Simone Faggioli Sets Course Record to Win 64th Alghero Scala Piccada
Simone Faggioli clinched his fourth victory at the Alghero Scala Piccada hillclimb, setting a new course record of 2:18.92 in his Nova Proto NP-01.
Twenty-one years after his first triumph at the event, Simone Faggioli returned to the top step of the podium at the 64th Alghero Scala Piccada hillclimb in Sardinia. Driving the Nova Proto NP-01 for Best Lap, the Florentine driver established a new outright course record of 2:18.92 during the morning run, averaging 132.2 km/h. He consolidated his lead during the warmer afternoon heat, sealing overall victory with an aggregate time of 4:40.58.
The overall podium was locked out entirely by Nova Proto chassis. Mirko Torsellini, the event's 2025 winner who debuted a new turbocharged engine setup over the weekend, finished second, 5.37 seconds behind Faggioli. Franco Caruso completed the top three, 6.60 seconds off the winning mark, while Achille Lombardi took fourth place in his Osella PA30 (+8.92s). Michele Gregori rounded out the top five, claiming top honors among motorcycle-engine sportscars in an Aprilia-powered Nova Proto, followed by Damiano Schena in sixth.
In the category battles, Piero Lottini secured overall historic honors and Group 4 victory behind the wheel of an Osella PA9/90, while Giuseppe Pezzo topped Group 3 in a Porsche 911 SC. Group GT saw a clean sweep for Ferrari machinery, led by Giuseppe D’Angelo in a 488 Challenge Evo, ahead of Rosario Iaquinta in a 458 and Alessandro Gabrielli in another 488 Challenge.
Other class winners included Vincenzo Bodano (Group NS), Marco Magdalone (Racing Start), Alessio Cuccheddu (RS Plus), and Kristian Fiorucci (RS Cup). Tight battles featured in Group Rally, where Massimo Azzena edged Claudio Spanu by just 2.92 seconds, and in Group E1, where Giovanni Coghe prevailed over Silvano Stipani by 2.98 seconds.