LINE-UP 2019 Tony Kart Racing Team: 16 drivers line-up among Mini, OKJ, OK and KZ categories

The Tony Kart Racing Team is ready to get back in action in the most competitive karting series (FIA Karting & WSK) for 2019 season, with sixteen drivers line-up among Mini, OKJ, OK and KZ categories. A season that as usual, is composed by WSK and FIA Karting competitions, which we will be represented by sixteen drivers. Some of them are a newcomers in Tony Kart’s family while others are popular faces for the Tony Kart Racing Team in this world.

In the shifting gears category, KZ, the team will be led again by the three-times world champion, Marco Ardigò. Two more Italians Matteo Viganò and Alessio Picciniwill also race in KZ, together with experimented Finn driver Simo Puhakka who completes the team.
In the OK category, Colombian Sebastian Montoya, son of former Monaco and Indy 500 race winner, Juan Pablo Montoya, continues in the team but this time in a higher class. At his side, Rasmus Joutsimies, Sami Meguetounif, Li Mingyang and Matheus Morgatto complete the team.
In the OKJ category, we find Russian Nikita Bedrin and Spanish Josep Maria Martí who both continue for his second straight year in Junior class.
As for the youngest category, the drivers who will compete in Mini are French’s Jules Caranta and Jimmy Helias, together with Cui Yuanpu, American James Egozi and William MacIntyre from United Kingdom.
This season like the previous years, Tony Kart and Ferrari Driver Academy will keep their partnership, with the aim to select new talents for a higher motorsport categories.
Regarding which chassis are the one that will race, in OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 categories there is no doubt that our drivers will have at their disposition the Racer 401 R chassis. Meanwhile in Mini class, the chassis available will be the Rookie EV. All of them, powered by Vortex.

2019 Drivers:
Marco Ardigò (ITA) – KZ Category
Matteo Viganò (ITA) – KZ Category
Simo Puhakka (FIN) – KZ Category
Alessio Piccini (ITA) – KZ Category

Sebastian Montoya (COL) – OK Category
Sami Meguetounif (FRA) – OK Category
Rasmus Joutsimies (FIN) – OK Category
Li Mingyang (CHN) – OK Category
Matheus Morgatto (BRA) – OK Category

Nikita Bedrin (RUS) – OKJ Category
Josep Maria Martí (SPA) – OKJ Category

Yuanpu Cui (CHN) – Mini Category
Jimmy Elias (FRA) – Mini Category
Jules Caranta (FRA) – Mini Category
William MacIntyre (GBR) – Mini Category
James Egozi (USA) – Mini Category 

FIA Karting Race Calendar:

April 21, 2019 Angerville (FRA)
FIA Karting European Championship, 1^stRound
FIA Karting European Junior Championship, 1^stRound

May 5, 2019 Wackersdorf (DEU)
FIA Karting European KZ Championship, 1^stRound
FIA Karting European KZ2 Championship, 1^stRound
FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 1^stRound

May 19, 2019 Genk (BEL)
FIA Karting European Championship, 2^ndRound
FIA Karting European Junior Championship, 2^ndRound

June 2, 2019 Kristianstad (SWE)
FIA Karting European Championship, 3^rdRound
FIA Karting European Junior Championship, 3^rdRound

June 16, 2019 Sarno (ITA)
FIA Karting European KZ Championship, 2^ndRound
FIA Karting European KZ2 Championship, 2^ndRound
FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 2^ndRound

July 21, 2019 Le Mans (FRA)
FIA Karting European Championship, 4^thRound
FIA Karting European Junior Championship, 4^thRound

September 8, 2019 Alahärmä (FIN)
FIA Karting World Championship
FIA Karting World Junior Championship

September 22, 2019 Lonato (ITA)
FIA Karting World KZ Championship
FIA Karting International Super Cup for KZ2
FIA Karting Academy Trophy, 3^rdround 

WSK Race Calendar:

WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES
1^stRd – February 3^rd, 2019 (Italy) Adria (60 Mini – OKJ – OK)
2^ndRd – February 24^th, 2019 (Italy) Lonato (60 Mini – OKJ – OK- KZ2)
3^rdRd – March 10^th, 2019 (Italy) La Conca (60 Mini – OKJ – OK)
4^thRd – March 24^th, 2019 (Italy) Sarno (60 Mini – OKJ – OK- KZ2)

WSK EURO SERIES
1^st Rd – March 31^st, 2019 (Italy) Sarno (60 Mini – OKJ – OK- KZ2)
2^ndRd – April 28^th, 2019 (Italy) Angerville (60 Mini – OKJ – OK)
3^rdRd – June 23^rd, 2019 (Italy) Lonato (60 Mini – OKJ – OK- KZ2)
4^thRd – June 30^th, 2019 (Italy) Adria (60 Mini – OKJ – OK)

WSK OPEN CUP
1^stRd – October 27^th, 2019 (Italy) Lonato (60 Mini – OKJ – OK- KZ2)
2^ndRd – November 10^th, 2019 (Italy) Castelletto (60 Mini – OKJ – OK)

WSK FINAL CUP
November 17^th, 2019 Adria (Italy) (60 Mini – OKJ – OK – KZ2)