WSK Final Cup rd 1, Lonato: qualifying – Pole position for Severiukhin (KZ2), Matveev (OK), Busso (OKJ), Esteves (MINI Gr.3), Mirón Lorente (MINI Gr.3 U10), Rossi (X30S) and Saareks (X30J)

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Two weeks after the last round of the Euro Series, WSK Promotion reopens the curtain in Lonato with the first of the two rounds of the WSK Final Cup. The last championship of the season opens with a large turnout of drivers in all five international categories: 64 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 54 in MINI Gr.3, 90 in OKJ, 54 in OK and 48 in KZ2. After having participated in the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the year and in three rounds of the WSK Open Series, the two classes of the IAME single-make brand also return to the WSK stage for this first round only: the X30 Senior and the X30 Junior. With 17 drivers in the X30J and 13 in the X30S competing for the WSK Final Cup in a single round, the first of the two final chapters of the season is animated by a total of 340 participants.

The usual qualifying sessions took place on Friday, before continuing with the first qualifying heats, which will end on Saturday afternoon.

KZ2: Artem Severiukhin is the best performer

Tyres: LeCont

He had already demonstrated that he has excellent potential in KZ2 and today Artem Severiukhin (Racing Line – Birel ART – TM Kart) expressed it fully. The Racing Line team driver scores a 45.531 in group 1 and thus scores his first overall pole position in a WSK competition in the premier class of karting.
Alex Maragliano (Renda Motorsport – Sodikart – TM Kart) returns to the top of the rankings, returning to the Renda Motorsport team and starting off on the right foot, securing second position in the group and third overall.
The performance of Menyhert Krozser (TB Racing Team – KR – IAME) is even more astonishing, as he took third place in the group and fifth in the general classification on his debut in the premier karting class in a WSK competition.
Instead, a main player in the category such as Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) emerged in group 2, printing a 45.629 to move into second place overall. Last year's European KZ2 champion shows off all his speed on the circuit which in 2021 saw him involved in a bad accident, forcing him into a forced stop for several months.
Another well-known face, last year's KZ2 European vice-champion David Trefilov (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart) stops the clock 88 thousandths behind his now historic rival, thus obtaining second place in the group and fourth overall.
Third place in the group and sixth in the general classification goes to Daniel Stell (Dorr Motorsport – KR – IAME), who reaffirms his competitiveness.
Also confirming their role among the best are Markus Kajak (KH Racing Team – Birel ART – Modena Engines) and the reigning champion of the WSK Super Master Series as well as winner of the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season and reigning Italian vice-champion Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart), seventh and eighth respectively in the overall ranking.
Equally notable are the performances of Matteo Zanchi (Zanchi Motorsport – CRG – TM Kart), ninth overall, and Egor Nosov (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – TM Kart), who closes the top ten.
Also completing a positive qualification were Dominik Reuters (Dorr Motorsport – KR – IAME), 11th overall, Sandro Holzem (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart), 12th, the reigning Italian champion Maksim Orlov (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart ), 13th, Alessandro Minetto (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), 14th, and the reigning OK European vice-champion Gabriel Gomez (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), 15th at his debut in the premier karting class .
Qualifications slightly below expectations for Slavik Putiatin (Sodikart – CPB Sport – TM Kart), 17th in the general classification after climbing on the third step of the podium in the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season right here in Lonato, and Paavo Tonteri (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), 20th and already a main player in the WSK panorama.

Results

OK: Dmitry Matveev is the fastest driver once again

Tyres: LeCont

Dmitry Matveev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) seems to really like the Lonato track and proves it with the overall pole position, the second in a row following the one achieved two weeks ago in Sarno during the second round of the WSK Euro Series. After obtaining the first victory in OK right here in Lonato last year, on the occasion of the second round of the WSK Final Cup, the reigning vice-champion of the WSK Final Cup scored a 46.563 in group 2 and reaffirmed his competitiveness after having won the bronze medal in the WSK Euro Series.
The author of a surprising performance in his first appearance of the season in a WSK competition was Jiri Becicka (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – TM Kart), who stopped the clock just 33 thousandths behind Matveev to secure second place in the group as well as third overall.
The 2021 world vice-champion Luigi Coluccio (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) also proved to be incisive, able to gain third place in the group and fifth in the general classification.
The Tony Kart Racing Team expresses the effectiveness of its package even with Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who confirms his speed on the Lonato circuit with pole in group 1 and second overall position thanks to a 46,619.
Making his absolute debut in the premier class of single-speed karting, Oleksandr Bondarev (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) showcases his skills. The reigning European OKJ champion and representative of the Williams Racing Driver Academy saw his pole position in the group slip away by just 21 thousandths and achieved fourth place overall.
Ean Eyckmans (Leclerc by Lennox Racing Team – Birel ART – TM Kart), however, is increasingly a protagonist in the category, still incisive with third place in the group, 75 thousandths of a second from Pavan, and sixth in the general classification.
Gustaw Wisniewski (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – IAME) also finished a positive qualifying, seventh overall. The driver of the Koski Motorsport team precedes the reigning OKJ European vice-champion Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME), who performed admirably in his first qualification in OK.
Closing out the overall top ten are Simone Bianco (CRG Racing Team – CRG – IAME), who continues to make progress, and Salim Hanna Hernandez (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), making his second appearance in the queen category of single-speed karting.
Taym Saleh (Sauber Academy – KR – IAME) is making his absolute debut in OK. After having won the bronze medal in the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the season and the silver medal in the WSK Euro Series, both in OKJ, the Sauber Academy standard bearer achieved 11th place in the general classification.
Completing the top 15 thanks to solid performances are the winner of the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season David Walther (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 12th overall, Dante Vinci (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), Enea Frey (VDK Racing – KR – IAME), and the reigning world champion and fresh winner of the WSK Euro Series Kirill Kutskov (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), 15th.
Qualifying sessions slightly below expectations for last year's European OKJ champion and fresh runner-up of the WSK Euro Series Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), 19th overall after gaining third place in the WSK Final Cup of last year, last year's OK world champion Matheus Morgatto (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart), 37th, and his teammate Emanuele Olivieri (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM Kart), 41st ° after winning last year's WSK Final Cup in OKJ.

Results

OKJ: Ludovico Busso's first pearl in OKJ

Tyres: Vega

Making the difference in group 1 is Ludovico Busso (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), who confirms his progress and signs his first overall pole position in OKJ thanks to an exceptional 47.374.
The Italian driver beats Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) by more than two tenths, another young emerging player in the category who places second in the group and fourth overall. Arjen Kräling (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) also proved to be incisive, managing to obtain third place in the group as well as seventh in the general classification.
Jack Iliffe (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) seems to be getting used to the top of the rankings, as he is still the fastest in group 3 after taking pole position in the last round of the WSK Euro Series, held two weeks ago in Sarno. Thanks to a 47.454, the representative of the Parolin Motorsport team climbs into second place overall.
David Cosma-Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) also expresses his speed again, second in the group less than half a tenth from Iliffe and fifth overall after winning the WSK Open Series in the OK-N Junior category. The performance of Sebastian Lehtimaki (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is equally notable, showing excellent potential in his first appearance with the colors of the Tony Kart Racing Team and placing third in the group as well as eighth in the general classification.
After having won second place in the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season and the bronze medal in the WSK Euro Series, Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) reaffirms his competitiveness. The reigning Italian champion posted a 47.568, which earned him pole position in group 2 and third place overall.
The winner of the WSK Champions Cup Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) is also still among the best, stopping the clock just 84 thousandths behind Schaufler to secure second place in the group and sixth overall. Another protagonist of the category, the reigning world vice champion Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), finds himself just two thousandths behind Wherrell, third in the group and ninth in the general classification after finishing the WSK Super Master Series in third place .
Elliot Kaczynski (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) closes the overall top ten thanks to another positive qualifying, fresh from third place in the Italian ACI Karting Championship. The young Swede is followed by the fresh WSK Euro Series champion Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 11th after earning the bronze medal in the European championship.
Completing the top 15 thanks to convincing performances are the reigning Italian vice-champion Xiaoyu Yu Sun (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), 12th overall, Freddie Lloyd (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart), 13th in his second appearance in a WSK competition, Kit Belofsky (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart), 14th on his debut with the Sodikart team, and Firhand Qarrar (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 15th.
Qualifying slightly below expectations for the reigning world champion Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), 18th in the general classification, the reigning WSK Super Master Series vice-champion Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart), 26th and fresh from third place in last year's WSK Final Cup in the MINI category.
Disappointment also for Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who completed only two timed laps and thus found himself 69th overall after crossing the finish line of the world championship in third position.
Protagonists of the minor categories such as Iskender Zulfikari (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) make their debut in OKJ, 22nd overall after triumphing in last year's WSK Final Cup in the MINI category as well as in the WSK Super Master Series and in the WSK Super Cup by MINI this year, again in the MINI Gr.3 category, Jesse Phillips (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME), 44th after winning the Road to the OK-N World Cup and taking second place in the WSK Euro Series in OK-N Junior category, and Bosco Arias Chavarri (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), 52nd after reaching the third step of the podium in the WSK Super Cup by MINI in the MINI Gr.3 category.

Results

MINI Gr.3: Exploit by Riven Esteves

Tyres: Vega

He is increasingly a protagonist of the Riven Esteves category (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), who signed his first overall pole position in a WSK competition thanks to an extraordinary 52.598 recorded in group 1.
Michele Orlando (DR – DR – TM Kart) returns to the top of the rankings, capable of earning second place in the group and third overall. The reigning WSK Super Master Series vice-champion in the MINI Gr.3 U10 category Daniil Kutskov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) also confirms his role among the best, third in the group and fifth in the general classification.
Cristian Blandino (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart) demonstrates that he has made further progress as he is the best performer in group 2 with a 52.617 and obtains second position overall.
The performance of Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) is equally surprising, expressing his potential with second place in the group and fourth overall.
At his first appearances in the MINI Gr.3 as well as with the Tony Kart Racing Team after having collected excellent results in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10, taking third place in both the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season and in the WSK Super Cup by MINI, Leonardo Gorski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is ready for the appointment with the top positions. The Italian champion and WSK Open Series champion in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 makes him third place in the group and sixth in the general classification.
Kacper Rajpold (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) and Oliver Sini (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) also proved to be competitive, seventh and eighth respectively in the overall classification.
Making his debut in the MINI Gr.3 after being a main player in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10, winning the WSK Champions Cup at the beginning of the season and the WSK Super Master Series and then finishing in second place in the Italian ACI Karting Championship, the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Open Series, Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) climbs to ninth place overall. The young Ukrainian finds himself just ahead of Ludovico Mazzola (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who closes the top ten.
Also performing admirably in their first experiences in MINI Gr.3 were Julian Frasnelli (AV Racing – Parolin – IAME), 12th overall, Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 14th after having won the bronze medal in the WSK Open Series in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 category, and Maximus Unt (Maximus Racing – Energy Corse – TM Kart), 17th after earning second place in the WSK Super Cup by MINI in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 category .
Two other protagonists of the minor class are also taking their first steps in MINI Gr.3, such as Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 26th after winning the WSK Super Cup by MINI in the MINI Gr.3 category Under 10, and the standard bearer of the historic DAP brand Antoine Venant (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), 29th after having won second place in the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the season and third in both the WSK Super Master Series and the WSK Euro Series in the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 category.
Qualifying sessions slightly below expectations for the reigning Italian vice-champion and WSK Euro Series vice-champion William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 18th overall, and Devin Walz (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 23rd and fresh from third place in the WSK Final Cup as well as in the Italian ACI Karting Championship.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: Daniel Mirón Lorente proves his strength

Tyres: Vega

Daniel Mirón Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) seems to be in a state of grace and shows his confidence with the overall pole position. The fresh champion of the WSK Euro Series scores a 52.665 in group 2 to once again apply for the role of absolute protagonist.
After already proving to be competitive during the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the season, held right here in Lonato, Lorenzo Leopardi (LGK Racing Kart – Birel ART – TM Kart) is once again at the top of the rankings with second place in the group and third overall , just over half a tenth from pole.
Equally noteworthy is the performance of Jason Kosmopoulos (Cosmorally Kart Academy – Energy Corse – TM Kart), who stopped the clock just 85 thousandths behind Mirón Lorente to climb to third place in the group and fifth in the general classification.
It's a great debut for Mark Loomets (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart) with the Energy Corse team. The young Estonian stands out in group 1 with a 52.919, which earns him second place overall.
Daniel Pasquali (King Racing Team – KR – IAME) also shines, obtaining second place in the group and fourth overall thanks to a surprising performance.
However, Henri Kumpen (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) returns among the best, thanks to third place in the group as well as sixth in the general classification. The son of the former Belgian driver Anthony Kumpen, cousin of Sophie Kumpen, herself an extremely competitive former driver and mother of Max Verstappen, confirms his speed on the Lonato circuit.
Seventh overall position goes to Niccoló Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart), who sees his pole position slip away by just 88 thousandths and is now a regular at the top of the rankings.
Completing the top ten thanks to a positive qualification are Ksawery Dudkowski (KidiX Driver Performance – KR – IAME), eighth overall, Blazej Kostrzewa (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), ninth on his absolute debut in a WSK competition, and Gabriele Iacomelli (Drago Corse Racing Team – EKS – TM Kart), tenth.
Qualifying sessions slightly below expectations for Xavier Lazaro (DR – DR – TM Kart), 16th in the general classification after having collected his first podium in a WSK competition two weeks ago in Sarno during the second round of the WSK Euro Series, and Achille Rea (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 17th.

Results

X30S: Federico Rossi at the top once again

Engine: IAME X30 / Tyres: MG Tires

After having come close to winning here in Lonato at the beginning of the season, Federico Rossi (PRK – Tony Kart) seems to have clear ideas on the methods to apply to get on the top step of the podium. The reigning WSK Champions Cup vice-champion begins the weekend in the best possible way, signing pole position in 48.140.
Federico Albanese (Italcorse Racing Team – Italcorse), author of the second best time, will be equally determined. The reigning Italian OK-N champion sees his pole slip by just over a tenth and is preparing to challenge Rossi again in the first heat.
Excellent qualification also for Emmanouil Lioudakis (Martins Nicolas – KR), third just 54 thousandths behind Albanese.
Fourth place goes to Carl Gustav Luthradt (Kartshop Ampfing – Drago Corse), who precedes Francisco Paredes (MLG Racing – Parolin), Theodore Eklund (AD Motorsport – Energy Corse) and Giulio Olivieri (Zanchi Motorsport – Tony Kart).

Results

X30J: Fred Saareks narrowly beats Angelina Proenca to take pole

Engine: IAME X30 / Tyres: MG Tires

Fred Saareks (AD Motorsport – Energy Corse) managed to maximize his performance in qualifying to take an amazing pole position. The young Swede prints a 50.430 and beats Angelina Proenca (Moni Nicolas – Exprit) by just ten thousandths.
The driver of Alpine's Rac(H)er program therefore had to settle for second place despite being the fastest in both the first and third sectors.
However, Nicolas Cortes (LA Motorsport – Falcon) saw his pole slip by just over a tenth, capable of moving up to third place.
Luka Malbasa (Team Driver Racing Kart – Tony Kart) and Konstantin Titze (Dorr Motorsport – KR) complete a quintet made up of five different brands.
Also stopping the clock less than three tenths from pole were Leonardo Dondi (Dondi Riccardo – Tony Kart), sixth, Jonathan Landstrom (AD Motorsport – Energy Corse), seventh, and Bogdan Cosma-Cristofor (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR), eighth making his debut in X30 Junior after being an absolute protagonist in the MINI Gr.3 category with the bronze medal in the WSK Super Master Series and victory in both the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Open Series.

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