After three days of racing and over 530 kilometerscovered in electric mode, the ECOdolomitesGT 2026 concluded in Primiero San Martino di Castrozza, Trento.
The competition – the eleventh and final round of the FIA ecoRally Cup– was won by Guido Guerrini (from Tuscany) and Artur Prusak (from France). Representing Scuderia Gass Racing under the flag of San Marino, the duo took first place in aLancia Ypsilon. They finished ahead of Italians Matteo Rigamonti and Matteo Cairoli (Scuderia del Lario) in a Changan Deepal S05, and the team ofStefano Modena (a former F1 driver and test driver) and Belgian co-driver Valérie Piette, driving a Cupra Tavascan.
The international title had already been mathematically secured by the Czech pairMichal Žďárský – a two-time FIA ecoRally Cup international champion—and his co-driver Jakub Nábělek.
The event underscored its international character,featuring 20 registered crews from the Czech Republic, San Marino, France, Bulgaria, Portugal, Latvia, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Moldova, and Italy.
The ECOdolomitesGT 2026 –stated Fiorenzo Dalmeri, president of the organizing body, the Automobile Club Trento– brings the season to a close with a victory for Guido Guerrini (SMR) and Artur Prusak (FRA). Meanwhile, the 2026 FIA ecoRally Cup international title had already been mathematically clinched by the Czech team of Michal Žďárský and Jakub Nábělek—to whom we extend our congratulations—who finished fifth in the combined standings at the ECOdolomitesGT 2026.
The competition also awarded “general points” for the ACI Sport Italian Alternative Energies Championship, integrated transparently into the FIA-sanctioned standings.
The Race
The route – starting and finishing in the Trentino town of Primiero San Martino di Castrozza, with the Pale di San Martino peaks dominating the landscape – allowed crews to test their vehicles’ performance on particularly demanding mountain roads.
All the ‘plug-in’ cars –explained Mario Montanucci Pignatelli– coordinator of the Organizing Committee and team leader of the RaceBioConcept Team – BioDrive Academy (GeneralBioConcept PLUS Srl), the concept originator and co-organizer alongside ECOmove & LetsMove – delivered excellent performance, handling elevation changes, travel times, and recharging requirements without any issues. There were over twenty special stages, during which drivers had to adhere to specific average speeds mandated by the regulations – measured to the tenth of a second – while simultaneously striving to minimize energy consumption.
In fact, the competition not only rewards the competitors’ skill in following the times and routes set out in the roadbook, but also recognizes the quality of their driving style. This, combined with thevehicle’s technological efficiency, forms a “performance index” used to calculate the final scores.
Energy consumption was determined through innovative remote-sensing methods, applying a specific FIA formula that also accounts for the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) homologation data for each registered vehicle.
Source: ECOdolomitesGT
Photo Credits: Selene Oddenino Newton
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