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The 2025 season kicks off with the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, scheduled at the Kartodromo La Conca. The weekend kicks off with a good turnout of drivers in all categories: 22 in the MINI U10, 58 in the MINI, 58 in the OKJ, 40 in the OK, 22 in the KZ2, 35 in the OKNJ for a total of 235 entrants.
The weekend program saw qualifying on Friday, followed by the first elimination heats that will then conclude on Saturday.
MINI U10: Shitov wins in qualifying
Tyres: Vega
- David Shitov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) took pole position with a time of 53.490.
- In second place was Wynn Godschalk (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), ahead of his teammate Nahyl El Gahoudi (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), third.
- David Aagten (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) took fourth place, while Mateo Garcia (Monster K Factory Team – Monster K – TM Kart) completed the top 5.
- Sixth place went to Josh Bergman (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), followed by Blake Hsueh (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart), seventh, and Marcelo Flores (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), eighth.
- Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) and Amine Pantoli (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) finished in ninth and tenth position respectively.
MINI: Rea takes pole position by force
Tyres: Vega
- Achille Rea (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) secured pole position with a time of 52.378, establishing himself as the fastest in qualifying.
- Edoardo Colucci (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) finished second, while Mason Robertson (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) finished third.
- Jean Andre Raymond Poujol (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) took fourth place, followed by Stepan Mazepin (SM Racing – Gillard – TM Kart), who completed the top 5.
- Błażej Kostrzewa (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) finished sixth, ahead of Antonio Ianni (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart), seventh at the end of qualifying.
- Luigi D’Ascoli (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) takes eighth place, while Alessandro Nanni (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is ninth.
- Closing the top 10 is Linghan Li (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who records the tenth time.
OKJ: McGaughy takes pole position
Tyres: Vega
- Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport – KR – IAME) takes pole position with a time of 47.334.
- Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) takes second place, just 53 thousandths behind the leader. His teammate Noah Baglin (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) follows in third place.
- Three Tony Kart Racing Team drivers consecutively occupy fourth, fifth and sixth position: Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart – Vortex) is fourth with a time, Rito M. Olivieri Saadie (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart – Vortex) is fifth and Julian Frasnelli (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart – Vortex) closes sixth, at his debut in the category.
- Seventh, eighth and ninth are three Forza Racing drivers: Henry Domain (Forza Racing - Exprit – TM Kart) is seventh, followed by William Calleja (Forza Racing - Exprit – TM Kart) eighth and Iskender Zulfikari (Forza Racing - Exprit – TM Kart) ninth.
- Closing the top 10 is Arata Endo (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart), who records a time of 47.587.
OK: Costoya dominates qualifying with perfect lap
Tyres: LeCont
- Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) takes pole position with the fastest qualifying time: 46.155.
- Jacob Micallef (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) finishes in second place, 0.150 seconds behind, while Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) places third, completing the virtual qualifying podium.
- Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) is fourth, with Sebastiano Pavan (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) right behind in fifth place.
- Zac Green (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) is sixth, followed by his teammate Fausto Arnaudo (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), seventh at the end of qualifying.
- In eighth position we find Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN Kart – TM Kart), while Makar Savelev (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) is ninth.
- Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) completes the top 10 with a time of 46.480.
KZ2: Van Walstijn dominates qualifying and takes pole position
Tyres: Vega
- Senna Van Walstijn (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) set the fastest time in qualifying with a 46.360, securing pole position.
- Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) completed a one-two for the CPB Sport team, finishing in second place, 125 thousandths behind his teammate.
- Marijn Kremers (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) finished third, 133 thousandths off pole. Stan Pex (Pex Stan – KR – TM Kart) followed in fourth place. Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) finished fifth, completing the top 5.
- Sixth place goes to the 2024 KZ World Champion, Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart – TM Kart), followed by Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in seventh place.
- Maximilian Schleimer (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) finished eighth, while his teammate Max Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) was ninth. Closing the top 10, Genis Civico Espona (CL Racing Team – BirelART – TM Kart), tenth.
OKNJ: Nuvolini seals pole position with a flawless lap
Tyres: Vega
- Many Nuvolini (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) takes pole position with a time of 48.021.
- Teo Policand (Victorylane – KR – IAME) takes second place with a gap of 283 thousandths, recording a 48.304. Tomasz Cichoracki (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) closes third with a time of 48.379, 358 thousandths from the leader.
- Cristian Blandino (GSR Team – Tony Kart – IAME) ranks fourth with a 48.398, while Zack Zhu (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) is fifth with a time of 48.453.
- Norbert Jr Plaszewski (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) placed sixth with a 48.464, followed by Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), seventh with 48.492.
- Manuel Martufi (IPK Factory Team – IPK – IAME) was eighth with a 48.496. In ninth position we find Gioele Carrer (Emme Racing – EKS – IAME), author of a 48.527.
- Rounding out the top 10 is Alan Jakobiak (Novalux SRL – Lenzokart – LKE), who finished with a time of 48.573, 552 thousandths from the leader.
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