With all the qualifying heats completed at the Cremona Circuit in San Martino del Lago, everything is set for the final phase of the WSK Final Cup to crown the champions in the MINI, OKNJ, OKN, OKJ, OK, and KZ2 categories, following the first round held in Lonato on November 10th.
This second and final round of the WSK Final Cup has seen a significant turnout, with 316 drivers from 43 countries and the participation of all major manufacturers and international teams. You can follow this second and final round of the WSK Final Cup on Sunday, November 24th, starting with the Prefinals at 9:25 AM, and the Finals at 12:50 PM, live streamed.
The results of qualifying heats.
OK - Coronel is the main protagonist.
After qualifying, where the Dutch driver Rocco Coronel (#211 VictoryLane/KR-Iame-LeCont) topped Session-1 and the Austrian Niklas Schaufler (#244 DPK Racing/KR-Iame) led Session-2, both drivers continued their strong performances in the heats. Coronel prevailed with three victories, while the winner of the Lonato round, Sebastiano Pavan (#237 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart), won one heat. The Belgian driver Dries Van Langendonck (#228 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) also performed very well, securing two victory, and the Scottish driver Zac Drummond (#227 Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame).
The provisional classification after OK heats:
1st Coronel Rocco (NLD)
2nd Van Langendonck (BEL)
3rd Schaufler Niklas (AUT)
4th Pavan Sebastiano (ITA)
5th Drummond Zac (SCO)
KZ2 - Skrivan challenges Bertuca.
At the Cremona Circuit, in the KZ2 category, the young Czech driver Marek Skrivan (#133 IPK Factory Team/IPK-TM Kart-LeCont) has challenged his main rival, Cristian Bertuca (#101 BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart), who is hunting for his third WSK title of the season after winning the WSK Super Master Series and the WSK Open Series. The two rivals have almost evenly divided the victories, but Skrivan was penalized for a retirement in the last heat. But they are not the only ones aiming for success. Also in the running is the winner of Lonato, the Estonian Markus Kajak (#121 Maranello SRP/Maranello-TM Kart), although he was penalized for a retirement, his teammate David Trefilov, the French driver Emilien Denner (#136 Renda Motorsport/Sodikart-TM Kart), and others ready to join the top, the Dutch driver Kasper Schormans (#109 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart) and Maksim Orlov’s teammate, both winners of one heat.
The provisional classification after KZ2 heats:
1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA)
2nd Schormans Kasper (NLD)
3rd Orlov Maksim
4th Rechenmacher Simon (DEU)
5th Skrivan Marek (CZE)
OKJ - Zulfikari in great shape.
In the OKJ category, the Turkish driver Iskender Zulfikari (#336 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart), the Dutch pole-sitter Dean Hoogendoorn (#308 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) and the English driver Noah Baglin (#314 Prema Racing/KR-Iame) have particularly stood out, while the winner of the Lonato race, the Italian Filippo Sala (#334 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart), is slightly lagging behind. Among the top performers are also Zulfikari and Sala's teammate, the English driver Henry Domain, the German driver Arjen Kraeling (#309 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) and the Peruvian Mariano Lopez (#311 Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame).
The provisional classification after OKJ heats:
1st Zulfikari Iskender (TUR)
2nd Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD)
3rd Baglin Noah (GBR)
4th Domain Henry (GBR)
5th Kraeling Arjen (DEU)
OKNJ - Gorski is a new excellent interpreter.
In the OK-N Junior category, the Polish driver Leonardo Gorski (#701 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) has proven to be an excellent interpreter of this new junior category, winning all three of his heats. Here, a great duel is expected with the Italian Michele Orlando (#703 DR/DR-Modena Engines), winner of the first round in Lonato and also a protagonist in Cremona with two victories and a third place. Among the best were also the poleman, the French driver Alessandro Truchot (#720 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart), the Ukrainian Vsevolod Osadcyi Suslovskyi (#708 Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart), Nicola Stanley (#711 Gamoto/Tony Kart-TM Kart), the English driver Will Green (#702 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame), and Bruno Blanco (#731 LA Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart).
The provisional classification after OKNJ heats:
1st Gorski Leonardo (POL)
2nd Orlando Michele (ITA)
3rd Truchot Alessandro (FRA)
4th Osadcyi Suslovskyi Vsevolod (UKR)
5th Stanley Nicola (ESP)
OKN – Great uncertainty. Marchesi in the lead.
Uncertainty reigns supreme in the OK-N category, where three different winners have alternated in the three heats, also affected by other unfortunate results. The provisional lead has been taken by Nicolas Marchesi (#816 Team Driver/KR-Iame) has been a major protagonist with one victory, as has Cristian Tonalini (#836 Tona Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) with another victory. The poleman Antonio Apicella (#823 GSR Team/LN-Iame) is expected to leave his mark, as well as the Polish driver Juliusz Ociepa (#810 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE), the Swedish driver Fabian Stureson (#808 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE), the Finnish driver Mike Parhiala (#840 Kohtala Sports/Gillard-Vortex-Vega), second fastest in qualifying and winner of one heat, and the other Italians Andrea Giudice (#842 Marra61/Tony Kart-Vortex) and Nicholas Tomasella (#819 MLG Racing/Parolin-TM Kart).
The provisional classification after OKN heats:
1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA)
2nd Ociepa Juliusz (POL)
3rd Apicella Antonio (ITA)
4th Tonalini Cristian (ITA)
5th Giudice Andrea (ITA)
MINI GR.3 - Frasnelli is the leader.
The winner of Lonato Julian Frasnelli (#521 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-Vega) is the leader with two victories. Jason Kosmopoulos (#586 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega) is giving more than satisfactory results but the Greek driver is forced to retire in a heat and is fifth. Chasing Frasnelli are the Portuguese Xavier Lazaro (#556 DR/DR-TM Kart), Achille Rea (#538 CRG Racing Team) with one victory and the Swiss driver Albert Tamm (#519 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame).
The provisional classification after MINI GR.3 heats:
1st Frasnelli Julian (ITA)
2nd Lazaro Xavier (PRT)
3rd Rea Achille (ITA)
4th Tamm Albert (CHE)
5th Kosmopoulos Jason (GRC)
MINI GR.3 U10 – New protagonists to the fore.
In the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 category, new stars are shining, such as the young Andreas Papageorgiou (#548 Monster K Factory/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega), who won three heats after securing pole position in qualifying. Among the best, the Italian Niccolò Perico (#501 Energy Corse/Energy-TM Kart) is working to confirm his position as the category leader, but the Daniel Pasquali (#537 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart) was also prominent, the teammate Antonio Ianni, Stepan Mazepin (#517 SM Racing/OTK-TM Kart) and David Moscardi (#543 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE). The winner of Lonato, the Estonian Mark Loomets (#503 Energy Corse/Energy-TM Kart) was behind instead.
The provisional classification after MINI GR.3 U10 heats:
1st Papageorgiou Andreas (ITA)
2nd Perico Niccolò (ITA)
3rd Daneil Pasquali (ITA)
4th Antonio Ianni (ITA)
5th Stepan Mazepin
Initial Prefinals for OKNJ.
At the end of the day, the Prefinals of OK-N Junior took place and had the following winners:
Prefinal A: 1st Leonardo Gorski (POL) (#701 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega).
Prefinal B: 1st Michele Orlando (ITA) (#703 DR/DR-Modena Engines-Vega).
The program of the WSK Final Cup, Rd2 Cremona:
Sunday, November 24th: 8:00 Warm up; Live Streaming 9:25 Prefinals and 12:50 Finals.