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MINI Gr.3: An amazing Cristian Blandino signs his maiden victory
Tyres: Vega
- Cristian Blandino (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart) stages a masterpiece to take his first WSK victory. After slipping from second place to fifth at the start, the CRG Racing Team driver takes the reins of the race on lap three thanks to a series of exemplary maneuvers.
- The behavior implemented by Blandino to remain in the lead of the race is even more exemplary. The young Italian also impeccably managed a restart following a slow procedure and triumphed in style to climb to the top of the provisional championship standings.
- He had to settle for a bittersweet place of honor for Devin Walz (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), second both at the finish line and in the provisional championship standings. Author of an exceptional start which saw him take the lead in the race, the winner of Prefinal B then had to give in to Blandino's masterful conduct, but still managed to emerge in the challenge with his teammates.
- It is precisely another bearer of the Babyrace Driver Academy who earns the bronze medal and the first WSK podium. The young American finds himself only 12th at the end of the first lap, but demonstrates his potential and skillfully juggles the frenetic brawl of the final.
- The worst of this brawl marked Babyrace Driver Academy after competing for the victory was Mariano Lopez (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), fourth under the checkered flag and third in the provisional championship standings, and the winner of Prefinal A William Calleja ( Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), seventh.
- It is also an exciting final for Friday's poleman Riven Esteves (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), who slips to tenth place, Kacper Rajpold (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 11th after having tasted third place on the first lap, Pietro Bagutti (Gamoto – EKS – TM Kart), 19th, the reigning vice-champion of the WSK Super Master Series in the MINI Gr.3 category Daniil Kutskov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), relegated from eighth placed 20th by a five-second penalty due to the nose in the incorrect position and author of the fastest lap, Alessandro Truchot (AV Racing – Parolin – IAME), demoted from 12th place to 26th by a five-second penalty due to the nose in the wrong position correct, the winner of the WSK Champions Cup as well as the WSK Super Master Series in the MINI Gr.3 category Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), demoted from 15th place to 27th by a five-second penalty due to incorrect maneuver , and the Italian champion and champion of the WSK Open Series in the MINI Gr.3 U10 category Leonardo Gorski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 30th.
- Concluding the weekend on a positive note, however, were Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), fifth, Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), sixth, Andrea Manni (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), eighth, and Ludovico Mazzola (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), ninth.
- Closing the top 15 thanks to convincing performances are Julian Frasnelli (AV Racing – Parolin – IAME), 12th, Maximus Unt (Maximus Racing – Energy Corse – TM Kart), 13th, Manuel Martufi (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – IAME), 14th, and Zack Zhu (Gamoto – EKS – TM Kart), 15th.
MINI Gr.3 U10: Niccoló Perico dominates to conclude a marvellous weekend
Tyres: Vega
- Niccoló Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart) is simply irrepressible. After giving another show of strength with the triumph in Prefinal A, the Energy Corse team driver made a cat-like sprint from pole in the final and immediately distanced himself from his direct pursuers.
- Even though he thinks he won't be able to remain alone, the young Italian stages a monologue to win his first WSK victory as well as the leadership in the provisional championship ranking.
- Jason Kosmopoulos (Cosmorally Kart Academy – Energy Corse – TM Kart) completes a one-two marked by Energy Corse, capable of imposing himself in an exciting challenge to obtain his first WSK-branded podium. The standard bearer of the Cosmorally Kart Academy thus puts the icing on the cake to a surprising weekend and climbs to second place in the provisional championship standings.
- The performance of Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is equally amazing, another young driver capable of achieving his first WSK podium. The representative of the Babyrace Driver Academy crosses the finish line in third position thanks to an extraordinary comeback of six positions and finds himself fourth in the provisional championship standings.
- However, Mark Loomets (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart) had to settle for fourth place. After climbing into second place at the start and occupying it for more than half the race, the young Estonian had to give in to the fury of his rivals, but nevertheless concluded a weekend of the highest level.
- A very high level weekend ends without the icing on the cake Daniel Mirón Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), fifth under the checkered flag and third in the provisional championship standings. Friday's polesitter and fresh champion of the WSK Euro Series paid for a complicated start from second place on the grid, which saw him slip to eighth place on the first lap, but then he recovered ground and even set the fastest lap to reaffirm his competitiveness.
- Also showing excellent potential are Jean Poujol (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), sixth, Henri Kumpen (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), seventh, Ksawery Dudkowski (KidiX Driver Performance – KR – IAME), eighth, Blazej Kostrzewa ( Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), ninth, and Lucas Bonhomme (Moni Nicolas – Exprit – Vortex), tenth.
Even Carlos Nees (Nees Racing – KR – IAME), 11th, Lorenzo Leopardi (LGK Racing Kart – Birel ART – TM Kart), 12th, Davide Di Filippo (Babyrace) carved out a space in the top 15 thanks to noteworthy performances. Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 13th, Mason Robertson (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 14th, and Elton Hedfors (Monster K Factory Team – Intrepid – TM Kart). - However, two protagonists of the weekend such as Mason Brooks (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME), 17th, Sebastian Riedel (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), 30th, and Alessandro lost ground compared to the start due to some hitches. Nanni (Gamoto – EKS – TM Kart), 35th.
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