FIA Karting European Championship rd 4, Cremona: OKJ final – Ramaekers wins the race, but Bondarev becomes champion

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Tyres: Vega

A fierce challenge for the title between Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) and Oleksandr Bondarev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME). The Belgian starts from pole position and leads the first laps of the final, giving Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) the leadership in the central phase. After that, with three laps to go, he took the lead again and took the win.

However, this is not enough for Ramaekers to become champion. In fact, Bondarev completed this weekend's comeback with a solid third place, behind the Belgian and Martinese. The Ukrainian thus conquers the European title, more than deserved given the performances also seen in the previous rounds.

We must not forget to also underline the performance of Martinese, a brilliant protagonist despite being in his first full year in the Junior category. With this result, the Italian is third in the championship.

This time the victory does not come for Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM), who triumphed right here in Cremona two weeks ago, on the occasion of the Champions of the Future Euro Series. The Belgian keeps in Bondarev's wake, but doesn't find the opportunity to overtake his rival.

After an excellent walk in the preliminary heats, Stepan Antonov (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME). Alfie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM) and Andy Consani (Shamick Europe – Parolin – TM) conclude the final respectively fifth, sixth and seventh. Remarkable comebacks for Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) and Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex): the Austrian gains 12 positions and finishes eighth, while the Swede even climbs up 15 positions and is ninth.

6 positions more than at the start for Noah Monteiro (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), tenth, and for Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), 11th. +12 positions for Oliver Kinnmark (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – Vortex), 12th. Filippo Sala (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM) slips 15th, while Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) crashes to the bottom (25th classified) after a close encounter with Antonov. Sebastian Lehtimäki (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) retired with one lap to go.

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