The opening day of the ACI Racing Weekend at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza was marked by the E4 Championship qualifying sessions, where American driver Sebastian Wheldon (Prema Racing) set a time of 1’51.440, with an average speed of 187.139 km/h, and Japanese driver Kean Nakamura Berta (Prema Racing) recorded 1’51.272, averaging 187.422 km/h, earning them both pole positions. However, the American—son of racing legend Dan Wheldon—was handed a two-place grid penalty for forcing another car off the track. Therefore, it will be Nakamura Berta who starts from pole position in all three races.

In the single free practice session of the Italian GT Sprint Championship, the fastest time surprisingly came from a GT Cup class car, the Lamborghini Huracan ST Evo2 driven by cousins Giacomo and Matteo Pollini, while in GT3 the quickest were Moncini-Di Amato (Honda NSX GT3). In the following two sessions, where GT3 and GT Cup cars ran separately, the fastest were Klingmann-Krohn (BMW G82 M4, Ceccato Racing) with 1’45.541 (average 196.991 km/h) in GT3, and Viglietti-Ianniello (Lamborghini Huracan ST Evo2, DL Racing) in GT Cup with 1’45.867 (average 196.991 km/h).

In the two collective test sessions of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, the standouts were Brazilian Pedro Clerot (Van Amersfoort) with 1’47.682 (average 193.670 km/h) and Frenchman Evan Giltaire (ART Grand Prix) with 1’43.653 (average 201.198 km/h).

In the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia free practice sessions, the best time went to French driver Marvin Klein (BeDriver) with 1’48.708, at an average speed of 191.842 km/h.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 25, qualifying sessions will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:25 a.m., followed by the races:

• 11:50 a.m. – Race 1 E4 Championship

• 12:50 p.m. – Race 1 FRECA

• 1:50 p.m. – Race 1 GT Sprint GT Cup

• 3:10 p.m. – Race 1 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

• 4:10 p.m. – Race 1 GT Sprint GT3

Admission is free on Saturday and Sunday, with paid parking available. Food trucks and a kids’ area will be set up in the Fanzone, located in the former Museum area.