leading N2 was in tenth. “Toby" and Corsini, driving for the Lella Lombardi Team, ended on the rostrum behind Giannini.
The N3 race, consisted for a good two thirds of Renault 5 GT Turbos, was a prey for Gianni Marchiol who was able to quickly detach the pack of pursuers. In N4, Naddeo with the Peugeot 205 GTI won with only Milla challenging him with the Toyota Corolla. Gaetano Calcagno, Autosprint reader winning a prize contest, drove a careful race with the Alfa 33, finishing tenth.

1: Group A1-A3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 12 Tecnica Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Giorgio Francia, I
 1779 tc L4 A2 15 laps, 23.36,11     x?  
2 1 75 Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Riccardo Patrese, I
 1762 tc L4 A1 15 laps        
3 2 1 Jolly Club
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Gianfranco Brancatelli, I
 1779 tc L4 A2 15 laps, 24.12,80        
4 3    
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Rinaldo Drovandi, I
 1779 tc L4 A2 15 laps, 24.32,46        
5 2    
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Gianfranco Ricci, I
 1993 tc L4 A1 15 laps, 24.49,44        
6 4    
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Daniele Vitale, I
 1779 tc L4 A2 15 laps, 24.56,10        
      CiBiEmme Sport
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Stefano Livio, I
 1779 tc L4 A2          
       
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo		 Mancini, I
 1779 tc L4 A2          
DNF     Alfa Corse
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione		 Alessandro Nannini, I
 1762 tc L4 A1 1       Not allowed at restart - outside assistance
DNF      
Unknown		 Nucera, I
     A1         Not allowed at restart - outside assistance

2: Group A4-A6
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   Elaborazioni Falessi
Fiat Ritmo 130TC		 Walter Nocci, I
 1995 L4 A4 14 laps, 24.45,44     1.36,43  
2 2   Zeta Motor Drive
Fiat Ritmo 130TC		 Corrado Bonetti, I
 1995 L4 A4 14 laps, 25.08,40        
3 1   Squadra Corse Valdelsa
Alfa Romeo 33 Permanent 4		 Amerigo "Joe" Bigliazzi, I
 1490 B4 A6 14 laps, 25.17,30        
4 2   Catania Corse
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti		 Matteo Concetto Manna, I
 1498 B4 A6 14 laps, 25.36,09        
5 1    
Toyota Corolla GT AE86		 Giovanni Ognio, I
 1587 L4 A5 14 laps, 25.41,36        
6 3    
Fiat Uno 70S		 A. Cuomo, I
 1301 L4 A6          
       
Fiat Ritmo 130TC		 Lorenzo Falessi, I
 1995 L4 A4          
       
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Massimo Corradetti, I
 1598 L4 A5          

3: Group N1-N2
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 9 Gerecon Italia
Lancia Delta HF Integrale		 Luigi Giannini, I
 1995 tc L4 N1 16 laps, 25.42,68        
2 2 7 L. Lombardi Autosport
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Carlo Brambilla ("Toby"), I
 1993 tc L4 N1 16 laps, 25.59,15        
3 3 6 L. Lombardi Autosport
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Eugenio Corsini, I
 1993 tc L4 N1 16 laps, 26.19,37        
4 4 8  
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Giosuè Gagliano, I
 1993 tc L4 N1 16 laps, 26.19,54     1.30,77  
5 5    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 "Giacomo", I
 1993 tc L4 N1 16 laps, 26.22,00        
6 6    
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Roberto Roti, I
 1993 tc L4 N1          
  1?    
Renault 21 Turbo		 Amerigo Califano, I
 1995 tc L4 N2          
    3 Settecolli
BMW M3		 Luciano Galluzzo, I
 2332 L4 N1          
DNF     Team Giudici
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth		 Gianni Giudici, I
 1993 tc L4 N1         Quit after receiving 1 minute penalty for jumping the start

4: Group N3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Gianni Marchiol, I
 1397 tc L4 N3 16 laps, 26.21,25        
2 2   Balestrero
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Renato Fruzzetti, I
 1397 tc L4 N3 16 laps, 26.30,09        
3 3   Porderone Corse
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 "Assia", I
 1397 tc L4 N3 16 laps, 26.35,08        
4 4   Salerno Corse
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Alessandri Sebasti Scalera, I
 1397 tc L4 N3 16 laps, 26.45,71        
5 5   Basilicata Corse
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9		 Nunzio Curcio, I
 1905 L4 N3 16 laps, 26.46,00        
6 6    
Renault 5 GT Turbo		 Mascia, I
 1397 tc L4 N3       1.35,69  

5: Group N4
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1   A.c. Roma
Peugeot 205 GTI		 Giancarlo Naddeo, I
 1580 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.02,49     1.36,04  
2 2   Citta’ di Schio
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82		 Maurizio Milla, I
 1587 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.04,11        
3 3    
Fiat Uno Turbo IE		 Lorenzi, I
 1301 tc L4 N4 16 laps, 26.10,33        
4 4   Team Capannelle
Fiat Ritmo 130TC		 Gioacchino Addari, I
 1995 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.11,45        
5 5    
Toyota Corolla GT AE86		 Franco Mulas, I
 1587 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.19,23        
6 6   Egnatia Corse
Fiat Uno Turbo IE		 Nicola Buongiorno, I
 1301 tc L4 N4 16 laps, 26.38,12        
7 7    
Fiat Uno Turbo IE		 Landolina, I
 1301 tc L4 N4 16 laps, 26.43,33        
8 8   Scuderia Guercino
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Allessandro Braga, I
 1598 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.56,85        
9 9   A.c. Roma
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Antonio Gentili, I
 1598 L4 N4 16 laps, 26.58,70        
10 10    
Alfa Romeo 33 QV 1.7		 Gaetano Calcagno, I
 1712 B4 N4 16 laps, 27.09,27        
11 11   Scuderia Aspromonte
Fiat Uno Turbo IE		 Emanuele Schembari, I
 1301 tc L4 N4 15        
12 12    
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		 Carta, I
 1962 L4 N4 15        

6: Group N5-N6
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Suzuki Swift GTi AA33S		 Fruzzetti, I
 1298 L4 N5 16 laps, 27.31,99        
2 2   Scuola Piloti Varano
Citroën AX Sport		 Augusto Rossetti, I
 1294 L4 N5 16 laps, 27.44,02        
3 3   Faenza Racing Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Lucchi Maurizio Ricci, I
 1498? B4 N5 16 laps, 28.15,45        
4 4   Gruppo Piloti Civitavecchia
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Pietro Rinaldi, I
 1498? B4 N5 16 laps, 28.16,22        
5 1   Salerno Corse
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Giovanni Rea, I
 1050 L4 N6 16 laps, 28.42,42        
6 2   Basilicata Corse
Autobianchi A112 Abarth 70HP		 Antonio Sinisi, I
 1050 L4 N6 16 laps, 28.44,52