Published on Monday, November 25, 2024

The WSK Final Cup 2024 ended with 705 verified drivers

The champions of the WSK Final Cup 2024 have been decided in Cremona: Orlando (OKNJ), Marchesi (OKN), Di Pietrantonio (MINI U10), Frasnelli (MINI Gr.3), Baglin (OKJ), Van Langendonck (OK) and Orlov (KZ2).

It was an intense and hard-fought weekend for the second round of the WSK Final Cup held at the Cremona Circuit, decisive in crowning the category champions after the first round in Lonato and the concluding event for the 19th season of WSK Promotion. At stake were the titles of all categories, from the smallest MINI to the international OK, OKJ and KZ2, and the two national categories OK-N and OK-NJ which completed the 2024 edition of the WSK Final Cup.

This second round once again saw excellent participation, with 316 drivers verified out of 350 entries, coming from virtually all over the world, with 43 nations represented, for a top-level international spectacle with the usual presence of all manufacturers and major teams. With the first round in Lonato seeing a presence of 389 drivers, the WSK Final Cup 2024 thus closed with a total of 705 drivers verified.

After 39 qualifying heats and beautiful weather throughout the weekend, at the Cremona Circuit, the final phase developed with the Prefinals and Finals of all categories, particularly important in this second round due to the higher points awarded compared to the first round, which led to an increase in the number of contenders for the final victory.

The Prefinals.

The winners of the Prefinals of OK-N Junior that took place on Saturday:

OKNJ Prefinal-A: 1st Gorski Leonardo (POL) (#701 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega).
OKNJ Prefinal-B: 1st Orlando Michele (ITA) (#703 DR/DR-Modena Engines-Vega).

The winners of the Prefinals that took place on Sunday:

OKN Prefinal: 1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) (#816 Team Driver/KR-Iame-Vega).

MINI U10 Prefinal-A: 1st Pasquali Daniel (ITA) (#537 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal-B: 1st Di Pietrantonio Lorenzo (ITA) (#512 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-Vega).

MINI GR3 Prefinal-A: 1st Palacio Lucas (USA) (#623 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega).
MINI GR3 Prefinal-B: 1st Ratajski Stan (FRA) (#520 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-Vega).

OKJ Prefinal-A: 1st Baglin Noah (GBR) (#314 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-B: 1st Domain Henry (GBR) (#335 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart-Vega).

OK Prefinal-A: 1st Schaufler Niklas (AUT) (#244 DPK Racing/KR-Iame-LeCont).
OK Prefinal-B: 1st Van Langendonck Dries (BEL) (#228 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart-LeCont).

KZ2 Prefinal-A: 1st Orlov Maksim (#106 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart-LeCont).
KZ2 Prefinal-B: 1st Ebner Moritz (ITA) (#132 Emme Racing/EKS-TM Kart-LeCont).

The Finals.

OKNJ - Orlando wins the Final and the Championship.

Spectacular victory for the Italian Michele Orlando (#703 DR/DR-Modena Engines-Vega) who, in the final laps, managed to overcome the Polish driver Leonardo Gorski (#701 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) who had been leading from the start. Behind the leading duo, both winners of the Prefinals, Bruno Blanco (#731 LA Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) finished third after a great recovery. Fourth was the Ukrainian Vsevolod Osadcyi Suslovskyi (#708 Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart) who finished ahead of his compatriot Oleksandr Legenkyi (#713 Team Driver/KR-Iame) in a four-position recovery. With his victory in Cremona and the previous win in Lonato, Michele Orlando also secures the category title with 258 points, followed by the Belgian Henri Kumpen (#717 Moni/Tony Kart-Vortex) with 145 points and Leonardo Gorski with 142.

Final Result OKNJ:
1st Orlando Michele (ITA) 15 laps
2nd Gorski Leonardo (POL) +0.088
3rd Blanco Bruno (ITA) +2.796

OKNJ Championship standings:
1st Orlando Michele (ITA) points 258
2nd Kumpen Henri (BEL) points 150
3rd Gorski Leonardo (POL) points 142

OKN - Marchesi takes it all and wins the category.

The Italian Nicolas Marchesi (#816 Team Driver/KR-Iame-Vega) claimed his second victory after also achieving success in Lonato. Marchesi, who also won the Prefinal, dominated the Final with the other Italian Antonio Apicella (#823 GSR Team/LN-Iame) settling into second place right up to the finish line. For third place, Andrea Giudice (#842 Marra61/Tony Kart-Vortex) got the better of the Polish driver Juliusz Ociepa (#810 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE). The Finn Mike Parhiala (#840 Kohtala Sports/Gillard-Vortex) finished fifth.

In the championship, Nicolas Marchesi finished first with 241 points, Antonio Apicella was second with 200 points, while the third place in the overall classification was obtained by Juliusz Ociepa with 132 points.

Final Result OKN:
1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) 18 laps
2nd Apicella Antonio (ITA) +1.476
3rd Giudice Andrea (ITA) +2.767

OKN Championship standings:
1st Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) points 241
2nd Apicella Antonio (ITA) points 200
3rd Ociepa Juliusz (POL) points 132

MINI GR.3 U10 - Moscardi wins the Final, Di Pietrantonio wins the championship.

The MINI Gr.3 Under 10 final was decided in the last two laps. The young Italian Niccolò Perico (#501 Energy Corse/Energy-TM Kart-Vega) lost the first position along with the French driver Jean Poujol (#528 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex) when the two were battling. It was David Moscardi (#543 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE) who took the victory, followed closely by Daniel Pasquali (#537 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart) and the Romanian Victor Thomas Gorun (#580 Real Racing/Tony Kart-Vortex) who formed the podium of the final. Perico finished seventh, Poujol 16th also due to a penalty.

With 151 points, Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (#512 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame), eighth at the finish line, won the championship. Perico is second with 143 points. His teammate, Mark Loomets, the winner at Lonato, is third in the standings with 141 points.

Final Result MINI Gr.3 U10:
1st David Moscardi (ITA) 10 laps
2nd Daniel Pasquali (ITA) +0.044
3rd Gorun Victor Thomas (ROU) +0.115

MINI Gr.3 U10 Championship standings:
1st Di Pietrantonio Lorenzo (ITA) points 151
2nd Perico Niccolò (ITA) points 143
3rd Loomets Mark (EST) points 141

MINI GR.3 - Tamm wins the Final, Frasnelli the title.

After following his teammate like a shadow, the Swiss Albert Tamm (#519 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-Vega) decided to attack in the final laps and took the lead to win over the winner of Lonato, Julian Frasnelli (#521 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame), who, however, won the title thanks to the second place. Behind the two BabyRace drivers, another teammate, the French Stan Ratajski (#520 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) completed the podium of the final. Fourth place went to the Portuguese Xavier Lazaro (#556 DR/DR-TM Kart), and fifth to Luigi D’Ascoli (#562 LA Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart).

In the championship, behind Frasnelli with 179 points, the second place went to Ratajski with 167 points and the third to Tamm with 153.

Final Result MINI Gr.3:
1st Tamm Albert (CHE) 10 laps
2nd Frasnelli Julian (ITA) +0.064
3rd Ratajski Stan (FRA) +4.121

MINI Gr.3 Championship standings:
1st Frasnelli Julian (ITA) points 179
2nd Ratajski Stan (FRA) points 167
3rd Tamm Albert (CHE) points 153

OKJ - Hoogendoorn takes victory in the Final, Baglin wins the title.

The OKJ final was an unpredictable race with several lead changes until the Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn (#308 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega) managed to regain the lead after losing it at the beginning. The Italian Filippo Sala (#334 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart), winner in Lonato but rather unlucky here, as evidenced by his retirement in the Prefinal, has reason to complain about the result in Cremona. Sala, however, managed a good recovery in the final to fourth place. Among the unlucky ones was also his teammate, the Turkish Iskender Zulfikari, a protagonist throughout the weekend but only seventh in the final due to a spin. Behind Hoogendoorn, the Canadian Ilie Crisan Tristan (#306 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex) and the Monegasque Andrea Manni (#337 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) finished in the order. The championship was won by the English driver Noah Baglin (#314 Prema Racing/KR-Iame), sixth in the Final, with 191 points, Sala is second with 157, Zulfikari third with 154.

Final Result OKJ:
1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD) 15 laps
2nd Crisan Ilie Tristan (CND) +3.287
3rd Manni Andrea (MCO) +3.650

OKJ Championship standings:
1st Baglin Noah (GBR) points 191
2nd Sala Filippo (ITA) points 157
3rd Zulfikari (TUR) points 154

OK - Coronel wins the Final, Van Langendonck the title.

A beautiful victory was claimed by the Dutch driver Rocco Coronel (#211 VictoryLane/KR-Iame-LeCont) in the final after a good weekend, followed on the podium by the Austrian Niklas Schaufler (#244 DPK Racing/KR-Iame) and the Scottish driver Zac Drummond (#227 Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame). However, the championship was won by the Belgian Dries Van Langendonck (#228 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) with 178 points, finishing fifth in the Final ahead of the Spaniard Cristian Costoya (#201 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart). In the championship, Schaufler is second with 161 points, third is the winner of Lonato, Sebastiano Pavan (#237 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) with 131 points, forced to retire in the Prefinal. Coronel is fourth with 124 points.

Final Result OK:
1st Coronel Rocco (NLD) 18 laps
2nd Schaufler Niklas (AUT) +0.386
3rd Drummond Zac (SCO) +1.232

OK Championship standings:
1st Van Langendonck (BEL) points 178
2nd Schaufler Niklas (AUT) points 161
3rd Pavan Sebastiano (ITA) points 131

KZ2 - Orlov conquers Cremona.

Maksim Orlov (#106 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart-LeCont) impressed everyone at the Cremona Circuit, winning the Prefinal and then dominating the Final from the very first laps to also claim the KZ2 championship. His main rivals, the Estonian Markus Kajak (#121 Maranello SRP/Maranello-TM Kart), winner at Lonato, and Cristian Bertuca (#101 BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart) who had to retire from the Final after a few laps, were forced to retire. His teammate, the Dutch driver Kasper Schormans, finished second, while the German David Trefilov (#118 Maranello SRP/Maranello-TM Kart) finished third. Martinius Stenshorne (#160 BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart) and his teammate Samuele Leopardi closed their effort at the foot of the podium. In the championship, Maksim Orlov took first place with 194 points, Trevilov is second with 155, and Mark Skrivan (#133 IPK Factory Team/IPK-TM Kart) is third with 135 points.