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02/03/2003 - 2003 OPEN MASTERS - MURO LECCESE - LAUDATO DOMINATES THE 125 ICC CATEGORY

THE DRIVER FROM CAVA DEI TIRRENI AND THE COMBINATION BIREL – TM WIN THE VICTORY IN THE 125 ICC CATEGORY. THE DRIVER RENAUDIE IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE 1000 CLASS, OAKES DOMINATES THE ICA CATEGORY, WHILE BUEMI IS THE WINNER OF THE ICA JUNIOR CATEGORY

The season 2003 of the Italian Open Championship starts from the wonderful racing track of Muro Leccese, which represents the most important test-bed both for manufacturers and drivers in expectation of the international competitions. And the Birel colours draw attention to themselves once again, maintaining the very good competitive standards obtained during the Manufacturers Cup run in Sarno. In the 125 Icc category the European Champion in office Francesco Laudato has no rivals to compete with, and the Birel drivers run very good races in the other three categories involved as well (that is FA – ICA – ICA Junior), even though none of them is successful.

» 100 ICA JUNIOR

Nicola Nolè dominates the qualifying rounds, taking its go-kart Birel – Tm to the pole position. The race direction is forced to stop the competition because of a multiple collision occurred in the middle of the group just after the beginning of the race. After the second starting signal the Birel driver is at the head of the group but unluckily, even though he seems to be very close to the first important success of his career, he is slowed down by some technical problems during the final laps, and at the end he places himself in the 4th position. Buemi, heading both Mancinelli and Panciatici, is the winner of the race.

--> 100 ICA JUNIOR FINAL RANKINGS


 

 Franceso Laudato
   
  » 100 ICA

The final race of the 100 ICA category is not characterized by great emotions and the English driver Oliver Oakes is leading just after the second lap, overtaking Maurizio Nasca. Oakes remains always at the head of the group, while in the competition for the second position the Danish driver Nikolai Bollingtoft prevails over the very good Birel driver Filippo Tedeschini, stealing his position just during the final lap. The other English driver Bradley Ellis runs a good race as well and he comes in fourth after having made up for his seventh position

--> 100 ICA FINAL RANKINGS

» 125 ICC


Francesco Laudato is unbeatable in the 125 Icc category. He dominates the qualifying rounds and he attains a remarkable success, remaining always at the head of the group during all 20 laps of the race. As already happened in Sarno during the Manufacturers Cup, Alessandro Sferrella places himself behind him, while another Birel driver, Manuel Cozzaglio, attains the third position of the podium.

--> 125 ICC FINAL RANKINGS

   
 

 Filippo Tedeschini
 
 


» FORMULA A


Davide Forè, sprinting from the pole position during the final FA competition, is finally stopped by an engine problem, after having dominated the first two laps. So the French driver Romain Renaudie gets the leadership, even though it is not easy for him to attain the first position. The drivers causing him some troubles are in particular Carlo Van Dam and Sauro Cesetti, who place themselves respectively in the second and in the third position. Michele Fanetti, even though he always remains very close to the leading drivers, comes in only tenth due to some set-up problems. So the first Birel driver is Marco Rohner, attaining the fifth position behind Pineiro, while Salvatore Gatto is forced to withdraw from the race because of a technical problem.

--> FORMULA A FINAL RANKINGS

   
   

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