Andrea Kimi Antonelli also present at the Official Collective Tests of WSK
Among the 323 drivers entered in the La Conca’s Test, also Mercedes F1 driver.
The second day of testing at the La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccese saw Mercedes F1 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli take to the track. He was among the 323 participants registered for the Official Collective Tests organized by WSK Promotion ahead of the start of the racing season.
On this occasion, Andrea Kimi returned to the wheel of a kart at La Conca for training and to fine-tune the Parolin/TM Kart equipment for the AKM Motorsport team. The team is owned by his father, Marco Antonelli, and is successfully active primarily in GT and Formula 4 championships but maintains a presence in karting as well—a category where Kimi boasts a history of major successes, including in championships organized and promoted by WSK Promotion.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s scoreboard.
Regarding WSK karting races, Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the WSK Champions Cup in the Mini category in 2018. In 2019, he won the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Euro Series, WSK Open Cup, and WSK Final Cup (OKJ category), followed by the WSK Euro Series (OK category) in 2020. His achievements also include victories in two European Karting Championships in the OK category (2020 and 2021) with Team KR.
In 2022, he made his single-seater debut, immediately securing both the overall title and the Rookie title in the Italian Formula 4 Championship with Prema Racing—a series promoted by WSK and ACI. Still with Prema Racing, he won the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023. In 2024, he finished sixth in Formula 2 with Prema Racing, and in 2025, during his debut Formula 1 season with Mercedes, he secured seventh place in the standings.
Top-class results for Kimi in the KZ2.
At La Conca, Andrea Kimi competed in both the KZ2 and OK categories—classes where, in the past, he won nearly every title available. His performance in KZ2 was top-tier, consistently ranking among the fastest with the Parolin/TM Kart. He secured the fastest lap in 46.747s in the third session of the day, followed by a 46.441s in session 4—just 0.111 behind the category’s multi-champion, Max Orlov, on Sodikart/TM Kart.
The fastest laps in the first two testing days.
On the second day of testing at La Conca, 310 drivers challenged each other on track across the MINI, OKNJ, OKJ, OK, and KZ2 categories. The third and final day of testing will take place on Sunday, January 18. Next week, from January 21 to 25, the La Conca International Circuit will host the first of five rounds of the WSK Super Master Series, marking the official opening of the 2026 international karting season.
The fastest laps on Saturday, January 17th:
MINI U10: Sasha Miras y Muñoz (FRA) BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega 53.835
MINI Gr.3: Alfie Richard Mair (GBR) Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega 53.029
OK-NJ: Antoni Ociepa (POL) Novalux – Lenzokart/LKE/Vega 48.338
OKJ: Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega 47.651
OK: Jindrich Pesl (CZE) Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/LeCont 46.617
KZ2: Max Orlov (//) CPB Sport – Sodikart/TM Kart/LeCont 46.330
The fastest laps on Friday, January 16th:
MINI U10: Denver Bos (NED) Kidix – KR/Iame/Vega 54.120
MINI Gr.3: Nahyl El Gahoudi (FRA) BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega 53.248
OK-NJ: Leo Laitinen (FIN) Parolin Finland – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega 48.632
OKJ: Antonio Pizzonia (BRA) Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega 47.697
OK: Jindrich Pesl (CZE) Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/LeCont 46.925
KZ2: Max Orlov (//) CPB Sport – Sodikart/TM Kart/LeCont 46.721