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Antonelli dominates in Le Mans (OKJ) in the fourth round of the European FIA Karting Championship. Next goal: World Championship in Finland.
TKART Staff
22 July 2019

[translated with Google Translate]


A new success this weekend for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the young Bolognese karting driver at the Rosberg Racing Academy with the Kart Republic material and directly from Mercedes and with the supervision of Minardi Management by Giovanni Minardi.

On the Le Mans circuit named after four-time World Champion Alain Prost, also influenced by rain and bad weather, Antonelli dominated the scene of the fourth round of the European FIA Karting Championship, winning the OKJ Final, after starting from the second position , crossing the finish line with an advantage of 317 thousandths on Spina.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli confirms himself as a great protagonist in the international karting scene, winning his first victory in the OKJ European Championship by signing the best time trial in Qualifining Practice with a time of 52.930 (fourth absolute time at 47 thousandths from pole position).

Inserted in Group D, Antonelli won the podium in all five heats of HEAT with a victory, three seconds and a third place, which earned him the absolute second place behind the Norwegian Stenshorne, in a parterre composed of 79 riders (34 qualified for the Final).

With the victory in the Final, Andrea Kimi Antonelli concludes his first European Championship in OKJ in second place and the title of vice-champion with 63 points in the rankings, making him the best among the Italians.


"I am delighted with this victory. I waited for her and finally she arrived. It was a very nice weekend where I enjoyed myself. The Final was not easy. In the first laps Stenshorne defended himself very well, but when I managed to overtake him I dictated my pace despite a very slippery track. Second place in the championship is an important result even if the regret remains for the points lost at the beginning. Now let's think about the world championship in Finland ”commented Andrea Kimi Antonelli with satisfaction.

"I am happy that Andrea's victory in the CIK FIA European Championship is finally here. A success that it deserved, even if it does not cancel the regret for a difficult start. This title was also widely available. Now we will start working on the next goal, the World Cup in Finland ”commented manager Giovanni Minardi



After the summer break, Andrea Kimi Antonelli will fly to Finland on the Alahärmä track at the FIA ​​Karting World Championship scheduled from 6 to 8 September.


Foto: Sportinphoto Kart Photo-Agency

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