World Champs at the PFI: Bradshaw (OK) and Thompson (OKJ) take the pole position

On a beautiful sunny day the OK and OK Junior karts arrived at the PFi Circuit in England for this, the single race World Championship. 185 drivers divided into the two categories with 3 groups in each class taking to the track for qualifying.

OK

As the three groups took to the circuit it became clear that times from the subsequent groups were becoming slower and slower, perhaps as a result of the dropping temperature. Pole Position therefore went to the Callam Bradshaw (CRG – Parilla), who was just 28 thousandths of a second of a Pavel Bulantsev (Tony Kart – Vortex). Surprisingly many of the expected frontrunners were further down the order than expected when times were combined, with the exception of Lorenzo Travisanutto (Zanardi – Parilla) who was sixth overall.

Rnk	Driver	Equipment	Time	Gap
1	Bradshaw, Callum	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	54.892
2	Bulantsev, Pavel	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	54.920	0.028
3	Valtanen, Juho	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.120	0.228
4	Kenneally, Finlay	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.137	0.245
5	Westover, Louie	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.139	0.247
6	Travisanutto, Lorenzo	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.142	0.250
7	Keirle, Danny	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.150	0.258
8	Muth, Esteban	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.154	0.262
9	Lindh, Rasmus	Exprit / Vortex / LeCont	55.177	0.285
10	Eteki, Adam	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.181	0.289
11	Vidales Ajenjo, David	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.208	0.316
12	Van Berlo, Glenn	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.226	0.334
13	Hodgson, Oliver	Birel / Parilla / LeCont	55.288	0.396
14	Joyner, Thomas	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.291	0.399
15	Kimber, Mark	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.301	0.409
16	Charpentier, Axel	FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.308	0.416
17	Milell, Noah	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.310	0.418
18	Hiltbrand Aguilar, Pedro	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.337	0.445
19	Nouet, Theo	Energy Corse / Parilla / LeCont	55.361	0.469
20	De Castro Petecof, Gianluca	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.381	0.489
21	Hayes, Ross	Energy Corse / Parilla / LeCont	55.391	0.499
22	Tiene, Felice	Birel Art / TM Racing / LeCont	55.394	0.502
23	Ibañez, Lluc	FA Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.410	0.518
24	Cunnington, Guy	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.411	0.519
25	Camponeschi, Flavio	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.413	0.521
26	Tonteri, Paavo	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.438	0.546
27	Chappard, Franck	Redspeed / Parilla / LeCont	55.444	0.552
28	Taoufik, Sami	FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.454	0.562
29	Persson, Sebastian	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.474	0.582
30	Ferrari, Lorenzo	Exprit / Vortex / LeCont	55.477	0.585
31	Porter, Morgan	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.483	0.591
32	Maisch, Luca	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.486	0.594
33	Novalak, Clément	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.488	0.596
34	D'orlando, Nicholas	Comp / Parilla / LeCont	55.493	0.601
35	Pourchaire, Théo	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.494	0.602
36	Janker, Hannes	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.498	0.606
37	Collet, Caio	Birel Art / TM Racing / LeCont	55.504	0.612
38	De Pauw, Ulysse	Kosmic / Parilla / LeCont	55.529	0.637
39	Rios Valencia Rosina Michael	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.549	0.657
40	Ohlin, Simon	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.562	0.670
41	Lahoz Lopez, Alejandro	FA Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.563	0.671
42	Morozov, Ilya	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.575	0.683
43	Clarke, Oliver	Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.576	0.684
44	Gheno, Jacopo	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	55.582	0.690
45	Sario, Robin	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.598	0.706
46	Alvarez, Sebastian	Exprit / TM Racing / LeCont	55.608	0.716
47	Hauger, Dennis	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	55.609	0.717
48	Sasaki, Daiki	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.610	0.718
49	Barnicoat, Ben	Birel Art / TM Racing / LeCont	55.633	0.741
50	Pescador, Jorge Carlos	Praga / TM Racing / LeCont	55.649	0.757
51	Yu, Dante	Comp / TM Racing / LeCont	55.700	0.808
52	Kremers, Marijn	Ricciardo Kart / TM Racing / LeCont	55.712	0.820
53	Gerner, Carl-Anton	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.713	0.821
54	Wooldridge, Ben	Birel Art / Vortex / LeCont	55.715	0.823
55	Kilner, Cole	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.731	0.839
56	Tillett, Archie	Ricciardo Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.732	0.840
57	Hughes, Lachlan	Ricciardo Kart / TM Racing / LeCont	55.745	0.853
58	Blomqvist, Isac	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.750	0.858
59	Matthews, Jace	Ricciardo Kart / TM Racing / LeCont	55.771	0.879
60	Tan, Ethan	Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.786	0.894
61	Palomo Ortiz, Oscar	FA Kart / Parilla / LeCont	55.808	0.916
62	Lingard, James	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.814	0.922
63	Game, Bobby	FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.840	0.948
64	Nord, Gabriel	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.870	0.978
65	Muizzuddin Musyaffa, Bin Abdul Gafar	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	55.874	0.982
66	Van Leeuwen, Martijn	Energy Corse / Parilla / LeCont	55.879	0.987
67	Vebster, Daniel	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.887	0.995
68	Mazou, Hicham	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.928	1.036
69	Alakulppi, Eetu	Haase-Corsa / Parilla / LeCont	55.932	1.040
70	Basz, Karol	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	55.939	1.047
71	Vaskelis, Kasparas	Exprit / TM Racing / LeCont	56.030	1.138
72	Lindfors, Thomas	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont	56.048	1.156
73	Kacovsky, Matej	Birel Art / Parilla / LeCont	56.053	1.161
74	Jackes, Flynn	Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont	56.067	1.175
75	Munding, Wodan	Kali'Kart / Parilla / LeCont	56.089	1.197
76	Faulkner, Sam	Birel Art / TM Racing / LeCont	56.108	1.216
77	Sabater, Joan	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	56.116	1.224
78	Lomko, Lev	Kosmic Kart / Parilla / LeCont	56.119	1.227
79	Goldschmied, Dominik	Energy Corse / Vortex / LeCont	56.139	1.247
80	Tillett, Laura	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	56.153	1.261
81	Dörr, Phil	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	56.161	1.269
82	Kočka, Ondřej	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	56.281	1.389
83	Schettino, Mario	Zanardi / Parilla / LeCont	56.314	1.422
84	Sanson, Julien	Sodi / Parilla / LeCont	56.382	1.490
85	Pytlík, Marek	CRG / Parilla / LeCont	56.527	1.635
86	Long, Kieran	Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont	56.640	1.748
	Saarniala, Axel	Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont

OKJ

The trend was inversed when the three OKJ groups took to the circuit, with the track seemingly getting quicker and quicker, group after group. The fastest was Harry Thompson (FA – Vortex) just 3 thousandths of a second ahead of Christopher Lulham (Exprit – TM Racing). Right behind them was Francesco Pizzi (Exprit – TM Racing) and Jack Doohan (FA Kart – Vortex). Further back was the reigning European Champion Jonny Edgar (Exprit – TM Racing), down in 41^st position.

Rnk	Driver	Equipment	Time	Gap
1	Thompson, Harry	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	56.809
2	Lulham, Christopher	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	56.812	0.003
3	Pizzi, Francesco Raffaele	Exprit / Vortex / Vega	56.902	0.093
4	Doohan, Jack	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	56.910	0.101
5	Brizhan, Aleksey	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	56.916	0.107
6	Simmonds, Alexander	Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega	56.939	0.130
7	Bortoleto, Gabriel	CRG / Parilla / Vega	56.989	0.180
8	Maloney, Zane	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.009	0.200
9	Muth, O'neill	Zanardi / Parilla / Vega	57.045	0.236
10	Patterson, Dexter	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.046	0.237
11	Coluccio, Luigi	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.067	0.258
12	Griggs, Luca	Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega	57.068	0.259
13	Munding, Donar	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.126	0.317
14	Meguetounif, Sami	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.131	0.322
15	Famularo, Alessandro Jose	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.131	0.322
16	Saarijärvi, Frans-Emil	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.161	0.352
17	Beganovic, Dino	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.162	0.353
18	Potty, Antoine	Kosmic / Parilla / Vega	57.164	0.355
19	Mettetal, Jules	Kosmic / Parilla / Vega	57.170	0.361
20	Moulsdale, Angus	Exprit / Vortex / Vega	57.177	0.368
21	Gonzales, Tyler	Kosmic Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.192	0.383
22	Weug, Maya	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.200	0.391
23	Kharitonov, Tikhon	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.205	0.396
24	Bosco, Luca	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.205	0.396
25	Seppanen, Elias	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.214	0.405
26	Fontecha Martinez, Ayrton	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.230	0.421
27	Marseglia, Leonardo	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.236	0.427
28	Cabirou, Loris	Exprit / Vortex / Vega	57.246	0.437
29	Rosso, Andrea	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.255	0.446
30	Bernier, Victor	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.255	0.446
31	Jakobsen, Malthe	FA Kart / TM Racing / Vega	57.260	0.451
32	Andersson, Viktor	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.262	0.453
33	Gustafsson, Viktor	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.271	0.462
34	Pirttilahti, Nikolas	Kosmic / Vortex / Vega	57.279	0.470
35	Mallet, Evann	Kosmic / Parilla / Vega	57.279	0.470
36	Martinez, Carles	Praga / TM Racing / Vega	57.281	0.472
37	Colapinto, Franco	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.289	0.480
38	Eades, Alex	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.289	0.480
39	Henrion, Gillian	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.316	0.507
40	Grinbergas, Gustas	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.322	0.513
41	Edgar, Jonny	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.356	0.547
42	Scionti, Enzo	Exprit / Vortex / Vega	57.358	0.549
43	Al Habsi, Shihab	Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega	57.378	0.569
44	Day, Jamie	Energy Corse / TM Racing / Vega	57.389	0.580
45	Moar Maestro, Urbeltz	Evokart / Parilla / Vega	57.396	0.587
46	Sasse, Hugo	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.402	0.593
47	Smal, Kirill	Energy Corse / TM Racing / Vega	57.410	0.601
48	Taylor, Joseph	Birel / Parilla / Vega	57.413	0.604
49	Aron, Paul	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.414	0.605
50	Torreggiani, Mathias	CRG / TM Racing / Vega	57.415	0.606
51	Defonce, Dillon	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.416	0.607
52	O'sullivan, Zak	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.433	0.624
53	Kikkenborg, Frederik	Energy Corse / TM Racing / Vega	57.451	0.642
54	Gomez Gutierrez, Jose Antonio	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.453	0.644
55	Famularo, Anthony Jose	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.461	0.652
56	Harrison, Samuel	Tony Kart / TM Racing / Vega	57.468	0.659
57	Dufek, Josh	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.477	0.668
58	Huang, Alexander Bradley	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.503	0.694
59	Schulte, Maximilian	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.520	0.711
60	Kattoulas, Alexandros	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.522	0.713
61	Deukmedjian, Arias	Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega	57.524	0.715
62	Haverkort, Kas	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.539	0.730
63	Stanek, Roman	Kosmic / Vortex / Vega	57.544	0.735
64	Navalon Boya, Jose Maria	Kosmic / Parilla / Vega	57.556	0.747
65	Raffaele, Francesca	Evokart / Parilla / Vega	57.596	0.787
66	Ceronetti, Alessandro	Exprit / TM Racing / Vega	57.601	0.792
67	Gazil, Ugo	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.668	0.859
68	Tröger, Niels	CRG / TM Racing / Vega	57.683	0.874
69	Perttala, Niko	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.699	0.890
70	Joutsimies, Rasmus	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.725	0.916
71	Montoya, Sebastian	Birel Art / TM Racing / Vega	57.734	0.925
72	Handsaeme, Xavier	Kosmic / Vortex / Vega	57.741	0.932
73	Kooiker, Klaas	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.741	0.932
74	Crescente, Francesco	Formula K / TM Racing / Vega	57.789	0.980
75	Nurmi, Luka	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.860	1.051
76	Lomko, Vladislav	Kosmic Kart / Parilla / Vega	57.869	1.060
77	Sagrera Pont, Fco Javier	CRG / Parilla / Vega	57.888	1.079
78	De Gerus, Reshad	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.893	1.084
79	Innocent Faria, Roberto	Zanardi / Parilla / Vega	57.895	1.086
80	Moya Lopez, Ruben	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	57.965	1.156
81	Bergmeister, Jakob	Kosmic / Vortex / Vega	57.989	1.180
82	Kristiansson, Caesar	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	58.048	1.239
83	Salonen, Matias	Kosmic / Vortex / Vega	58.101	1.292
84	Hantke, Nico	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	58.112	1.303
85	Skodopole, Dan	FA Kart / Vortex / Vega	58.137	1.328
86	Callejas Gomez, Isidro	FA Kart / Parilla / Vega	58.145	1.336
87	Delli Guanti, Pietro	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	58.388	1.579
88	Ribis, Tom	Kosmic / Parilla / Vega	58.468	1.659
89	Mertsalmi, Samuli	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	58.993	2.184
90	Zanfari, Suleiman	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega	1:02.514	5.705
91	David, Hadrien	Zanardi / Parilla / Vega	1:04.943	8.134
	Bizzotto, Leonardo	Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
	Michelotto, Mattia	Zanardi / Parilla / Vega
	Civico, Genis	FA Kart / Parilla / Vega

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