Rookie Andreani takes GT30 Pole in Viverone
The 11th Waterfestival at Viverone Lake delivered a thrilling GT30 qualifying session, with Italy’s rookie driver Mattia Andreani storming to pole position for the UIM European Championship 2025.
Andreani set the pace with a blistering 1’17.03 (70.10 km/h), edging out Estonia’s A. Virunman by just 0.57 seconds. Fellow Estonian K. Soodla secured third, making it two Estonians in the top three.
🔝 Top 5 Qualifying Results:
- Andreani M. (ITA) – 1’17.03
- Virunman A. (EST) – +0.57
- Soodla K. (EST) – +1.04
- Penfold A. (GBR) – +1.19
- Kukcinovicius M. (LTU) – +1.68
📊 Key Talking Points:
- The top three were separated by just over a second, setting up a fierce battle for the opening laps.
- Britain’s A. Penfold showed strong pace to grab 4th.
- Lithuania’s M. Kukcinovicius completes the top five.
- 🇮🇹 Baggioli L. could only manage 11th after struggling with setup.
- 🇭🇺 Sandor P. had a tough session, finishing last, almost 10 seconds off the pole time.
According to UIM rule 204.02.1, boats #7, #11, and #29 were classified with their second-best lap.
With such a tight field at the front and several big names out of position, tomorrow’s race promises fireworks on Viverone Lake.
🏆 Full Qualifying Classification – GT30 Viverone Lake 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Nat | Time | Gap | Speed (km/h) | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Andreani M. | ITA | 1’17.03 | — | 70.10 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | Virunman A. | EST | 1’17.60 | +0.57 | 69.57 | 16 |
| 3 | 7 | Soodla K. | EST | 1’18.07 | +1.04 | 69.07 | 18 |
| 4 | 10 | Penfold A. | GBR | 1’18.22 | +1.19 | 68.94 | 9 |
| 5 | 47 | Kukcinovicius M. | LTU | 1’18.71 | +1.68 | 68.49 | 20 |
| 6 | 11 | Ravasio J. | ITA | 1’18.88 | +1.85 | 68.36 | 20 |
| 7 | 39 | Costori A. | ITA | 1’19.23 | +2.20 | 68.06 | 20 |
| 8 | 50 | Kociucki M. | POL | 1’19.29 | +2.26 | 68.01 | 20 |
| 9 | 52 | Sucke E. | EST | 1’19.73 | +2.70 | 67.62 | 20 |
| 10 | 18 | Atlee J. | GBR | 1’20.44 | +3.41 | 67.00 | 19 |
| 11 | 8 | Baggioli L. | ITA | 1’20.71 | +3.68 | 66.79 | 17 |
| 12 | 14 | Genova S. | ITA | 1’21.42 | +4.39 | 66.20 | 19 |
| 13 | 48 | Chiesa E. | ITA | 1’21.77 | +4.74 | 65.93 | 19 |
| 14 | 32 | Cavalloni A. | ITA | 1’25.21 | +8.18 | 63.27 | 14 |
| 15 | 99 | Sandor P. | HUN | 1’26.86 | +9.83 | 62.16 | 22 |
| 16 | 61 | De Biasi L. | ITA | 1’26.86 | +9.83 | 62.16 | 22 |
John Moore has a longstanding involvement in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism. He organised the historic Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013 and was actively involved with British offshore racing from 2017 until 2025.
In 2017, Moore founded Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news, insights, and event coverage.
He is now Editor of Powerboat.News, continuing to contribute to the sport’s media landscape with in-depth reporting and analysis.
