WSK Super Master Series rd 3, Franciacorta: qualifying – Pole position for Gustavsson (KZ2), Bottaro (OK), Krutogolov (OKJ), Viapiana (OKN-J), Venant (MINI Gr.3) and Robertson (MINI Gr.3 U10)

[Translated with Google]

A few days after the previous appointment in Cremona, WSK Promotion returns to the track at the Franciacorta Karting Track in Castrezzato (Italy) for Round 3 of the WSK Super Master Series. The weekend kicks off with a notable turnout of drivers in all six main categories: 63 in MINI Gr.3 U10, 41 in MINI Gr.3, 40 in OKN-J, 96 in OKJ, 64 in OK and 85 in KZ2.

The usual qualifications took place on Friday, before continuing with the first qualifying heats, which will continue throughout Saturday.

KZ2: welcome back Viktor Gustavsson!

Tires: Vega

At the first race of his 2024 season, Viktor Gustavsson (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart) puts everyone in line in the KZ2 qualifying. In fact, the Swede achieved a time of 45.977 seconds in group 1 and, even at the end of the other two qualifying rounds, was first in the combined ranking.
First appearance of the year also for the reigning European KZ champion Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), first in group 2 (46.048 seconds) and second in the ranking behind only Gustavsson. Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex) was very fast, ahead of everyone in group 3 (46.104 seconds) and third.
Maksim Orlov (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) is unable to challenge Gustavsson for pole position and finishes second in group 1, which corresponds to fourth place in the standings. The current championship leader Cristian Bertuca (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) finishes fifth, ahead of Markus Kajak (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart), sixth.
Excellent result for Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart), seventh, followed by Simon Rechenmacher (TB Racing Team – KR – IAME), eighth, and Daniel Vasile (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), ninth.
Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport – Sodikart – TM Kart) is 10th, then we find Jean Luyet (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), 11th, and Senna Van Walstijn (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart), 12th at his first qualification of 2024. Last round winner Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart) is 14th, while teammate Giuseppe Palomba (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM Kart) is 15th.
David Trefilov (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM Kart) makes his seasonal debut in Franciacorta, 18th, Paolo De Conto (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart), 22nd, Jeremy Iglesias (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), 24th, and Arthur Carbonnel (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM Kart), 28th.
Many protagonists at the start: Marijn Kremers (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex) is 19th, Francesco Celenta (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex) is 27th, Andrea Dalè (Andrea Dalè – CRG – TM Kart) is 30th, Matteo Viganò (CL Racing Team – Birel Art – TM Kart) is 38th, Kirill Kutskov (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) is 43rd, Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) it is 45°. Uphill start for the reigning KZ world champion Paolo Ippolito (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), 46th.

Results

OK: pole position goes to outsider Davide Bottaro

Tires: LeCont

His best result achieved in OKJ during 2023 was a fifth place at the WSK Final Cup in Franciacorta and, on the same track, Davide Bottaro (CRG Racing Team – CRG – IAME) debuts in OK with pole position in qualifying. The Italian, in fact, achieved a time of 47.094 seconds and beat his compatriot Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex), first in group 1 in 47.144 seconds.
Nice surprise to see Roland Kuklane (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) in third position, while Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) makes his seasonal debut with a solid fourth position in the general classification.
After racing in KZ2 in Lonato nel Garda for the WSK Champions Cup and the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, Dmitry Matveev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) returns to OK and does so starting from a fifth place in qualifying. Followed by David Walther (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex), sixth, Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), seventh, and Tiziano Monza (Tony Kart Racing Team – OTK – Vortex), eighth.
Author of a breathtaking victory in Cremona, Ean Eyckmans (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) opens the weekend with a ninth place. Second appearance among the Seniors for Wojciech Woda (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), tenth.
The ranking continues with Elia Pappacena (Ward Racing), 11th, Salim Hanna (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), 12th, and Lorenzo Campos (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), 13th. Just further back we find Olekansdr Bondarev (Prema Racing – KR – IAME), 16th.
Fionn McLaughlin (VDK Racing – KR – IAME) finished timed practice in 22nd place. Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) and Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) are 25th and 26th respectively.

Riesults

OKJ: Lev Krutogolov amazes everyone

Tires: Vega

At the start of the season he has always been among the fastest drivers on the track in the Junior category and today, during qualifying, he managed to achieve the first pole position in WSK: Lev Krutogolov (Borsch Racing – Tony Kart – TM Kart) recorded the best time of 48.074 seconds in group 3 and tops the combined rankings.
Jack Iliffe (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) is the fastest in group 2, but with a time reference of 48.147 seconds he is behind Krutogolov, in second position. Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart) instead stands out in group 3 (48.167 seconds) and is third in the ranking.
Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Kart) competes for pole position with Krutogolov, but is beaten by just 2 thousandths of a second. The Spaniard, consequently, ranks fourth. Nice move from Dean Hoogendoorn (AKM Motorsport – KR – IAME), fifth, while the current championship leader Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) is sixth.
The rookie Bosco Arias Chavarri (DPK Racing – KR – IAME) stopped 27 thousandths of a second behind Krutogolov and, due to the combined classification, placed seventh. Excellent time also for Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), eighth, and for Iskender Zulfikari (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), ninth.
Tenth place for Henry Domain (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart), ahead of Filippo Sala (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – TM Kart), 11th. Rocco Coronel (VictoryLane Karting – KR – IAME) placed 17th, while Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) was 21st. 23rd place for Sebastian Lehtimaki (Tony Kart Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex).
Further back we find Dries Van Langendonck (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), winner of Round 2 of the championship and reigning world champion: 25th. Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) did not go beyond 46th place.

Results

OKN-J: second consecutive pole position for Valerio Viapiana

Tires: Vega

He has not yet managed to obtain a victory this year but, for the moment, he is once again ahead of everyone in qualifying: Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) sets a time of 48.838 seconds in group 1 and obtains the third pole position of 2024, the second in a row after Cremona.
Kacper Rajpold (MG Racing Team – Tony Kart – TM Kart) is first in group 2 (48.913 seconds), but has to give up in Viapiana. The Pole, as a result of the combined ranking, is therefore second.
Andrea Manni (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart) took third position, while Billy Van Staveren (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) was fourth. The ranking continues with Giacomo Giusto (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM Kart) and Bogdan Cosma Cristofor (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), fifth and sixth respectively.
Gioele Carrer (Scarpi Racing – Parolin – IAME) placed seventh, ahead of Lorenzo D'Amico (Emme Racing – EKS – Modena Engines), eighth, Cristian Tonalini (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), ninth, and Kais Aziza (Gamoto – Tony Kart – TM Kart), tenth.
Archie Lovatt (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM Kart), author of the victory in Cremona, takes 11th place. Sara Matsui (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) trailed in the standings, 21st. Alex Molota (Firefly Racing Team – Gillard – TM Kart) did not take part in the qualifying.

Results

MINI Gr.3: big shot by Antoine Venant

Tires: Vega

It's still his first races in MINI Gr.3, but Antoine Venant (Kidix – KR – IAME) has already taken his first pole position in the category. The Belgian achieved a time of 54.221 seconds in group 2, significantly better than that of 54.402 seconds set by Maxim Bobreshov (Fusion motorsport – KR – IAME), the fastest in group 1.
Four drivers from the Babyrace Driver Academy team are positioned behind Venant and Bobreshov: they are Santiago Diaz de la Vega (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), third, Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), fourth, Julian Frasnelli (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), fifth, and Mark Pilipenko (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), sixth.
Vsevolod Osadchyi Suslovskyi (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart) obtained seventh position. Followed by Alessandro Truchot (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), eighth, Manuel Martufi (FK Motorsport – IPK – IAME), ninth, and Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), tenth.
Daniil Kutskov (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) is 11th, while the winner of the second round William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) occupies 12th place. 16th Daniel Miron Lorente (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME). Cristian Blandino (Kalì Kart Racing – TGroup – TM Kart) is further behind, 24th.

Results

MINI Gr.3 U10: first pole position for Mason Robertson

Tires: Vega

With a time of 54.353 seconds recorded in group 1, Mason Robertson (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) signed his first career pole position in the MINI Gr.3 U10 category. Rival Carl Nellegard (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), the fastest in group 2, is second with a lap time of 54.851 seconds.
Third place for a skilled Achille Rea (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), who won Round 2 of the 2023 WSK Super Master Series here in Franciacorta. Pedro Campos (Kalì Kart Racing – TGroup – TM Kart) occupies fourth position , followed by Jean Poujol (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), fifth, by Davide Di Filippo (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), sixth and by Edoardo Colucci (CMT – Parolin – IAME), seventh.
The top ten ranking also includes Leon Chelidze (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), eighth, Mark Loomets (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart), ninth, and David Moscardi (Birel Art Racing – Birel Art – TM Kart), tenth.
Qualifying to forget for Niccolò Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM Kart) and Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME): the Italian is 46th, while the American does not take part in the session and occupies the bottom of the standings. Timeless Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME).

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