On the occasion of the fourth round of the WSK Super Master Series, Tony Kart Rookie secures the pole position in the MINI Gr.3 U10 class with official driver Blake Hsueh, who finishes third in the Sunday's final.
The Tony Kart Racing Team continues its collection of positive results in the 2026 season. On the occasion of the fourth round of the WSK Super Master Series, the Tony Kart Rookie gains another podium finish in the MINI Gr.3 U10, after securing the pole position in the qualifyings. The ‘Rookie’ is also competing in the MINI Gr.3, while the Tony Kart Racer 401 T is lined up in the KZ2, OK, OKJ and OKJ-N categories. All chassis are equipped with Vortex Engines, the ‘engine division’ of OTK Kart Group.
In the MINI Gr.3 U10, Blake Hsueh begins the weekend at best with the pole position in qualifyings, thanks to a best time of 52.937 seconds in group 2. The American driver gains a victory, a second place and a fastest lap in the next qualifying heats, to which he adds the first place and the corresponding best lap in the Sunday morning's B pre-final. Hsueh thus starts from the front of the grid in the final, maintaining his position in the early stages of the race. At the end of a battle on the last lap involving ten drivers, their driver in the category takes the lowest step on the podium. With only one round remaining, Hsueh is second in the overall standings.
In OK, Jindřich Pešl stands out from Friday's qualifyings already with a first place in his group and, thanks to two top-3 finishes in the heats and a second place in the A pre-final, secures his third place on the starting grid for the final. Thanks to an excellent start, the Czech driver runs second in the early laps, then defends himself tenaciously from the attacks of his direct rivals. Pešl finishes the final in fourth position and, with one round to go, is third in the championship standings.
Endo Arata also shows a very good performance during the event. The Japanese driver is the third fastest driver in Group 3 of the qualifyings, collects a second place and two fastest laps in the qualifying heats and finishes the final in the top 10. Rookie Iskender Zulfikari is once again at the start of the Sunday's final race, which also features Thomas Pradier, after staging a comeback of sixteen positions in the B Prefinal. Ilie Tristan Crisan and Gabriel Canal work closely with their staff ahead of the final round of the series.
In OKJ-N, Victor Thomas Gorun takes a victory and a fastest lap in the qualifying heats and, after finishing the A Prefinal fourth, finishes the final in the top 10. Augustin Feligioni finishes behind his teammate, also classified in the top ten. After finishing second in the Sunday morning's warm-up, Linghan Li shows off in the final race with a comeback of not less than sixteen positions from the starting grid; Valentino Manassero, on the other hand, is less lucky, forced to retire in the opening lap.
In the MINI Gr.3 class, Alfie Richard Mair is their best driver in the qualifyings, finishing fourth in Group 1, but a stop in the second qualifying heat penalises him in the intermediate standings. Just back from his victory in the previous round in Viterbo, Zane Pace gains twenty-three positions in the standings between qualifyings and pre-finals, also taking third place in the A pre-final. The British and the Maltese driver move into the top positions in the final, but an accident prevent both from ending the weekend on a positive note.
With a comeback of ten positions, David Aagten narrowly misses the top 10, finishing ahead of his teammate Alvaro Medeiros. There are also positive signs from Farel Beretta Dugat, fourth in Group 2 of the qualifyings and Nahil Padovani, who comes close to gain a place in the final.
In OKJ, Julian Frasnelli is their best performer over the weekend, setting the fastest lap in D-E heat. The Italian driver jumps with a good start in the final, but a collision on the second lap forces him to retire early. Jean Poujol, on the other hand, sets the fastest time in A-C heat, where he is able to recover twenty-two positions in the standings.
Due to an unsuccessful stop in the A pre-final, Antonio Ianni narrowly misses out on a place in the final. Yubo Wen, Martin Luis Bertolaccini and Oiva Vettenranta set some interesting lap times. Stepan Mazepin, on the other hand, is forced to withdraw from the rest of the weekend due to an accident in Saturday morning's warm-up, in which he is unfortunately involved.
In KZ2 category, their trio of Genis Civico Espona, Matteo Viganò and Tom Leuillet continues the development work with the sports division, gathering useful data ahead of the upcoming season.
The final round of the WSK Super Master Series, scheduled in two weeks' time at Franciacorta (18th-22nd March), will see the Tony Kart Racing Team back on track in the KZ2, OK, OKJ, OKJ-N and MINI categories.