By Co-in siding with Imatranajo and the Boecourt – La Caquerelle Hill Climb in Switzerland, last week the fourth CIVS (Campionato Italiano Velocita in Salita) round of this season entered fruition.
Hosting CIVS Round 4 was the Isola Del Liri to Alpino public roads circuit (halfway between cities Rome and Naples), with competition organised by ‘Moto Club Castelliri Riders Ciociaria’.
Current leader of Superbike and Supersport categories of European Hill Climb Road Race Championship, TT 2025 exponent Maurizio Bottalico (SuperOpen 1000 winner x4, SuperOpen 600 x2) set a new overall, Super Open 1000 (Superbike) track record on Saturday, lapping at 1.17.39 seconds, which he would lower to 1.16.59 on Sunday, (his previous record track times, were set in 2022 – 1.18.42 with Supersport metal and 1.18.56 with SBK apparatus in 2023).
Bottalico’s latest tumultuous racing achievements, mean full points towards the ‘Luca Salvadori, L’Assoluta Challenge,’ for the rider who collects the absolute fastest times from CIVS rounds of this season.
Francesco Maria Piva, an IRRC Superbike wildcard last year at Schleizer Dreieck, placed quadruply third in SuperOpen time trial bouts behind Gabriele Peticca (P2 x4). Local hero Francesco Cianfararani (SuperOpen 600 Sunday time-trial victor x2) set new track- record for Supersport category with his personal best lap of 1.16.96 seconds.
Daniele Stolli who started with above-mentioned Maurizio Bottalico last month at Austrian Julbach Hill Climb, (same as for instance, two times Crono Climber 1350 classic race winner, Vitas Frigo Babbi) took SuperOpen 800×3 triumphs times three whilst there was also one win in this category for Nicola Baroni.
The last two 2025 CIVS rounds, will grace San Marino (9th-10th of August) and Saline-Volterra (20th-21st September).
Before that road racing and especially Maurizio Bottalico fans, will have the opportunity to see him fighting for European Hill Climb Road Race Championship crowns, at season finale at Luckendorfer Bergrennen near Zittau in Germany (2nd-3rd of August). All roads scene aficionados are welcome to attend!
Top 5 finishers for SuperOpen 600/800/1000 categories from CIVS Isola del Liri – Arpino, are as follows:
Saturday Opening Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico
2nd – Francesco Cianfarani
3rd – David Lignite
4th – Edoardo Rea
5th – Nico Quadrini
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Nicola Baroni
3rd – Marco Valeriani
4th – Carlo Mastursi
5th – Eugenio Lanzoni
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico
2nd – Gabriele Peticca
3rd – Francesco Maria Piva
4th – Roberto Abbate
5th – Daniele Stolli
Saturday Second Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico
2nd – David Lignite
3rd – Marco Legramandi
4th – Sabrina Carlucci
5th – Edoardo Rea
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Nicola Baroni
3rd – Carlo Mastursi
4th – Eugenio Lanzoni
5th – Alessandro Ferrara
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico
2nd – Gabriele Peticca
3rd – Francesco Maria Piva
4th – Daniele Stolli
5th – Jacopo Vettori
Sunday Opening Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – Francesco Cianfarani (New Supersport track record 1.16.96)
2nd – Maurizio Bottalico
3rd – David Lignite
4th – Marco Legramandi
5th – Matteo Abballe
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Nicola Baroni
2nd – Daniele Stolli
3rd – Carlo Mastursi
4th – Eugenio Lanzoni
5th – Alessandro Ferrara
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico
2nd – Gabriele Peticca
3rd – Francesco Maria Piva
4th – Daniele Stolli
5th – Jacopo Vettori
Sunday Second Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – Francesco Cianfarani
2nd – Maurizio Bottalico
3rd – David Lignite
4th – Marco Legramandi
5th – Matteo Abballe
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Nicola Baroni
3rd – Carlo Mastursi
4th – Eugenio Lanzoni
5th – Alessandro Ferrara
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico (New Superbike track record 1.16.59)
2nd – Gabriele Peticca
3rd – Francesco Maria Piva
4th – Roberto Abbate
5th – Daniele Stolli
Words by Jan Vavra
