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FIA Karting European Championship OK and OKJ rd 1, Genk: qualifying - Pole position for Ugochukwu (OK) and Bohra (OKJ)
Mattia Livraghi
14 May 2021

[translated with Google Translate]

The FIA Karting European Championship OK and OKJ kicks off on the Karting Genk circuit. 83 drivers take part in the first of the four rounds in the queen category of single-speed karting, while 107 are the drivers who compete in the Junior.

After free practice, Friday ends with the usual qualifications and the starting grids for the qualifying heats are then established, which will take place tomorrow and continue until Sunday morning.

OK: Turney's lap cancelled, Ugochukwu on pole


Tyres: MG Tyres



  • Third in the European championship and second in the world championship last year and third in the first round of the Champions of the Future series held here in Genk two weeks ago, Joseph Turney (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) set the best time in the group 1 in 52.090, which earned him absolute pole position. However, after the usual photos comes the surprise cancellation of his best time for not respecting the track limits. The Englishman then slips fourth in his group, 13th overall, and to inherit the pole position is the 2020 European champion in the OKJ category and talent in orbit McLaren Ugo Ugochukwu (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME).

  • Second in the same group and fifth overall is the fresh winner of the WSK Super Master Series as well as the first round of the Champions of the Future series Rafael Camara (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME). Immediately behind him an excellent Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (Birel ART Racing - RK - TM Racing), who is thus ninth in the overall standings.

  • 2020 European vice-champion in the OKJ category Arvid Lindblad (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is the fastest in group 3 with a 52.237, which earned him second place overall. Third in the OKJ European Championship last year and second in the first round of the Champions of the Future series, Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) confirms himself extremely competitive with second place in the group and sixth overall. The Tony Kart standard bearer precedes Brando Badoer (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who closed a positive qualifying session in tenth position in the overall standings.

  • Leading in group 4 is Matheus Morgatto (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) with a time of 52.357, which earned him the third overall position. The Birel ART driver trims more than a tenth and a half to his direct rival Andrey Zhivnov (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex), who is still a protagonist and finds himself seventh in the overall standings. Third in the 11th group overall is Juho Valtanen (SP motorsport - Kart Republic - TM Racing), who after an excellent start to the season in KZ2 returns to the class without gearbox and is immediately among the first.

  • Twist of the scene in group 2, in which a sudden shower of rain wets the track. A surprising Arthur Rogeon (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME) is the best interpreter of these conditions and thus moves to fourth place in the overall standings. More than four tenths of a second behind Luigi Coluccio (Kosmic Racing Department - Kosmic - Vortex), eighth overall, and Ariel Elkin (VDK Racing - KR - IAME), 12th overall.

  • Martinius Stenshorne (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) and Norton Andreasson (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex) close the top 15.

  • Qualifying below expectations for the reigning European champion and Mercedes protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), fifth in his group in wet track conditions and 20th overall, as well as for Ferrari Driver Academy driver James Wharton (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 26th overall.

  • Alfio Spina (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) ends his first qualifying with the Parolin colors in 46th place in the overall standings.


Results

OKJ: Akshay Bohra sets the best time


Tyres: MG Tyres



  • Akshay Bohra (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is the fastest in group 1 with a time of 54.281, which earned him the absolute pole position. Just 11 thousandths away is Ean Eyckmans (Kosmic Racing Department - Kosmic - Vortex), who after being forced to miss the last few races due to a rib injury is in great shape on the home circuit: he is fifth overall. Third is the talent in orbit Mercedes Alex Powell (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who confirms himself at the top of the category with ninth place in the overall standings.

  • In group 4 it is a surprising Andres Cardenas (DPK Racing - KR - IAME) to sign the best time in 54.362, which allows him to place second overall. Exploit also that of Luka Sammalisto (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), second in the group and sixth in the general classification. Following the two KRs is Enzo Deligny's Parolin (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), who once again proves to be very competitive with the tenth overall position.

  • Thanks to a 54.382, an excellent Dion Gowda (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - Kosmic - Vortex) wins in group 2 and is in third place overall. Coskun Irfan (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is beaten by only 17 thousandths, who with an excellent performance takes him to seventh overall position. The Ukrainian driver is two thousandths ahead of rookie Kean Berta Nakamura (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), 11th in the overall standings and once again extremely fast.

  • In group 3, on a track made more slippery by the downpour of rain that fell a few minutes before the start, the reigning world champion and winner of the first round of the Champions of the Future series Freddie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - Kosmic - Vortex). The British driver prints a 54.644, which earned him the fourth position overall. Extraordinary performance also from his teammate Maxens Verbrugge (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - Kosmic - Vortex), with the second fastest time in the group and eighth overall. Also surprising is Hugo Herrouin (Kosmic Racing Department - Kosmic - Vortex), who closely follows the first two and is 12th in the overall standings.

  • Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), Yuanpu Cui (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) and David Walther (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex) close the top 15.

  • Qualifying below expectations for the fresh WSK Super Master Series champion Rashid Al Dhaheri (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), who finished 25th overall, and for the vice-champion Matheus Ferreira (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 18th.

  • Disappointment also for Harley Keeble (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), 23rd total after finishing second in the first round of the Champions of the Future series, and for William Macintyre (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), 94th with only three laps to his credit.


Results

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