The 2025 Italian GT Sprint season came to a dramatic close for the GT Cup class at Monza, as DL Racing’s Vittorio Viglietti and Riccardo Ianniello claimed the victory that slipped away on Saturday. Behind them, Giuseppe Forenzi and Francesco Coassin took second for Invictus Corse, while Andrea Fontana’s third place secured him the overall GT Cup title after a hard-fought weekend.

Early chaos through the opening laps

GT Cup Race 2 got underway cleanly through the first chicane, but drama struck at the second. Several cars ran straight through without major issues, yet Ferdinando D’Auria in the #166 HC Racing Division Lamborghini Huracán ST appeared to miss his braking point and hit Leonardo Arduini’s #117 MM Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán ST, damaging both cars. D’Auria continued despite the contact, only for his race to unravel moments later when he spun at Lesmo 1, triggering further chaos as the field scrambled to avoid the stranded Lamborghini. The accident ended D’Auria and Arduini and co-driver Franco Girolami’s title bid and left the door wide open for championship leader Andrea Fontana to run away with it.

Viglietti fights back after Saturday heartbreak

Up front, Vittorio Viglietti was chasing redemption after the heartbreak of Saturday’s opener, when a final-lap mechanical failure robbed him of a certain victory. The #172 DL Racing Lamborghini Huracán ST driver wasted no time attacking, challenging for the lead into the second chicane, but Giuseppe Forenzi in the #127 Invictus Lamborghini Huracán ST went straight on and rejoined ahead, leading the field across the line as the safety car was deployed.

At the restart, Viglietti struck again—this time successfully slipstreaming past Forenzi to officially claim the lead. The retirement of the title contenders handed Andrea Fontana the upper hand, as his team-mate Alessandro Mainetti climbed to third amid the early chaos.

Strategy and success penalties decide the order

Viglietti and Forenzi stayed out as the pit window opened, lapping slower traffic, while Mainetti pitted early to hand over the #109 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán ST to Andrea Fontana. However, with success penalties affecting the pit stops, the undercut didn’t pay off: Riccardo Ianniello emerged comfortably ahead in the #172 DL Racing Lamborghini Huracán ST, with the #127 Invictus Lamborghini Huracán ST of Francesco Coassin slotting in between them.

Late safety car and dramatic conclusion

With 15 minutes remaining, the race was shaken up once more when the #111 Best Lap Ferrari 296 Challenge of Lorenzo Pegoraro stopped at the exit of Lesmo 2, bringing the field back together. The second restart proved straightforward for the frontrunners, but Hiroshi Hamaguchi in the #276 Villorba Corse Lamborghini Huracán ST suffered a heavy crash on the following lap. After contact with another car in the first chicane, Pierluigi Alessandri slowed but continued, seemingly unaware of Hamaguchi alongside him. The Japanese driver was forced onto the grass, lost grip, and slammed into the guardrail. The violent impact brought out the third safety car of the race and effectively ended proceedings.

Redemption and championship glory

DL Racing’s Vittorio Viglietti and Riccardo Ianniello made amends for Saturday’s heartbreak with victory, while Giuseppe Forenzi and Francesco Coassin secured second in the #127 Invictus Lamborghini Huracán ST. Andrea Fontana crossed the line in third, sealing his first Italian GT Championship title with the help of Alessandro Mainetti.

In the Am class, the #288 HC Racing Division Lamborghini Huracán ST of Piergiacomo Randazzo and Gaetano Oliva finished fourth overall to take class honours and clinch the Division 1 Am championship.

Division 2 saw titles go the way of Flavio Olivieri who captured the Pro-Am title in the #469 Raptor Engineering Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, and Steven Giacon and Carlo Contessi who won the Am championship in the #545 ZRS Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

GT3 showdown still to come

The curtain has fallen on the GT Cup season, but the action at Monza is far from over. Later today at 13:30 CET, the GT3 contenders will take to the track for their own title-deciding finale. VSR Lamborghini driver Andrea Frassineti goes head-to-head with Jesse Krohn and Jens Klingmann, who have taken over the championship lead after their Race 1 victory. Frassineti and co-driver Edoardo Liberati will start from pole position, with the BMW Ceccato Racing duo lined up right behind them in third.

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