ACI Salerno drivers score across Italian hillclimb and Porsche Cup

Drivers representing Automobile Club Salerno achieved multiple podium finishes at the 61st Trofeo Luigi Fagioli hillclimb in Gubbio, a round of the Italian National Speed Championship, while also competing internationally in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at Zandvoort.

Salvatore Tortora secured first place in the RSCup group at Gubbio, piloting a Peugeot 308 RC for Scuderia Ateneo Motorsport and contending for the overall and RSTC2 class honours. Valerio Magliano won the E1 1600 class in a Peugeot 106, while Salvatore's brother Alessandro Tortora finished second in the E1 group, also driving a turbocharged Peugeot 106 with a nearly identical time to his sibling.

Other notable results included Sebastiano Castellano taking third in the E2SC 2000 class with a Nova Proto NP 01-02, and Francesco Urti securing third in the TCR group with a Hyundai i30 TCR. Kadija Mourtaji, making her debut in a Ferrari 296 Challenge, finished fourth in the GT group and GTSC Division I. In the Racing Start Plus category, Francesco D'Amore claimed seventh in group and sixth in the RSP1.6 class with a Peugeot 106.

On the international stage, Aldo Festante competed in the penultimate round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2026 at Zandvoort. Driving the Porsche 911 Cup #28 for Target Competition, Festante qualified 19th after traffic disrupted his lap, finished 17th in Race 1, and mounted a comeback in Race 2 to secure 15th place and score championship points.