The Kart Republic family has just delivered one of its finest performances in an FIA Karting event since its inception: OK: P1 • P2 • P3 • P4 • P5 • P6 - OK-Junior: P1 • P2 • P3 • P6 • P8
In Spain, the KR-IAME teams also secured both pole positions and all four Super Heats! Winner of the OK Final ahead of Joe Turney and Niklas Schaufler, Noah Baglin consolidated his lead in the European Championship. In OK-Junior, Will Green remains top of the overall standings after finishing 3rd behind Daniel Miron Lorente and Many Nuvolini. In the Team Championship, KR Motorsport currently dominates both categories.
KR-IAME triumphs with the top six places in OK
Everything is looking positive in this category, and many drivers have made their mark at Chiva. Following Noah Baglin’s (KR Motorsport) pole position, the KR-IAME teams secured a total of 15 Qualifying Heat wins. Winner of Super Heat A, Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing) took pole position on the Final starting grid and went on to celebrate his return to the podium in an FIA Karting event.
In his first OK event of the season, Joe Turney managed to finish 2nd on the podium behind Baglin, who was once again dazzling over the three days. Fusion Motorsport’s Zak Drummond joined the party in 4th place ahead of Aaron Garcia Lopez (DPK Racing) and Manuel Miguez (VictoryLane), who achieved his best result since making his OK debut. Had it not been for a penalty, Dan Allemann (VDK Racing) would have finished 5th after winning Super Heat B.
Performance, talent and a top-three finish in OK-Junior
The Final was contested by three drivers, all powered by KR-IAME engines. Will Green (KR Motorsport) led the first lap following his victory in Super Heat A. Winner of the other Super Heat, Many Nuvolini (KR Motorsport) quickly took the lead, but Daniel Miron Lorente overtook him on the very next lap. The Fusion Motorsport driver held on until the finish, winning ahead of Nuvolini and Green. Two other KR-IAME karts featured: Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (KR Motorsport) in P6 and Antoine Sylva Venant (VDK Racing) in P8. The Belgian had been the fastest in Friday’s Qualifying sessions. Oliveri Sini (KR Motorsport) missed out on a top-10 finish by just a few tenths of a second. Among the Qualifying Heat winners, Zack Zhu (VictoryLane) failed to find success in the Final.
Comment from Dino Chiesa, head of KR Global Motorsport Company
“The KR chassis and IAME engines have cemented their place at the top of the international hierarchy. Our drivers proved particularly competitive on the Lucas Guerrero circuit, where we tend to do quite well every year. I am obviously very pleased with the result achieved by our KR Motorsport team, but I note that four other teams also put in excellent performances in the top eight. Obviously, we must keep our feet on the ground. The next round takes place on a completely different circuit, at Mülsen in Germany. We will have to beat our worthy opponents once again and build on this great success in Spain.”