WSK Euro Series rd 2, Sarno: qualifying – Pole position for Matveev (OK), Iliffe (OKJ), Apicella (OK-N / OKN-J), Calleja (MINI Gr.3) and Legenkyi (MINI Gr.3 U10)

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Two months after the opening round in Franciacorta, WSK Promotion returns to the track at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno (Italy) for the second and final round of the WSK Euro Series. The weekend kicks off with a good turnout of drivers in all four main categories: 38 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 31 in MINI Gr.3, 42 in OKJ and 21 in OK. Furthermore, there are the new OK-N and OKN-J classes, with 7 and 20 members respectively.

The usual qualifying sessions took place on Friday. The qualifying heats, however, have been scheduled for Saturday.

OK: Dmitry Matveev returns to the top

Tyres: LeCont

Dmitry Matveev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) had not recorded pole position in OK since January 27th this year, on the occasion of the WSK Champions Cup; this time he succeeded here in Sarno with the best time of 53.790 seconds. Nothing to do for Salim Hanna (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), second by a difference of 65 thousandths of a second.
Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) is the third fastest in qualifying, ahead of the new category world champion Kirill Kutskov (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), fourth. Fifth, however, was Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM).
Sixth position for Gustav Wisniewski (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – IAME), while Jakub Kamenik (DCR Motorsport – Tony Kart – TM) achieved seventh. Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) and David Walther (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) are eighth and ninth respectively. Xavier Avramides (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) was tenth.

Results

OKJ: first pole position for Jack Iliffe

Tyres: Vega

Big shot by Jack Iliffe (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) in OKJ qualifying. The American scored his first “Junior” pole position thanks to a lap of 55.499 (in group 1) and beat Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), first in group 2.
Although faster than Schaufler, Oliver Kinnmark (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – IAME) is third in the combined classification. Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM) did well, fourth, followed by the other Italian Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), fifth.
Currently fifth in the championship, Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) took a valuable sixth place. Good performances by Kosei Oguma (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), seventh, and Klara Kowalczyk (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM), eighth.
Ninth place for Gerasim Skulanov (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), while David Cosma Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) completes the Top 10 with tenth. Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), fourth in the points classification, is 11th. The new world champion of the category Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) is slightly further behind, 13th.
Not brilliant performances by Taym Saleh (Sauber Academy – KR – IAME) and Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), respectively in the first two places in the WSK Euro Series. The German finished the timed trials 27th, while the Swede was 21st.
Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) does not participate in the test, with the Belgian currently occupying third place in the championship.

Results

OK-N / OKN-J: Antonio Apicella is in the lead

Tyres: Vega

After winning the first edition of the Road to the OK-N in Franciacorta, Antonio Apicella (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) is also bidding to win the second round of the WSK Euro Series. The Italian obtained pole position with a time of 55.818, 64 thousandths of a second better than Bati Ege Yildirim (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM), second.
Third overall, Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME) is first in the OKN-J category. Behind the Dutchman we find two other OK-N drivers: Leon Hedfors (DR – DR – Modena Engines), fourth, and Robin Sarg (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE), fifth.
Giacomo Giusti (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM) placed sixth overall and second among the OKN-Js, ahead of his category rival Bosco Arias Chavarri (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), seventh. Alex Molota (Firefly Racing Team – Exprit – TM), eighth, and Bruno Gryc (MLG Racing – Parolin – TM), ninth, find space in the Top 10.
Jesse Phillips (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), at the top of the OKN-J standings, closed the timed trials in tenth place. Asher Ochstein (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), second in the general classification, is not present in Sarno.

Results

MINI Gr.3: William Calleja in pole position for the title

Tyres: Vega

Babyrace Driver Academy poker in the only qualifying session reserved for the MINI Gr.3 category. William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), currently second in the championship, hits pole position with a time of 1:02.552, one thousandth of a second better than Devin Walz (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), second .
Third, however, is Andrea Manni (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), +0.079 seconds from Calleja, while Mariano Lopez (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) occupies fourth place, +0.120 seconds from the top.
Michele Orlando (DR – DR – TM) is the first “of the others”, fifth. Sebastian Eskandari Marandi (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) follows in sixth position, ahead of Zack Zhu (Gamoto – EKS – TM), seventh, and Leonardo Gorski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), eighth.
Ninth position for Maximus Unt (Maximus Racing – Energy Corse – TM), winner of Round 3 of the WSK Super Master Series (in the MINI Gr.3 U10 category) last March. Tenth Ludovico Mazzola (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex).
Riven Esteves (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), momentarily fourth in the points classification, is 12th. However, the current leader of the WSK Euro Series, Bogdan Cosma Cristofor (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), is further behind in 16th position. Bosco Arias Chavarri, third in the championship, is at the start in the OKN-J category.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: Oleksandr Legenkyi is a rocket

Tyres: Vega

A truly superlative reference was recorded by Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in the second qualifying group of the MINI Gr.3 U10. The Ukrainian, in fact, recorded a time of 1:02.600, over a second faster than Achille Rea (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), first in group 1 in 1:03.663.
Julian Frasnelli (AVRacing – Parolin – TM) is second behind Legenkyi with a time of 1:03.070, however due to the combined classification he is placed third. Xavier Lazaro (DR – DR – TM) is fourth, followed by Elton Hedfors (Monster K Factory Team – Intrepid – TM) in fifth and Gabriele Iacomelli (Drago Corse Racing Team – EKS – TM) in sixth.
Antoine Venant (Kidix Driver Performance – Alonso Kart – IAME), second in the championship, ended Friday in seventh position. Among the top ten we also find Sophie Guth (Kidix Driver Performance – Alonso Kart – IAME), eighth, Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), currently ninth, and Colton Schniegenberg (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM), tenth .
Subdued performance by Daniel Miron Lorente Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME). The winner of Round 1 and current points leader did not finish higher than 28th. Absent is David Moscardi (AMC Tech Racing – Birel Art – TM), who achieved second place in Franciacorta.

Results