Christian Merli starting at the 43rd Buzetski dani in Croatia

On Sunday, Christian Merli will be racing his Osella FA 30 Judd LRM at the final round of the European hill climb championship, the 43rd Buzetski dani in northern Istria in Croatia. On the 5.001 km track there will be two practice runs on Saturday and two race runs on Sunday. This season, the Scuderia Vimotorsport driver has won in Portugal, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia.

The track in Croatia
“Croatia is the tenth and final round of the European championship, and it’s a race I like. A 5 km hill climb with an initial mixed section and a right-hand hairpin half way through the track. You pass through a residential area, then another fast stretch followed by three hairpins left, right, left. A fork in the road in a village, after which the road narrows. A demanding bend and then the finish line. Our goal is to enjoy ourselves, and we hope that we can finish the season with a good result.”

The champion from Trentino won at Buzet in 2016 and 2017 and then in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Translation by Ruth Scheithauer