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The activity on the track continues for the Champions of the Future Winter Series, the first seasonal appointment of the series created and promoted by RGMMC, on the Franciacorta Karting Track. After the first day of Friday, in which qualifying took place, on Saturday all the heats for the three categories present in the race were held: KZ2, OK and OKJ. The starting grids for Sunday's Super Heat were therefore decided.

KZ2: Hat-trick for an impressive Simo Puhakka

• After winning a pole position with a capital “P”, Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) also monopolized Saturday. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider wins all three heats, signing the fastest lap on every occasion and always triumphing with more than a second advantage over his direct rival. The Finnish driver will then start from pole in Super Heat 1.


• The other Tony Kart of Noah Milell (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) will occupy the first place on the grid in Super Heat 2, who climbs to second place overall thanks to two third places and a fourth.


• A surprising Jean Luyet (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) recovers six positions compared to qualifying and completes a Tony Kart trident. With a third place and two fourth places in his tally, the Swiss rider will join his experienced teammate in the front row of Super Heat 1.


• Even Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who boasts a second place, a third and a sixth, makes up six positions compared to the qualification. The KR Motorsport team driver will join the reigning KZ world champion in the front row of Super Heat 2.


• Also David Liwinski (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), third in his second heat, winner of his last battery and fifth overall, Paolo Ippolito (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), second in his last race of the day and sixth overall, and Leonardo Marseglia (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), second in his last heat and seventh in the overall standings, are authors of remarkable performances and in comeback compared to qualifying.


• The eighth place overall is the prerogative of Tom Leuillet (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), who confirms himself at the top of the standings and precedes Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing). After winning his first two races of the day and taking a fastest lap, the Birel ART Racing standard bearer is the first driver to put the wheels ahead of Puhakka in their last heat. The Italian driver starts alongside the Finn and takes the lead when the traffic lights go out, but at the end of the first lap he is forced to park his go-kart in the grass.


• Closing the top ten Laurens Van Hoepen (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), who grabs a second place in his second heat, but in his last heat is relegated from third place to tenth by a five-second penalty due to the start anticipated. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) received the same penalty in the same race, second at the finish line complete with a fast lap and later relegated to sixth position. After a complicated first heat and a second place in his second heat, the Mercedes protégé finds himself 11th overall.


• Just behind Antonelli is Adrien Renaudin (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), who gets a second place and a third in his first two heats. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider is the only driver together with Palomba who manages to overtake Puhakka, again at the start of the last heat, and inherits the leadership when the Birel ART Racing team rider retires. However, he too is forced to stop after a few meters.


• Moritz Ebner (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), Giacomo Pollini (Renda Motorsport - Birel ART - TM Racing) and Alessio Piccini (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) complete the top 15.


• On the other hand, Robert Kindervater (Birel ART Racing KSW - Birel ART - TM Racing), 18th overall and author of the fastest lap in his first heat, Oscar Targett (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), lost positions compared to qualifying. 20th, and William Lanzeni (Power Competition - EKS - TM Racing), 24th and involved in a contact at the first corner of his first race.

OK: An extraordinary Tomass Stolcermanis leads two world champions

• Yesterday's pole position, at his absolute debut in OK, could already seem like a masterpiece. Yet Tomass Stolcermanis (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) was not satisfied. The standard-bearer of the Energy Corse team is the undisputed star of all his first three races in the premier category of single-speed karting, even signing the fastest lap in one heat, and tomorrow he will start from pole in Super Heat 1.


• Behind the Latvian driver an exciting challenge between world champions is staged. Reigning OK world champion Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) collects a victory, a second place and a third, thus moving up to second place overall. Author of the fastest lap in a heat, the Tony Kart Racing Team rider will start from the first box on the grid in Super Heat 2.


• Alongside Stolcermanis in the front row of Super Heat 1 will be the reigning OKJ world champion Kean Berta Nakamura (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who gets a victory, a second place and a fifth. The young rider of the KR Motorsport team also boasts a fast lap and tomorrow it will be interesting to follow the development of this challenge.


• Rashid Al Dhaheri (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) consolidates the good things he did yesterday and moves to fourth place overall thanks to a second place and two quarters, which will allow him to start next to Stolcermanis in Super Heat 2.


• Even Gabriel Gomez (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME) won a second place in the heats, confirming his competitive position with the fifth position in the general standings. Immediately behind the CRG Racing Team driver are Maksim Orlov (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), with two third places, and Joseph Turney (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), protagonist of the day with a win and a quick ride.


• It is also a positive Saturday for Ean Eyckmans (EGP Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), who recovers ten positions compared to qualifying and grabs a third place in his last heat, Matheus Ferreira (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), second in the his latest battery, and Zachary David (Sauber Academy - KR - IAME), who closes the top ten.


• Even those of Joel Bergstrom (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), third in his first race of the day and 11th overall, just ahead of Alex Powell (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) are convincing performances. Having earned a third place and a second in his first two heats, as well as a fastest lap, the talent in orbit Mercedes crosses the finish line of his last battery in third position, but two penalties of five seconds each relegate him to 15th place.


• Viktor Gustavsson (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME), Maxim Rehm (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), author of the fastest lap in one heat, and Harley Keeble (Birel ART Racing) complete the top 15 in the general classification thanks to encouraging performances. - Birel ART - TM Racing), which recovers 24 positions compared to the qualification.


• A day with some hitches, however, for Freddie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 16th overall, Luka Sammalisto (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 18th, Luigi Coluccio (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex ), 21st, and Rintaro Sato (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 37th.


• Arvid Lindblad (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is involved in an accident during his first heat and unfortunately does not participate in the other races of the day. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to participate in tomorrow's match.

OKJ: An adamant Anatoly Khavalkin holds on tightly to the leadership

• If yesterday Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) had already proved his speed with the pole position in qualifying, today the standard bearer of the Parolin Motorsport team wanted to be even more explicit. The young bishop dominates all his three races of the day, remaining in command of every single lap and even signing the fastest lap in one heat, and thus earns the start from pole for tomorrow's Super Heat 1.


• Also noteworthy is the path of Kirill Kutskov (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), who climbs up to second place overall thanks to a victory, a third place and a fourth. The Birel ART Racing team driver recovers eight positions with respect to qualifying and will start from the first spot on the grid in Super Heat 2.


• Consistency pays off and Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) knows it. With two second places and a fourth, the Tony Kart Racing Team standard bearer confirms himself at the top of the standings, obtaining third place overall and thus preparing to start alongside Khavalkin in Super Heat 1.


• Also benefitting from his constancy is Oleksandr Bondarev (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), who moves to fourth overall position thanks to a second place and two thirds. Team driver Ricky Flynn Motorsport recovers 11 positions from qualifying and will join Kutskov in the front row of Super Heat 2.


• Nathan Tye (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing) reaffirms his role at the top of the standings with fifth place in the overall standings and precedes an excellent Lucas Fluxa (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME). Although slowed down by a run off the track during his second heat, the KR Motorsport standard bearer expresses his competitiveness with a third place, a second and even a fastest lap.


• Also noteworthy is the Saturday of Enzo Tarnvanichkul (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), who boasts a win and a fourth place. The Thai driver also closes his last heat in the top five, but a five-second penalty due to the nose in the incorrect position makes him fall back to 14th place and thus finds himself seventh in the overall standings. Author of the fastest lap in one heat, the young rookie is a candidate for the role of great protagonist for tomorrow's final act.


• The eighth absolute position is the prerogative of Douwe Dedecker (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who collects two fourth places in his first two races, but in his last battery is relegated from third place to tenth by a five-second penalty due to bad manoeuvre.


• After clinching a win and a third place in his first two heats, Maciej Gladysz (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex) is hit by Dedecker in his last race of the day as he is in second position and slips to the bottom of the standings. The Polish bishop comes back with a lot of fast lap and crosses the finish line in ninth place, but is then relegated to 21st by two penalties of five seconds each and must therefore be satisfied with the ninth place overall.


• An excellent Andres Cardenas (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) completes the top ten, recovering 17 positions compared to qualifying and also signing the fastest lap in one heat. The Energy Corse team driver precedes Edward Robinson (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), Martin Molnar (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing), Salim Hanna Hernandez (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), Alp Hasan Aksoy (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) and an amazing Luna Fluxa (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), who closes the top 15 and gains 25 positions compared to the qualification.


• Day with some obstacles, however, for Luviwe Sambudla (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 17th overall, Alfie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – Vortex), 18th, Rene Lammers (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 19th, and Tiziano Monza (DPK Racing - KR - IAME) , 51°. However, Lammers and Monza are particularly competitive: the Parolin Motorsport team driver finishes his last heat in second place, while the DPK Racing team rider is the author of the fastest lap in a heat.


• Miguel Costa (Sauber Academy - KR - IAME) and Ghazi Motlekar (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) are involved in an accident during their first heat, but fortunately it is without consequences and both continue their weekend, finding themselves 33rd and 41st respectively in the general classification. An accident also damages Maxens Verbrugge (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing) during his last race of the day. After grabbing second place in his second heat, the Forza Racing team bishop occupies the 24th position overall and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to participate in tomorrow’s day.

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