Parolin Motorsport, competing in the European KZ Championship, returned from the first round with a very encouraging top three thanks to Lorenzo Travisanutto's superb Final run. Other Parolin / TM Kart teams enjoyed similar success in Spain. In KZ2, Maksim Orlov also finished 3rd with the Modena Kart team, while Riccardo Nalon finished on the KZ2 Masters podium with Erre Esse Motorsport.

The first round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 & KZ2 Masters got underway at the MotorLand Aragón circuit in Spain with an intense Qualifying Practice in the early afternoon of Friday 5th July.

At 34, former official Sodi Racing Team driver Anthony Abbasse is now old enough to race in KZ2 Masters against some of the best drivers of his generation. He will be making his debut in this new category, reserved for drivers aged 35 and over during the year, at the FIA Karting European Championship before lining up at the start of the Portimão International Super Cup in October.