Activity continues on the track for the third round of the WSK Super Master Series on the renovated Sarno circuit. After Friday, in which qualifying and the first qualifying heats took place, on Saturday all the remaining heats for the four categories present in the race were held: KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI. The starting grids for Sunday's pre-finals are then established.
KZ2: Viktor Gustafsson goes back to the top with Leclerc by Lennox Racing
Tires: Vega
- Viktor Gustafsson (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel Art - TM Racing), current championship leader, resumes the top of the standings. The Swedish driver from Leclerc by Lennox Racing obtained a victory and two second places in the qualifying heats, results that allow him to overtake several positions compared to 4th place in qualifying.
- Marijn Kremers (Birel Art Racing - Birel Art - TM Racing) and Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) remain in the same position, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The Dutch driver of Birel Art Racing finishes second and first in the first two heats, then finishes fourth in the third race. Same results for the Finnish driver of Tony Kart Racing Team, but with a different order: fourth, first and second.
- Juho Valtanen (KR Motorsport - KR - TM Racing) drops to 4th place, the fastest in yesterday's qualifying. The Finnish driver got off to a good start with a win but, to drop his performance in the heats, he was fifth in the second race. A second place in the third heat is not enough to return to the top of the standings in view of tomorrow's pre-finals.
- Francesco Celenta (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) gains two positions with a victory (complete with a fastest lap) in the third heat and is 5th. A lost position instead for Senna van Walstijn (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing) and Jeremy Iglesias (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing), respectively 6th and 7th, just to Celenta's advantage.
- Excellent recovery for Danilo Albanese (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), currently third in the championship, who recovers six positions and is classified 9th, behind Paolo Ippolito (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing). Matteo Viganò (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel Art - TM Racing) also came back, 10th with a +8, and Alex Irlando (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing), 11th with a +9.
- Kris Haanen (KSM Official Racing Team - Tony Kart - TM Racing) stands out for 12 positions recovered and a 12th place, but the best climber of the qualifying heats is Stan Pex (KR Motorsport - KR - TM Racing): 13 positions that they are worth a 13th place.
- A bitter day for Adrien Renaudin (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing) who, after a first and third place, seemed to be one of the candidates for the final victory.Too bad for the retirement recorded in the last heat that makes him slide to 16th place.
Results
OK: domain of Andrea Kimi Antonelli with three victories
Tires: LeCont
- Performance close to perfection for Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) in the qualifying heats: three wins out of three races, also surrounded by a fast lap. These results allow the Italian driver to move up two positions and take 1st place at the end of Saturday.
- Anche Rafael Camara (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) risale la classifica generale al termine delle qualifying heat. Il brasiliano, attualmente in testa alla classifica di campionato, ottiene due vittorie, un terzo posto, due giri veloci e passa dal 5° posto al 2°.
- Rafael Camara (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) also climbed the general classification at the end of the qualifying heats. The Brazilian, currently at the top of the championship standings, gets two wins, a third place, two fastest laps and goes from 5th place to 2nd.
- First of the non-KR Motorsport drivers, Artem Severiukhin (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex) confirms the excellent form shown yesterday with today's 5th place. The Russian, best among the Tony Kart chassis, precedes Nikola Tsolov (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), 6th, and Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), 7th; the official standard bearer of Tony Kart recovered six positions.
- The top 10 closes, in order: Andrey Zhinov (Team Komarov - Tony Kart - TM Racing), 8th; Joseph Turney (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), 9th with a recovery of 7 positions; Rafael Modonese (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), 2nd yesterday but 10th today. Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (Birel Art Racing - RK - TM Racing), third in the championship, is close to the top ten and is 11th.
- Among the best climbers of the day, the following drivers are worth mentioning: Luigi Coluccio (Kosmic Racing Department - Kosmic - Vortex), 12 with a +14 on his schedule; Jesse Alejandro Carrasquedo Parada (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 16th with a +14; Sebastian Gravlund (Kosmic Racing Department - Kosmic - Vortex), 18th with a +16
Results
OKJ: Axel Powell grabs the top of the standings
Tires: Vega
- Alex Powell (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) show his muscles, at the top of the drivers' classification and, now, also 1st in the classification at the end of the qualifying heats. The Jamaican driver recovers six positions with respect to qualifying with two wins and two second places. Enzo Deligny (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin -TM Racing) follows in 2nd place, with a win, three second places, a fourth place and a fastest lap.
- Douwe Dedecker (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) remains behind Deligny, but gets 3rd place. The Belgian collects three wins, a second place, an eighth and even three fastest laps. Akshay Bohra (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) recovers five positions and is 4th: two wins, two third places, one sixth and four fastest laps for the Singapore licensed driver.
- Konstantin Krapin (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex) loses three positions and drops to 5th place, despite three wins on the schedule. Behind the Russian, we find compatriot and teammate Maksimilian Popov (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex), 6th with a comeback of 10 positions thanks also to a win and a fastest lap.
- Freddie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - Kosmic - Vortex) remains without a victory, only twice on the podium of the five total heats. The British driver loses four positions and drops to 7th place. Rounding out the top 10 are, in order: Zach David (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 8th; Matheus Ferreira (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 9th with a comeback of 17 positions; Luka Sammalisto (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 10th.
- Some disappointments for the two fastest drivers of yesterday's qualifying: Miguel Costa (Sauber Orlen Karting Team - KR - IAME) goes from 4th to 12th, while pole position author Dion Gowda (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - Kosmic - Vortex ) is even 15 °. On the contrary, among the best climbers of the heats are: Berta Kean Nakamura (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), from 27th to 11th; Kirill Kutskov (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) from 40th to 13th; Coskun Irfan (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) from 48th to 16th.
Results
MINI: Alfie Slater in 1st place with Energy Corse, great comeback for Niklas Schaufler
Tires: Vega
- Alfie Slater (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) reaches the top of the general classification at the end of the qualifying heats. The English driver of Energy Corse conquers three wins and two second places, as well as a fastest lap, which allows him to move up six positions.
- Niklas Schaufler (Emme Racing - EKS - TM Racing) recovered 26 positions during the qualifying heats. From 28th place, the Austrian driver climbed up to 2nd place, winning, among other things, two wins and three fastest laps. Oliver Kinnmark (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) also stands out for a good climb, from 14 ° to 3 °.
- Jimmy Helias (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), in pole position in yesterday's qualifying, drops to 4th place and collects only one victory in the five qualifying heats. Stepan Antonov (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME) finishes in 5th place, ahead of Enzo Tarnvanichkul (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME), 6th.
- Christian Sanabria Costya (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) and René Lammers (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME) lost positions, the first two drivers in the overall championship standings. The Spanish driver drops from 5th to 7th place, while the Dutch driver from 2nd to 10th. Among the two drivers, in the standings we find: Jindrich Pesl (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME), 8th; Lewis Wherrell (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME), 9th.
- Joel Pohjola (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) and Matias Orjuela (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) are also authors of two excellent comebacks: the Finnish of Energy Corse finishes 11th (+13 compared to the qualifying position), the Colombian from Parolin Motorsport finishes 12th (+21). The title of best climber goes to Sebastian George Pavlopoulos (Speed Force - Exprit - TM Racing) with a gain of 44 positions; the Greek driver is 21st.
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