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Qualifying named the first protagonists of WSK Euro Series in Sarno
Mitchell Koolen
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Qualifying named the first protagonists of WSK Euro Series in Sarno

Sarno (ITA) - Qualifying practice on Friday, July 10th officially kicked off the opener of WSK Euro Series at the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno. Four categories are on track: KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI count about 180 drivers coming from 32 different countries that are ready to challenge each other on the 1547 meters of the circuit near the Vesuvio volcano.

Stopwatches provided the first indications on the protagonists of the opening weekend of WSK Euro Series in Sarno at the International Circuit Napoli. Qualifying heats will follow shortly.

The best times posted for each category follow:


OKJ:

1st Session:

1. Brando Badoer (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) 57.765

2. Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (BirelArt Racing/RK-TM Racing-Vega) 57.903

3. Alfio Andrea Spina (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) 57.931

 

2nd Session:

1. Igor Cepil (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) 58.276

2. Alex Powell (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) 58.281

3. Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) 58.342

 

KZ2:

1. Adrien Renaudin (Sodikart/Sodikart-TM Racing-Vega) 55.389

2. Matteo Viganò (Leclerc by Lennox/BirelArt-TM Racing-Vega) 55.423

3. Giuseppe Palomba (Birel Art Racing/BirelArt-TM Racing-Vega) 55.429

4. Riccardo Longhi (Birel Art Racing/BirelArt-TM Racing-Vega) 55.477

5. Viktor Gustafsson (Leclerc by Lennox/BirelArt-TM Racing-Vega) 55.483

 

MINI:

1st Session:

1. Maciej Gladysz (Parolin Racing Kart/Parolin-TM Racing-Vega) 1:05.930

2. Francesco Amendola (Revolution Motorsport/Energy-TM Racing-Vega) 1:05.959

3. Guillaume Bouzar (Parolin Racing Kart/Parolin-TM Racing-Vega) 1:05.979

 

2nd Session:

1. James Egozi (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) 1:05.751

2. Lenn Nijs (Team Driver/KR-TM Racing-Vega) 1:05.793

3. Marcus Saeter (Revolution Motorsport/Energy-TM Racing-Vega) 1:05.860

 

OK:

1st Session:

1. Oliver Gray (Leclerc By Lennox Racing/Birel Art-TM Racing-Le Cont) 56.520

2. Taylor Barnard (Rosberg Racing Academy/KR-Iame-Le Cont) 56.606

3. Clayton Ravenscroft (Birel Art Racing/Birel Art-TM Racing-Le Cont) 56.612

 

2nd Session:

1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Le Cont) 56.593

2. Juho Michael Valtanen (Pantano Team/KR-Iame-Le Cont) 56.679

3. Enzo Trulli (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Le Cont) 56.764

The program will continue on Friday, July 10th with qualifying heats. These will continue on Saturday, July 11th while the Final Stages featuring Prefinals and Finals covered through the Live Streaming feed at www.wskarting.it will be on Sunday, July 12th.

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