Leonardo Marseglia grabs top ten score in Lonato
A satisfying weekend for the Apulian Leonardo Marseglia at the WSK Open Cup in Lonato.
Positive weekend for Leonardo Marseglia who took home a 8th place overall at the WSK Open Cup in Lonato, the last race before the final round of the CIK-FIA European Championship that will be held in Essay, France, the first weekend of August.
In qualifying Leonardo was 8th fastest, only 0.156” far from pole position! He recovered three positions in the first heat, from 8th to 5th, and three more positions in the second heat, from 5th to 3rd. In the last heat he lost some positions, finishing 6th, but it was enough to grab the third spot on the grid for the prefinal.
During the starting procedure Leonardo was forced to move on the right to avoid a collision with Thompson, who was leading the pack, and he got a 3” penalty after the chequered flag. In the meanwhile, after the start Leonardo was leading the race, but then he lost some positions because of the old tyres. In the end he finished 13th. The final race is a business on its own and Leonardo was able to gain some positions finishing 8th.
"Tough and positive weekend: I’m sorry for the penalty during the starting procedure in prefinal, but I had no choice! Without that penalty it could have been a better weekend. In the end P8 is not bad at all and I now have more room to train for the last round of the CIK-FIA European Championship”
Leonardo will return to race for the CIK-FIA European Championship at Ouest Karting in Essay.
Here are the full results.