By The 1.317 miles (2.120 metres) long hill-climb circuit on public roads from Deruta to Castelleone hosted at the same time as Chanaz hill-climb and 300 Curves of Gustav Havel, the second CIVS (Campionato Italiano Velocita in Salita) round of 2026.
A ‘virtual chicane system’ premiered, for secure and fair competition.
Speediest racer of the meeting was, currently second placed in European Hill Climb Road Race Superbike Championship, rising-star Gabriele Pettica (1.13.94), SuperOpen 1000 race winner x4 (pictured on the article’s feature image – from Landshaag event this year).
Twenty sixth, twenty eighth in yesterday’s RST Superbike TT, Maurizio Bottalico (Deruta-Castelleone lap-record holder – 1.12.90 from 2025) and Stefano Bonetti, Francesco Curinga are true CIVS greats and multiple overall victors of this Championship. 2024 Junior Manx Grand Prix winner, Andrea Majola also boasts CIVS title triumph in his road racing/hill climb racing CV.
The next CIVS round initiating at Isola del Liri-Arpino (20th-21st June), clashes with the Barry Sheene Festival at Oliver’s Mount, Kells Road Races, Croatian Prize of Krizevci, Sancey Classic hill-climb, and Flugplatzrennen Waldurn in Germany.
Top 5 finishers for SuperOpen 600/800/1000 categories from Deruta/Castelleone, are as follows:
Saturday Opening Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – David Lignite
2nd – Edoardo Rea
3rd – Salvatore Corvo
4th – Emiliano Di Folco
5th – Edoardo Vallero
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Nicola Baroni
2nd – Francesco Maria Piva
3rd – Mattia Pugliese
4th – Daniele Stolli
5th – Pier Lorenzo Amaricci
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Gabrielle Peticca
2nd – Roberto Abbate
3rd – Francesco Maria Piva
4th – Leonardo Vico
5th – Claudio Di Prima
Saturday Second Races:
SuperOpen 600:
1st – Edoardo Rea
2nd – David Lignite
3rd – Salvatore Corvo
4th – Emiliano Di Folco
5th – Edoardo Vallero
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Mattia Pugliese
3rd – Nicola Baroni
4th – Carlo Mastursi
5th – Pier Lorenzo Amaricci
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Gabrielle Peticca
2nd – Roberto Abbate
3rd – Leonardo Vico
4th – Daniele Stolli
5th – Francesco Maria Piva
Sunday Opening Races:
1st – Edoardo Rea
2nd – David Lignite
3rd – Salvatore Corvo
4th – Emiliano Di Folco
5th – Edoardo Vallero
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Francesco Maria Piva
3rd – Nicola Baroni
4th – Mattia Pugliese
5th – Pier Lorenzo Amaricci
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Gabrielle Peticca
2nd – Leonardo Vico
3rd – Daniele Stolli
4th – Francesco Maria Piva
5th – Roberto Abbate
Sunday Second Races:
1st – David Lignite
2nd – Edoardo Rea
3rd – Salvatore Corvo
4th – Emiliano Di Folco
5th – Giuseppe D´Amato
SuperOpen 800:
1st – Daniele Stolli
2nd – Pier Lorenzo Amaricci
3rd – Carlo Mastursi
4th – Francesco Maria Piva
5th – Nicola Baroni
SuperOpen 1000:
1st – Gabrielle Peticca
2nd – Leonardo Vico
3rd – Roberto Abbate
4th – Federico Tucci
5th – Daniele Stolli
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
