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KZ: Pedro Hiltbrand loses the lead at the start, but then takes full control

Tyres: Dunlop

• Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) claimed victory in the KZ final in Valencia at the end of a flawless race. Starting from pole position, the Spanish driver was overtaken in the opening corners by Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM Kart), but regained the lead after a few laps and held it until the chequered flag.
• Adrian Malheiro Suñe (Malheiro Racing Club Deportivo – CRG – TM Kart) was the surprise of the race: starting from sixth, he was already in third by the end of the first lap, passed Palomba and finished second after fending off a late charge from Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart), who ended up third and set the fastest lap of the race.
• Palomba, after an excellent start and a few laps in the lead, was unable to maintain the pace of the top three and finished fourth. David Trefilov (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) took fifth place, followed by Viktor Gustafsson (CRG – CRG – TM Kart), who passed Matteo Spirgel (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) in the final stages.
• Eighth place went to Daniel Vasile (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart), ahead of Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) and Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), who completed the top-10.
• Senna Van Walstijn (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) retired after just a few laps, despite a great start that had momentarily moved him up to sixth.

Results

KZ2: Maksim Orlov sets the pace and takes the win in the final

Tyres: Dunlop

• A perfect weekend for Maksim Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), who after securing pole position in qualifying and winning all the qualifying heats, also claimed victory in the KZ2 final. The Russian driver led the race from start to finish, never relinquishing control.
• Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) crossed the line in second place, but a five-second penalty for a jump start dropped him to fifth. Tigran Bunatyan (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) inherited second place, with Maximilian Schleimer (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) completing the podium after gaining five positions.
• Elie Goldstein (TBKart Racing Team – TB Kart – TM Kart) finished fourth, having held third for much of the race before dropping back in the final laps. Corentin Rousseau (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart) finished sixth, ahead of Markus Kajak (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart).
• Jay Urwin (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) climbed six positions to finish eighth, while Samuel Luyet (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) gained ten spots to take ninth. Noah Wolfe (VAR by Birel – Birel ART – TM Kart) rounded out the top-10 with a remarkable gain of 19 positions.
• Genis Civico Espona (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart) was forced to retire after contact with Alvar Siimesvaara (CRG – CRG – TM Kart), who was later disqualified for dangerous driving.

Results

Academy-Junior: Le Marchand is flawless at the start and dominates the final

Chassis: Exprit | Engine: Vortex | Tyres: LeCont

• Great start for Mael Le Marchand (France), who jumped from third on the grid to take the lead and held it all the way to the chequered flag, winning the final of the first round of the Academy Jr. Nojus Stasionis (Lithuania) finished second after starting fifth and setting the fastest lap of the race.
• Erik Poulsen (Sweden) completed the podium in third with a solid performance in the leading group. Julian Rivera Salas (Ecuador), who started from pole position, finished fourth, followed by Hernan Rodriguez Fuente (Spain), who climbed from ninth to take fifth.
• Tudor Ioan Jercan (Romania) crossed the line in sixth, ahead of Emilio Bernd (Germany) in seventh. Finlay Lines (United Kingdom) finished eighth, while Luis Fernando Núñez (Mexico), who had taken pole in Friday’s qualifying, came home ninth. Oiva Vettenranta (Finland) rounded out the top-10.

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