The young pilot Pordenone who disappeared in a test carried out in preparation for the Poland rally was one of the bearers of the ACI Italy. Born and raised in a family of rallists, in 2024 he had managed to conquer the Junior national title
In just three seasons he managed to win the title of Italian junior champion Of rally (in 2024) and to conquer promotion in the continental series with the colors of theAci Team Italiathe national team of emerging pilots managed directly by the Federation that saw in Matteo Doretto A decidedly interesting prospectus in future perspective. On the other hand, the first responses had been positive, as evidenced by the transition from Renault Rally5 to the most performing Peugeot 208 Rally4 with which he had conquered his first class podium in FIA ERC on the recent Hungary rally. But it is just behind the wheel of this car that the young Pordenonese lost his life in the day of Wednesday 11 June 2025during a private test organized in the area of Pasymabout 75 kilometers from Mikolajki, in view of the participation in Rally of Poland scheduled for the weekend.
Munaretto competing for Matteo
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The engines will turn on regularly on Friday morning. Among the pilots expected on the starting tapes there are also Andrea Mabellini (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2), with the navigator Virginia Lenzi to the notes, and the other bearers (the Swedish A thousand JohanssonEstonian Jaspar Vaher and the Finn Tuukka Kauppinen) of the team Munaretto with Doretto He shared the first part of the season. “Following the accident, the team and all its pilots had initially decided to stop any sporting activity and retire from the competition – explain from the team of Schio – however, on the express will of the father and mother of Matteo, Michele and Barbara Doretto, It was decided to honor Matteo’s memory by continuing the sporting commitmentin compliance with his passion and absolute dedication for Motorsport. MS Munaretto will therefore regularly be at the start of the Poland Rally. Each crew of the team will descend into a special test bringing with it a thought, a memory in honor of Matteo “.
Donetto, a racing family
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Matteo Doretto He was born to Azzano Decimoin the province of Pordenone, on October 3, 2003. His first race was the Piancavallo rally of 2022 behind the wheel of one Renault Clio Rally5. In the family dad dad Michele He has always represented the example to follow in the sports field, but also grandfather Nello was pilot, while his mother Barbara Arcangioli He played several races in the role of navigator. In short, the passion for this discipline was at home. Once the first steps are taken, the call of theAci Team Italia He represented the icing on the cake for a young promise of the specialty. On the occasion of Rally two valleys of Veronaplayed on 30 and 31 May, the young Friulian pilot debuted on the spear Ypsilon Rally4 on which he would probably get on board in the next races.
Breen’s previous one and Ogier’s accident
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In 2024 Matteo Doretto he had mathematically conquered the Italian Rally Junior championship in the last stage of Sanremo. A long challenge faced with the navigator by his side Marco Frigo. For this season, the choice between the co -pilots has fallen up on Andrea Budoia And Samuele Pellegrinoat his side also in the unfortunate accident in Poland. The car impacted against a tree, without leaving the young Pordenone pilot escape. An accident occurred while he was behind the wheel of the race car in a private road test (in the past the same fate touched a Craig Breenthen engaged in the preparation of the 2023 Croatia rally aboard the Hyundai i20 Rally1 Plus), while a year ago, always in Poland, Sébastien Ogier He was involved on a front with a car led by civilians (one, 69 years old, died a few days later following the injuries sustained) during the reconnaissance carried out with a road car.
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