FIA Karting European Championship OK-OKJ Rd 2 & Academy Trophy-Senior Rd 1, Portimão: Qualifying – Pole position for Costoya (OK), Allemann (OKJ) and Olert (Academy-Sr.)

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Four weeks after the previous round in Campillos, the FIA Karting European Championship OK-OKJ returns to action at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão (Portugal) for Round 2 of the season. The weekend kicks off with 171 verified drivers across the two main categories: 85 in Senior and 86 in Junior. Also taking to the track are 36 drivers competing in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy-Senior, making their first appearance of the year.

Friday featured the usual qualifying sessions, followed by the first elimination heats, which will continue throughout Saturday. The FIA Karting Academy Trophy-Senior will also run one heat on Sunday morning.

OK: Christian Costoya takes pole position.

Tyres: Maxxis

Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) opens the weekend by setting the fastest overall time in the OK category qualifying. The Spanish driver stops the clock at 56.617 seconds in Group 3’s session, securing pole position.
Second place goes to Noah Wolfe (VAR by Birel – Birel Art – TM Kart), fastest in Group 2 with a lap of 56.715 seconds, while James Anagnostiadis (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) is third, thanks to his 58.543-second lap in Group 1.
Viktor Gustafsson (GE.LU.MI.NI – CRG – TM Kart) takes fourth, confirming himself among the quickest in Group 3. Kenzo Craigie (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) secures fifth place with a strong showing in Group 2, while Vegard Klemetsen (VictoryLane – KR – IAME) claims sixth.
Joe Turney (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) finishes seventh, ahead of Luke Kornder (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), who is eighth. Aston Sharp (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart) ends up ninth, with Lev Krutoholov (Energy Corse – Energy – IAME) completing the top ten.
Just behind are Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) in 11th and Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in 16th. Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) wraps up qualifying in 19th place.
Less fortunate were Filippo Sala (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), 24th; Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), 31st; Sebastiano Pavan (Energy Corse – Energy – IAME), 35th; Jindřich Pešl (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 46th; and Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), 52nd.

Results

OKJ: Dan Allemann sets the fastest time

Tyres: Maxxis

Dan Allemann (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) opens the weekend at the top of the OKJ qualifying standings. The Swiss driver clocks the fastest overall lap in Group 3’s session with a time of 58.915 seconds.
Just behind him is Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who tops Group 2 with a lap of 59.041 seconds. Noah Baglin (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) secures third place with a time of 1:09.613, affected by the wet track conditions in Group 1.
Fourth place goes to Lucas Bonhomme (VictoryLane – KR – IAME), followed by Will Green (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fifth. Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport – KR – IAME) is sixth with the second-best time in Group 1, ahead of Lillian Scarbrough (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), who finishes seventh.
Arata Endo (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) takes eighth, while William Calleja (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) comes in ninth. Luka Scelles (VictoryLane – KR – IAME) rounds out the top ten.
Just outside the top ten is Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) in 11th place, while Iskender Zulfikari (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) finishes 16th.

Results

Academy Sr.: Mio Olert leads the way

Chassis: Exprit | Engine: Vortex | Tyres: Maxxis

Mio Olert (Sweden) starts the weekend by topping the Academy Sr. qualifying standings. The driver sets the fastest overall time with a 1:14.308 lap.
Just behind him is Devon Hagelen (Netherlands), trailing by just over a tenth, while Yuzuki Sato (Japan) rounds out the top three.
Fourth place goes to Simon Antonio Bulbarella (Argentina), followed by Neil Russell (Switzerland) in fifth and Wojciech Woda (Poland) in sixth. Harrison Whitticombe (United Kingdom) secures seventh, ahead of Riccardo Ferrari (Italy) in eighth. Arthur Hoang (Belgium) finishes ninth, with Ates Birinci (Turkey) completing the top ten.

Results