The WSK Final Cup concluded at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato with a spectacular celebration of the event, highlighting the scale of international karting organized by WSK Promotion in the recurrence of its 20th year of activity.
For WSK Promotion, it was an adventure that began in 2006, which over these 20 years has reached extraordinary dimensions in the organization of 180 WSK Karting events and a total of 339 events overall, with a grand total of over 48,000 entries.
This success was also celebrated in this WSK Final Cup with yet another huge turnout across the three rounds of the 2025 season: from the opener in Franciacorta with 357 drivers, to the second round in Cremona with 336 drivers, and this final appointment in Lonato with 365 drivers, totalling 1,058 drivers coming from all five continents and from a remarkable 63 nations.
The field was fully represented on track by all the most highly-regarded international drivers, in a great technical and sporting contest among the major official manufacturers and the most important teams, across the 7 categories that animated the WSK Final Cup: MINI Gr.3, MINI U10, OK-NJ, OK-N, OKJ, OK, and KZ2.
The new champions of the WSK Final Cup 2025.
In the various categories, the 7 titles were won by Marchesi (OK-N), Bertuca (KZ2), Godschalk (MINI U10), Perico (MINI Gr.3), Kostrzewa (OK-NJ), Baglin (OKJ), Pesl (OK).
The winners of the Finals and the Vulcain prize.
The Vulcain watches from the prestigious Swiss watchmaker were also awarded at the third round of the WSK Final Cup, reserved as prizes for the event's winners. The Finals were won by Marchesi (OK-N), Bertuca (KZ2), El Gahoudi (MINI U10), Perico (MINI Gr.3), Kostrzewa (OK-NJ), Viapiana (OKJ) and Sala (OK).
The Final stages.
After the start of the weekend with the qualifying practices and the qualifying heats, the final phase at South Garda Karting unfolded with the Prefinals and Finals for all categories.
The winners of the Prefinals on Saturday:
OK-N Prefinal: 1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) (Team Driver-KR/Iame/Vega).
KZ2 Prefinal-A: 1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA) (Birelart Racing-TM Kart/LeCont).
KZ2 Prefinal-B: 1st Vasile Daniel (ROU) (CL Racing Team-Birelart/TM Kart/LeCont).
The winners of the Prefinals on Sunday:
MINI U10 Prefinal-A: 1st Godschalk Wynn (USA) (Kidix-KR/Iame/Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal-B: 1st Zayne Burgess (USA) (Parolin Motorsport-Parolin/TM Kart/Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-A: 1st Perico Niccolò (ITA) (Team Driver-KR/Iame/Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-B: 1st Ratajski Stan (FRA) (BabyRace-Parolin/Iame/Vega).
OK-NJ Prefinal-A: 1st Mirabella Federico (ITA) (Modena Kart-Parolin/TM Kart/Vega).
OK-NJ Prefinal-B: 1st Kostrzewa Blazej (POL) (Ward Racing-Tony Kart/TM Kart/Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-A: 1st McGaughy Michael (USA) (Koski Motorsport -KR/Iame/Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-B: 1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NED) (Prema Racing-KR/Iame/Vega).
OK Prefinal-A: 1st Kornder Luke (DEU) (Ricky Flynn-LN Kart/TM Kart/LeCont).
OK Prefinal-B: 1st Krutogolov Lev (UKR) (Energy Corse-Energy/Iame/LeCont).
The Finals of the WSK Final Cup di Lonato, Rd3:
OK-N – A masterpiece by Marchesi.
Nicolas Marchesi (Team Driver-KR/Iame/Vega) completed his masterpiece in the final round at Lonato, confirming his championship lead with a victory in the Prefinal and, crucially, the subsequent victory in the Final. In the conclusive race, Marchesi took the lead almost immediately after overtaking Federico Rossi (AKM Motorsport-Parolin/TM Kart), who had stood out in the heats. Two other Italians finished on the podium: Matteo Melis (LA Motorsport-Parolin/TM Kart) climbed to the second step, and Peter Stiller (King Racing Team-KR/Iame) took third, both having made successful comebacks. Rossi finished in fourth place, ahead of Riccardo Ferrari (M2 Racing-Gillard/TM Kart) and the Pole Karol Pasiewicz (Magik Team-Magik/TM Kart).
The winners of the three rounds of OK-N:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Ociepa Juliusz (POL)
Rd.3 Lonato: 1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA)
OK-N championship standings:
1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) points 322
2nd Tonalini Cristian (ITA) points 184
3rd Ociepa Juliusz (POL) points 153
KZ2 – Bertuca dominates the scene.
Cristian Bertuca (Birelart Racing-TM Kart/LeCont) truly swept the WSK Final Cup, claiming his third consecutive victory. After imposing himself at Franciacorta and Cremona, the Italian driver also secured the third success at Lonato, with a complete victory starting in the heats, and then in the Prefinal and the Final. There was nothing his opponents could do; Bertuca simply dominated the scene. The Frenchman Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP-IPK/TM Kart) deservedly joined him on the podium, proving to be an excellent performer in this event, but the other Italian, Giuseppe Palomba (Maranello Kart-Maranello/TM Kart), also delivered an outstanding performance, making a comeback of 16 positions to finish third overall. Another Italian, Danilo Albanese (Door Motorsport-KR/Iame), finished fourth, and Iaroslav Shevyrtalov (Drago Corse-New Drago/TM Kart) fifth.
The winners of the three rounds of KZ2:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA)
Rd.3 Cremona: 1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA)
KZ2 championship standings:
1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA) points 383
2nd Emilien Denner (FRA) points 218
3rd Vasile Daniel (ROU) points 208
MINI U10 – El Gahoudi wins the Final, Godschalk the championship.
There was certainly no shortage of surprises in the MINI U10 class, where, in a rather chaotic and uncertain final, victory went to the Moroccan Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace-Parolin/Iame/Vega), who made a significant comeback. The American Colton Schniegenberg (Ward Racing-Tony Kart/TM Kart) lost the second step of the podium, slipping to fifth place due to a 3-second penalty. The Italian Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team-T-Group/TM Kart) moved into second position, and Nicolò Pacillo (BabyRace-Parolin/Iame) took third due to another 5-second penalty given to the American Zayne Burgess (Parolin Motorsport-Parolin/TM Kart), who was classified tenth from third place. The American Wynn Godschalk (Kidix-KR/Iame), already the winner of the first two rounds, successfully claimed the championship title, despite a 23-second penalty at Lonato, as his total score was unreachable by all others.
The winners of the three rounds of MINI U10:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Godschalk Wynn (USA)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Godschalk Wynn (USA)
Rd.3 Lonato: 1st Nahyl El Gahoudi (MAR)
MINI U10 championship standings:
1st Godschalk Wynn (USA) points 314
2nd Kovtunenko Platon (UKR) points 201
3rd Burgess Zayne (USA) points 193
MINI Gr.3 – Perico achieves the feat of winning everything and claiming the title.
Niccolò Perico (Team Driver-KR/Iame/Vega) achieved a significant feat in the third round at Lonato, securing the pole position, then the heats, the Prefinal, and most importantly, the Final, which allowed him to take first in the championship standings, finishing with 308 points. In the Final, the second place went to the Frenchman Stan Ratajski (BabyRace-Parolin/Iame), and third to Giuseppe Noviello, Perico's teammate. The previous leader, the American Victor Thomas Gorun (Tony Kart Racing Team-Tony Kart/Vortex), was handed a 3-second penalty and finished the Final only in seventh place, placing third in the championship behind Ratajski.
The winners of the three heats of MINI Gr.3:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Gorun Victor Thomas (USA)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Ratajski Stan (FRA)
Rd3 Lonato: 1st Perico Niccolò (ITA)
MINI GR.3 championship standings:
1st Perico Niccolò (ITA) points 308
2nd Ratajski Stan (FRA) points 264
3rd Gorun Victor Thomas (USA) points 235
OK-NJ – Overwhelming comeback by Kostrzewa.
The Pole Blazej Kostrzewa (Ward Racing-Tony Kart/TM Kart/Vega) achieved a sensational recovery: he won the Prefinal and also the Final at the end of a highly competitive and uncertain race, overtaking his most accredited rival, the American Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport-KR/Iame), right at the finish line. Kostrzewa jumped from third place in the championship to the lead and won the title by only two points over Palacio. The Italian Federico Mirabella (Modena Kart-Parolin-TM Kart) took third place in the Final, while his teammate, the Lithuanian Nojus Stasionis, finished 13th but secured third place in the championship.
The winners of the three heats of OK-NJ:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Palacio Lucas (USA)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Kostrzewa Blazej (POL)
Rd.3 Lonato: 1st Kostrzewa Blazej (POL)
OK-NJ championship standings:
1st Kostrzewa Blazej (POL) points 248
2nd Palacio Lucas (USA) points 247
3rd Stasionis Nojus (LTU) points 198
OKJ – Viapiana surprises, the title goes to Baglin.
A surprising victory for the Italian Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver-KR/Iame/Vega) who managed to outpace all rivals in the OKJ Final, securing a great win ahead of many category protagonists. The second place went to the Spaniard Daniel Miron Lorente (Fusion Motorsport-KR/Iame), ahead of one of the major title contenders, the Briton Will Green (Prema Racing-KR/Iame). Following them were the two Prema Racing teammates, the Dutchman Dean Hoogendoorn, the Prefinal winner, and Noah Baglin. It was Baglin who clinched the championship title, by only 5 points over the Spaniard Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn-LN Kart/TM Kart), the previous championship leader who was involved in an incident at the start of the Final. Arias ultimately lost the title due to a penalty handed to the Australian William Calleja (Forza Racing-Exprit-TM Kart), who slipped from fourth to tenth place.
The winners of the three heats of OKJ:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Baglin Noah (GBR)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Arias Bosco (ESP)
Rd3 Lonato: 1st Viapiana Valerio (ITA)
OKJ championship standings:
1st Baglin Noha (GBR) points 194
2nd Arias Bosco (ESP) points 189
3rd Green Will (GBR) points 170
OK – Sala takes the Final, Pesl the title.
The Italian Filippo Sala (Forza Racing-Exprit/TM Kart/LeCont) earned the satisfaction of a great victory at the end of the season. In Lonato, Sala triumphed in the Final ahead of the Czech Jindrich Pesl (Tony Kart Racing Team-Tony Kart/Vortex), who, with this result, was able to confirm his position atop the championship standings and clinch the title, thanks also to the success achieved in Franciacorta. Finishing on the third step of the podium was the German Luke Kornder (Ricky Flynn-LN Kart/TM Kart), while Pesl's main rival, the Scot Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport-KR/Iame), winner in Cremona, finished in sixth place, securing second position in the championship, ahead of Sala.
The winners of the three heats of OK:
Rd.1 Franciacorta: 1st Pesl Jindrich (CZE)
Rd.2 Cremona: 1st Drummond Zac (GBR)
Rd.3 Lonato: 1st Pesl Jindrich (CZE)
OK championship standings:
1st Pesl Jindrich (CZE) points 302
2nd Drummond Zac (GBR) points 208
3rd Sala Filippo (ITA) points 207
See you in 2026.
The new season will start at the La Conca International Circuit, from January 16th to 18th for the WSK Collective Tests, while the first event of the year, the opening round of the WSK Super Master Series, will take place on January 25th, also at La Conca, featuring the MINI, OK-NJ, OKJ, OK, and KZ2 categories.