WSK Euro Series rd 2, Cremona: qualifying – Pole position for El Gahoudi (MINI Gr.3 U10), Rea (MINI Gr.3), Zulfikari (OKJ), Costoya (OK), Tamm (OKNJ) and Scognamiglio (OKN)

[Translated with ChatGPT]

Almost two months after the previous round in Viterbo, WSK Promotion is back on track at Cremona Karting in San Martino del Lago (Italy) for Round 2 of the WSK Euro Series. The weekend kicks off with 222 verified drivers across the six featured categories: 32 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 42 in MINI Gr.3, 51 in OKNJ, 39 in OKJ, 35 in OKN, and 23 in OK.

Friday saw the usual qualifying sessions, followed by the first heat races, which will continue throughout Saturday.

MINI Gr.3 U10: Nahyl El Gahoudi leads Josh Bergman.

Tyres: Vega

Nahyl El Gahoudi (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) secures pole position with a time of 53.133 seconds, set in the second qualifying group. The Moroccan driver is faster than Josh Bergman (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), who clocks 53.177 seconds in the first group to take second place.
Farel Beretta Dugat (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is third with a lap of 53.284 seconds. Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) follows in fourth, ahead of Max Zvarich (Kali Kart Racing – Kali Kart – TM Kart), fifth.
Colton Schniegenberg (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) finishes sixth. Seventh place goes to Platon Kovtunenko (Borsch Racing – KR – IAME), eighth to M. Fadhl Abbas Wibowo (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), ninth to Theo Steindal (Monster K Factory Team – Monster K – TM Kart), and tenth to Garcia Patino (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME).

Results

MINI Gr.3: Achille Rea is ahead of Stepan Mazepin

Tyres: Vega

Achille Rea (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart) secures overall pole position in qualifying with a time of 52.314 seconds, set in the first group. Right behind him is Stepan Mazepin (SM Racing – Gillard – TM Kart), leader of the second group, with a lap of 52.789 seconds. Rounding out the top three is Elton Hedfors (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), who posts a 52.606-second time in the first group.
Leon Chelidze (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) takes fourth place, followed by Mark Martin Loomets (MP Academy Gamoto – Henza Kart – TM Kart) in fifth and Jean Poujol (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in sixth. Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) finishes seventh, ahead of Bwana Gessesse (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) in eighth.
Completing the top-10 are Antonio Ianni (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in ninth and Ilia Mazo (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) in tenth.

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OKJ: Iskender Zulfikari takes the pole position.

Tyres: Vega

Iskender Zulfikari (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) secures pole position in the combined qualifying standings with a time of 47.279 seconds set in the first group. Behind him is Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart), who tops the second group with a best lap of 47.465 seconds. Third overall is Daniel Miron Lorente (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), who clocks a 47.332-second lap in the first group.
Fourth place goes to Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), followed by Antonio Pizzonia (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fifth and Andrea Manni (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in sixth. Giacomo Giusto (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) finishes seventh, ahead of Alexander Lazarus (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in eighth.
Completing the top-10 are Benjamin Manach (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in ninth and Lucas Bonhomme (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – IAME) in tenth. William Calleja (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), runner-up in Viterbo and currently second in the championship standings, ends up 17th. Henry Domain (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), winner of the Round 1 final and current championship leader, finishes 25th. Gianmatteo Rousseau (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), third in Viterbo, ends the session in 23rd place.

Results

OK: fastest time for Christian Costoya in qualifying.

Tyres: LeCont

Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) sets the fastest time in the combined qualifying standings, stopping the clock at 46.907 seconds. The Spanish driver tops the session ahead of William Marshall (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart), second with a 47.025-second lap, and Filippo Sala (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), third with 47.063 seconds.
Osman Amin Kara (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) takes fourth place, followed by Oliver Kinnmark (Koski Motorsport – KR – IAME) and Ilia Berezkin (Kali Kart Racing – Kali’ Kart – TM Kart). Seventh goes to Roland Kuklane (Liqui-Moly Roli Motorsport – KR – TM Kart), with Luke Kornder (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) in eighth.
Alp Aksoy (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) finishes ninth, while Zai Jiang Hou (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) completes the top-10.

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OKNJ: Albert Tamm ends qualifying on top

Tyres: Vega

Albert Tamm (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart) sets the fastest time in the combined qualifying session, clocking 47.777 seconds in the first group. In second place is Gioele Girardello (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart), who records the fastest lap in the second group with a time of 47.812 seconds. Third overall is Rocco Simone (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – Modena Engines), who stops the clock at 47.831 seconds in the first group.
Prokhor Solukovtsev (DR – DR – Modena Engines) finishes fourth, followed by Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in fifth and Leonardo Ramires (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – Modena Engines) in sixth. Huifei Xie (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) takes seventh, while Vsevolod Osadcyi-Suslovskyi (Monster K Factory Team – Monster K – TM Kart) ends up eighth.
Ninth place goes to Michele Orlando (DR – DR – Modena Engines), followed by Darek Rivera (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), who completes the top-10.

Results

OKN: pole position for Manuel Scognamiglio

Tyres: Vega

Manuel Scognamiglio (Tellone Motorsport – KR – IAME) sets the fastest time in qualifying with a 47.721-second lap recorded on his fourth tour. Right behind him is Zachary Taylor (KGT Motorsport – Tony Kart – Vortex), who posts a benchmark of 47.877 seconds. Third place goes to Mike Parhiala (Kohtala Sports – CS55 – Vortex), who stops the clock at 47.942 seconds.
Nicolas Marchesi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) finishes fourth, ahead of Lorenzo D'Amico (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) in fifth and Nicholas Tomasella (MLG Racing – Parolin – TM Kart) in sixth. Luisa Maria Della Pietra (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) claims the seventh-best time, followed by Giulio Mazzolini (M2 Racing – Gillard – IAME) in eighth.
Kirill Shvets (Hagemann Racing – LN – TM Kart) ranks ninth, while Matias Ovaska (Kohtala Sports – CS55 – Vortex) completes the top-10.

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