It is the Gabriel Thirouin circuit located 70 km South of Paris which has the honour of opening the dancing of the CIK-FIA European KF1, KZ1 and KZ2 Championships on 3 and 4 May 2008. Compared to previous years, the number of entries has reached a new record with a total of 185 entered drivers, compared to 160 in 2007. Entries are divided as follows: 44 in KF1, 37 in KZ1 and 104 in KZ2.
KF1, the showcase Karting category where the major works teams are omnipresent, pits experienced drivers who have been competing at the highest level of Karting for several seasons and young representatives of the up-and-coming generation. Some of the former have made Karting their profession, whereas the latter entertain the hope of climbing the Motorsport ladder and, if possible, all the way up to Formula 1, like Hamilton, Kubica and Rosberg, who all three competed at Angerville in 1999 in a European Junior Championship. Among the seasoned KF1 drivers, the tops of the bill are the World Champions Marco Ardigo (2007) and Davide Fore (1998, 2000, 2004 and 2006), the Italian Sauro Cesetti, as well as the Britons Gary Catt, Jason Parrott and Mark Litchfield. 14 out of the 44 entered drivers will make their début in the top category but in view of the results they achieved in 2007 in the category below, KF2, several of them can from the outset aim at the podium and even at victory. The first names that come to mind are Britain’s Will Stevens, Belgian’s Yannick de Brabander, the Dutchman Jack Te Braak, the Czech Libor Toman and the Anglo-Belgian Michael Ryall. The nation with the largest number of representatives, France, boasts a few drivers capable of achieving feats, such as Anthony Abbasse, Armand Convers, Arnaud Kozlinski and Alban Varutti.
KZ1 brings together the upper crust of 125 cc gearbox karts and is usually the private hunting ground of Italian drivers. However, the likes of Laudato, Manetti, Piccini, Toninelli and Giulietti will have to come to terms with foreign opposition more assertive than ever, in particular from the Belgian Jonathan Thonon (winner of the 2007 World Cup of the category), the Frenchmen Manuel Renaudie and Thomas Mich, the Dutchman Bas Lammers and the American Gary Carlton.
The KZ2 125 cc gearbox karts category is in full expansion in Europe and on the North American continent. It will gather 104 drivers, i.e. 33% more than in 2006. Eighteen nationalities will be represented.
Considering the large number of participants, the first qualifying practice is scheduled for the Friday afternoon. Its classifications, as well as those of the whole meeting can be followed live on the CIK-FIA website (www.cikfia.com). With 11 practice sessions and 17 qualifying heats, the Saturday will relentlessly be a very busy day. Six additional qualifying heats will take place on the Sunday morning as an appetiser to the six finals scheduled for the Sunday afternoon!
Liste des engagés / Entry List
KF1
1 Ardigo, Marco (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
2 Catt, Gary (GB) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
3 Bollingtoft, Nikolaj (DK) Kosmic - Vortex - B'stone
4 Abbasse, Anthony (F) Sodi - Parilla - B'stone
6 F Varutti, Alban (F) Sodi - Parilla - B'stone
7 Fore, Davide (I) Maranello - Maxter - B'stone
8 Cesetti, Sauro (I) Birel - TM - B'stone
9 Bressan, Alessandro (I) Kosmic - Vortex - B'stone
10 Parrott, Jason (GB) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
11 Piccioni, Antonio (I) FA Kart - Vortex - Vega
16 Walker, Jonathan (GB) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
18 Convers, Armand (F) PCR - TM - B'stone
19 Croxford, Jamie (GB) Intrepid - TM - B'stone
20 Nieminen, Julius (FIN) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
21 Ryall, Michael (B) Birel - TM - B'stone
22 Stevens, Will (GB) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
23 Laine, Matias (FIN) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
24 Litchfield, Mark (GB) Tony Kart - Vortex - B'stone
25 Te Braak, Jack (NL) Zanardi - Parilla - B'stone
26 Giacomello, Luca (I) Zanardi - Parilla - Dunlop
27 Santamato, Arno (F) PCR - Vortex - B'stone
28 Corti, Leonardo (CH) PCR - PCR - B'stone
29 Keyaert, Glenn (B) CRG - Maxter - B'stone
30 Alabart, David (E) FA Kart - Vortex - B'stone
31 Gazzurelli, Gianni (F) FA Kart - Vortex - B'stone
32 Nykopp, Marcus (FIN) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
33 Ishii, Kazuya (J) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
34 Merlini, Francesco (I) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
35 Toman, Libor (CZ) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
36 Kunranta, Miika (FIN) Birel - Parilla - B'stone
37 Pivoda, Tomas (CZ) Maranello - Maxter - B'stone
38 Fontner, Patrick (A) Maranello - TM - B'stone
39 Mengers, Julian (DK) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
40 Truelove, Matt (GB) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
41 Kuipers, Ramon (NL) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
42 Eidjord, Tomas (N) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
43 Alfano, Floriano (F) Gillard - Parilla - B'stone
44 Nanot, Pierre-Henri (F) Sodi - Parilla - B'stone
45 Dam, Thomas (DK) Sodi - Parilla - B'stone
46 Kozlinski, Arnaud (F) CRG - Maxter - B'stone
47 Guignet, Jean-Philippe (F) CRG - Maxter - B'stone
48 Mancinelli, Daniel (I) CRG - Maxter - B'stone
49 De Brabander, Yannick (B) Intrepid - TM - B'stone
50 Iglesias, Jérémy (E) Intrepid - TM - B'stone
KZ1
101 Thonon, Jonathan (B) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
103 Laudato, Francesco (I) Birel - TM - Dunlop
104 Cozzaglio, Manuel (I) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
105 Mich, Thomas (F) Birel - TM - Dunlop
106 Giulietti, Alessandro (I) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
107 Nolé, Nicola (I) CRG - TM - Dunlop
108 Puhakka, Simo (FIN) PCR - TM - Dunlop
112 Benedetti, Andrea (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
115 Renaudie, Manuel (F) Gillard - SGM - Dunlop
116 Manetti, Alessandro (I) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
117 Allemann, Ken (CH) Birel - Maxter - Dunlop
118 Piccini, Alessandro (I ) Maranello - TM - Dunlop
119 Geurts, Verdi (NL) Zanardi - TM - Dunlop
120 Frasnelli, Martin (I) Monza - SGM - Dunlop
121 Carlton, Gary (USA) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
122 Kievitsbosch, Arjan (NL) CRG - TM - Dunlop
123 Dreezen, Rick (B) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
124 Van Meever, Aleksander (NL) CRG - TM - Dunlop
125 Schrangl, Andreas (A) Birel - TM - Dunlop
126 Dielen, Mike (NL) Zanardi - TM - Dunlop
127 Dirks, Robert (NL) CRG - TM - Dunlop
128 Spinozzi, Marino (I) BRM - TM - Dunlop
129 Toninelli, Roberto (I) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
130 Nato, Norman (F) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
131 Annunziata, Giuseppe (I) Lenzokart - LKE - Dunlop
132 Lenzo, Michele (I) Lenzokart - LKE - Dunlop
133 Ragues, Pierre (F) PCR - TM - Dunlop
134 Kainulainen, Jaakko (FIN) PCR - TM - Dunlop
135 Bleek, Danny (NL) Spirit - TM - Dunlop
136 Rask, Aki (FIN) Monza - TM - Dunlop
137 Gaggianesi, Davide (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
138 Lammers, Bas (NL) Top Kart - TM - Dunlop
139 Perez Cazalla, Jose Antonio (E) FA Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
140 Cuoco, Kévin (F) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
141 De Gaye, Brice (F) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
142 Ekman, Mattias (S) Energy - TM - Dunlop
143 Nieves, Juan (E) Intrepid - TM – Dunlop
KZ2
201 Panackova, Lucie (CZ) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
202 Demaerschalk, Kevin (B) PCR - TM - Dunlop
203 Geerts, Mark (NL) PCR - TM - Dunlop
204 Hanssen, Joey (NL) PCR - TM - Dunlop
205 Cane, Gianluca (I) Monza - TM - Dunlop
206 Simonetti, Emanuele (I) Monza - TM - Dunlop
207 Pintossi, Alessandro (I) BRM - Pavesi - Dunlop
208 De Zutter, Nicholas (B) Zanardi - Maxter - Dunlop
209 Neri, Emanuele (I) CKR - Pavesi - Dunlop
210 Piccoli, Riccardo (I) CKR - Pavesi - Dunlop
211 Cerquetti, Tommaso (I) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
212 Navratil, Jiri (CZ) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
213 Louveau, Paul (F) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
214 Tiene, Felice (I) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
215 Vincec, Michale (CDN) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
216 Faure, Hervé (F) CRG - SGM - Dunlop
217 Gagliardini, Paolo (I) CRG - TM - Dunlop
218 Giacchetti, Maurizio (I) CRG - TM - Dunlop
219 Pex, Yard (NL) CRG - TM - Dunlop
220 Lindholm, Daniel (FIN) Zanardi - Maxter - Dunlop
221 Poorter, Sebastiaan (NL) CRG - TM - Dunlop
222 Schoonderwaldt, Randy (B) Zanardi - TM - Dunlop
223 Quadrana, Daniele (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
224 Frech, Thomas (D) Top Kart - TM - Dunlop
225 Solgat, Simon (D) Birel - TM - Dunlop
226 Ernst, Stephan (D) Birel - TM - Dunlop
227 Siebecke, Maik (D) Vanspeed - TM - Dunlop
228 Winkelmann, Ralf (D) Birel - TM - Dunlop
229 Bifulco, Ciro (I) Rosso Korsa - SGM - Dunlop
230 Tanttu, Niklas (S) Energy - TM - Dunlop
231 Garcia Van Bastelaere, Antonio (E) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
232 Kemna, Sander (NL) MS Kart - VM - Dunlop
233 De Boorder, Barry (NL) MS Kart - VM - Dunlop
234 Lucati, Yuri (I) Jesolo - TM - Dunlop
235 Speelman, Priscilla (NL) MS Kart - VM - Dunlop
236 Van der Linde, Judith (NL) MS Kart - VM - Dunlop
237 Amian, Dominik (D) Energy - TM - Dunlop
238 Gallepe, Mathias (F) Energy - TM - Dunlop
239 Jansen, Kevin (NL) Energy - TM - Dunlop
240 Lavanant, Tony (F) Energy - TM - Dunlop
241 Krognes, Christian (N) Energy - TM - Dunlop
242 Leijtens, Kevin (NL) Energy - TM - Dunlop
243 Meijers, Menno (NL) Energy - TM - Dunlop
244 Ostvold, Kenneth J. (N) Energy - TM - Dunlop
245 Lefevre, Cyril (F) Energy - TM - Dunlop
246 Lelievre, Geoffroy (F) Energy - TM - Dunlop
247 De Luchi, Devid (I) First - TM - Dunlop
248 Lundanes, Steffen (N) First - CRS - Dunlop
249 Marconi, Tommaso (I) First - TM - Dunlop
250 Alvarez, Borja (E) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
251 Kurki-Suonio, Oskari (FIN) Monza - TM - Dunlop
252 Kuusi, Jesse (FIN) Monza - TM - Dunlop
253 Timberg, Juho (FIN) Monza - TM - Dunlop
254 Vita Kouzkin, Alessandro (I) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
255 Grosso, Emilien (F) Intrepid - Pavesi - Dunlop
256 Erbland, Cédric (F) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
257 Harmuth, Nicolas (F) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
258 Ejem, Niki (CZ) Birel - TM - Dunlop
259 Fuchs, Daniel (PL) Birel - TM - Dunlop
260 Hajek, Patrik (CZ) Birel - TM - Dunlop
261 Krauchuk, Yury (BY) Birel - TM - Dunlop
262 Mahr-Graulich, Marcel (D) Monza - TM - Dunlop
263 Habulin, Kristijan (HR) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
264 Vucelic, Nedjeljko (HR) CRG - Maxter - Dunlop
265 Streibl, Jesse (A) Monza - TM - Dunlop
266 Vallery, Roland (A) Birel - TM - Dunlop
267 Salemi, Marco (I) Lenzokart - LKE - Dunlop
268 Cattelan, Matteo (I) Maranello - CRS - Dunlop
269 Wouters, Jean-Pierre (NL) Birel - TM - Dunlop
270 Niogret, Louis (F) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
271 Drinkwaard, Jan (NL) Gillard - SGM - Dunlop
272 Eklund, Mikael (S) Gillard - SGM - Dunlop
273 Hawksworth, Jack (GB) Gillard - TM - Dunlop
274 Liseth, Espen (N) PCR - TM - Dunlop
275 Diamantini, Marco (I) Birel - TM - Dunlop
276 Georgiev, Mishel (BG) Birel - TM - Dunlop
277 Van Geest, Wytse (NL) Top Kart - TM - Dunlop
278 Da Silva, Benjamin (F) Sodi - TM - Dunlop
279 Nuvolini, Stephen (F) Sodi - TM - Dunlop
280 Ludi, Kevin (CH) Birel - Maxter - Dunlop
281 Tlusty, Martin (CZ) Intrepid - TM - Dunlop
282 Kramer, Bart (NL) Maranello - TM - Dunlop
283 Janous, Adam (CZ) MS Kart - VM - Dunlop
284 Andersson, Johan (S) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
285 Töllborg, Nikolai (S) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
286 Chaumat, Pierre-Etienne (F) Alpha - TM - Dunlop
287 Krypciak, Pierre (F) Alpha - Maxter - Dunlop
288 Papavoine, Tristan (F) Alpha - TM - Dunlop
289 Bouril, Václav Jr (CZ) Birel - TM - Dunlop
290 Sani, Flavio (I) Birel - TM - Dunlop
291 Weber, Morgan (A) Birel - TM - Dunlop
292 Zefirini, Enzo (F) Birel - TM - Dunlop
293 Bailleul, Maxime (F) GP - TM - Dunlop
294 Van Der Windt, Frank (NL) Kombikart - TM - Dunlop
295 Girardet, Jean Pierre (F) Merlin - SGM - Dunlop
296 Stemper, Stéphane (F) Merlin - Pavesi - Dunlop
297 Van Middendorp, Miranda (NL) MGR - CRS - Dunlop
298 Lolmede, Thierry (F) Monza - TM - Dunlop
299 Demanse, Joffrey (F) PCR - TM - Dunlop
300 Simone, Mathieu (B) PCR - TM - Dunlop
301 Sionville, Benjamin (F) Sodi - TM - Dunlop
302 Aceto, Massimo (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop
303 Goudant, Cédric (F) Tony Kart - TM - Dunlop
304 Lombardo, Angelo (I) Tony Kart - Vortex - Dunlop |
