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 |
