Hiltbrand, Orlov and Nunez on pole in sunny Valencia

Hiltbrand, Orlov and Nunez on pole in sunny Valencia Read more

After extremely competitive Qualifying sessions, pole positions were awarded to Spaniard Pedro Hiltbrand in KZ, Maksim Orlov in KZ2 and Mexican Luis Fer Nunez in the Junior Academy. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for gearbox categories and the FIA Karting Academy Trophy got off to the best possible start.
 

Ready for WSK Euro Series final phase in Viterbo

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The heats end with final phase qualification on Saturday 17th May. Prefinals from 9:50am and Finals from 1:30pm on Live TV Streaming.

Friday session three: Fairclough fastest again - just!

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Hitech TGR's Deagen Fairclough was fastest for the second successive session on Friday afternoon, but after topping session two by three thousandths of a second, it was even closer in the final practice, as the Brit led Patrick Heuzenroeder by 0.002s this time around.

Friday session two: Fairclough and Ninovic separated by 0.003s

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Hitech TGR's Deagen Fairclough and Rodin Motorsport's Alex Ninovic were separated by just three thousandths of a second in the second Friday Free Practice session at Zandvoort.

Friday session one: Seewooruthun smashes GB3 lap record

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Argenti with Prema's Reza Seewooruthun smashed the official GB3 lap record in the opening Friday practice session at Zandvoort.

Results: FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 and Academy Junior at Valencia

Results: FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 and Academy Junior at Valencia Read more

The move from two to three competitions in the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for the KZ and KZ2 categories has been requested by many drivers and teams for this season. With their powerful 125cc engines with gearboxes and Dunlop 'prime' tyres, they offer very high performance and should guarantee the maximum spectacle for the opening event on the Lucas Guerrero international circuit, located at Chiva near Valencia. It will also be the first of three competitions for the Junior Academy Trophy, which will be celebrating its 16th season!

Fairclough tops thursday session at Zandvoort as top-three split by half a tenth

The Legend Returns to Monaco

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The greatest forces in Motorsport history are now united as Ferrari’s last Monaco-winning World Champion is returned to Enzo’s house, located within the very heart of the Factory that has produced the most awe-inspiring automotive masterpieces in history. A location where the genius between creator, driver, and car will forever be linked as Michael Schumacher was recently given the ultimate honor of having the area just outside Enzo’s doorstep, where chassis 211 now rests, renamed to Piazza Michael Schumacher.

Live timing: FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 and Academy Junior at Valencia

Live timing: FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 and Academy Junior at Valencia Read more

The move from two to three competitions in the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for the KZ and KZ2 categories has been requested by many drivers and teams for this season. With their powerful 125cc engines with gearboxes and Dunlop 'prime' tyres, they offer very high performance and should guarantee the maximum spectacle for the opening event on the Lucas Guerrero international circuit, located at Chiva near Valencia. It will also be the first of three competitions for the Junior Academy Trophy, which will be celebrating its 16th season!

Winners of the Viterbo WSK Euro Series

Winners of the Viterbo WSK Euro Series Read more

The first heats highlight several protagonists. Friday the conclusion of the heats, Saturday 17th May the final phase.

WSK Euro Series pole positions at Viterbo

WSK Euro Series pole positions at Viterbo Read more

Qualifying practice at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo kicked off the first round of 2025 WSK Euro Series. The finals on Saturday 17th May.

Results: 2025 WSK Euro Series Round 1 at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo

Results: 2025 WSK Euro Series Round 1 at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo Read more

After the thrilling and spectacular first part of the season with the five rounds of the WSK Super Master Series, the time has come for the highly anticipated start of the WSK Euro Series. The first round will be held at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo from May 13th to 17th. The final phase will take place on Saturday.

Live timing: 2025 WSK Euro Series Round 1 at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo

Live timing: 2025 WSK Euro Series Round 1 at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo Read more

After the thrilling and spectacular first part of the season with the five rounds of the WSK Super Master Series, the time has come for the highly anticipated start of the WSK Euro Series. The first round will be held at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo from May 13th to 17th. The final phase will take place on Saturday.

The protagonists of the WSK Euro Series on track in Viterbo

The protagonists of the WSK Euro Series on track in Viterbo Read more

The participation is great in all categories at the opener of the series to be held at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo next May 13 - 17.

BRP-Rotax confirm chassis partners for RMCGF 2025

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BRP-Rotax announces the official chassis partners for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2025 taking place in the Kingdom of Bahrain from November 29th to December 6th: BirelART, IPK and Sodikart - three of the world’s leading manufacturers in the karting industry. Each brand is well-renowned for their quality, workmanship and commitment to providing nearly 400 qualified competitors at the RMCGF with the best material and support to win.

The Junior Academy and Gearbox categories take the stage in Spain

The Junior Academy and Gearbox categories take the stage in Spain Read more

The move from two to three competitions in the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for the KZ and KZ2 categories has been requested by many drivers and teams for this season. With their powerful 125cc engines with gearboxes and Dunlop 'prime' tyres, they offer very high performance and should guarantee the maximum spectacle for the opening event on the Lucas Guerrero international circuit, located at Chiva near Valencia. It will also be the first of three competitions for the Junior Academy Trophy, which will be celebrating its 16th season!

The WSK Euro Series 2025 is at the start

The WSK Euro Series 2025 is at the start Read more

The first round of the series will take place at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo next May 13 - 17, with categories MINI, OK-NJ, OK-N, OKJ and OK on track.
 

Saturday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Saturday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week. Watch all the exciting Superheats and Finals on the Livestreaming coverage on Saturday!

Friday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Friday live stream: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week. Watch all the action on the Livestreaming coverage with Qualifying heats on Friday, and the exciting Superheats and Finals on Saturday!

Results: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Results: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week.

Live timing: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia

Live timing: Champions of the Future 2025 Shifters round 1 in Valencia Read more

After the opening of the OK and Junior season, the 2025 Champions of the Future series now turns to the gearbox categories. The opening round for KZ and KZ2 will take place at the Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia – a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of the FIA Karting European Championship scheduled at the same venue the following week.

European Championship win for Parolin Motorsport and Costoya

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The Parolin Motorsport team came away from Portimao in high spirits after a win in the headline OK class for Christian Costoya in the FIA Karting European Championship, backed up by convincing performances from the other drivers.

René Lammers dominates Spanish F4 in Navarro

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The Circuito de Navarra hosted a thrilling second round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship, where René Lammers delivered a flawless performance by winning two of three races, propelling him to the top of the overall standings.

Kart Republic and Prema Racing double up in Portugal

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Dean Hoogendoorn and Noah Baglin completed the OK-Junior double at Portimão, just as they had done at Campillos on the opening event of the FIA Karting European Championship. This time, the positions were reversed, with Hoogendoorn taking victory. The teams using KR-IAME packages managed to adapt perfectly to the extremely changeable and difficult weather conditions, with seven of them in the top 10 in OK-Junior and five in OK, including a podium for Zak Drummond from the Fusion Motorsport team.

Preston and Burke win at Australian Kart Championship round two

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Jac Preston has taken his first ever SP Tools Australian Kart Championship round win in KZ2 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, while Ky Burke broached the top step of the podium in KA2 for the first time since round three last year to round out the second round of the five round Title chase.

FRECA: Evan Giltaire takes race 2 victory at Misano and becomes Championship Leader

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Evan Giltaire (ART Grand Prix) sealed his second career win in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine by triumphing in Race 2 at Misano, following his second-place finish in Race 1. The French driver now leads the championship standings after a commanding performance on Sunday afternoon.

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta flawless in Misano

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At the Misano World Circuit, venue of the opening round of the Italian F.4 Championship, Prema Racing’s Anglo-Japanese driver Kean Nakamura-Berta delivered a perfect weekend. Pole position and three wins out of the four scheduled races, as per the format adopted for a weekend that featured 41 drivers on the grid. With 75 points scored, Nakamura-Berta takes the early lead in the drivers’ standings. Behind him, with 53 points, is teammate Sebastian Wheldon, who claimed victory in the opening race of the weekend, which featured his group. The son of Dan “Lionheart” Wheldon thus took his first win in the series.

Livestream Italian F4 Championship - ACI Racing Weekend Misano round 1 - Final Race

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Everything is set for the start of a new and spectacular season of the Italian F.4 Championship. The series, promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, promises to keep the excitement level high once again in 2025, with record numbers already in its first round.

Italian F4: Kean Nakamura-Berta doubles up and takes pole for the Final

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The Sunday of the Italian F.4 Championship at the ACI Racing Weekend in Misano, opening round of the series promoted by ACI Sport and WSK Promotion, kicked off with Race 3, the last of the qualifying races. On track were the drivers from Groups A and C, for a total of 27 contenders. Once again, Kean Nakamura-Berta came out on top: the Anglo-Japanese driver for Prema Racing made a strong start and led the race from start to finish, doubling up on his Saturday victory.

Livestream Round 2 - F4 Spanish Championship - Race 3 at Circuito de Navarra

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FIA Formula 3: Bortoleto fastest on final day of testing for Trident

Published on Thursday, February 16, 2023

FIA Formula 3: Bortoleto fastest on final day of testing for Trident

Gabriel Bortoleto ended pre-season testing on top, setting a 1:47.417 to lead the way on the final day of running for Trident. He narrowly headed up the field from Gabriele Minì, just 0.035s off the top spot with Grégoire Saucy in the top three once again.

One final four-hour session capped off the pre-season test around the Bahrain International Circuit, with teams getting the last chance to prepare ahead of Round 1. Here is how the final day of FIA Formula 3 testing unfolded in Bahrain.

As it happened
The extended session got underway with Rafael Villagómez taking the top spot in the early laps, but it didn’t take long for Saucy to return to the summit. The Swiss driver posted a 1:47.610 to return to familiar territory in the opening runs.

Bortoleto was next to take over P1, going just under a tenth clear of Saucy with a 1:47.417 less than an hour gone. Paul Aron also moved PREMA Racing inside the top three as the first hour elapsed. Hugh Barter and Dino Beganovic were separated by 0.004s in fourth and fifth.

Minì moved into second, just 0.035s off the top spot with an hour and 20 minutes elapsed. Approaching the halfway stage of the final day, ART Grand Prix kept their drivers busiest, logging over 80 laps. Saucy remained second ahead of Kaylen Frederick and Nikola Tsolov, ninth and 10th respectively.


 

Race runs became the focus for everyone thereafter, with everyone logging the mileage on multiple lap runs. It stayed that way as the clock ticked into the final hour, with Bortoleto’s earlier time meaning he still headed up the field for Trident.

Race stints remained the focus for every driver and it was Caio Collet that broke the 50-lap barrier first. The Van Amersfoort Racing driver hit the half-century mark with 30 minutes to run as the track got very busy once more.

There was a Red Flag with five minutes left of the session as Sophia Flörsch stopped by the side of the track. The session was restarted, but with less than two minutes left, nobody returned to the track. Bortoleto remained on top from Miní and Saucy. Collet eventually reached 61 laps completed to head the way on lap count.

Formula 3 returns to Sakhir for Round 1 of the 2023 season from 3-5 March.


2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship – Sakhir Pre-Season Test, Day 3

 

Driver

Team

Laptime

Laps

1

Gabriel Bortoleto

Trident

1:47.417

53

2

Gabriele Minì

Hitech Pulse-Eight

1:47.452

60

3

Grégoire Saucy

ART Grand Prix

1:47.519

58

4

Paul Aron

PREMA Racing

1:47.641

54

5

Hugh Barter

Campos Racing

1:47.704

52

6

Dino Beganovic

PREMA Racing

1:47.713

56

7

Josep María Martí

Campos Racing

1:47.789

52

8

Caio Collet

Van Amersfoort Racing

1:47.802

61

9

Leonardo Fornaroli

Trident

1:47.858

46

10

Kaylen Frederick

ART Grand Prix

1:47.878

59

11

Nikola Tsolov

ART Grand Prix

1:47.983

57

12

Franco Colapinto

MP Motorsport

1:48.035

37

13

Zak O’Sullivan

PREMA Racing

1:48.052

55

14

Sebastián Montoya

Hitech Pulse-Eight

1:48.080

55

15

Taylor Barnard

Jenzer Motorsport

1:48.208

54

16

Rafael Villagómez

Van Amersfoort Racing

1:48.250

57

17

Nikita Bedrin

Jenzer Motorsport

1:48.380

51

18

Jonny Edgar

MP Motorsport

1:48.430

46

19

Luke Browning

Hitech Pulse-Eight

1:48.434

44

20

Christian Mansell

Campos Racing

1:48.479

50

21

Hunter Yeany

Rodin Carlin

1:48.499

51

22

Oliver Gray

Rodin Carlin

1:48.683

49

23

Mari Boya

MP Motorsport

1:48.696

43

24

Oliver Goethe

Trident

1:48.749

49

25

Sophia Flörsch

PHM Racing by Charouz

1:48.868

51

26

Alejandro Garcia

Jenzer Motorsport

1:48.927

54

27

Piotr Wisnicki

PHM Racing by Charouz

1:48.985

40

28

Ido Cohen

Rodin Carlin

1:48.543

49

29

Tommy Smith

Van Amersfoort Racing

1:48.571

45

30

Roberto Faria

PHM Racing by Charouz

1:49.740

26

 

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