The second round of the WSK Super Master Series at the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno was a resounding success, both in terms of participation and on-track excitement. Building on the momentum from the first round in La Conca, the event featured an even larger field of competitors, with all major manufacturers and top international teams represented.
The Sarno round introduced new protagonists who spiced up the championship standings in all categories, further intensifying the competition among the 277 drivers from 45 nations participating in this second event of the 2025 WSK Promotion season. Following the qualifying heats on Friday and Saturday, the final phase on Sunday, featuring the Prefinals and Finals, witnessed a series of thrilling battles across all categories. Ultimately, the victories went to Orlando (OKNJ), Lazaro (MINI Gr.3), Bergman (MINI U10), Hoogendoorn (OKJ), Sala (OK) and Bertuca (KZ2).
The Prefinals.
The winners of the Prefinals:
OKNJ Prefinal: 1st Simone Rocco (CAN) (#727 Kidix/KR-Modena Engines-Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-A: 1st Kostrzewa Blazej (POL) (#522 Team Driver/KR-Iame-Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-B: 1st Lazaro Xavier (PRT) (#570 DR/DR-TM Kart-Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal: 1st Garcia Mateo (MEX) (#567 Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart-Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-A: 1st Samczyk Remigiusz (POL) (#318 Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame-Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-B: 1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD) (#302 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega).
OK Prefinal-A: 1st Costoya Christian (ESP) (#231 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart-LeCont).
OK Prefinal-B: 1st Van Langendonck Dries (BEL) (#201 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-LeCont).
KZ2 Prefinal-A: 1st Orlov Max (#101 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart-Vega).
KZ2 Prefinal-B: 1st Vasile Daniel (ROU) (#133 CL Racing Team/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega).
The Finals.
OKNJ – Orlando takes the victory.
In the OK-N Junior category, Michele Orlando, driving for DR with a DR-Modena Engines-Vega, emerged victorious. After taking the lead from the Ukrainian driver Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi (Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart) early in the race, Orlando maintained his position to the finish line. Following a close battle, Orlando secured a narrow victory over Osadchyi-Suslovskyi. Gioele Girardello (Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart) initially finished third but was later penalized for a loose front spoiler, dropping him down the order. As a result, Rocco Simone (Kidix/KR-Modena Engines), who had won the Prefinal, moved up to third place. The winner of the previous race at La Conca, the American driver Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame), finished fourth and maintained his lead in the championship.
Final OK-NJ:
1st Orlando Michele (ITA) (#721 DR/DR-Modena Engines-Vega) 12 laps
2nd Osadchyi-Suslovskyi Vsevlod (UKR) (#716 Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart) + 0.025
3rd Simone Rocco (CAN) (#727 Kidix/KR-Modena Engines) +0.744
OK-NJ Championship standings:
1st Palacio Lucas (USA) points127
2nd Osadchyi-Suslovskyi Vsevlod (UKR) points 101
3rd Orlando Michele (ITA) points 94
MINI Gr.3 – Lazaro secures the victory and championship lead.
In the MINI Gr.3 category, Xavier Lazaro driving for DR with a DR-TM Kart secured a well-deserved victory. After a thrilling battle with championship leader Niccolò Perico (Team Driver/KR-Iame) in the early stages of the race, Lazaro managed to pull ahead and hold off a late charge from the French driver Stan Ratajski (BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) and his teammate, the Scottish driver Mason Robertson. The Italian David Moscardi (Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE) finished third, followed by the Estonian Mark Loomets competing with MP Academy Gamoto. The Pole Blazej Kostrzewa (Team Driver/KR-Iame-Vega), who won the Prefinal-A, finished fifth. Niccolò Perico finished in tenth place, a result dropping him to second in the championship standings. Lazaro's victory elevated him to the top of the championship.
Final MINI Gr.3:
1st Lazaro Xavier (PRT) (#570 DR/DR-TM Kart-Vega) 8 laps
2nd Robertson Mason (GBR) (#502 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) +0.367
3rd Moscardi David (ITA) (#547 Novalux/Lenzokart-LKE) +2.428
MINI Gr.3 Championship standings:
1st Lazaro Xavier (PRT) points 139
2nd Perico Niccolò (ITA) points 116
3rd Nanni Alessandro (ITA) points 92
MINI U10 – Bergman takes another win in Sarno.
Josh Bergman, driving for Kidix on a KR-Iame-Vega, has once again claimed victory in the MINI U10 category, securing his second consecutive win after his success at La Conca. In a thrilling finish, the Cypriot driver Andreas Papageorgiu (Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart) secured second place, just 0.033s ahead of the Italian driver Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart), who made a strong recovery. The Mexican driver Mateo Garcia (Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart), who won the Prefinal, finished fourth, followed by the Moroccan driver Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) in fifth. With this win, Bergman has further extended his lead in the championship.
Final MINI U10:
1st Bergman Josh (USA) (#563 Kidix/KR-Iame-Vega) 8 laps
2nd Papageorgiu Andreas (CYP) (#565 Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart-Vega) +0.848
3rd Pasquali Daniel (ITA) (#550 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart) +0.881
MINI U10 Championship standings:
1st Bergman Josh (USA) points 168
2nd Papageorgiu Andreas (CYP) points 95
3rd Godschalk Wynn (USA) points 84
OKJ – Hoogendoorn takes the victory and the championship lead.
The Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn, racing for Prema Racing on a KR-Iame-Vega, secured a thrilling victory in the final, edging out his teammate, the British driver Noah Baglin, by just 0.026s. Another British driver, Will Green, driving for KR Motorsport, claimed the third spot on the podium. With this win, Hoogendoorn has taken the lead in the championship, ahead of Baglin and the previous round winner, the American driver Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport/KR-Iame) who finished ninth in this race. The Belgian Bruno Priam (Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) finished fourth, and the American driver Drew Walz (KR Motorsport) finished fifth.
Final OKJ:
1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD) (#302 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega) 12 laps
2nd Baglin Noah (GBR) (#301 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega) +0.026
3rd Green Will (GBR) (309 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) +1.839
OKJ Championship standings:
1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD) points 157
2nd Baglin Noah (GBR) points 109
3rd McGaughy Michael (USA) points 77
OK – Sala wins the Final, Van Langendonck takes the championship lead.
The OK final was a heart-stopping affair, with Filippo Sala, driving for Forza Racing on an Exprit-TM Kart, emerging victorious in the closing stages. The Italian driver narrowly defeated Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing/KR-Iame), who had won the Prefinal-B, after an incredible final lap duel. The previous round winner, the Scotsman Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame), suffered a setback due to a penalty, dropping him to 15th position. The Spaniard Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart), winner of the Prefinal-A, claimed the third step on the podium, followed by the Briton Noah Wolfe (Var by Birel/BirelART-TM Kart) in fourth and another Briton, Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart), in fifth. With his strong performance, Van Langendonck has taken over the championship lead.
Final OK:
1st Sala Filippo (ITA) (#228 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart-LeCont) 15 laps
2nd Van Langendonck Dries (BEL) (#201 Prema Racing/KR-Iame) +0.614
3rd Costoya Christian (ESP) (#231 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart) +0.909
OK Championship standings:
1st Van Langendonck (BEL) points 150
2nd Costoya Christian (ESP) points 129
3rd Sala Filippo (ITA) points 104
KZ2 – Bertuca wins the Final and takes the lead of the championship.
The Italian driver Cristian Bertuca, making his championship debut with BirelART Racing on a BirelART-TM Kart-Vega, emerged victorious in a highly competitive KZ2 final. Despite a strong start from the pole-sitter and Prefinal A winner, Max Orlov (CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart) and a fierce challenge from the Dutch driver Marijn Kremers (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex), Bertuca managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead until the chequered flag. The Romanian driver Daniel Vasile (CL Racing Team/BirelART-TM Kart), who had won the Prefinal B, finished second. The Estonian driver Markus Kajak (Formula K SRP/IPK-TM Kart) claimed the third step on the podium, the Dutch driver Kasper Schormans (CPB Sport/SodiKart-TM Kart) finished fourth, while Kremers ended up fifth. The previous round winner, the Dutch driver Stan Pex (SP Motorsport/KR-TM Kart), finished tenth and lost the championship lead to Bertuca.
Final KZ2:
1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA) (#125 BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega) 15 laps
2nd Vasile Daniel (ROU) (#133 CL Racing Team/BirelART-TM Kart) +0.406
3rd Kajak Markus (EST) (#139 Formula K SRP/IPK-TM Kart) +1.105
KZ2 Championship standings:
1st Bertuca Cristian (ITA) points 10
2nd Vasile Daniel (ROU) points 88
3rd Pex Stan (NLD) points 87
The next round:
The WSK Super Master Series will get back on track next February 19-23 at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato.
The calendar of the WSK Super Master Series.
1st Rd – 22-26/01/2025 LA CONCA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd – 05-09/02/2025 SARNO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd – 19-23/02/2025 LONATO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
4th Rd – 05-09/03/2025 FRANCIACORTA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
5th Rd – 12-16/03/2025 VITERBO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
Complete results are available at: www.wskarting.it/index.asp