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Track activity continues for the third round of the FIA Karting European Championship OK-OKJ at the Kristianstad circuit. After the first day of Friday, in which the qualifications and the first qualifying heats took place, on Saturday all the remaining heats for both categories present in the race took place: OK and OKJ. The starting grids for Sunday's Super Heat were therefore decided.

OK: An adamant Kean Nakamura Berta makes it five in a row

• Kean Nakamura Berta (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is simply irrepressible and writes a monologue in the heats, winning all his five heats and keeping the reins of the general classification. The poleman on Friday demonstrates his mental strength and tomorrow will start from the first box on the grid in Super Heat A.


• Tomass Stolcermanis (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) also reaffirms his presence at the top of the standings, who wins three wins and finishes all his heats in the top five. The driver of the Energy Corse team inherits one of his three successes from Arvid Lindblad (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) and thus climbs to second place overall, getting the start from pole for Super Heat B. After seeing the podium disappear in the first round in Portimao for a five-second penalty due to the nose in the wrong position, the young Latvian will be more determined than ever in aiming for an important result.


• With three second places, a third and a fourth, Alex Powell (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) is holding on to his third overall position. The Mercedes protégé continues to express his speed and even gets to worry the undisputed leader Nakamura in the A-C heats, but the reigning OKJ world champion defends himself very well. The expectation is growing for the start of Super Heat A, which will see the two teammates sprint together from the front row.


• Equally remarkable is the path of Maksim Orlov (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), who signs a second place, three thirds and a fourth. The standard bearer of the Parolin Motorsport team is the only driver able to put the wheels in front of Nakamura, but he only resists a few laps in heat A-B and then has to give in to the fury of the poleman. However, Orlov is a candidate for the role of great protagonist with his fourth overall position and tomorrow he will start next to Stolcermanis in Super Heat B.


• Juho Valtanen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), fifth in the overall standings, Olin Galli (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME), sixth, and Evan Giltaire are in comeback compared to the qualification and authors of several placings in the top three (VDK Racing - KR - IAME), seventh. After being relegated from second place to 11th in his first heat of the weekend by a ten-second penalty, the VDK Racing team driver finishes all his remaining heats in the top three and even gains success in heat B-F.


• The drivers who complete the absolute top ten thanks to convincing performances are Luka Sammalisto (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), eighth and winner of two heats, the reigning world champion Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), ninth, and David Walther (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), tenth and just ahead of James Egozi (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex).


• Those who boast a victory each, but are delayed by some unexpected events are the Red Bull Junior Team driver Arvid Lindblad, 12th and relegated from first place to sixth in heat C-E by a five-second penalty due to nose in incorrect position, the young recruit of Mercedes Yuanpu Cui (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 13th, and Maxim Rehm (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 14th and followed by an excellent Nacho Tuñon (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), who grabs second place in his last heat and completes the top 15 in the overall standings. Malo Bolliet (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) and the current championship leader Joseph Turney (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) also recovered positions, respectively 16th and 17th.


• Day characterized by convincing performances, but even by some hitches for Enzo Deligny (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 19th overall, Matheus Ferreira (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 20th, Matheus Morgatto (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), 21st, Gabriel Gomez (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME), 23rd, Freddie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 24th and winner of one heat, Ean Eyckmans (EGP Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), 25th, Rintaro Sato (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 29th, Dion Gowda (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 32nd, Zachary David (Sauber Academy - KR - IAME), 33rd, and Caspian Hagman (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex), 37th.

OKJ: Anatoly Khavalkin achieves four victories and takes the lead  

• Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) is explicit in sending a message to his opponents: despite he has missed the second round at Zuera, he is ready to contend for the title. After finishing his first heat in second place behind Friday's poleman Guillaume Bouzar (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), the Parolin Motorsport team driver wins all his remaining four heats and thus takes the lead in the general classification. His rivals try to stop him, but Khavalkin gives a real show of strength and tomorrow he will start from the first place on the grid in Super Heat A.


• Guillaume Bouzar himself confirmed his speed, dominating three heats and crossing the finish line of his other two heats in second place. The color bearer of the Koski Motorsport team is the only driver to get the better of Khavaklin and takes second place overall, earning the start from pole for Super Heat B.


• Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing) is also the author of three victories, who surprises with his concreteness and even manages to put the wheels in front of Bouzar. The poleman on Friday tries to overtake on Wherrell on the very last lap of heat A-E with a braking at the limit, but the young Englishman responds and wins the victory. The Forza Racing team bishop suffers a complicated start from the outer row in heat B-E and slips seventh, only to recover to fifth place, while closing his last heat in second place, but is relegated to fifth by a three-second penalty. , received for partially exiting the corridor before the traffic lights went out. Wherrell thus climbs to third overall position and tomorrow will join Khavalkin in the front row of Super Heat A.


• Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) stands out, finishing all his heats in the top three and winning one. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider gains nine positions with respect to qualifying and makes him fourth overall. As proof of his competitiveness, the young Pole is the only driver, together with Wherrell, capable of beating Bouzar and it will be interesting to see him start right next to Friday's poleman in the front row of Super Heat B.


• Enzo Tarnvanichkul (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) already wants to be considered a constant at the top of the classification, fifth overall. The young Thai signed two second places, two thirds and a fifth, but he even contends for the victory in several heats and expresses character.


• Kirill Kutskov (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) is another driver who seems to understand how important consistency is. The driver of the Birel ART Racing team demonstrates his maturity in the heats, avoiding taking excessive risks and always finishing in the top five. With three third places and a second, the young driver gets the sixth place overall and is a candidate for the role of great protagonist.


• The rookie Emanuele Olivieri (IPK Official Racing Team - IPK - TM Racing) continues to amaze, collecting the same results as Kutskov and occupying the seventh position overall.


• Also Miguel Costa (Sauber Academy - KR - IAME), eighth overall, the current championship leader Nathan Tye (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing) reaffirm their presence in the top part of the standings thanks to remarkable performances and different placements in the top three. , ninth and particularly intelligent in the management of his heats, and Tiziano Monza (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), tenth and winner of the D-F heats.


• The 11th overall position is the prerogative of Dmitry Matveev (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), second in his first heat and in the top six in all his remaining heats. The driver of the Koski Motorsport team is calm and confident in view of tomorrow, underlining how essential it is to work in the final perspective. The young driver precedes Maciej Gladysz (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), able to gain eight positions in qualifying.


• After dominating his first two heats complete with a fast lap, Jimmy Helias (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) is beaten for the first time by Lewis Wherrell in the C-E heat. The Tony Kart Racing Team bishop suffers from the sprint from the outside row in heat A-C and loses a few positions, then crosses the finish line in fourth place, as he leaves the scene at the start in his last heat and thus sees the possibility of starting in the front rows of the Super Heat. The young Frenchman finds himself 13th overall, but still remains a candidate for the final podium.


• Nikolas Roos (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing) after having been relegated from fourth to 12th place in heat A-E and from third to ninth in heat C-E, in both cases by a five-second penalty due to the nose being in the wrong position. triumphs in his last battery, complete with a fast lap, and is able to beat Wherrell in a close duel. The CRG Racing Team rider expresses great potential and occupies 14th place in the overall standings, just ahead of Reno Francot (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), which completes the top 15.


• Day characterized by some hitches, however, for Maxens Verbrugge (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 18th total, Lucas Fluxa (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 20th despite having finished two heats in the top three, Kirill Dzitiev (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex), 27th, Rene Lammers (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 29th, and Thomas Strauven (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 34th.

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