KF1 - A good deal for Albon
press release
For its second rendezvous, the KF1 World Championship retained its surprises on the Spanish Zuera circuit.
Unbeaten in the four races in Germany; it looked as though the Dutchman Nyck De Vries (Zanardi-Parilla) was out to repeat his performance. Having clinched pole position and dominated during the first leg, the reigning world champion was however betrayed by mechanical problems– the engine refusing to fire up – at the start of the second round. If on the one hand his climb-up through the pack into fourth place was impressive, it unfortunately came to nothing. Having received the assistance of a mechanic in an unauthorised zone, the Dutchman found himself excluded.
Above: KF1 Race 4 podium (left to right) D'Agost, Albon, de Vries
pic - CIK/FIA
This Sunday he was fully determined to have his revenge, and in fact grabbed another pole position. But it was on the books that this Spanish weekend would not be one for the young Dutchman. At the start of the first of two races scheduled this Sunday, Nyck once again saw history repeating itself when his engine refused to start. Staring out behind all his rivals he climbed back up into 7th place, which was to be his position also on the grid for the final confrontation. However this time around it was jostling at the beginning of the race which sent him to the back of the pack. Undeniably the fastest on the track, De Vries once again gave all the spectators another grand show with his overtaking prowess to finally grab the lowest tread of the podium. A meagre consolation as compared to his level of performance over the entire weekend..… But it allowed him to retain his lead in the championship.
The misfortunes of some can be to the advantage of others, and the Brit Alex Albon (Intrepid-TM) took full advantage to get back into the swing of things following a difficult first round. Having won on Saturday the British driver did it again on Sunday and is by far the one who scored the most points over the entire weekend, allowing him to climb up into third place in the championship rankings. The other driver who performed well is Ignazio D’Agosto (Tony Kart-Vortex). Even though he did not win, the Italian was up on the podium no less than three times, of which twice on the second tread on Sunday. This now makes him heir apparent to De Vries in the provisional rankings, with every intention of clinching a victory very shortly.
When it comes to victory, it was also on the books for Yu Kanamaru (Tony Kart-Vortex) this weekend. Leading his team mates Ignazio D’Agosto and Flavio Camponeschi in the first race on Sunday, Yu ensured that the Japanese anthem resounded in the sky above Zuera.
Amongst the unfortunate ones this Sunday we must mention Karol Basz (RK-BMB), second in the provisional rankings prior to this Spanish meeting. Notwithstanding precious points scored on Saturday with a 4th and 3rd place, an accident on Sunday cost the Polish driver dearly … He now finds himself at the base of the provisional ranking, but only 4 lengths down from second place. The following race, scheduled in Genk during the first weekend of September should be pretty exciting!
Race 3
| Rnk | Driver | Chassis / Engine / Tyres | Gap | Best lap |
| 1 | Kanamaru, Yu | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 01:00.4 | |
| 2 | D'Agosto, Ignazio | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 1.079 | 01:00.4 |
| 3 | Camponeschi, Flavio | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 1.798 | 01:00.4 |
| 4 | Hubert, Anthoine | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 4.384 | 01:00.4 |
| 5 | Deguffroy, Remy | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 4.621 | 01:00.6 |
| 6 | Albon, Alexander | Intrepid / TM / B'stone | 4.888 | 01:00.4 |
| 7 | De Vries, Nyck | Zanardi / Parilla / B'stone | 6.212 | 59.899 |
| 8 | Lock, Chris | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 6.295 | 01:00.5 |
| 9 | Groman, Zdenek | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 9.132 | 01:00.5 |
| 10 | Gromanová, Tereza | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 10.199 | 01:00.2 |
| 11 | Tillett, Laura | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 11.406 | 01:00.4 |
| 12 | De Ridder, Guillaume | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 13.292 | 01:00.6 |
| 13 | Basz, Karol | RK / BMB / B'stone | 14.969 | 01:00.3 |
| 14 | Toman, Libor | Birel / BMB / B'stone | 15.55 | 01:00.9 |
| 15 | Reguillon, Loïc | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 15.865 | 01:01.0 |
| 16 | Tiene, Felice | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 19.966 | 01:00.7 |
| 17 | Bailly, Sébastien | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 22.933 | 01:00.4 |
| 18 | Watatani, Hiroaki | Wildkart / Maxter / Vega | 33.11 | 01:02.3 |
| 19 | Lennox-Lamb, Jordon | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 3 Laps | 01:00.8 |
| 20 | Lahaye, Dylan | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 10 Laps | 01:01.0 |
| 21 | Vigano, Matteo | Birel / BMB / B'stone | 14 Laps | 01:04.7 |
| 22 | Suninen, Teemu | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 15 Laps | |
| 23 | Pakari, Mikko | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 15 Laps | |
| 24 | Roussel, Leo | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 15 Laps |
Race 4
| Rnk | Driver | Chassis / Engine / Tyres | Gap | Best lap |
| 1 | Albon, Alexander | Intrepid / TM / B'stone | 01:00.8 | |
| 2 | D'Agosto, Ignazio | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 1.158 | 01:00.8 |
| 3 | De Vries, Nyck | Zanardi / Parilla / B'stone | 1.199 | 01:00.3 |
| 4 | Basz, Karol | RK / BMB / B'stone | 1.412 | 01:00.6 |
| 5 | Kanamaru, Yu | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 2.015 | 01:00.8 |
| 6 | Camponeschi, Flavio | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 3.887 | 01:00.8 |
| 7 | Groman, Zdenek | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 4.248 | 01:01.0 |
| 8 | Deguffroy, Remy | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 4.86 | 01:00.8 |
| 9 | Lahaye, Dylan | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 6.776 | 01:00.9 |
| 10 | De Ridder, Guillaume | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 7.161 | 01:00.9 |
| 11 | Gromanová, Tereza | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 8.93 | 01:00.7 |
| 12 | Roussel, Leo | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 9.791 | 01:01.0 |
| 13 | Bailly, Sébastien | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 10.298 | 01:00.8 |
| 14 | Tiene, Felice | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 13.12 | 01:00.8 |
| 15 | Toman, Libor | Birel / BMB / B'stone | 13.512 | 01:01.4 |
| 16 | Suninen, Teemu | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 13.925 | 01:01.3 |
| 17 | Tillett, Laura | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 15.361 | 01:00.8 |
| 18 | Lock, Chris | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 17.222 | 01:01.1 |
| 19 | Reguillon, Loïc | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 21.962 | 01:01.6 |
| 20 | Watatani, Hiroaki | Wildkart / Maxter / Vega | 1 Lap | 01:03.0 |
| 21 | Hubert, Anthoine | Sodi / Parilla / B'stone | 4 Laps | 01:01.7 |
| 22 | Vigano, Matteo | Birel / BMB / B'stone | 6 Laps | 01:01.6 |
| 23 | Pakari, Mikko | Maranello / Maranello / B'stone | 14 Laps | 01:06.5 |
| 24 | Lennox-Lamb, Jordon | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 14 Laps | 01:08.2 |