The Finals of the second round at the Cremona Circuit awarded the titles to Hedfors (MINI Gr.3), Godschalk (MINI U10), Xie (OK-NJ), Zulfikari (OKJ), Scognamiglio (OK-N) and Costoya (OK).
The second and final round of the WSK Euro Series at the Cremona Circuit has awarded the 2025 titles in the MINI, OK-NJ, OK-N, OKJ, and OK categories, at the end of an intense final phase that took place in more favorable weather conditions, not affected by the intense heat that plagued the initial days.
As happened in the first round in Viterbo, there was an excellent turnout of leading teams in Cremona as well, confirming significant international karting participation with drivers from as many as 55 nations. This is a further sign of how much the WSK Euro Series is appreciated worldwide, right from its debut year in 2010, showcasing young talents and even champions like Max Verstappen, who won in the very first edition on his WSK debut.
With the conclusion of the Prefinals and the hard-fought Finals in Cremona, which benefited from higher scoring compared to the first round in Viterbo, thus broadening the pool of candidates for the category titles, the 2025 edition crowned the WSK Euro Series champions: Hedfors (MINI Gr.3), Godschalk (MINI U10), Xie (OK-NJ), Zulfikari (OKJ), Scognamiglio (OK-N), Costoya (OK).
The final phase in Cremona.
After the qualifying sessions and heats of the first two race days, the Cremona weekend concluded on Saturday, July 5th, with the final phase of the Prefinals and Finals for each category.
The winners of the Prefinals:
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-A: Jean Poujol (FRA) (#535 Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-B: Stan Ratajski (FRA) (#511 BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal: Platon Kovtunenko (UKR) (#555 Borsch Racing – KR/Iame/Vega).
OK-NJ Prefinal-A: Vsevolod Osadcyi-Suslovskyi (UKR) (#722 Monster K Factory – Monster K/TM Kart).
OK-NJ Prefinal-B: Gioele Girardello (ITA) (#721 Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-A: Antonio Pizzonia (ITA) (#319 Fusion Motorsport – KR/Iame/Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-B: Iskender Zulfikari (TUR) (#328 Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart/Vega).
OK-N Prefinal: Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) (#828 Tellone Motorsport – KR/Iame/Vega)
OK Prefinal: Christian Costoya (ESP) (#201 Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/LeCont)
The Finals and the winners of the WSK Euro Series 2025:
MINI Gr.3 – Ratajski wins the Final, and Hedfors takes the Championship.
In MINI Gr.3, the Frenchman Stan Ratajski (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega) clinched a great Final after also winning Prefinal-B, but the category title went to the Swede Elton Hedfors (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart) thanks to his victory in Viterbo and fifth place at the Cremona finish line, having lost positions in the initial stages. Ratajski climbed up to second place in the championship.
At the end of a thrilling Final, the Italian Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Kidix – KR/Iame) finished in second position, while the third step of the podium went to another Italian, Antonio Ianni (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex), who made an impressive comeback of 11 positions, finishing ahead of his teammate Jean Poujol. In the championship, behind the winner Elton Hedfors and Stan Ratajski, Achille Rea (Birelart Racing – Birelart/TM Kart), who finished sixth in the Final, classified third.
MINI Gr.3 Final result:
1st Stan Ratajski (FRA) (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega) 10 laps
2nd Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (ITA) (Kidix – KR/Iame) +1.512
3rd Antonio Ianni (ITA) (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex)
MINI Gr.3 Championship standings:
1st Elton Hedfors (SWE) points 209
2nd Stan Ratajski (FRA) points 170
3rd Achille Rea (ITA) points 158
MINI U10 – Kovtunenko wins the Final, and Godschalk the title.
The Ukrainian Platon Kovtunenko (Borsch Racing – KR/Iame/Vega), one of the most competitive drivers throughout the weekend and winner of the Prefinal, confirmed his winning form in the Final, leading from start to finish. In second place was the Caribbean Wynn Godschalk (Team Kidix – KR/Iame) who, with this result and his victory in the previous Viterbo race, won the title with a good margin. The Mexican Mateo Garcia Patino (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame) finished third, also securing third place in the championship. Fourth at the final finish line was the Italian Ryan Di Munno (Team Driver – KR/Iame), ahead of the Austrian Ghazi Almekdad (Borsch Racing – KR/Iame) and Moroccan Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame).
MINI U10 Final result:
1st Platon Kovtunenko (UKR) (Borsch Racing – KR/Iame/Vega) 10 laps
2nd Wynn Godschalk (USA) (Team Kidix – KR/Iame) +2.437
3rd Mateo Garcia Patino (MEX) (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame) +4.715
MINI U10 Championship standings:
1st Wynn Godschalk (USA) points 192
2nd Platon Kovtunenko (UKR) points 167
3rd Mateo Garcia Patino (MEX) points 100
OK-NJ – Xie is the first Chinese to win the WSK title, and Simone wins the Final.
The OK-NJ Final was particularly lively, with the Canadian Rocco Simone (Kidix – KR/Modena Engines/Vega) taking over in the final laps after an initial dominance by the Italian Gioele Girardello (Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart) and then by another Italian, Michele Orlando (Team DR – DR/Modena Engines). Rocco Simone closed with a victory over Girardello, while the other protagonist of the weekend, the Swiss driver Albert Tamm, Girardello's teammate, climbed to the third step of the podium. Orlando placed fourth. However, the championship title went into the hands of an excellent Huifei Xie (Team Driver – KR/Iame), a Chinese driver who had won in Viterbo and who placed fifth in Cremona, overcoming Girardello by just 5 points. Xie is thus the first Chinese driver to have won a WSK karting title. Girardello finished second in the championship, and Tamm third.
OK-NJ Final result:
1st Rocco Simone (CAN) (Kidix – KR/Modena Engines/Vega) 15 laps
2nd Gioele Girardello (ITA) (Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart) +0.497
3rd Albert Tamm (SUI) (Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart) +0.661
OK-NJ Championship standings:
1st Huifei Xie (CHN) points 192
2nd Gioele Girardello (ITA) points 187
3rd Albert Tamm (SUI) points 168
OKJ – Zulfikari wins the final phase and the Championship.
The Turkish driver Iskender Zulfikari (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart/Vega) dominated the Prefinal and the Final, securing the category title. In the Final, the Italian Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver – KR/Iame) closed second after a strong comeback, while the Monegasque Andrea Manni (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart), who had excelled in the heats, took third place on the podium. In the championship, the podium was monopolized by Forza Racing colors; behind Zulfikari, closed in the order the Briton Henry Domain, winner in Viterbo, and Andrea Manni.
OKJ Final result:
1st Iskender Zulfikari (TUR) (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart/Vega) 15 laps
2nd Valerio Viapiana (ITA) (Team Driver – KR/Iame) +0.932
3rd Andrea Manni (MON) (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart) +2.284
OKJ Championship standings:
1st Iskender Zulfikari (TUR) points 215
2nd Henry Domain (GBR) points 156
3rd Andrea Manni (MON) points 119
OK-N – Scognamiglio dominates.
Manuel Scognamiglio (Tellone Motorsport – KR/Iame/Vega) showed uncontested dominance in OK-N, winning the heats, Prefinal, and Final, in addition to setting the best time in practice. With this victory and the one obtained in Viterbo, the Italian driver clinched the championship ahead of the Finnish driver Mike Parhiala (Kohtalia Sports – CS55 / Vortex), who finished third in the Final, preceded on the podium by another Italian, Lorenzo D’Amico (LA Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart). The Italian girl Luisa Maria Della Pietra (Team Driver – KR/Iame), who finished sixth in the Final but was in the leading positions in the initial stages, was also among the top performers. The Brazilian Luca Croce (VictoryLane – KR/Iame) ended fourth, and Giuseppe Piccolo (GPM Racing Kart – Righetti Ridolfi/Iame) fifth.
OK-N Final result:
1st Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) (Tellone Motorsport – KR/Iame/Vega) 17 laps
2nd Lorenzo D’Amico (ITA) (LA Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart) +3.724
3rd Mike Parhiala (FIN) (Kohtalia Sports – CS55 / Vortex) +4.240
OK-N Championship standings:
1st Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) points 264
2nd Mike Parhiala (FIN) points 126
3rd Lorenzo D’Amico (ITA) points 104
OK – Christian Costoya is unstoppable.
At the Cremona Circuit, Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/LeCont) was unstoppable, dominating the event just as he had done in Viterbo. The championship was his, with a good margin over the Italian Filippo Sala (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart), who followed the Spanish driver all the way to the finish line. Third in the Final was the Swede Oliver Kinnmark (Koski Motorsport – KR/Iame). These three drivers classified in the championship in the same order.
The Turkish driver Alp Aksoy (Fusion Motorsport – KR/Iame) was unfortunate and lost third position due to a retirement.
OK Final Result:
1st Christian Costoya (ESP) (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/LeCont) 17 laps
2nd Filippo Sala (ITA) (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart) +2.765
3rd Oliver Kinnmark (SWE) (Koski Motorsport – KR/Iame) +5.498
OK Championship standings:
1st Christian Costoya (ESP) points 264
2nd Filippo Sala (ITA) points 201
3rd Oliver Kinnmark (SWE) points 108
The Next Rounds
WSK Final Cup
1st Rd 26/10/2025 Franciacorta / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd 09/11/2025 Cremona / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd 23/11/2025 Lonato / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2