WSK Final Cup rd 2, Cremona: Qualifying – Pole position for Miras y Munoz (MINI U10), Di Pietrantonio (MINI), Williams (OKNJ), Ociepa (OKN), Walle (OKJ), Pesl (OK) and Skrivan (KZ2)

[Translated with ChatGPT]

Two weeks after the first round in Franciacorta of the WSK Final Cup, WSK Promotion returns to the track at Cremona Karting in San Martino del Lago (Italy) for the second round of the championship. The weekend begins with 336 verified drivers across the seven featured categories: 63 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 43 in MINI Gr.3, 65 in OKNJ, 28 in OKN, 67 in OKJ, 40 in OK and 30 in KZ2.

On Friday, the usual qualifying sessions took place, followed by the first qualifying heats, which will continue throughout Saturday.

MINI Gr.3 U10: Sasha Stephane Miras y Munoz leads the field

Tyres: Vega

Sasha Stephane Miras y Munoz (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) secures pole position with the overall fastest time in qualifying, stopping the clock at 53.812 seconds in group 1.
Elton Skalhammar (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) is the fastest in group 2 with 54.167 seconds, ahead of Theo Steindal (Monster K Factory Team – Monster K – TM Kart), third with 53.979 seconds, and David Aagten (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart), fourth.
Josh Bergman (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) finishes fifth, followed by Wynn Godschalk (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) in sixth and Mateo Garcia Patino (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) in seventh. Eetu Koramo (Parolin Finland – Parolin – TM Kart) is eighth, Andreas Papageorgiou (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) ninth, and Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) completes the top-10.

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MINI Gr.3: Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio sets the pace in qualifying

Tyres: Vega

Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) opens the weekend with the overall best performance in qualifying, stopping the clock at 54.003 seconds in group 1. Bwana Gessesse (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is fastest in group 2 with a time of 54.092 seconds, just 0.089 seconds off the benchmark.
Giuseppe Noviello (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) places third with 54.198 seconds, ahead of Niccolò Perico (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in fourth and Mauro Fabian Nario (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) in fifth.
John Han (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) takes sixth, while Cees Muijs (Birel Art Racing – Birelart – TM Kart) ranks seventh. Stan Ratajski (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is eighth, Adam Pirvu (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) ninth, and Lingham Li (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) completes the top-10.
Victor Thomas Gorun (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), winner of the Franciacorta final, ends up 16th.

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OKJ: Oskari Walle and Bosco Arias on top of the standings

Tyres: Vega

Oskari Walle (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) opens the weekend with the overall best performance in qualifying, stopping the clock at 47.999 seconds in group 1.
Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) is the fastest in group 2 with a lap of 48.198 seconds, while Leonardo Gorski (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) completes the top three with 48.073 seconds.
Daniel Miron Lorente (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) finishes fourth overall, followed by Rito Olivieri Saadie Sini (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in fifth and Alexander Lazarus (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in sixth.
Emil Hernandez (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) takes seventh, ahead of Will Green (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) in eighth and Billy Van Staveren (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) in ninth. Completing the top-10 is Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing – KR – IAME).
Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) ranks 11th, followed by Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) in 15th. Noah Baglin (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), winner of Round 1 in Franciacorta, finishes 14th, while Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport – KR – IAME) is 23rd.
Further down the order, William Calleja (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) is 43rd, Zdenek Babicek (Tepz Racing Team – Tony Kart – IAME), who took pole position in Franciacorta, is 46th, and Andrea Manni (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), third in Round 1, finishes 49th.

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OK: Jindrich Pesl keeps the momentum

Tyres: LeCont

Jindrich Pesl (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) takes pole position with the overall best lap of 47.259 seconds, set in Group 2. The Czech driver, already the winner of the Franciacorta final, confirms his competitiveness in Cremona as well.
Mariano Lopez (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) records the second overall time, being the fastest in Group 1 and just 0.064 seconds off the top. Luke Kornder (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart) is third overall, 0.071 seconds behind Pesl.
They are followed by Filippo Sala (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in fourth and Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fifth. Vladimir Ivannikov (Birel Art Racing – Birelart – TM Kart) ranks sixth, ahead of Davide Bottaro (Lenovo Kalì Kart Team – Kalì Kart – TM Kart) and Benjamin Manach (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in eighth.
The top-10 is completed by Qarrar Firhand (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) and Iskender Zulfikari (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex).
Lev Krutogolov (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – IAME), runner-up in the Round 1 final, secures the 12th fastest time, while Manuel Scognamiglio (Tellone Motorsport – KR – IAME), third in Franciacorta, is 17th.

Results

OKNJ: Harry Williams ahead of Pietro Bagutti

Tyres: Vega

Harry Williams (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) sets the overall best performance in qualifying, stopping the clock at 48.882 seconds in group 2. Just 0.044 seconds behind follows Pietro Bagutti (Magik Racing Team – Magik – TM Kart), the fastest in group 1 with 48.926 seconds.
Elton Hedfors (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart) finishes third with a time of 48.993 seconds, ahead of Mason Robertson (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fourth and Alexandre Point (VictoryLane – KR – IAME) in fifth.
Leo Laitinen (Parolin Finland – Parolin – TM Kart) is sixth, while Tiberius Muller (Beyond Racing Team – LN Kart – Modena Engines) takes seventh. Austin Newstead (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) closes in eighth, followed by Błażej Kostrzewa (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) in ninth and Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in tenth.
Antoni Ociepa (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE), who took pole position in the first round at Franciacorta, finishes this time in 51st position.

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OKN: Juliusz Ociepa edges Giulio Mazzolini by just three thousandths

Tyres: Vega

Juliusz Ociepa (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE) opens the weekend with the overall fastest time in qualifying, stopping the clock at 48.610 seconds. The Polish driver edges Giulio Mazzolini (Zanchi Motorsport – Tony Kart – TM Kart) by just 0.003 seconds, while Federico Rossi (AKM Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) takes third at +0.016 seconds.
Nicolas Marchesi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) ranks fourth, only nine thousandths from the lead, followed by Lamberto Ferrari (FK Motorsport – IPK – Modena Engines), fifth by just one thousandth.
Cristian Tonalini (Tona Racing Kart – Sodikart – TM Kart) is sixth, ahead of Peter Stiller (King Racing Team – KR – IAME) in seventh and Luisa Maria Della Pietra (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in eighth. The top eight drivers are separated by just one tenth of a second, confirming the tight competitiveness of the category.
Alessandro Cocozza (Cocozza Argentino – Sodikart – TM Kart) finishes ninth, while Paul Becker (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) completes the top-10.

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KZ2: Marek Skrivan beats Cristian Bertuca

Tyres: LeCont

In his first appearance with CPB Sport after moving from Formula K SRP Factory Team, Marek Skrivan (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) surprises everyone by taking pole position. The Czech driver stops the clock at 46.451 seconds.
Just 72 thousandths behind is Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birelart – TM Kart), fresh from his victory in the final of the first round at Franciacorta. David Trefilov (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) sets the third-best time, 0.103 seconds off the lead.
Fourth place goes to Massimiliano Pezzucchi (Krypton Motorsport – Birelart – TM Kart), who had taken pole position in the first round. Fifth is Dion van Werven (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart), followed by Daniel Vasile (CL Racing Team – Birelart – TM Kart) in sixth, 0.207 seconds behind the leader.
James Anagnostiadis (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), making his debut with shifter karts, is seventh ahead of Jenson Graham (CL Racing Team – Birelart – TM Kart) in eighth. Moritz Ebner (Emme Racing – EKS – TM Kart) finishes ninth, while Daniel Stell (Kartshop Ampfing – Birelart – TM Kart) completes the top-10.
Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart) takes 12th place. Also noteworthy is the 14th position of Marcus Armstrong (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), a driver in the IndyCar Series.

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