It was during the 3rd round of the CIV (Italian Speed Championship) that Hugo De Cancellis climbed to the highest step of the podium and made the Marseillaise resound at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola .
Registered on a Kawasaki in the Supersport 300 category, the young protégé of Laurent Fellon achieved the 2nd qualifying time in FP1 and FP2, firstly behind the championship leader. Matthew Vannucci (Junior Team AG Yamaha PATA, Yamaha) then behind Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha).
On Saturday, in race 1, the battle between the three men was tough and was decided in the last meters, when the poleman Bahattin Sofuoglu fell in the low variant while leading. Victory therefore went to Hugo De Cancellis (Prodina Team Kawasaki), Matteo Vannucci (Junior Team AG Yamaha PATA) taking the second step of the podium. Both drivers did well to stay in the fight for victory throughout the race, relegating the peloton to more than 6 seconds.
The Avignonais was less fortunate on Sunday in race 2, contact with another driver causing him to fall 3 laps from the finish.
Nevertheless, this victory combined with the two podiums at Misano places the Frenchman in 4th position in the Italian championship.
Otherwise, Hugo De Cancellis currently occupies 8th place in the Supersport 300 World Championship, with 29 points.
