Published on: 16/06/2021 Updated on: 20/02/2025

TEAM BERNINI RALLY DEFENDS ABARTH RALLY CUP TITLE

Once again this year, we at Mafra are sponsors of Team Bernini Rally, which is entering the Abarth Rally Cup as defending champion. After last year's extraordinary success, on June 18, Team Bernini's cars will be in Poland for the first race of the Abarth trophy. It promises to be a very challenging season, ending in mid-November in Spain with the Canary Islands Rally. A season all to follow with us and Team Bernini Rally!

Kicking off next June 18 on the land of Poland is the third edition of theAbarth Rally Cup, the continental series featuring the snappy Abarth 124 rally cars at the start, within the FIA ERC European Rally Championship rounds. After Andrea Nucita, winner in 2019, and Andrea Mabellini, who triumphed in 2020, Team Bernini Rally comes to the start with a young Romanian driver: Norbert Maior, a rising star on the international rally scene. Also this year, we at Mafra are technical sponsors of Team Bernini to whom we will supply our products from the Technical Line.

6 races, 1 trophy, 124 thrills

The Abarth Rally Cup, now in its third year, features Abarth 124 Rally cars. The Scorpion's cars are prepared to tackle both dirt and asphalt tests and are capable of delivering 300 hp. Thanks to the 40mm raised trim and the 15'' O.Z. rims, they have already proven that they can give their opponents a run for their money on dirt as well as on asphalt, even more congenial terrain to be able to unload the full power of these cars. The versatility and performance of the Scorpio car is evidenced by the fact that, over the past three seasons, triumphs have come in the FIA R-GT Cup, practically the world championship of Grand Touring cars.

6 races are scheduled to award a trophy that will ensure the winner a total prize pool worth 169,000 Euros. At each race, the first place winner will be awarded 10,000 Euro, the second place winner 8,000 Euro, and the third place winner will be awarded 6,000 Euro. In addition, the winner of the series will have a final prize of 25,000 Euro.

Abarth Rally Cup Calendar 2021

The first two scheduled races will take place on dirt, starting with the Poland Rally (June 18-20) and then move to Latvia for the Rally Liepāja (July 1-3). This will be followed by four tests on asphalt: in Italy for the 9th edition of the Rally Roma Capitale (July 23-25), then it's off to the Czech Republic for the Rally Barum Zlin (Aug. 27-29). The Scorpion cars will then speed on Hungarian roads - Rally Hungary (Oct. 22-24) - and then everyone to Spain for the grand finale with the Canary Islands Rally (Nov. 18-20).

June 18-20 - Poland Rally (Poland - Land);
July 1-3 - Liepāja Rally (Latvia - Land);
July 23-25 - Rally Roma Capitale (Italy - Asphalt);
August 27-29 - Rally Barum Zlin (Czech Republic - Asphalt);
Oct. 22-24 - Hungary Rally (Hungary - Asphalt);
November 18-20 - Canary Islands Rally (Spain - Asphalt)

Team Bernini Rally aims for a hat trick

Norbert Maior - Team Bernini Rally Driver — Norbert Maior the driver of the Bernini Rally Team.

Once again this year, Team Bernini Rally aims to win the Abarth Rally Cup for the third consecutive year. All hopes are pinned on young Romanian driver, Norberth Maior, born in 1998. Norberth has already demonstrated his skills in Romanian championship races, with several successes in the Junior category. He also distinguished himself in Hungary in the European ERC championship by winning his class with a car in the R2 category.