By As we previously reported, round two of this year’s European Hill Climb Road Championship at Spoleto in Italy, held last weekend, was intertwined with the CIVS (Campionato Italiano Velocita in Salita) season opener.
In changeable weather, double wins in Superbike races, one victory in Supersport (Race 2) European Hill Climb Road Race affiliated explorations, multiple wins within CIVS SuperOpen 600 and SuperOpen 1000 races after battles with four-stroke races podium finishers like David Lignite, Thomas Altendorfer, Francesco Maria Piva, Salvatore Corvo, Gabriele Peticca and Daniele Stolli went to new overall, quickest Spoleto/Forca Di Cerro rider of all time, Maurizio Bottalico.
The Manx GP to TT 2025 graduate, beat last year’s Spoleto track record (new lap-record 1.05.45) set by his friend, the late Luca Salvadori.
It means also first entry ever into ‘Luca Salvadori, L’Assoluta Challenge’, for the rider who collects the absolute fastest times from CIVS rounds of this season.
Spoleto/Forca Di Cerro – European Hill Climb Race Results, are as follows:
Superbike Race 1 and Race 2 (same finishers):
1st – Maurizio Bottalico (Italy)
2nd – Salvatore Sallustro (Italy)
3rd – Thomas Mitgutsch (Austria)
Supersport Race 1:
1st – Thomas Altendorfer (Austria)
2nd – Marco Gabrielli (Italy)
3rd – Maurizio Bottalico (Italy)
4th – Thomas Mitgutsch (Austria)
5th – Stefano Meli (Italy)
Supersport Race 2:
1st – Maurizio Bottalico (Italy)
2nd – Thomas Altendorfer (Austria)
3rd – Marco Gabrielli (Italy)
4th – Thomas Mitgutsch (Austria)
5th – Stefano Meli (Italy)
Supersport 300 Race 1 and Race 2 (same finishers):
1st – Cosimo Sozzo (Italy)
2nd – Marco Vigilucci (Italy)
3rd – Stefano Leone (Italy)
250 GP Race 1 :
1st – Guido Testoni (Italy)
2nd – Bernard Depierreux (Belgium)
3rd – Thomas Altendorfer (Austria)
4th – Roberto Della Latta (Italy)
5th – Rolf Haller (Switzerland)
6th – Angelo Testoni (Italy)
250 GP Race 2 :
1st – Thomas Altendorfer (Austria)
2nd – Guido Testoni (Italy)
3rd – Bernard Depierreux (Belgium)
4th – Roberto Della Latta (Italy)
5th – Rolf Haller (Switzerland)
6th – Angelo Testoni (Italy)
Supermoto Race 1:
1st – Philipp Neumuller (Austria)
2nd – Salvatore Sallustro (Italy)
3rd – Cosimo Sozzo (Italy)
4th – Stefano Leone (Italy)
Supermoto Race 2:
1st – Salvatore Sallustro (Italy)
2nd – Philipp Neumuller (Austria)
3rd – Cosimo Sozzo (Italy)
4th – Stefano Leone (Italy)
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
