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The activity on the track continues for the Round 2 of the WSK Final Cup on the Franciacorta Karting Track in Castrezzato (Italy). After the first day on Friday, in which the qualifications and the first qualifying heats took place, on Saturday all the remaining heats were held for the seven categories present on the track: KZ2, OK, OKJ, OK-N, OKN-J, MINI Gr.3 and MINI Gr.3 U10. The two classes OK-N and OKN-J have also completed the pre-finals (scheduled for Sunday morning for the other categories) and the starting grids for their finals on Sunday have therefore been decided.

KZ2: perfect score for Tom Leuillet

Tyres: LeCont

• Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) makes practically nothing mistakes. After the pole position obtained yesterday in qualifying, the Frenchman scores a double in the two scheduled qualifying heats and, with zero penalty points on his scoresheet, is firmly at the top of the intermediate classification.
• Egor Nosov (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – TM) remains in Leuillet's wake thanks to a victory and a third place, which earned him second place at the end of the day on Saturday. David Trefilov (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM) scored two second places and gained third place overall. Marek Skrivan (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – TM) drops two positions and climbs to fourth place.
• After a subdued qualifying, Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) shifts into higher gear in the qualifying heats. The Italian, with a third and a fourth place plus a fastest lap, moved up the rankings by 12 positions and is now fifth.
• Markus Kajak (KH Racing Team – Birel Art – Modena Engines) did well, sixth, followed in the standings by Ethan Frigomosca (Gerber Team Corse – Maranello – TM), seventh, and Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM), eighth. Five positions less in the standings for both Vladimir Verkholantsev (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – TM), ninth, and Maksim Orlov (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM), tenth.
• The winner of the first round Matteo Zanchi (Zanchi Motorsport – CRG – TM), from 19th to 11th, and Gabriel Gomez (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), from 23rd to 12th, also try to make their way. The ranking continues with Alex Maragliano (Renda Motorsport – Sodikart – TM), 13th, Menyhért Krózser (TB Racing Team – KR – TM), 14th, and Artem Severiukhin (Racing Line – Birel Art – TM), 15th.
• Daniel Vasile (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM) is 18th. Jeremy Iglesias (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM) and Viktor Gustafsson (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM) collected one retirement each: the Frenchman was 26th, while the Swede was 23rd. Nicola Rossini (Maranello Kart – Maranello – TM) also slipped back, 28th and also the victim of a retirement.

Results

OK: Dmitry Matveev holds the lead

Tyres: LeCont

• There is no doubt as to who is the fastest driver in the qualifying heats: Dmitry Matveev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) scores two victories out of three scheduled races, "dirtying" his overall performance with a second place in heat A-D, where he is beaten by rookie Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME).
• Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is aiming for the podium again, after the one obtained a week ago in Lonato del Garda. The Italian driver recorded two first places, but in the second heat (A-C) he finished "only" fifth: results that allowed him to move up to second place in the intermediate classification.
• Nice comeback of 12 positions for Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), now third thanks to three Top 3s. In the second race in OK, Ramaekers is shining noticeably: the Belgian, as mentioned, wins a heat and makes two fast laps. The VDK Racing driver currently occupies fourth position.
• Solid performance from another rookie, Vivek Kanthan (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), fifth despite a 17th place in the last heat due to a 5 second penalty for the front nose in an incorrect position (and the lap quick in your pocket).
• Still at the top of the rankings is Xavier Avramides (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), who went from fourth to sixth. The “Junior” European champion Olekansdr Bondarev (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) remains firm in seventh place, while David Walther (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) climbs from 17th to eighth.
• Taym Saleh (Sauber Academy – KR – IAME) loses 7 positions and is now ninth, with Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) tenth, Gustaw Wisniewski (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – IAME) 11th and Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) 12th. Followed by Simone Bianco (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), 13th, Noah Monteiro (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 14th, and Ean Eyckmans (Leclerc by Lennox Racing Team – Birel Art – TM), 15th.
• Luigi Coluccio (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is currently 17th. Further back Matheus Morgatto (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM), 19th, while the new OKJ world champion Kirill Kutskov (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) goes from 34th to 21st.

Results

OKJ: Dries Van Langendonck leads the group

Tyres: Vega

• No changes at the top of the "Junior" category ranking. Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) is a real hammer and achieves three victories in the first three heats, while in the last one he limits himself to a fourth place. The OKJ world champion now has Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM) behind him, author of two successes and rising from 12th place in qualifying.
• Three times second and with a fast lap behind him, Xiao Yu Sun (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) took third place in the intermediate classification and placed himself behind Van Langendonck and Sala. Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM) carried out a remarkable comeback of 19 positions (two victories for him) which earned him fourth position.
• Davide Bottaro (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) lost only one position and was fifth, recording a victory in the last heat. Instead, Jindrich Pesl (Monster K Factory Team – Intrepid – TM) loses three positions and slips from third to sixth.
• Also entering the Top 10 are Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), seventh, and Makar Savelev (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM), ninth. In the middle we find Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM), ninth. Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM) goes from 20th to tenth.
• Thomas Quince (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is on the edge of the Top 10, 11th. Great performance for Elliot Kaczynski (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), from 32nd to 12th. Immediately behind Arjen Kraling (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 13th, while Gino Rocchio (DR – DR – TM) relegated from second to 14th.
• A retirement stops the winner of the first round Sebastian Lehtimaki (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in 20th place. A KO also for David Cosma Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), now 27th, even two for Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), from 5th to 32nd. Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) attempts a comeback, but is currently 31st.

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OK-N: Federico Rossi's coup

Tyres: Vega

• The road seemed practically clear for Robin Sarg (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE), but the qualifying polesitter had to deal with a sensational retirement in the prefinal on Saturday evening. The Estonian therefore loses the lead in the standings, which passes into the hands of Federico Rossi (PRK – Tony Kart – TM).
• Rossi duels throughout the prefinal with Andrea Volpato (M2 Racing – Gillard – TM) and beats him by just 18 thousandths of a second. With this victory, the PRK driver obtains pole position for the final, while Volpato is second in the standings and conquers the front row.
• Sarg has to "settle" for third place, ahead of Francisco Paredes Altamirano (MLG Racing – Parolin – TM), fourth. Leon Hedfors (DR – DR – Modena Engines) is fifth in the prefinal and will also start fifth in tomorrow's race.
• Lamberto Ferrari (Sumako IPK Racing – IPK – Modena Engines) finished the prefinal third, immediately behind Rossi and Volpato, and achieved sixth place in the standings.
• Seventh place for Mattia Severino Marchiante (AK Motorsport – KR – IAME), followed by Patrick Sarapuu (KH Racing – Synergy – Modena Engines), eighth, by Federico Biagioli (LGK Racing Kart – Birel Art – TM), ninth, and by Federico Lenzo (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE), tenth.

Results

OKN-J: duel between Dean Hoogendoorn and Noah Baglin

Tyres: Vega

• The qualifying heats were good for Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), who was able to take the lead with a victory, a second place and a third. However, the Dutchman was beaten in the prefinal by Noah Baglin (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), who instead scored two victories in the heats.
• The twist came after the race, with Hoogendoorn penalized 5 seconds for the front nose in an incorrect position. As a result, Baglin takes pole position for tomorrow and the Dutchman will be alongside him in second position.
• Bogdan Cosma Cristofor (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) earned third place, which was then confirmed also at the end of the prefinal. Bruno Gryc (MLG Racing – Parolin – TM) climbed to fourth position after recording the best time in yesterday's qualifying.
• Lorenzo D'Amico (Emme Racing – EKS – Modena Engines) occupies fifth place, followed in the standings by Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), sixth, by Asher Ochstein (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), seventh.
• In the Top 10 we also find Luigi Antonio Cocchianella (Stefano Cocchianella - KR - TM), eighth, Billy Van Staveren (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM), ninth, and Shen Zeyu (MLG Racing - Parolin - TM), tenth.

Results

MINI Gr.3: Devin Walz unseats Ilie Tristan Crisan

Tyres: Vega

• He came within a whisker of victory in Lonato del Garda, but Devin Walz (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is more determined than ever to get on the podium. The American, in fact, jumps to the lead of the intermediate classification with two victories and a second place in the heats, overtaking the polesitter Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex).
• Tristan Crisan also records two victories in the qualifying heats, however he has a third place on his record. However, the Canadian proves he is in the game thanks also to two fastest laps in three races.
• Mariano Lopez (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) goes from fifth to third, after having achieved three Top 3s. The winner of Lonato del Garda, Cristian Blandino (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), gains 5 positions and finishes fourth , ahead of Michele Orlando (DR – DR – TM), fifth.
• Sixth place for William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), while behind him Daniil Kutskov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), seventh, and Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), eighth, they both gain 7 positions.
• Solid comeback of 9 positions by Alessandro Truchot (AVRacing – Parolin – TM), ninth, even of 11 for Mark Pilipenko (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), tenth. Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) relegates from third to 11th.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: Mark Loomets always at the top of the standings

Tyres: Vega

• Mark Loomets (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM) certainly doesn't want to miss the opportunity to win. After yesterday's pole position, the Estonian also ended Saturday in the lead with two victories, a third place and a fastest lap in the qualifying heats.
• Stan Fagot (Kevin Beaumont – FA – IAME) confirms that he is a nice surprise thanks to the second position in the intermediate classification, with a victory and two second places. Daniel Miron Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) remains in third place, thanks to an 11th place in the second heat between two victories.
• Three positions higher in the standings for Alessandro Nanni (Gamoto – EKS – TM), fourth and ahead of the winner of the first round Niccolò Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM), fifth. Remarkable comeback of 10 positions for Lucas Bonhomme (Laurent Bonhomme – Exprit – Vortex), sixth.
• David Moscardi (AMC Tech Racing – Birel Art – TM) gained 6 positions and placed seventh. Henri Kumpen (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) and Simone Rocco (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) both gained 10 positions and were eighth and ninth respectively. Alexander Parakram Lazarus (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) slipped from fourth to tenth. Xavier Lazaro (DR – DR – TM), however, climbed from fifth to 11th.

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