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FIA Karting European Championship KZ - KZ2 - Academy Junior, Rd1, Genk, finals - The winners are Malheiro Suñe (KZ), Goldstein (KZ2) and Coigny (Academy Junior)
Jacopo Colombo
24 May 2026

[Translated with ChatGPT]

KZ: Malheiro Suñe takes the victory

Tires: LeCont

  • Adrian Malheiro Suñe (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart) is the winner at the end of the 23 laps, maintaining the lead even after contact on the penultimate lap with his teammate Viktor Gustafsson (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), who was subsequently forced to retire.
  • Stan Pex (SP Motorsport – KR – TM Kart) finishes in second position, 774 thousandths behind, while Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) completes the podium in third position.
  • Daniel Vasile (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM Kart) gains 7 positions and finishes in fourth position, followed by Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), third at the finish line, but classified fifth after a 5-second penalty for the incorrect positioning of the front fairing.
  • Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM Kart) concludes in sixth position, gaining 14 positions compared to the start, ahead of Maksim Orlov (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart), also penalized by 5 seconds and dropped to seventh position from fourth place.
  • Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM Kart), penalized by 5 seconds, finishes in eighth position, followed by Jorrit Pex (SP Motorsport – KR – TM Kart), ninth after starting from 18th place. Jean Nomblot (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart), tenth at the finish line, completes the top-10.

Results

KZ2: Goldstein completes the comeback and wins

Tires: LeCont

  • Elie Goldstein (TBKart Racing Team – TB Kart – TM Kart) takes first position at the end of the 23 laps, after starting from fifth position and recovering to the head of the field in the early stages of the race.
  • Matheus Morgatto (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) finishes in second position, 540 thousandths behind the winner, while Kimi Tani (La Motorsport di Nordera Luca – Parolin – TM Kart) gains four positions compared to the start and finishes in third position.
  • Daniel Maciá (CRG Racing Team – Kalì Kart – TM Kart) concludes in fourth position, followed by Arthur Lehouck (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), fifth at the finish line after starting from pole position.
  • Maximilian Schleimer (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM Kart) is sixth, ahead of Genis Civico Espona (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM Kart), seventh. Jean Luyet (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart) finishes in eighth position, after gaining 13 positions, followed by Jayden Thien (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), ninth.
  • Dion Van Werven (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), tenth at the finish line, completes the top-10.

Results

Academy Junior: Perfect weekend for Coigny

Tires: Vega

  • Zoltan Coigny (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) takes first position at the end of the 19 laps, maintaining the lead of the race from the start to the chequered flag.
  • John Han (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) finishes in second position, 2.736 seconds behind, while Kevin Pentell (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) finishes in third position, completing the decisive overtake for the podium on the final lap.
  • Georgios Psaroudakis (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) concludes in fourth place, followed by Takeru Shimbashi (Exprit – Vortex – Vega), fifth.
  • Domenico Coco (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) is sixth, ahead of João Paulo Bonadiman (Exprit – Vortex – Vega), seventh. Noah Grignet (Exprit – Vortex – Vega) finishes in eighth position, followed by Joaquin Gorlero Pizarro (Exprit – Vortex – Vega), ninth, after gaining 9 positions compared to the start. Marco Sammut (Exprit – Vortex – Vega), tenth at the finish line, completes the top-10.

Results

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