The Abarth 124 rally wins again in the R-GT in Latvia and Italy

• Thanks to his result in the #rally Liepaja in Latvia, Simone Tempestini (ITA) wins the European Championship of the #abarth #124rally Selenia International Challenge
• Andrea Modanesi (ITA) wins the category in the #rally 2 Valli (Verona), the final round of the Italian Championship

The #abarth #124rally achieved two other successes in the category on the dirt track of the #rally Liepaja in Latvia, and on the tarmac of the #rally 2 Valli in Italy, leading to 36 firsts by the Scorpion in the R-GT category this year, in 12 different international championships.

In Latvia, Simone Tempestini (Italian with a Romanian license) and Sergiu Itu (ROM) drove a conservative race that allowed them to win the continental title in the #abarth #124rally Selenia International Challenge, after their success in the category during the #rally Poland, and second place in the Barum #rally Zlin in the Czech Republic. So, the Bernini #rally team celebrates a prestigious title, with Tempestini, a young and promising Italian driver, who, on arrival, declared with much satisfaction: "It was a very hard race. The first leg did not go well, but in the second, despite the very slippery surface, we made a comeback and got good lap times in the special fast trials. Today, our goal was to win the #abarth Trophy and the rich final prize".

In the #rally 2 Valli in Verona, the last Italian Championship, another #abarth #124rally of the Bernini #rally team, driven by the young Italian Andrea Modanesi with Roberto Maleki (ITA), distinguished itself in its class. Following an initial duel with teammate Christopher Lucchesi (ITA), with co-driver Marco Pollicino (ITA), Modanesi took the lead in the R-GT category during the fourth special trial, and held onto it until the end of the race.

Modanesi: "it was a special season, in which I tried to gain experience in different driving conditions. The #abarth #124rally supported me, allowing me to accomplish challenging races with the Tour de Corse World Championship and win first place on the dirt tracks of the #rally San Marino and the Adriatic, as well as here in the 2 Valli".

The winning crew of the Under 35 category of the ACI #rally Italia Talent, composed of Andrea Lasevoli from Tuscany and Luciano Finzi from Milan, behind the wheel of an #abarth 500 R3T, paid for its lack of #racing experience, exiting at the first special trial, without being able to finish the race.