Published on Monday, March 10, 2025

The winners of the WSK Super Master Series in Franciacorta

The winners of the fourth and penultimate round of the WSK Super Master Series are Pasquali (MINI U10), Lazaro (MINI Gr.3), Crisan (OKJ), Costoya (OK), Girardello (OK-NJ) and Hiltbrand (KZ2).

The fourth round of the WSK Super Master Series at the Franciacorta Karting Track kicked off the final rush of the championship with a series of results that raised the spectacularity of the event even further, already extraordinary for the presence of drivers from all over the world: 405 participants from 56 nations in the MINI, OKNJ, OKJ, OK and KZ2 categories, competing with all the major manufacturers and the most important teams.

Higher scores add to the excitement.

Thanks to the higher score compared to the first three events in La Conca, Sarno and Lonato, the results of Franciacorta have further stirred the standings with many protagonists in the spotlight, giving a good range of opportunities for the last event of the Series scheduled next week at the renewed Leopard Circuit Viterbo, this event also characterized with the increased score.

The winners of the fourth round of Franciacorta.

After the qualification articulated in as many as 44 heats, the final phase of closing the long weekend was experienced on the spectacular Prefinals and Finals of all categories, where in the end prevailed: Pasquali (MINI U10), Lazaro (MINI Gr.3), Crisan (OKJ), Costoya (OK), Girardello (OK-NJ), Hiltbrand (KZ2).

The Prefinals.

The winners of the Prefinals:

MINI U10 Prefinal: 1st Daniel Pasquali (ITA) (#550 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega).

MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-A: 1st Jean Andre Poujol (FRA) (#533 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-B: 1st Stan Ratajski (FRA) (#513 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-Vega).

OKJ Prefinal-A: 1st Bosco Arias (ESP) (#327 Ricky Flynn/LN Kart-TM Kart-Vega).
OKJ Prefinal-B: 1st Noah Baglin (GBR) (#301 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega).

OKNJ Prefinal-A: 1st Many Nuvolini (FRA) (#714 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-Vega).
OKNJ Prefinal-B: 1st Gioele Girardello (ITA) (#723 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart-Vega).

OK Prefinal-A: 1st Christian Costoya (ESP) (#231 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart-LeCont).
OK Prefinal-B: 1st Dries Van Langendonck (BEL) (#201 Prema Racing/KR-Iame-LeCont).

KZ2 Prefinal-A: 1st Daniel Vasile (ROU) (#133 CL Racing Team/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega).
KZ2 Prefinal-B: 1st Senna Van Walstijn (NLD) (#102 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart-Vega).

The Finals.

MINI U10 - A new excellent protagonist has emerged.

In Franciacorta, Daniel Pasquali (CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega) stood out, forcefully winning a beautiful final after also prevailing in the Prefinal, in addition to pole position in practice and the best position in the heats. This was a stunning full house for Pasquali who interrupts the hegemony of the winner of the first three rounds and championship leader, the American Josh Bergman (Kidix Driver Perfomance/KR-Iame), who on this occasion had to settle for third place. The other American Colton Schniegenberg (Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) was on the second step of the podium. The Fourth position went to the Caribbean Wynn Godschalk (Kidix Driver Perfomance/KR-Iame), and the fifth to the Moroccan Nahyl El Gahoudi (Babyrace/Parolin-Iame). In the championship, Bergman remains on top with 355 points, and Pasquali has jumped to second place with 281.

Final result MINI U10:
1st Pasquali Daniel (ITA) (#550 CRG Racing Team/T-Group-TM Kart-Vega) 10 laps
2nd Schniegenberger Colton (USA) (#658 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) +2.232
3rd Bergman Josh (USA) (#563 Kidix/KR-Iame-Vega) +2.301

MINI U10 Championship standings:
1st Bergman Josh (USA) points 355
2nd Daniel Pasquali (ITA) points 281
3rd Godschalk Wynn (CUW) points 224

MINI GR.3 - Lazaro with force.

The championship leader, the Portuguese Xavier Lazaro (DR/DR-TM Kart-Vega) secured a strong victory in the final stages of the Final at the end of a beautiful duel with the Frenchman Stan Ratajski (BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) who had prevailed in Prefinal-B. A sensational third place was obtained by the Dutchman Cees Muijs (Spino Project/Energy Corse-Iame) in a sprint on the finish line ahead of the Italian Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio (Kidix/KR-Iame), the Estonian Mark Loomets (MP Academy Gamoto/Henza Kart-TM Kart) and the other Italian Antonio Ianni (Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart). Alessandro Nanni (BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) who had prevailed in practice and in the heats, was forced to retire instead. In the championship, Lazaro, with this second victory after the one taken in Sarno, increased the advantage and reached 378 points, followed by Niccolò Perico (Team Driver/KR-Iame), winner in La Conca and Lonato, who placed ninth in the final and has 302 points.

MINI Gr.3 Final result:
1st Lazaro Xavier (POR) (#570 DR/DR-TM Kart-Vega) 10 laps
2nd Ratajski Stan (FRA) (#513 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame) +0.270
3rd Muijs Cees (NED) (#568 SpinoProject/Energy Corse-Iame) +4.012

MINI Gr.3 Championship standings:
1st Lazaro Zavier (PRT) points 378
2nd Perico Niccolò (ITA) points 302
3rd Ratajski Stan (FRA) points 224

OKJ - Crisan wins the final.

In the OKJ final, the Canadian Ilie Crisan Tristan (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) prevailed, remaining in the lead for the entire race. The American Devin Walz (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) was second after obtaining the absolute pole position of the category in qualifying. Third was the Englishman Noah Baglin (Prema Racing/KR-Iame) winner of Prefinal-B. The other best positions went to the Englishman Henry Domain (Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) and the Spaniard Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn/LN Kart-TM Kart) who had won Prefinal-A. After dominating the qualifying heats, the classification leader, the Dutchman Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing/KR-Iame), winner in Sarno and Lonato, had to settle for fifth place, which however allowed him to maintain the lead of the championship.

Final result OKJ:
1st Crisan Ilie Tristan (#304 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) 14 laps
2nd Walz Devin (#311 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) +0.358
3rd Baglin Noah (#301 Prema Racing/KR-Iame) +1.612

OKJ Championship standings:
1st Hoogendoorn Dean (NLD) points 371
2nd Baglin Noah (GBR) points 305
3rd Crisan Ilie Tristan (CAN) points 288

OKNJ - Girardello sweeps the field.

Gioele Girardello (Modena Kart/Parolin-TM Kart-Vega) overturned every prediction at the start of the weekend by completing a growing performance up to victory in Prefinal-B and then in the Final, ahead of the leader of the heats and Prefinal-A, the Frenchman Many Nuvolini (Prema Racing/KR-Iame). The final developed a beautiful battle concluded with the victory of the Italian driver in the last laps, after Nuvolini had led for most of the race, then temporarily left the lead to the Ukrainian Oleksandr Legenkyi (Team Driver/KR-Iame), who then finished in third place when the reins passed definitively to Girardello. Fourth was the Canadian Rocco Simone (Kidix/KR-Modena Engines), and fifth was Michele Orlando (DR/DR-Modena Engines) winner in Sarno. At the top of the championship, the American Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) was confirmed with 239 points, the winner in the first round in La Conca, but in Franciacorta, he was only 11th. The standings are however very short, with Orlando second at 236 points and Girardello third at 215 points.

Final Result OKNJ:
1st Girardello Gioele (ITA) (#723 Modena Kart/parolin-TM Kart-Vega) 14 laps
2nd Nuvolini Many (FRA) (#714 Prema Racing /KR-Iame) +0.103
3rd Legenkyi Oleksandr (UKR) (#707 Team Driver/KR-Iame) +0.214

OKNJ Championship standings:
1st Palacio Lucas (USA) points 239
2nd Orlando Michele (ITA) points 236
3rd Girardello Gioele (ITA) points 215

OK - Costoya concludes in style.

The Spaniard Cristian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart-LeCont) emerged victorious from the Franciacorta round at the end of a good weekend concluded with victory in the Final after also winning Prefinal-A. The Spanish driver, in his first success this year, proceeded the Italian Filippo Sala (Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) who completed of a good comeback. The third place went to an excellent Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame), also making a comeback, fighting for third position until the last meters with the Czech Jindrich Pesl (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex). Fifth was the Polish Borys Lyzen (KRZ Motorsport/KR-TM Kart), and sixth the poleman Englishman Roman Kamyab (Ricky Flynn Motorsport/LN Kart-TM Kart). The points leader, the Belgian Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing/KR-Iame), had to settle for eighth position after winning Prefinal-B. Van Langendonck is still at the top of the championship with 326 points but with only one point advantage over Costoya. Sala is third with 220 points.

Final result OK:
1st Costoya Cristian (ESP) (#231 Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart-LeCont) 18 laps
2nd Sala Filippo (ITA) (#228 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart) +1.785
3rd Martinese Iacopo (ITA) (#203 KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) +2.908

OK Championship standings:
1st Van Langendonck Dries (BEL) points 326
2nd Costoya Christian (ESP) points 325
3rd Sala Filippo (ITA) points 220

KZ2 - Hiltbrand's Triumph.

The KZ2 final was a splendid race, where there was no shortage of spectacle for the expressed competitiveness, characterized by overtaking and competitiveness right up to the finish line, where in the end the Spaniard Pedro Hiltbrand (BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega) prevailed. Protagonist from practice and then in the heats, Hiltbrand only left the victory in Prefinal-A to his brand mate, the Romanian Daniel Vasile (CL Racing Team/BirelART-TM Kart). The duel between the two also continued in the Final, where however after an exchange of positions, Hiltbrand regained the lead of the race chased by the classification leader, the Dutchman Senna Van Walstijn (CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart), and by his teammate Max Orlov, who then finished on the second and third step of the podium at the end of a very tight Final. Daniel Vasile finished in fourth place, ahead of the other two CPB Sport drivers, the Dutchman Kasper Schormans and the Frenchman Matteo Spirgel. Seventh was Giuseppe Palomba with Maranello Kart. Van Walstijn, victorious in the last round in Lonato, was confirmed as the classification leader with 322 points.

Final result KZ2:
1st Hiltbrand Pedro (ITA) (#126 BirelART Racing/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega) 18 laps
2nd Van Walstijn Senna (NLD) (#102 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart) +0.316
3rd Orlov Max (//) (#101 CPB Sport/Sodikart-TM Kart-Vega) +0.755