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Track activity continues for the WSK Champions Cup at the South Garda Karting in Lonato del Garda (Italy). After the first day on Friday, in which the qualifications and the first preliminary heats took place, on Saturday all the remaining heats were held for the six categories present in the race: KZ2, OK, OKJ, OKN-J, MINI Gr.3 and MINI Gr.3 U10. The starting grids for Sunday's prefinals were then decided.

KZ2: Giuseppe Palomba is first with merit

Tires: Vega

• At his first outing with the official Sodikart colours, Giuseppe Palomba (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM) is ready to surprise everyone. The Italian achieved two victories, a second place and a fastest lap in the three scheduled heats, gaining 6 positions and moving to the top of the intermediate classification.
• He seemed to be a simple outsider after yesterday's qualifying, but Ethan Frigomosca (Gerbert Team Corse – Maranello – TM) demonstrated that he had a notable pace in the qualifying heats and also won heat B-D. The Swiss temporarily covers the role of Palomba's first pursuer.
• His great experience works in favor of Andrea Dale (Andrea Dale – CRG – TM), capable of earning third place in the ranking. The very young Artem Severiukhin (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) was also competitive, fourth after obtaining 13th place in yesterday's timed trials.
• Alex Maragliano (Renda Motorsport – Sodikart – TM) makes up for Friday's dull qualifying with a comeback of 14 positions and the current fifth place. Luis Laurin Speck (Tbkart Racing Team – Tbkart – TM) is stable in sixth position, followed by Craig Tanic (Craig Tanic – Birel Art – TM), who went from 16th to seventh, and by Jean Bomblot (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM ), eighth.
• Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM) and Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) are the absolute protagonists of the qualifying heats. The Frenchman retires in heat A-B due to a contact with the Italian, but the situation is reversed in heat A-D: in fact, a collision between the two eliminates the Birel Art Racing rider. Both achieved a victory, but Bertuca remained ninth and Denner slipped to tenth.
• Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM) and Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) are the absolute protagonists of the qualifying heats, but their path has some obstacles: the Frenchman retires in heat A-B due to a contact with Markus Kajak (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM), while the Italian has an engine problem in heat A-C. Both achieved a victory, but Bertuca remained ninth and Denner slipped to tenth.

Results

OK: Salim Hanna chasing his first victory

Tires: LeCont

• A victory and two second places are enough for Salim Hanna (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) to take the lead in the intermediate classification. The Colombian, who only made his debut in the category at the WSK Euro Series in Sarno last year, is certainly aiming for his first success among the Seniors, but it won't be easy because the expert Ean Eyckmans (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) is immediately behind him, second.
• Nor should we forget Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), who was able to move up 10 positions in the rankings and place himself third. All eyes also on Oleksandr Bondarev (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), fourth. Guy Albag (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) kept pace, fifth.
• Jindrich Pesl (Monster K Factory Team – Intrepid – TM) demonstrates that the pole position recorded yesterday was not simple luck as the Czech won two qualifying heats always with an advantage of over a second over his closest pursuer. Unfortunately, a problem in parc fermé during the first heat weighs on the progress of the polesitter, now sixth in the standings.
• Malo Bolliet (VL Karting – KR – IAME) is seventh, followed by Dante Vinci (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), eighth, and Leo Nilsson (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), ninth. A spin on the warm-up lap forced Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) to retire in the first heat: the Scotsman then slipped to tenth.
• Nice comeback of 12 positions for Elia Pappacena (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM), 11th, followed by Joseph Smith (VL Karting – KR – IAME), 12th, and by Tobias Feeser (Sonja Feeser – KR – IAME), 13th. David Cosma Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) is unable to take part in heat B-D and, consequently, goes from fourth to 19th.

Results

OKJ: Christian Costoya takes charge

Tires: Vega

• Taking over the reins of the Junior category is Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), author of three victories, a second place and a fastest lap in the four qualifying heats. The Spaniard, unlike many of his other direct rivals, makes few mistakes or suffers no technical problems.
• Filling the role of first pursuer is Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), with two victories under his belt and good at gaining 9 positions in total. Always in the Top 3 in all four scheduled races, Rocco Coronel (VL Karting – KR – IAME) placed third.
• Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM) seemed to be on the verge of moving up to first place thanks to the three victories obtained in the first three heats, but a retirement in the last race on Saturday forced the Italian to drop to fourth place instead. Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) also retired due to an engine problem in the first heat on Friday, finishing fifth.
• Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM) entered the Top 10, more precisely placing sixth. Rookie Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME) also did well, seventh, as did Henry Domain (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM), eighth. Also in the top ten are Endo Arata (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), ninth, and Alexander Chartier (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), tenth.
• On the fringes of the Top 10 we find Arjen Kraling (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 11th, Mats Van Rooijen (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), 12th, Devin Walz (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM), 13th, Qarrar Firhand (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), 14th, and Filippo Pancotti (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM), 15th. Vladimir Ivannikov (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM) was 16th.
• Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) was involved in an accident in heat B-E with Kosei Oguma (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME). The Italian, suffering from rib pain, did not take part in the last heat on Saturday.

Results

OKN-J: Valerio Viapiana is still leader

Tires: Vega

• A victory and two second places (plus a fastest lap) are the results obtained by Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in the qualifying heats. Thanks to the substantial haul, the Italian remains at the top of the category at the end of the day on Saturday.
• The protagonist of the preliminary heats is Lyuboslav Ruykov (Zanchi Motorsport – Tony Kart – TM) with two good victories, but a retirement in the second race prevents him from being able to aspire to first place in the intermediate classification. The Bulgarian is still second, ahead of Sara Matsui (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), part of the Williams Driver Academy, in third.
• Alex Molota (Firefly Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM) instead dropped from second to fourth, also thanks to a 5 second penalty in the third heat for a multiple contact of which he was deemed guilty by the stewards.
• Lovatt (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) gained 7 positions and was fifth, followed by Luigi Antonio Cocchianella (Kidix – KR – IAME), who rose from 11th place to sixth. Christian Romeo (GP Racing – GP Racing – TM) is seventh, ahead of Sebastian Frigolet (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), eighth, Bogdan Cosma Cristofor (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM), ninth, and Dan Allemann ( Spirit-Karting.ch – Parolin – TM), tenth.

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MINI Gr.3: everything perfect for Cristian Blandino

Tires: Vega

• Two days – Friday and Saturday – to remember for Cristian Blandino (Kalì Racing Team – Kalì Kart – TM). The Italian, who took pole position in qualifying yesterday, achieved three victories in three heats and remains firmly at the top of the intermediate classification.
• No rival was able to oppose Blandino in the qualifying heats, but William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is a candidate as a possible rival for tomorrow. In fact, the Australian gains 7 positions and moves into second place.
• Matteis Stigsen (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM) took third position, while Nicola Stanley (Gamoto – EKS – TM) slipped to fourth. Three positions less, however, for Mark Pilipenko (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), fifth. Good performance by the rookie Daniel Miron Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), from 15th to sixth.
• The general ranking continues with Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), seventh, Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), eighth, Bruno Priam (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), ninth, and Nikita Ljubimov (Kalì Racing Team – Kalì Kart – TM), tenth. Julian Frasnelli (AVRacing – Parolin – TM) remains in the wake of the top ten, 11th.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: Niccolò Perico promoted to first place

Tires: Vega

• The ranking of the MINI Gr.3 U10 is completely changed at the end of the qualifying heats. Thanks to a series of three victories in four races, Niccolò Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM) conquers the top of the smaller category, after the third place obtained yesterday in qualifying.
• Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 11th in timed practice, obtains temporary second place. Four positions more in the standings for Leon Chelidze (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), now third. Antonio Ianni (Gamoto – EKS – TM) remains at the top with his current fourth place, while a retirement in the third heat ruins the scoreboard of polesitter Patrick Bissa (Michael Bissa – EKS – TM), who slipped to fifth.
• Mason Robertson (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) also gained positions, from 16th to sixth, Xavier Lazaro (DR – DR – TM), from tenth to seventh, David Moscardi (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM), from 12th to eighth, and Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), from 21st to ninth.
• Lorenzo Leopardi (LGK Racing Kart – Birel Art – TM) drops from second to tenth. It is worth highlighting the step back of Stepan Mazepin (SM Racing – Gillard – TM), from fifth to 26th.

Results

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