After a sunny Thursday, light but persistent rain wetted the track at Wackersdorf until the early morning of Friday, 3rd May, 2019. The sun however managed to dry the Bavarian asphalt before the lunch break and the conditions were ideal for Qualifying Practice.

Wackersdorf returns to the FIA Karting calendar this year after hosting the 2017 World Championship. This time it is to launch the FIA Karting European Championship - KZ and KZ2, as well as the 10th edition of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy from 3rd to 5th May 2019 for the second Competition of the season.

After the start of the OK and OK Junior European Championship in Angerville, France, on the weekend of May 5^th in Wackersdorf, Germany, it’s the turn of the FIA Karting European Championship for the KZ and KZ2 shifter classes, where the CRG Racing Team boasts an important hall of fame with 24 titles, and the last 2 laurels won in KZ with Jorrit Pex in 2018 and Paolo De Conto in 2017.

Alex Powell's last two races in Italy and France have further proved that the young and talented Jamaican kart racer remains one of the top drivers in the 60 Mini category. In mid-April at Lonato, Italy, Alex finished 5th in the prestigious Andrea Margutti Trophy. Two weeks later, the driver from the Energy Corse team scored significant points at the WSK Euro Series in France at Angerville, near Paris, thanks to a 2nd place in the Prefinal and a 6th in the Final. Between these two events, Alex went to Florida, to the Homestead circuit in South Miami, where he won brilliantly in Mini Swift.

Travisanutto (I – KR-IAME OK), De Haan (NL – Energy-TM OKJ) and Macintyre (GB – Parolin-TM 60mini) on top at halfway through the WSK Euro Series' Campaign after round 2 in Angerville (F). on June 23^RD in Lonato (I), the 3^rd round will be the closer of KZ2, that is currently led by Puhakka (FIN - TONY-VORTEX).