WSK Super Master Series rd 2, Cremona: qualifying – Pole position for Bertuca (KZ2), McLaughlin (OK), Sala (OKJ), Viapiana (OKN-J), Blandino (MINI Gr.3) and Moscardi (MINI Gr.3 U10)

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Two weeks after the opening round in Lonato del Garda, WSK Promotion returns to the track at the Cremona Karting in San Martino del Lago (Italy) for Round 2 of the WSK Super Master Series. The weekend kicks off with a notable turnout of drivers in all five main categories: 54 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 36 in MINI Gr.3, 36 in OKN-J, 81 in OKJ, 58 in OK and 43 in KZ2.

The usual qualifying sessions took place on Friday (in wet conditions), before continuing with the first qualifying heats, which will continue throughout Saturday.

KZ2: poker by Birel Art, Cristian Bertuca is in pole

Tires: Vega

Four Birel Art chassis placed in the first four positions in the general classification of Friday's qualifying. Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) leads the patrol from pole position (1:00.810), covered behind by Daniel Vasile (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), second, by Artem Severiukhin (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), third and Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), fourth.
Giuseppe Palomba (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart) is the first of the pursuers of the Birel Art Racing drivers, fifth, while Markus Kajak (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart), champion of the WSK Champions Cup, is behind the Italian , sixth.
Three other Birel Art chassis occupy a place in the Top 10: those of Jean Luyet (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), seventh, Samuel Luyet (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), ninth, and Matteo Viganò (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart), tenth. Among them we find Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart), eighth.
11th place for Alex Maragliano (Renda Motorsport – Sodikart – TM Kart), followed by Egor Nosov (IPK Factory Team – IPK – TM Kart), 12th, and by Tigran Bunatyan (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart), 13th. Maksim Orlov (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) is further behind, 20th.
Tony Kart Racing Team drivers are back: Marijn Kremers (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is 24th, Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is 28th, Francesco Celenta (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is 34th.

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OK: it's Fionn McLaughlin's turn

Tires: LeCont

He had already proven himself to be fast during the qualifying sessions of the last FIA Karting World Championship in Franciacorta, but this time Fionn McLaughlin (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) obtained pole position in the OK category. The Irishman, with a time of 1:03.314, beats Gerasim Skulanov (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), behind him in group 2.
First appearance of the season for Gabriel Gomez (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), immediately in form thanks to the best time of 1.03.761 recorded in group 1. However, the Brazilian is second in the combined classification, in the middle of McLaughlin, first , and Skulanov, third.
After the two victories at the WSK Champions Cup and Round 1 of the WSK Super Master Series, Oleksandr Bondarev (Prema Racing – KR – IAME) still occupies a place at the top of the ranking: fourth. First race of the year in OK also for Jimmy Helias (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), fifth.
Oscar Repetto (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) is sixth, ahead of Stepan Antonov (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart), seventh and making his debut in the category. Among the top ten we also find Kian Fardin, eighth, Nijs Lenn (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), ninth, and Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), tenth.
On the podium in the first round, Ean Eyckmans (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) placed 13th, followed by Albag Guy (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 14th. David Cosma Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) is 16th, ahead of Salim Hanna (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), 17th, Kai Rillaerts (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 18th, and Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), 19th.
In the further back positions we also find Jindrich Pesl (Monster K Factory Team – Intrepid – TM Kart), 23rd, David Walther (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 31st, and Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 45°.

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OKJ: Filippo Sala flies to pole position

Tires: Vega

The wet track greatly enhances Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), author of the pole position with a time of 1:03.160 recorded in group 1. The Italian beats the competition of Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), first in group 2 in 1:03.181 seconds, and Arjen Kräling (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), the fastest in group 3 in 1:03.921 seconds.
Good performance for Joel Pohjola (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), second behind Sala in the first round and fourth in the combined classification. Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) achieved fifth position, while Nikita Nikishov (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) and Sebastian Minns (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart) were sixth and seventh respectively.
Eighth place for Lev Krutogolov (Borsch Racing – Tony Kart – IAME), followed by Luke Kornder (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), ninth, and Bosco Arias Chavarri (DPK Racing – KR – IAME), tenth. Rocco Coronel (VictoryLane Karting – KR – IAME) comes close to the Top 10, 11th.
Kit Belofsky (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) is 12th. A little further back we find Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 13th, and Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), 14th. 21st Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), 34th Sebastian Lehtimaki (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex).
Complicated start to the weekend for Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME): the new champion of the WSK Champions Cup and winner of Round 1 of the championship did not go beyond 36th place in qualifying. The same goes for Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), 45th.

Results

OKN-J: Valerio Viapiana is the fastest again

Tires: Vega

Second pole position of the season in a WSK Promotion race for Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), after the one recorded at the WSK Champions Cup in January. The Italian stopped the clock at a time of 1:04.353, 0.152 seconds faster than Andrea Manni (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), second place.
Third position for Alex Molota (Firefly Racing Team – Gillard – TM Kart), +0.042 seconds from Manni. Pietro Bagutti (Gamoto – Tony Kart – TM Kart) is fourth, followed by Kacper Rajpold (MG Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM Kart), fifth, and Drew Walz (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), sixth.
Bogdan Cosma Cristofor (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), winner of the first round in Lonato del Garda and current championship leader, is seventh. Behind him we find Ludovico Mazzola (Stefano Mazzola – Exprit – Vortex), eighth, Archie Lovatt (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), ninth, and Gioele Carrer (Scarpi Racing – Parolin – IAME), tenth.
Scrolling through the rankings, Sara Matsui (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) currently occupies 25th place. The Japanese driver from the Williams Driver Academy took the podium in Round 1.

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MINI Gr.3: Cristian Blandino, always him

Tires: Vega

Also in Cremona, Cristian Blandino (Kalì Kart Racing – TGroup – TM Kart) seems to be the main candidate for victory. The Italian, in fact, conquered pole position with a time of 1:08:648 seconds, achieved during group 2. Nothing to do for Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), second in the general (and first in group 1) with a reference of 1:09.312 seconds.
Although he is faster than Legenkyi, Antoni Ociepa (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE) is third due to the combined classification. Nice move for Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), fourth. Bruno Priam (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) also did well, fifth.
Protagonist of last weekend in Lonato del Garda, Daniel Miron Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) remains at the top of the rankings and places sixth. Daniil Kutskov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) is seventh, Antoine Venant (Kidix – KR – IAME) is eighth, Vsevolod Osadchyi Suslovskyi (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) is ninth, Matteis Stigsen (CRG Racing) Team – TGroup – TM Kart) is tenth.
Further back we find William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), 21st and on the podium in the first Round 1 in Lonato del Garda.

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MINI Gr.3 U10: David Moscardi precedes everyone

Tires: Vega

David Moscardi's (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) weekend gets off to a good start in Cremona. The Italian, first in group 1, is the fastest rider overall with a time of 1:08.877 seconds. Jason Kosmopoulos (CRG Racing Team – TGroup – TM Kart), leader of group 2, sets the best lap of 1:09.243, but fails to beat the Birel Art Racing driver.
Senn Lindeman (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) positioned himself behind Moscardi and Kosmopoulos, third. Fourth and fifth were respectively Edoardo Colucci (CMT – Parolin – IAME) and Leon Chelidze (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), while Gabriele Iacomelli (DR – DR – TM Kart) placed sixth.
The ranking continues with Alexander Lazarus (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), seventh, Werner Guth (Fusion Motorsport – KR – IAME), eighth, Henri Kumpen (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), ninth, and Blazej Kostrzewa (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), tenth.
After having achieved a brilliant victory in Lonato del Garda, Carl Nellegard (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) is 13th after qualifying in Cremona, behind the WSK Champions Cup champion and his main pursuer in the championship Niccolò Perico (Energy Racing – Energy Corse – TM Kart), 12th. Further back we find Mark Loomets (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart), 26th.

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