Fourth Heat of the International Open Masters at Lonato
The International Open Masters prepares to face the fourth and penultimate heat of the season, on the South Garda track at Lonato (Brescia), in a event never more decisive for the championship which vaunts the highest number of entrants yet, over 250 drivers coming from 32 countries, is recognized as “FIA Athorised Series” and counts towards the “Coppa d’Italia Karting ACI-CSAI Open Masters”. Within the championship, which has moved itself to the North of Italy to face the decisive stage, the situation at the summit of the various classes has begun to emerge already from the last heat at Jesolo, beginning with the highest performance KF1 category where the Englishman Gary Catt (Tony Kart) gained a decisive upper hand taking to 65 points his actual advantage over his opponents. With 100 points still available over the four remaining finals (10 June at Lonato and 22 July at S. Egidio alla Vibrata), the title in the category shouldn’t escape the Englishman who could win it already at Lonato.
On the other hand the placings in the other classes appear decisively more fluid, even if the ranks of the candidates for final victory are always thinning. In KF2 it’s the German Maring Burkhard (Birel) the new star who came overwhelmingly to the fore at Jesolo, after having already made his presence felt in the opening race at Sarno. The recent double success on the Pista Azzurra launched the German driver to the head of his class, thanks also to an unforeseen stop for the Englishman Will Stevens (Tony Kart) which has won the CIK-FIA KF2 Asia Pacific Championship at Suzuka. By now it seems clear that the final ‘shootout’ will really be between these two drivers, at least if there are no further surprises from the Spaniard Miki Monras (Maranello) and our own Mario Mariovich Turchetto (Birel), who represent the other 2 drivers with the most successful credentials.
In KF3, Alessandro Vita Kouzkin from Bologna (Tony Kart) really erupted onto the scene, monopolising the podium at Jesolo, and now is considered amongst the leading contenders for the title together with 2 of the others in the Italian contingent, Matteo Viganò (Birel) and the surprising Antonio Giovinazzi (Top Kart). For everyone the stumbling block to overcome however remains the Englishman Jack Harvey (Maranello), short of points at Jesolo but still leader in his category.
In KZ2, the ‘fierce’ manual change category, 2 drivers are laying down the law to everyone, Marco Ardigò on Tony Kart (fresh winner of the KF1 World Cup at Suzuka) and Manuel Cozzaglio (Monza-Birel), who came out of Jesolo with a further advantage over their opponents. However it’s worth noting the comeback of Francesco Laudato (Birel), while the ‘dry spell’ continues for outgoing champion Alessandro Manetti (Intrepid), by now cut out of the possibility of regaining the title.
Transmission on RAI
The whole championship will go out live and prerecorded on RAI Sport Satellite and Digital Terrestrial for a total of 10 hours altogether.
The race at Lonato: 2 finals live on Sunday 10th June at 3.00pm, with another 2 finals prerecorded on Tuesday 12th June at 6.00pm.
KF1 Rankings
1 2 3 4 5 6 total
1. Catt (GB) 20 25 13 16 25 25 124
2. Christensen 13 3 10 4 13 16 59
3. Laine (FIN) 6 0 25 25 0 0 56
4. Bailly (B) 25 1 0 3 16 10 55
5. Cesetti (I) 11 9 16 13 1 2 52
6. Millroy (GB) 0 6 11 8 6 20 51
7. Calado (GB) 0 0 20 20 5 0 45
8. Piccioni (I) 16 2 6 9 9 0 42
9. Manzur (I) 9 0 0 0 20 6 35
9. Croxford(GB) 0 0 9 2 11 13 35
KF2 Rankings
1 2 3 4 5 6 total
1. Burkhard (D) 10 25 0 4 25 25 89
2. Stevens (GB) 25 13 0 20 20 0 78
3. Otegui (SP) 16 20 0 0 16 0 52
4. Monras (SP) 0 0 25 16 0 7 48
5. Turchetto (I) 1 0 11 25 3 0 40
6. Toman (CZ) 6 0 20 0 0 11 37
7. Butler (IRL) 0 4 7 0 13 13 37
8. Pivoda (CZ) 3 2 0 0 11 20 36
9. Harper (GB) 20 0 0 0 9 4 33
10.Fontner (A) 0 3 8 11 0 6 28
KF3 Rankings
1 2 3 4 5 6 total
1. Harvey (GB) 9 25 9 25 0 0 68
2. Viganò (I) 20 0 25 0 9 0 54
3. Suvanto(FIN) 25 13 0 5 11 0 54
4. Vita Kouzkin 0 0 2 0 25 25 52
5. Ceccon (I) 0 1 16 16 5 10 48
6. Villalba (SP) 7 16 11 11 0 0 45
7. Cunill (SP) 0 0 20 20 0 0 40
8. Giovinazzi(I) 0 0 0 3 16 20 39
9.Chamberlain 13 20 0 0 0 0 33
9. Otero (SP) 0 0 13 13 0 7 33
9. Magnussen 4 8 0 0 8 13 33
KZ2 Rankings
1 2 3 4 5 6 total
1. Ardigò (I) 10 25 25 25 20 25 130
2. Cozzaglio(I) 25 20 20 13 25 20 123
3. Laudato (I) 4 0 9 10 16 16 55
4. Toninelli (I) 0 11 16 20 0 7 54
5. Jeleniowki(D) 9 10 4 11 5 9 48
6. Piccini (I) 13 13 0 0 9 5 40
6. Knopper (NL) 0 8 8 0 13 11 40
8. Vasiliaskas 6 0 0 4 10 13 33
9. Iglesias (E) 0 0 13 16 0 0 29
10.Leytens (NL) 11 9 6 0 0 0 26
Constructors Rankings
KF1: 1. Tony Kart 231 points; 2. Birel 167; 3. Maranello 136; 4. Crg 119; 5. Lenzokart 32.
KF2: 1. Birel 192 points; 2. Tony Kart 181; 3. Maranello 168; 4. Crg 117; 5. Brm 49.
KF3: 1. Tony Kart 199 points; 2. Maranello 183; 3. Birel 171; 4. Brm 98; 5. Crg 67.
KZ2: 1. Tony Kart 221 points; 2. Birel 144; 3. Crg 132; 4. Brm 128; 5. Maranello 119; 6. Lenzokart 36. |
