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With Sunday, Round 2 of the FIA Karting European Championship KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Master also comes to an end at the Kartodromo Val Vibrata (Italy). The afternoon finals decreed the winners of this event, as well as assigning the respective champion titles of the individual classes.
KZ: Trefilov Wins the Race, Travisanutto Takes the Title
Tyres: Dunlop
- David Trefilov (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart) delivered a flawless race: starting from second place, he took the lead in the early stages, set his pace, extended his gap, and managed his advantage to the finish. This strategy earned him a long-awaited victory.
- The new European champion, Lorenzo Travisanutto (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), finished second. Starting from pole position, he dropped to third initially but recovered to second place, which he held until the end, also setting the fastest lap. The fastest lap secured him the points needed to claim the title, defeating Van Walstijn by a single point in the overall standings.
- Lorenzo Camplese (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) took third place, securing a podium finish in his home race, followed by Senna Van Walstijn (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart). Despite gaining four positions from the start, his fourth-place finish wasn’t enough to win the championship, which seemed firmly in his grasp before this event.
- Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) finished fifth, followed by Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in sixth, after an impressive recovery of eight positions. Viktor Gustafsson (CRG – CRG – TM Kart) only managed seventh, ending his title hopes. Behind him were Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in eighth, Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) in ninth after starting 19th, and Matteo Viganò (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart), who completed the top 10.
KZ2: Orlov Takes the Victory, but the Champion is Spirgel
Tyres: Dunlop
- Starting from pole, Maksim Orlov (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) slipped to second after contact but regained the lead and won the race. This summary encapsulates Orlov’s final race, where he showed great pace from the start and secured the win.
- The championship winner, Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), finished second. Starting from third, he took the lead early on but eventually ceded it to Orlov. Nevertheless, his second-place finish was enough to crown him champion.
- Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) completed the podium in third, gaining five positions from the start, followed by another title contender before the final, Daniel Vasile (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart). Matheus Morgatto (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart) finished fifth, with Jean Nomblot (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) in sixth, climbing from 14th at the start.
- Marek Skrivan (IPK Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) finished seventh, Kirill Kutskov (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) eighth, and Samuele Leopardi (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) ninth. Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) completed the top 10.
- Noteworthy comebacks were made by Iaroslav Shevyrtalov (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart) and Simon Rechenmacher (TB Racing Team – KR – IAME), who climbed 16 and 20 positions, finishing 12th and 15th, respectively.
- It was an unfortunate final for Alessio Piccini (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart), who ended this event in 18th place after spending the weekend consistently at the front.
KZ2 Masters: Nalon Wins and Becomes Champion
Tyres: Dunlop
- Riccardo Nalon (Erre Esse Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) had a sensational final, overcoming a difficult start and contact with Forè to reach the front and win both the race and the championship. His title win was aided by a penalty for the previous points leader, Abbasse, and Forè’s retirement.
- Antonio Piccioni (TK Racing Kart – TK – TM Kart) finished second, starting from eighth and skillfully navigating the chaos at the start to gain six positions. Andrea Spagni (KCS di Mancino Antonio – Birel ART – TM Kart) completed the podium in third.
- Roberto Pacifico (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) took fourth place, followed by Kristijan Habulin (TBKart Racing Team – TB Kart – TM Kart) in fifth and Alessio La Martina (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in sixth.
- Anthony Abbasse (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) crossed the line third but dropped to seventh after a 5-second penalty, which cost him both the podium and the title.
Rounding out the top 10 were Samuel Gafner (Swizz Evenzz – Birel ART – TM Kart) in eighth, Andre Nicastro (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in ninth, and Ludovic Badey (Private Team – CRG – TM Kart) in tenth. - Davide Forè’s (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) race, as a title contender before the final, lasted only a few meters. A contact at the start with Nalon damaged his kart, forcing him to retire after just a few laps. Similarly, pole-sitter Mirko Mizzoni (Italcorse Racing Team – Italcorse – TM Kart) had to retire due to a technical issue.
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