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The activity on the track continues for the third and penultimate round of the WSK Super Master Series on the International Circuit of Naples in Sarno. After the first day of Friday, in which the qualifying and the first elimination heats took place, all the remaining heats for the five categories present in the race took place on Saturday: KZ2, OK, OKJ, MINI Gr.3 and MINI Gr.3 U10. The starting grids for Sunday's pre-finals were therefore decided.

KZ2: Cristian Bertuca is back on top

• Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM) seems to have really grown fond of the first position. The current leader of the championship gives a show of strength, winning his first three heats and taking the lead in the general standings. Despite a last complicated heat that sees him cross the finish line in seventh place, only to stop a few meters after the checkered flag due to a technical problem, the winner of the first round secures pole position for tomorrow's Prefinal A.


• Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART Racing Team – Birel ART – TM) continues to express his skills on his home circuit, climbing up to second place overall to complete a Birel ART one-two. Strengthened by two victories, a second place and a fourth, the reigning WSK Euro Series champion will start from pole in Prefinal B.


• He slips to third overall position, but the reigning WSK Open Cup champion Emilien Denner (Sodikart – Sodi – TM) remains among the favorites for tomorrow. Friday's poleman proves to be mature in collecting one victory and three second places to win the start from the front row in Prefinal A.


• Freddie Slater (Birel ART Racing Team – Birel ART – TM), fourth in the general standings, remains among the favorites despite some problems. After being demoted from first place to fifth in heat B-D by a five-second jump start penalty, the 2020 OKJ world champion showcases his skills with two more victories and a seventh place in the remaining heats. The fresh runner-up of the WSK Champions Cup will join his teammate on the front row of Prefinal B.


• Equally remarkable are the performances of Senna Van Walstijn (Sodikart – Sodi – TM), who gains ten positions compared to qualifying and climbs into fifth place overall. The reigning champion of the WSK Super Master Series is felt with three third places and a fifth.


• Maximilian Paul (DR – DR – Modena Engines) also recovered ground compared to qualifying thanks to excellent performances, sixth overall with one victory and a third place among his best results, and the 2021 European KZ champion as well as Birel ART Racing team manager Team Riccardo Longhi (Birel ART Racing Team – Birel ART – TM), seventh and second in his last heat.


• They express excellent potential and obtain several placements in the top three, but are both slowed down by a five-second penalty due to an incorrect nose position in heat D-E the winner of heat B-E Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), eighth in the general standings and extremely fast despite complaining of excessive tire wear, and Matteo Viganò (Leclerc by Lennox Racing – Birel ART – TM), tenth. The reigning KZ world champion Viktor Gustavsson (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM) is placed between the two drivers, thanks to two third places.


• They give encouraging signs and close the top 15 Alex Maragliano (Maranello SRP Factory Team – Maranello – TM), Daniel Vasile (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM), Jeremy Iglesias (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport – Sodi – TM) and Adrien Renaudin (DR – DR – Modena Engines).

OK: Jan Przyrowski makes the difference

• An extraordinary rookie such as Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is the master in an extremely contested category, which sees six different winners in the six heats disputed. The reigning OKJ European vice-champion takes one victory and two second places, skilfully gaining the leadership in the general classification and therefore the start from pole for tomorrow's Prefinal A.


• David Walther (Koski Motorsport – Tony Kart – Vortex) also stood out, recovering 12 positions compared to a disappointing qualifying to climb into second place overall. Strengthened by a success, a second place and a fourth, the fresh winner of the second round will start from pole in Prefinal B.


• He loses two positions compared to qualifying, but Friday's poleman James Egozi (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) expresses his maturity. With a win, a second place and a fifth place, the winner of the first round secures third place overall and will join his teammate on the front row of Prefinal A tomorrow.


• An equally constant journey ends with René Lammers (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), fourth in the general standings thanks to one victory and two third places. The young Dutchman confirms his competitiveness and tomorrow he will start next to Walther in the front row of Prefinal B.


• Thomas Strauven (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – Vortex) also reiterated his role at the top of the standings, fifth overall. The driver of the Ricky Flynn Motorsport team misses the appointment with the victory, but boasts two second places and a third.


• Instead, Martin Molnar (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM) manages to achieve a success. The fresh vice-champion of the WSK Champions Cup takes sixth place overall and precedes another protagonist such as Luigi Coluccio (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), third in his last heat. The 2021 vice world champion is followed by Tomass Stolcermanis (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM), third in heat C-D, and by his teammate Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), third in heat A-C .


• Among the six different winners in the heats there is also Jimmy Helias (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex), tenth in the general standings. After finishing a complicated first heat in 13th place, the Ward Racing rider shows off his potential with a fifth place and a victory in the remaining heats, both topped off by the fastest lap.


• The absolute top 15 is completed thanks to convincing performances by Emanuele Olivieri (IPK Official Racing Team – IPK – TM), Maxens Verbrugge (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM), Gustaw Wisniewski (Forza Racing – Exprit – TM), Marcus Saeter (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) and Jakub Kamenik (Gamoto – Tony Kart – TM), who continues to give encouraging signs and finds himself just ahead of the reigning OKJ world vice-champion Adam Hideg (Sodikart – Sodikart – TM), 16th.


• After experiencing some difficulties in qualifying, the reigning world champion Matheus Morgatto (Birel ART Racing – Birel ART – TM) recovers one position in the general classification to obtain 19th place.

OKJ: Oleksandr Bondarev holds the reins

• Oleksandr Bondarev (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) had offered a taste of his potential in qualifying with the absolute pole position and in the heats he increased the dose, collecting a victory and three second places. The reigning champion of the WSK Super Master Series expresses all his maturity and experience to maintain the leadership in the general standings, thus preparing himself starting from pole in tomorrow's Prefinal A.


• Elliot Kaczynski (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – Vortex) also demonstrates his skills, rising to second overall thanks to two victories and two third places. After beating Bondarev at the photo finish in two heats, the Ward Racing team driver is a candidate for the role of absolute protagonist for the final day, which will start from the first box on the grid in Prefinal B.


• Salim Hanna Hernandez (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN – Vortex) is confirmed as one of the main players, third in the general standings. Strengthened by two victories, a second place and a seventh, the reigning WSK Open Cup champion ensures the start from the front row in Prefinal A.


• The path of Scott Kin Lindblom (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) is equally constant, hoisting himself into fourth overall position thanks to two second places, a fourth and a fifth. The Tony Kart Racing Team standard bearer will join Kaczynsky in the front row of Prefinal B.


• Also recovering ground compared to qualifying is Tiziano Monza (Shamick Europe – Parolin – TM), fifth overall after obtaining one victory and two third places, the winner of the first round Alp Hasan Aksoy (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), eighth with a win and a third place among his best results, and Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), ninth and winner of heat C-D.


• On the other hand, positions lose compared to the qualified Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM Racing), sixth overall after gaining two victories and a second place following his retirement in his first heat, and Filippo Sala (Sodikart – Sodi – TM) , seventh and author of two second places.


• The absolute top ten is completed by Dries Van Langendonck (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM), who confirms his competitiveness with two placements in the top three. The Energy Corse team driver precedes Jindrich Pesl (IPK Official Racing Team – IPK – TM), David Cosma-Cristofor (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME), Kirill Dzitiev (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), Lev Krutogolov ( Borsch Racing – Tony Kart – IAME) and Noah Wolfe (Leclerc by Lennox Racing – Birel ART – TM), who closes the top 15.


• The winner of the second round Stepan Antonov (KR Motorsport – KR – IAME) recovers 11 positions compared to qualifying to climb to 25th overall place, who pays the price of a retirement in heat A-C.

MINI Gr.3: Dean Hoogendoorn scores hat-trick

• Dean Hoogendoorn (Kidix Driver Performance – Alonso Kart – IAME) expresses his determination and wins all of his three heats, thus ensuring the leadership in the general classification. The current championship leader will be the favorite tomorrow, ready to start from pole in Prefinal A.


• Equally stubborn is Noah Baglin (IKART – KR – IAME), who collects two victories and a fifth place to hoist himself into second place overall. The young Englishman recovers five positions compared to qualifying and tomorrow he will start from pole in Prefinal B.


• Bogdan Cosma-Cristofor (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) also gained five positions compared to qualifying, reaffirming his competitiveness with a victory, a second place and a third. Thanks to an extremely constant run, the driver of the Team Driver Racing Kart climbs to third place overall and tomorrow he will join Hoogendoorn in the front row of Prefinal A.


• Keelan Harvick (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) is equally constant, finishing all his heats in second place and thus gaining fourth place overall. The bearer of the Babyrace Driver Academy will start next to Baglin in the front row of Prefinal B.


• He loses four positions compared to qualifying, but Iskender Zulfikari (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) remains at the top of the standings, fifth overall. Friday's poleman gets two second places and a quarter, proposing himself again among the main players.


• Vladimir Ivannikov (Gamoto – EKS – TM) returns to the top of the standings, sixth overall and third in all his heats. The reigning vice-champion of the WSK Open Cup precedes two other protagonists such as Ilie Tristan Crisan (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex), seventh and with two placements in the top three, and William Calleja (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) , eighth and fifth in all his heats.


• Gianmatteo Rousseau (Kidix Driver Performance – Alonso Kart – IAME) and Ilia Berezkin (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) make a big comeback compared to qualifying and complete the top ten.


• The top 15 is completed thanks to convincing performances by Asher Ochstein (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), Luuk Taal (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), the winner of the second round Bosco Arias Chavarri (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME) , Mariano Lopez (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) and Lyuboslav Ruykov (Team Driver Racing Kart – Kart Republic – IAME).

MINI Gr.3 U10: Giacomo Giusto shines

• Giacomo Giusto (Modena Kart – Parolin – TM) had already given encouraging signs in qualifying and continued in great style in the heats. The young Italian takes one victory and two second places to take the reins of the general classification and tomorrow he will start from pole in Prefinal A.
  


• Daniil Kutskov (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) also reaffirms his role at the top of the standings, proving to be mature in collecting one victory and two third places. The Babyrace Driver Academy driver maintains second place overall and is a candidate for the role of great protagonist for tomorrow, which will begin with the start from pole in Prefinal B.
  


• Despite being slowed down by a three-second penalty due to an incorrect maneuver which dropped him from second place to seventh in heat A-C, Leonardo Gorski (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) moved up to third overall position thanks to a win and a third place in the his other two runs. The bearer of the Babyrace Driver Academy will then start next to Giusto in Prefinal A.
  


• Sebastian Eskandar Marandi (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart – Vortex) also continues to express his competitiveness, fourth in the general standings thanks to a second, third and fifth place. The Tony Kart Racing Team driver will join Kutskov in the front row of Prefinal B.
  


• He wins two heats, but Albert Tamm (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME) slips into fifth place overall. Friday's poleman accuses a frantic race in heat A-C, which ends in 19th place, but remains among the favorites for tomorrow.
  


• Behind Tamm are found two other main players such as Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver Racing Kart – KR – IAME), sixth overall after gaining two third places and a fourth, and the winner of heat B-C Maximus Unt (Ward Racing – Tony Kart – TM), seventh and relegated from fifth place to 12th in heat B-D by a five-second penalty due to an incorrect nose position.
  


• Henri Kumpen (Babyrace Driver Academy – Parolin – IAME), second in heat A-C, is confirmed in the top part of the standings and closes the absolute top ten, Nikita Botte (Novalux – Lenzokart – LKE), and Alex Molota (Firefly Racing Team – EKS – TM).
  


• Also completing a convincing run Michele Orlando (IPK Official Racing Team – IPK – TM), 11th overall, Mark Martin Loomets (Gamoto – EKS – TM), 12th, the winner of the first round Antoine Sylva Venant (Kidix Driver Performance – KR – IAME), 13th thanks to a comeback of nine positions compared to qualifying, and Alessandro Truchot (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin – TM), 14th.
  


• On the other hand, the winner of the second round Achille Rea (CRG Racing Team – CRG – TM), 15th and second in heat B-D, and Niccoló Perico (Energy Corse – Energy Corse – TM) lose ground compared to qualifying due to some hitches , 21st overall and with two placements in the top three, despite losing one due to a penalty received for having carried out an incorrect maneuver.

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