WSK Super Master Series Rd 1, Kartodromo La Conca: qualifying – Pole positions for Drummond (OK), Di Pietrantonio (OKJ), Van Werven (KZ2), Kose (MINI Gr.3), Micallef (MINI Gr.3 U10) and Brageot (OKNJ)

[Translated with ChatGPT]

The first round of the WSK Super Master Series, scheduled at the Kartodromo La Conca in Muro Leccese, kicks off the 2026 season. On the grid for this opening weekend, there are a total of 299 drivers, divided into the six categories on track: 25 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 51 in MINI Gr.3, 37 in OKNJ, 77 in OKJ, 85 in OK and 24 in KZ2.

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

OK: Drummond secures pole position

Tyres: LeCont

Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) secures the category pole position thanks to a lap time of 59.244 seconds. For the British driver, this is an excellent start to the weekend and to the season.
Behind him is his teammate Sebastian Minns (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in second, followed by Qarrar Firhand (Ward Racing – Parolin – TM Kart) in third and Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fourth.ù
Filippo Sala (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – IAME) follows in fifth, Dean Hoogendoorn (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) is sixth, and James Anagnostiadis (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) is seventh.
Completing the top-10 are Kacper Rajpold (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) in eighth, Wiktor Stalmach (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME) in ninth and William Calleja (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) in tenth.

Results

OKJ: First category pole position for Di Pietrantonio

Tyres: Vega

Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) claims first position with the fastest overall time of 56.109 seconds. A solid performance that highlights his debut in the category.
Priam Bruno (VictoryLane Karting – KR – IAME) finishes second, while Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) completes the top three in third. Just behind them are Many Nuvolini (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in fourth and Antonio Pizzonia (Ward Racing – Parolin – TM Kart) in fifth.
Completing the top-10 are Will Green (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) in sixth, Nikita Botte (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in seventh, Oiva Vettenranta (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in eighth, Felipe Sanches (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – IAME) in ninth and Antonio Ianni (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in tenth.

Results

KZ2: Van Werven takes the first pole position of the year

Tyres: LeCont

Dion Van Werven (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) secures pole position thanks to a lap time of 1:00.389, set on his best lap. This result comes at the end of a qualifying session run on damp asphalt.
Behind him are Ayden Jthien (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) in second and Ivan Pigaev (KCS – Birel Art – TM Kart) in third. Gerasim Skulanov (MonsterK Factory Team – MonsterK – TM Kart) takes fourth, followed by Max Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) in fifth.
Completing the top-10 are Kimi Tani (LA Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) in sixth, Alessandro Zallocco (KCS – Birel Art – TM Kart) in seventh, Jenson Graham (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) in eighth, Manuel Kastl (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) in ninth and Alex Maragliano (CL Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) in tenth.

Results

MINI Gr.3: Kose shines in qualifying

Tyres: Vega

Osman Selim Kose (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is the fastest in MINI Gr.3 at the end of qualifying and secures the category pole position with a 56.563.
Andreas Papageorgiou (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) takes second place, followed by Filip Stec (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – IAME) in third.
Alfie Garrett (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart) finishes fourth, while Andrea Buffo (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) closes in fifth. Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is sixth, ahead of Guido Ebergenyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in seventh.
Wynn Godschalk (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) finishes eighth, with Daniel Ferguson (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) ninth and Filippo Frigerio (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) tenth.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: Micallef takes pole position by a few thousandths

Tyres: Vega

Jake Jordan Micallef (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) secures first position with a 1:00.593. The driver achieves this result by edging out Sasha Miras y Muñoz (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) in second, just 24 thousandths behind.
Zev Godschalk (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) completes the top three in third, followed by Oskar Bronikowski (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart) in fourth and Hugo Hejnar (Novalux Racing Team – Lenzokart – LKE) in fifth.
Isaac El Haouti (BabyRace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) takes sixth, ahead of Blake Hsueh (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) in seventh. Jack Fynn Wolff (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) finishes eighth, Zayne Burgess (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) ninth and Enrico Ticianelli (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME) completes the top-10 in tenth.

Results

OKNJ: Brageot is the fastest

Tyres: Vega

Mattis Brageot (AKM Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), first, secures pole position in OKNJ qualifying.
Leo Laitinen (Parolin Finland – Parolin – TM Kart) follows in second, while Federico Mirabella (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart) finishes third.
Fourth position goes to Atiqa Mir (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart), ahead of Sebastian Riedel (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) in fifth. Niccolò Perico (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) is sixth, followed by Jef Verbeke (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) in seventh.
Elton Hedfors (Modena Kart Racing Team – Parolin – TM Kart) takes eighth, while Edoardo Colucci (Pantano by DAM – Pantano – TM Kart) is ninth and Calin Costea (Gulstar Racing – KR – Modena Engines) completes the top-10 in tenth.

Results