23rd TROFEO ANDREA MARGUTTI - 23rd-25th MARCH 2012 - SOUTH GARDA KARTING (LONATO-I) KZ2 - KF3 - KF2 - 60 JUNIOR TROPHY

THE 23rd MARGUTTI TROPHY ENTERS TOP GEAR ON THE SOUTH GARDA KARTING OF LONATO

THE NUMBER OF ENTRANTS IS SUCCESSFULLY HIGH FOR THE 23rd EDITION OF THE ANDREA MARGUTTI TROPHY. THE VENUE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS THE CIRCUIT OF LONATO AND THE NUMBER OF ENTRANTS HAS SO FAR REACHED THE RECORD NUMBER OF 245, WITH DRIVERS COMING FROM 33 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE RACE IS AIRED ON KO-KART TV

Lonato (Brescia - ). The 23rd Andrea Margutti Trophy is all set and ready on the South Garda International Circuit. The Trophy is organized by Parma Karting and, for the first time, the venue of this milestone of karting is the Northern Italian circuit. The Trophy was born in 1990 in memory of the young Andrea Margutti, who died in 1989 during the time trials of another milestone of karting, the Trofeo delle Industrie.

This year's edition presents itself with all the four categories sold out: 60 Mini, KF3, KF2 and KZ2. The number of drivers is astonishing: 245 from 33 different countries. Besides a good number of Italian drivers, most of the entrants (around 60%) are represented by foreign drivers coming from all around the world. This means that the value of the Trophy is universally recognized and that its appeal for the international karting has not ceased to grow. Besides Italy, drivers come from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, , Japan, UK, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Monaco, Norway the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the USA, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and Ukraine.

There are many top drivers in all the categories, from the junior ones to the more professional KF2 and KZ2, where there will be interesting duels for the top positions of the drivers who have already showed their skill in this initial part of the season in the first international races, such as the Winter Cup of Lonato and the first two rounds of the WSK Master Series.

Winning the Andrea Margutti Trophy has always been an important step for the future of any driver. Among the protagonists of the past editions there are several names that have then achieved great results, even in Formula 1: , , Robert Kubica, , , Giancarlo Fisichella, Jenson Button, Tonio Liuzzi, , Kimi Raikkonen, , and many other stars of car racing such as Thomas Biagi and Giorgio Pantano.

The programme of the 23rd Andrea Margutti Trophy begins officially on Friday 23rd March with free practice and scrutineering. On Saturday 24th March the time trials and the qualifying heats begin from h 09.10am. The heats continue until h 06.30pm. On Sunday 25th March, from h 09.50am, the end of the heats then the second-chance heats at h 11.30am. The pre-finals and the finals from h 02.00 pm. Prize giving ceremony at h 06.00pm, with plenty of prizes as far as the 10th place in each category.

Promoter - Organizer PARMA KARTING - Parma (Italy) - www.trofeomargutti.com

The event is covered by Gokart TV. Highlights will be aired on Thursday 4th April at h 09.30pm by the satellite channel SKY (on channel 814 - Play TV). The following week TV reports on many DTT channels all over Italy. Images of the event can be also viewed on the Web TV of the website www.go-kartv.com.

Information and results on www.trofeomargutti.com.

Press Office Parma Karting 21st March 2012

LIST OF WINNERS OF THE ANDREA MARGUTTI TOPHY

YEAR DRIVER NAT CHASSIS ENGINE TYRES CAT. BELICCHI Andrea ITA TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 FA 1990 FISICHELLA Giancarl ITA PC PCR VEGA 100 ICA 1991 FISICHELLA Giancarlo ITA PCR PCR VEGA 100 FA SAITTA Pietro ITA MRC ATOMIK VEGA 100 ICA FISICHELLA Giancarlo ITA PCR PCR VEGA 100 ICA 1992 BALOCCO Bruno ITA RAKAMA IAME VEGA 100 JUN BELICCHI Andrea ITA TONY KART ITALSISTEM B’STONE 100 FA 1993 CESETTI Sauro ITA BIREL PARILLA VEGA 100 ICA GANDOLFI Ennio ITA KALI KART COMER VEGA 100 JUN FISICHELLA Giancarlo ITA PCR PCR B’STONE 100 FA 1994 BOSCOLO Matteo ITA MARI ITALSISTEM VEGA 100 ICA BELL Douglas ITA TOP KART COMER VEGA 100 JUN KUMPEN Sophie B CRG ROTAX B’STONE 100 FA 1995 DEL COL Massimo ITA TONY KART ITALSISTEM B’STONE 100 ICA LOTTERER Andre D TONY KART ITALSISTEM VEGA 100 JUN MANETTI Alessandro ITA CRG CRG B’STONE 100 FA 1996 ANTONIADIS Ioannis GR MARI ITALSISTEM VEGA 100 ICA LOTTERER Andre D TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 JUN GARCIA Antonio E MARI ITALSISTEM VEGA 100 FA 1997 MOLINI Steve ITA BIREL ITALSISTEM B’STONE 100 ICA BENJAMIN Ben NL CRG CRG B’STONE 100 JUN ORSINI Massimiliano ITA SWISS H. ITALSISTEM B’STONE 100 FA 1998 EVANGELISTI Giorgio ITA MARI ITALSISTEM VEGA 100 ICA FABI Stefano ITA TOP KART COMER B’STONE 100 JUN CESETTI Sauro ITA KOSMIC VORTEX B’STONE 100 FA 1999 RUGOLO Michele ITA PCR PCR VEGA 100 ICA KUBICA Robert PL CRG CRG VEGA 100 JUN VILANDER Tony FIN PCR PCR DUNLOP 100 FA 2000 PROETTO Stephano ITA PCR PCR DUNLOP 100 ICA RICCI Pietro ITA BIREL PARILLA VEGA 100 JUN CESETTI Sauro ITA KOSMIC VORTEX B’STONE 100 FA 2001 GUIGNET Jean Philippe F TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 ICA GALLEGO Manuel E TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 JUN GAGGIANESI Davide ITA BIREL PARILLA VEGA 100 FA 2002 IGLESIAS Jeremy F PCR PCR VEGA 100 ICA TODISCO Andrea ITA BIREL TM VEGA 100 JUN VAN DAM Carlo NL TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 FA 2003 OAKES Olivier GB TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 ICA CLOS Alvarez E BIREL PARILLA VEGA 100 JUN HANLEY Ben GB MARANELLO MAXTER B’STONE 100 FA 2004 WALDSCHMIDT Henki NL CRG MAXTER VEGA 100 ICA COLETTI Stefano MC BIREL TM VEGA 100 JUN MORTARA Edoardo CH TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 FA 2005 DALE’ Andrea ITA VAN SPEED TM VEGA 100 ICA PIC Charles F BIREL PARILLA VEGA 100 JUN ARDIGO’ Marco ITA TONY KART VORTEX VEGA 100 FA 2006 WITTMANN Marco D BIREL TM VEGA 100 ICA MOORE Nigel GB BRM PARILLA VEGA 100 JUN CATT Gary GB TONY KART VORTEX VEGA KF1 2007 MARING Burkhard D BIREL IAME VEGA KF2 HARVEY Jack GB MARANELLO MRC VEGA KF3 CATT Gary GB TONY KART VORTEX VEGA KF1 2008 GROMAN Zednek CZ MARANELLO PARILLA VEGA KF2 D’AGOSTO Ignazio ITA TONY KART VORTEX DUNLOP KF3 MAISANO Brandon F INTREPID TM B'STONE KF2 2009 KVYAT Daniil I TONY KART VORTEX DUNLOP KF3 HAWKSWORTH Jack GB ENERGY TM VEGA KZ2 NORTOFT Jacob DK FA VORTEX VEGA KF2 SPINELLI Loris I INTREPID TM VEGA KF3 2010 SOLGAT Simon D BIREL TM VEGA KZ2 LORANDI Alessio I TONY KART VORTEX VEGA MINI VALENTE Alain CH SWISS HUTLESS BMB VEGA KF2 IVANOVIC Slavco DK TONY KART VORTEX VEGA KF3 2011 JANOUS ADAM CZ INTREPID TM VEGA KZ2 DIONISIOS MARCU RO TOP KART LKE VEGA MINI