FIA Karting European Championship KZ, KZ2 and Academy Trophy rd 1, Wackersdorf: qualifying – Pole position for Denner (KZ), Van Walstijn (KZ2) and Harrison (Academy)

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The FIA Karting season also kicks off for the categories with the gearbox, once again accompanied by the very young members of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy. From tomorrow, the drivers will compete in the Qualifying Heats which will last until Sunday morning.

KZ: Denner surprises everyone

Tires: MG Tires

A tight qualifying session (the first 20 drivers out of 25 are within 418 thousandths of a second) saw the French Emilien Denner (Intrepid Driver Program - Intrepid - TM Racing) stand out at the end, marking the time of 46.994 which earned him pole position.

Less than a tenth of a second and separated by only one thousandth, in second and third positions are Noah Milell (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) and Riccardo Longhi (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing).

Fourth position, about a tenth and a half behind the pole, for Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) who precedes Marijn Kremers (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) by a few thousandths.

Sixth position for the reigning world champion, Jeremy Iglesias (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing) 196 thousandths from pole. The Frenchman precedes Francesco Celenta (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), seventh, followed by Douglas Lundberg (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing), Matteo Viganò (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), ninth and returning after a period of pause, and Alex Irlando (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing), tenth.

The 13th place of Pedro Hiltbrand (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) was a bit disappointing. The Spaniard, in this beginning of the season, had accustomed us to leading performances, as well as the Pex brothers, Jorrit, 15th, and Stan, 21st (KR Motorsport - KR - TM Racing), who usually occupy positions of truth in the international competitions.

Bad day also for Viktor Gustavsson (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing): the reigning European champion of KZ2 is 20th.

Absent Jaime Alguersuari (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing) in Germany. Due to a cracked rib after a race in the Spanish Karting Championship, the former Formula 1 driver preferred to take time off and recover in view of the next rounds.

Results

KZ2: Senna van Walstijn commands the platoon of 95 drivers

Tires: MG Tires

Out of a total of 95 participants, it was Senna van Walstijn (CPB Sport - Sodi - TM Racing) who emerged ahead of everyone in qualifying. The Dutch driver achieved a time of 47.085 in group 2 and clearly traverses Jorge Pescador (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing), still at 47.349.

Pescador, with the combined classification, is fourth: in front of him we find Laurens van Hoepen (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel Art - TM Racing), second, and Paavo Tonteri (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing), third. Giuseppe Palomba (Birel Art Racing - Birel Art - TM Racing) wins fifth place, ahead of compatriot Leonardo Marseglia (KR Motorsport), sixth.

Seventh place for Jean Nomblot (CPB Sport - Sodi - TM Racing), about four tenths behind his teammate van Walstijn in pole position. Alexander Schmitz (Birel Art Racing KSW - Birel Art - TM Racing) is eighth, while to close the Top 10 we find David Trefilov (SRP Racing Team - Maranello - TM Racing), ninth, and Daniel Vasile (DR - DR - Modena Engines), tenth.

The Tony Kart Racing Team drivers are more distant, whose best representative is Jean Luyet (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) in 18th place. Ferrari Driver Academy driver James Wharton (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) also does not shine in qualifying and is 19th, one position ahead of Juho Valtanen (KR Motorsport - KR - TM Racing), 20th.

Lorenzo Travisanutto (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) continues his apprenticeship in the category of running karts and is ranked 26th.

Results

Academy: Bart Harrison is the fastest

Chassis: Exprit Kart / Engine: Vortex / Tires: MG Tires

Bart Harrison takes to the track in qualifying group 2 and sets the fastest time in 50.755. Despite the times, Reno Francot (50.793) and Maciel Gladysz (50.797), respectively second and third behind Bart, are third and fifth in the standings: Maximilian Schleimer is the fastest in group 1 (50.831) and due to the combined standings he is second.

Yevan David slips into fourth place. Dion Gowda is sixth, followed by: Luca Neuenschwander, seventh; Nikolas Roos, eighth; Caleb Gafrarar, ninth; Oscar Wurz, tenth.

Results