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The drivers in the OK and OKJ categories return to the track for Round 4 of the FIA Karting European Championship, scheduled at the Asum Ring in Kristianstad (Sweden). In this final round, which is crucial for determining the titles, the number of participants in the two categories increases compared to the previous round, with 119 drivers in the OK class and 123 entrants in OKJ. This same weekend also hosts the 3rd and final Round of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy, with 51 entrants.
On Friday, qualifying sessions took place, followed by the first elimination heats, which will conclude on Saturday.
OK: Helias clinches pole position by a few thousandths
Tyres: Maxxis
- The OK category qualifications ended with the top three drivers within just 21 thousandths of a second. The fastest was Jimmy Helias (VictoryLane – KR – IAME), who set an all-time track record with a time of 48.729 seconds, ahead of Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) with a 48.750, followed by Jindrich Pesl (asd Monster K Factory Team – CRG - TM Kart) with a time of 48.753.
- Gabriel Gomez (CRG – CRG – IAME) took fourth place with a 48.894, keeping his hopes for the final title alive. Behind him were Fionn Mclaughlin (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) in fifth, Dmitry Matveev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in sixth, and Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in seventh.
- Davide Bottaro (CRG – CRG – IAME) was eighth, followed by the championship leader Joe Turney (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), who finished ninth in the qualifiers. Leo Nilsson (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) completed the top 10 in tenth place.
- The third contender for the European champion title, Matheus Morgatto (CL Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart), placed 26th.
OKJ: Van Langendonck confirms fastest time
Tyres: Maxxis
- Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) took a commanding pole position with a time of 49.910 seconds, being the only driver to break the 50-second barrier in these qualifications, also setting a track record for the OKJ category. Behind him, at 224 thousandths of a second, was Noah Baglin (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) with a time of 50.134.
- Manuel Miguez (CRG – CRG – IAME) took third place, followed by Archie Lovatt (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in fourth, and Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fifth.
- Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) was sixth, while William Calleja (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) was seventh, followed by Devin Walz (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in eighth.
- Completing the top 10 were Drew Walz (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in ninth, and Ilie Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in tenth.
- Vladimir Ivannikov (Energy Corse – Energy – TM Kart) was eleventh, Jack Iliffe (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) twelfth, and Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) thirteenth.
- The second in the championship standings, Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), faced difficulties in qualifying, starting the weekend at a significant disadvantage by finishing in 45th place.
Academy Trophy: Allemann shines in qualifying
Chassis: Exprit | Engines: Vortex | Tyres: Maxxis
- Dan Allemann (Switzerland) took the pole position in the Academy Trophy category. With a time of 51.017, he secured first place ahead of the championship leader, Gilles Herman (Belgium), who finished second with a time of 51.335.
- Nojus Stasionis (Lithuania) took third place, followed by Ivonn Simeonova (Austria) in fourth, and Fredrik Flood-Engebretsen (Norway) in fifth.
- Turner Brown (United States) was sixth, followed by Fausto Arnaudo (Argentina) in seventh. Home driver Erik Poulsen (Sweden) was eighth, while Vanesa Silkunaite (Lithuania) and Lilian Soares (France) completed the top 10 in ninth and tenth places, respectively.
- The other title contenders were further back: Wian Boshoff (South Africa), third in the overall standings, was 26th, while Jakub Gasparovic (Slovakia), currently second in the overall standings, was 31st.
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