Polini Italian Cup 2026: the season final at Pomposa
The 2026 Polini Italian Cup closed the season at the Pomposa Circuit with the final and decisive round of the year. It was an action-packed event, with the trophy’s contenders battling for the last points available. After an intense and hard-fought season, the day’s races crowned the 2026 champions in all categories.
70 Amatori
Race 1 immediately delivered a thrilling battle. Pucer took the early lead, but by the second lap Scaramozzino had moved to the front, ahead of Nigro and Dalle Crode. Scaramozzino tried to defend his lead, while Dalle Crode steadily worked his way up the field. At the halfway point, he completed his charge to the front. From then on, he never relinquished the lead and, registering the fastest lap of the race, secured victory ahead of Scaramozzino and D’Agostino. Nigro, who had spent much of the race in the leading group, crashed with two laps remaining.
In Race 2, Scaramozzino initially took the lead and held it for the first half of the race, ahead of Pucer, D’Agostino and Dalle Crode. Pucer found an opportunity to move into first place, but D’Agostino stepped up the pace behind him and completed an impressive comeback to take the lead and win the race ahead of Pucer and Scaramozzino. Dalle Crode crossed the finish line behind them, but a six-second penalty for a jump start dropped him to fifth place.
His Race 2 victory secured D’Agostino the 2026 championship after an exceptionally close season finale. With 160 points, he finished just one point ahead of Scaramozzino, while Menchini ended the season in third place with 143 points.
Race-day podium: D’Agostino, Scaramozzino, Dalle Crode.
Championship podium: D’Agostino, Scaramozzino, Menchini
70 Supersport
Race 1 featured numerous changes at the front. Lazzoni took the lead at the start, but by the third lap Bobice had moved ahead. The lead changed hands again over the following laps, with Visani charging up from fifth place to take the lead on lap four. Ciuffolo then joined the battle and moved into first place on lap seven, before Visani and Bobice returned to the spotlight in the closing stages. On the final lap, Visani made the decisive move to win by just 70 thousandths of a second over Bobice, while Barbin completed the podium.
In Race 2, Lazzoni got off to a strong start and led all 12 laps. Behind him, the battle remained wide open, with Ciuffolo, Bobice and Visani fighting until the finish, separated by just a few tenths of a second. Lazzoni secured the victory ahead of Ciuffolo and Bobice.
The final round at Pomposa also decided the 70 Supersport championship. Thanks to the 36 points he scored across the two races, Bobice overtook his rivals in the standings and claimed the 2026 title with 173 points, just three ahead of Manzo. Visani, who had impressed at Pomposa with his Race 1 victory, completed the final championship podium with 138 points.
Race-day podium: Visani, Bobice, Barbin.
Championship podium: Bobice, Manzo, Visani.
70 Evolution
Race 1 began with Ciotola making the most of his pole position to take the lead, while Rea got off to an excellent start and moved into second place. Ciotola remained in front for much of the race, but Zani steadily closed the gap. After overtaking Rea on lap five, he began chasing down the Team Polini rider. A fiercely contested duel developed between the two, culminating in Zani’s decisive move in the closing stages. He secured victory by just 423 thousandths of a second over Ciotola, while also setting the fastest lap. Rea completed the podium in third place.
Race 2 delivered another long and exciting duel between Ciotola and Zani, with the two riders repeatedly exchanging the lead. Ciotola was determined to win, while Zani refused to back down. In the closing stages, Ciotola took the lead and held on to the finish, winning by just 230 thousandths of a second. Behind them, Beghelli completed the podium after overtaking Mihael on the final lap.
Already mathematically crowned 2026 champion before the final round, Zani ended the season in style, bringing his total to 220 points. Rea secured second place in the final standings with 142 points, while Ciotola’s outstanding performance at Pomposa lifted him to third overall with 139 points.
Race-day podium: Ciotola, Zani, Beghelli.
Championship podium: Zani, Rea, Ciotola.
100 Big Evo Open and 100 Sport
As in previous rounds, the 100 Big Evo Open and 100 Sport classes shared the same starting grid.
In Race 1, Birtele got off the line first, followed by Mihael, while a battle developed behind them between Koren, Morelli and Consoli. Birtele held the lead during the opening stages, but Mihael stayed close behind and eventually found an opportunity to move ahead at the end of the straight. The two riders gradually pulled away from the rest of the field and crossed the finish line just 172 thousandths of a second apart, with Mihael taking victory and setting the fastest lap ahead of Birtele and Koren.
In the 100 Sport class, Neri took the win ahead of Tortosa and Chiollo.
Birtele’s second-place finish in Race 1 was enough to settle the championship battle, securing him the 2026 100 Big Evo Open title.
Race 2 saw Birtele make another excellent start. This time, he led from start to finish, setting a strong pace and gradually extending his advantage over the chasing pack. Mihael held second place for much of the race but was forced to retire with three laps remaining due to a technical problem. This allowed Koren to move up to second, with Leonardi finishing third.
Behind Birtele, Koren made the most of his two podium finishes at Pomposa to climb to second place in the final standings with 149 points, ahead of Leonardi, who finished third with 147 points.
In the 100 Sport class, Neri completed a perfect day by taking his second victory, once again finishing ahead of Tortosa and Chiollo.
The 100 Sport title went to Tortosa, whose two second-place finishes at Pomposa brought his season total to 206 points and secured him the 2026 championship ahead of Cotinaut and Neri.
100 Big Evo Open race-day podium: Birtele, Koren, Leonardi.
100 Big Evo Open championship podium: Birtele, Koren, Leonardi.
100 Sport race-day podium: Neri, Tortosa, Chiollo.
100 Sport championship podium: Tortosa, Cotinaut, Neri.