Gabriel Bortoleto ended pre-season testing on top, setting a 1:47.417 to lead the way on the final day of running for Trident. He narrowly headed up the field from Gabriele Minì, just 0.035s off the top spot with Grégoire Saucy in the top three once again.

Rising star takes to the top step on first outing at famous Grand Prix venue
 

Talented teenager Louis Sharp arrived at Croft for this weekend’s (25-26 June) three rounds in the ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA in fine form after his standout successes two weeks ago at Oulton Park. 
 

Louis Sharp has travelled half way around the world from his home in New Zealand to contest this year’s ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA but, still being aged just 14 years old, was forced to sit out the opening three races staged at Donington Park last weekend.

The FIA Karting World Championship weekend was one of those events marked in red on the Leclerc By Lennox Racing team’s calendar. However, the heavy rain, combined with highly variable weather conditions and the track at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve, shuffled the deck several times, making it difficult for drivers from as early on as the timed practice sessions. Finding themselves stuck in the middle of the group, knocks and penalties ultimately prevented them and the team from exploiting their full potential and frustrated much of the development work done with the TM Racing-powered CL Karting by Birel ART chassis.

The last round of Champions of the Future gave the Leclerc By Lennox Racing team the opportunity to familiarise with the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve, which will be the setting of none other than the FIA OK and OKJ Karting World Championship in a few days’ time

The closing stages of the WSK Euro Series, Round 2 and Round 3, will be available through the live streaming starting from Prefinals on Saturday, September 19th, at local 13.40. The racing action will be captured live also on Sunday, September 20th, from 10.30 with all the Finals of KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI. 

The closing stages of the WSK Euro Series, Round 2 and Round 3, will be available through the live streaming starting from Prefinals on Saturday, September 19th, at local 13.40. The racing action will be captured live also on Sunday, September 20th, from 10.30 with all the Finals of KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI. 

After all the 24 heats of Round 3 that will end on Saturday, September 19th, Prefinals will follow and can be seen with live streaming. All the finals of Round 2&3 of categories KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI will then follow on Sunday, September 20th. 

The WSK season is resuming full speed with the conclusion of WSK Euro Series as categories KZ2, OK, OKJ, MINI are getting on track at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato (Brescia, Italy) from September 14th to 20th for the second and third rounds of the season two months after the opener in Sarno. In Lonato, due to the Covid-19 emergency that affected the 2020 racing calendar, a new format will schedule Round 2 and Round 3 in one week. All the finals will take place on Sunday, September 20th.

Races follow one another and do not always look the same! Having just been crowned double European Champion the previous week in KZ and KZ2, the Birel ART brand was hoping to continue its momentum and finish its European campaign in OK and OK-Junior with a new major result. Alas, the hazards of the race decided otherwise. Several points of satisfaction remain for the official team of Lissone, such as the excellent performance of the Brazilian Matheus Morgatto, who came 8th in the final with a high level of performance.

The final stages of WSK Euro Series will take place at the South Garda Karting in Lonato that will house Rounds 2 and 3 for categories KZ2, OK, OKJ and MINI. More than 240 drivers will get on track including several exceptional champions ready to fight for the titles. Round 2 will also be valid as Italian ACI Sport Championship for OK and OKJ.
 

The second round of the FIA Karting European Championship OK-OKJ took place this weekend at the International Circuit of Naples, Italy, which saw our team amongst the protagonists of the first round of WSK Euro Series that was contested over a month ago.

Twenty Qualifying Heats, eight in OK and twelve in Junior, were on the programme on Saturday 22nd August on the Sarno circuit for the second Competition of the FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior. The intensity of the Heats, as well as the nervousness of some Drivers, shaped the provisional hierarchy. Barnard continued his dominance in OK, while Ugochukwu had a clear round in Junior.

The heat continues to play an important role in this early season of 2020, which has been postponed to the middle of summer. The second Competition of the FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior which is currently taking place at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno is no exception. Two British Drivers have shown their skill during Qualifying Practice, Maxwell Dodds in Junior and Taylor Barnard in OK.

The eagerly awaited FIA Karting Championships kicked off in Spain on the international circuit of Zuera with the OK and OK-Junior categories. The Birel ART Racing team had prepared perfectly for this important competition and the chassis performance was one of the constants of this meeting, which put the competitors to the test due to high air temperatures.

The first Competition of the FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior was an exciting race under the sun and heat of northern Spain. The fast Zuera circuit was a major contributor to the intensity of the spectacle thanks to its overtaking-friendly layout. Tuukka Taponen (FIN) in Junior and Kimi Antonelli (ITA) in OK only started 9th and 4th respectively in the Final, but they were able to step up the pace to cross the finish line as winners.

After the morning warm-ups in the two categories of OK and OK-Junior, no less than 20 heats followed one another on the second official day of the FIA Karting European Championship, with the same main theme: very close gaps between the Drivers, exciting duels and plenty of overtaking. At Zuera in Spain, Arvid Lindblad took the lead of the provisional Junior standings, while Taylor Barnard confirmed his pole position in OK. However, we will need to wait until the last Heats on Sunday morning to find out the definitive starting order for the Finals.
 

The Champions of the Future series successfully got off the ground last weekend with more than 170 drivers, representing 20 countries, competing on the Circuito Internacional de Zuera, in Spain! The new karting competition created and hosted by RGMMC confirmed the high interest amongst international teams and drivers willing to train in the best conditions for the opening race of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK/Junior, scheduled on the same circuit at the end of July.

From Adria to Sarno and 3 races in 2 weeks, the 2020 WSK Season is back on track! Check out the highlights from the opening round of the Euro Series…