The Italian Drifting Championship returns to Prato: two days of evolutions behind the wheel

Prato, 1 July 2025 - The two-day event dedicated to Drifting will be held on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July in Prato. The second round of the Italian specialty championship, organized by D-Race in collaboration with the Automobile Club of Prato , is scheduled for the square in Viale Marconi, Fiera area. Drifting is coming to the city for the third consecutive year: after the success of the cup organized in 2023 and the 2024 championship, this year sees another date of the Italian championship that will decree the best drivers on a national scale. Making the event in Prato even more appealing is the fact that it is the only stage to take place outside of a racetrack. Drifting is in fact a motorsport discipline of skill that is carried out on reworked cars, generally with rear-wheel drive, that can be held on a racetrack or on a closed road.

Coming to the program of the event, the paddock opens on Friday at 9 am for the set-up. At 4 pm the free practice sessions for all categories (Street Open, Pro 2 and Pro) start. At 7:40 pm the Pro 2 qualifications and at 9:30 pm those of the Pro. Here we immediately understand another novelty: qualifications and the race will be held at night, so as to further increase the spectacle. The next day we start at 1 pm with the free practice sessions of all categories. Then at 4:30 pm the Challenge Italiano Street Open race, at 6 pm the presentation of the Pro 2 and Pro drivers and the Challenge awards. At 7 pm the Pro 2 race and at 9:30 pm the Pro race. At 11:30 pm the award ceremonies.