FIA Karting European Championship KZ-KZ2 rd 2 & KZ2 Master rd 1, Circuito Internazionale Napoli: qualifying – Pole position for Spirgel (KZ), Rousseau (KZ2) and Cozzaglio (KZ2 Masters)

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After just over a month of waiting, the protagonists of the KZ and KZ2 classes are back on track for the second round of the FIA Karting European Championship, scheduled at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli, in Sarno. There are 105 registered drivers, divided in the following way between the different categories: 17 drivers for the KZ class, 56 for the KZ2, to which are added the 32 participants of the KZ2 Masters. For this last category, the title of European Champion will be awarded in this event on the Italian circuit, as it is the first and only round of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled for this class.

The last free practice sessions, qualifying and the first elimination heats took place on Friday, which will then conclude on Saturday.

KZ: Spirgel signs the pole

Tyres: Dunlop

Matteo Spirgel (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) is the fastest in qualifying and stops the clock at 57.791 seconds.
Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel ART Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) closes in second place, just 39 thousandths behind, while Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM Kart) gets the third time, 74 thousandths from the top.
Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) is fourth, ahead of Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), fifth. Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) follows in sixth place and Senna Van Walstijn (Sodikart – Sodi – TM Kart) in seventh.
Closing out the top-10 are David Trefilov (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), eighth, Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), ninth, and Daniel Vasile (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart), tenth.

Results

KZ2: Rousseau signs the pole position by just 4 thousandths

Tyres: Dunlop

Corentin Rousseau (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart) takes pole position stopping the clock at 57.993 seconds.
The second time is by Markus Kajak (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), just 4 thousandths from the leader. Third position for Samuele Leopardi (Birel ART Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), followed by Maksim Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Racing), fourth.
Fifth is Maximilian Schleimer (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), ahead of his teammate Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart), sixth. Dion Van Werven (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Racing) finished seventh, ahead of Genis Civico Espona (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart), eighth.
Matej Preuss (IPK Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) was ninth, while Dominik Simek (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM Kart) finished these qualifying sessions in tenth position.

Results

KZ2 Masters: Cozzaglio takes the lead in qualifying

Tyres: Dunlop

Manuel Cozzaglio (Birel ART Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) takes pole position thanks to a time of 58.636.
Second place for Davide Forè (IPK Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), just 44 thousandths behind the poleman. Antonio Piccioni (TK Kart Factory Team – TK – TM Kart) is third, ahead of Angelo Lombardo (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM Kart), fourth.
Andrea Spagni (KCS – Birel Art – TM Kart) closes the top 5, fifth, followed by Kristijan Habulin (TBKart Racing Team – TB Kart – TM Kart), in sixth position.
Seventh time for Alessio La Martina (KR Motorsport – KR – TM Kart), eighth for Mirko Mizzoni (Italcorse Racing Team – Italcorse – TM Kart). Daniel Bray (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) is ninth, while Fabio Bifulco (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Racing) completes the top 10, in tenth position. The reigning European champion, Riccardo Nalon (Erre Esse Motorsport - Parolin -TM Kart), closes the qualifying in 11th position.

Results