CIK-FIA European KF Championship - Rnd 1


press release 17 June 2013
 

The winners of the first round of the CIK-FIA European Championship at the Motorland Aragòn of Alcaniz (E) are Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex KF) and Norris (FA Kart-Vortex KFJ).

The new stars of international karting at the European Championship in Alcaniz


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A surprising result characterized this race of international karting. It happened in Alcaniz (E), at the Motorland Aragon facility, in the first out of two rounds of the CIK-FIA European Championship (KF and KFJ categories) of the 2013 season. In particular, the KF Junior category had remarkable results achieved by new names of kart racing, even though they had to deal with very experienced drivers. So, the 2013 European championship began with the victories of the Danish Nicklas Nielsen in KF and of the English Lando Norris in KF Junior. In both cases, to achieve success the two drivers had to give their best.

Nielsen, first leader in KF

The first part of the race, in KF, was dominated by the English Ben Barnicoat (ART GP-TM-Vega). However, after winning four heats, he finished the Pre-final in the back positions because of a contact with the Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Parilla-Vega).

It seemed nothing could prevent Nicklas Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex-Vega) from winning the race, buth the Danish driver was overtaken by his fellow countryman Christian Sorensen (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) in Prefinal 2. Moreover, in the other Prefinal, the winner was the Dutch Max Verstappen (CRG-TM-Vega), followed by another top driver such as the French Dorian Boccolacci (Energy-TM-Vega). Despite the great level of his competitors, Nielsen managed to beat them all rather easily after the first two laps of the Final: he managed to gain an early lead starting from the second row ahead of Sorensen. Verstappen pursued the two leaders while Tiene began his recovery from the 15th row of the starting grid. Nielsen kept at bay Sorensen, who managed to close the gap with the leader in the last laps. Verstappen, too, followed closely and nearly passed Sorensen with few metres remaining, when Nielsen had already won the race. Excellent result for Tiene, who completed his recovery with an outstanding 5th place, just behind the Polish Karol Basz (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega).


Above: KF podium
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Pos.  No.  Driver  Equipment  Gap  Best Lap
1 11 Nielsen, Nicklas  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  58.962
2 36 Sorensen, Christian  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  0.795 58.939
3 5 Verstappen, Max  CRG / TM / Vega  0.839 58.864
4 4 Basz, Karol  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  1.719 58.915
5 2 Tiene, Felice  CRG / Parilla / Vega  4.134 58.724
6 29 Boccolacci, Dorian  Energy / TM / Vega  4.714 58.928
7 17 Nylund, Niclas  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  8.632 59.038
8 23 Russell, George  Birel / TM / Vega  9.563 59.203
9 9 Barnicoat, Benjamin  ART GP / TM / Vega  10.216 58.958
10 32 Ilott, Callum  Zanardi / TM / Vega  12.666 58.912
11 10 Snell, Sam  Energy / TM / Vega  13.023 59.229
12 38 Moineault, Valentin  ART GP / TM / Vega  13.589 58.951
13 57 Gonzales, Nicolas  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega  14.163 58.921
14 44 Palou Montalbo, Alex  CRG / Parilla / Vega  14.234 59.073
15 20 Bailly, Sébastien  Birel / TM / Vega  15.039 59.272
16 24 Stupenkov, Egor  Energy / TM / Vega  17.094 59.266
17 37 Tujula, Tuomas  ART GP / TM / Vega  17.26 59.065
18 15 Romanov, Vasiliy  Energy / TM / Vega  17.601 59.024
19 25 Fong Wei Jie, Julien  Kosmic / TM / Vega  18.38 59.068
20 8 Chang Wing Chung, Andy  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  18.386 58.956
21 50 Walilko, Igor  CRG / TM / Vega  18.435 59.152
22 21 Litchfield, Mark  Kosmic / TM / Vega  19.879 59.316
23 31 Kodric, Martin  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega  21.695 59.025
24 63 Kim, Maxim  DR / TM / Vega  29.421 59.344
25 6 Hiltbrand, Pedro  LH / TM / Vega  7 Laps  59.266
26 12 Lavelli, Kevin  Top Kart / TM / Vega  9 Laps  59.937
27 22 Convers, Armand  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  10 Laps  59.441
28 56 Darras, Julien  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  11 Laps  59.519
29 3 Lennox-Lamb, Jordon  CRG / BMB / Vega  16 Laps  01:02.2
30 26 Stroll, Lance  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega  16 Laps  01:00.3
31 1 Joyner, Tom  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega  18 Laps 
32 53 Russo, Andrea  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  18 Laps 
33 33 Compere, Victor  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega  18 Laps 
34 7 Kasai, Takashi  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  18 Laps 

 

Norris, great battle to win in KFJ

The final result says that the English Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont) won the KFJ category. The Londoner crowned with the victory an outstanding weekend: he was the top driver on Friday and Saturday, while on Sunday he had to recover in the final phase. The winner of the Final was the Thai driver Sasakorn Chaimongkol (Kosmic-TM-Le Cont) – holder of a British licence -, but stewards gave him a 10” penalty for a contact with Norris himself during the last lap. The Asian driver dropped back to 14th. That’s a real shame for his performance: he had won Prefinal 1 and had grabbed the pole in the Final.


Above: Lando Norris leads van Leeuwen, KFJ
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Another protagonist of the race was the Belgian Matteo Raspatelli (Tony Kart-Parilla-LeCont) who, after his victory in Pre-final 2, challenged Norris until the chequered flag of the Final, finishing behind the Englishman for only 44 thousandths of a second. This second place is the first, important international result achieved by the Belgian driver. The third step of the podium was occupied by the Dutch Martijn van Leeuwen (Zanardi-TM-LeCont), who had made himself conspicuous since the first heats.


Above: Junior winner Lando Norris in the press conference
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Pos.  No.  Driver  Equipment  Gap  Best Lap
1 142 Norris, Lando  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  01:01.1
2 117 Raspatelli, Matteo  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  0.044 01:01.2
3 122 Van Leeuwen, Martijn  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  0.115 01:01.1
4 126 Thompson, Parker  Energy / TM / LeCont  0.571 01:01.1
5 157 Shwartzman, Robert  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  2.01 01:01.2
6 114 Elpitiya, Bryan  Energy / TM / LeCont  2.187 01:00.9
7 167 Sette Camara, Sergio  ART GP / TM / LeCont  2.377 01:00.9
8 182 Azedo Sousa, Yohan  Zanardi / BMB / LeCont  2.776 01:01.0
9 162 Lorandi, Leonardo  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  7.319 01:01.1
10 176 Raucci, Giuliano  Energy / TM / LeCont  7.794 01:01.1
11 106 Daruvala, Jehan  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  7.969 01:01.1
12 102 Sitnikov, Nikita  Tony Kart / BMB / LeCont  8.254 01:01.2
13 138 Ahmed, Enaam  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  8.66 01:01.3
14 179 Chaimongkol, Sasakorn  Kosmic / TM / LeCont  9.487 01:01.2
15 112 Lessennes, Benjamin  Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont  9.848 01:01.4
16 108 Dionisios, Marcu  CRG / BMB / LeCont  10.337 01:01.4
17 171 Floersch, Sophia  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  10.947 01:01.4
18 129 Vartanyan, Alexander  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  11.075 01:01.0
19 107 Bale, Thomas Michael  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  11.237 01:00.9
20 131 Sargeant, Logan  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  11.579 01:01.3
21 149 Lehouck, Arthur  Lenzokart / TM / LeCont  11.765 01:01.4
22 130 Korpivaara, Ilmari  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  11.934 01:01.3
23 145 Mosca, Tommaso  Tony Kart / BMB / LeCont  12.587 01:01.2
24 111 Aubry, Gabriel  Birel / TM / LeCont  13.591 01:01.2
25 136 Beckmann, David  Zanardi / BMB / LeCont  16.139 01:01.1
26 128 Lundqvist, Linus  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  16.427 01:01.6
27 178 Fittje, Jannes  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  19.11 01:01.6
28 103 Kari, Niko  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  28.259 01:01.1
29 116 Mazepin, Nikita  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  43.134 01:01.0
30 125 Betsch, Mick  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  2 Laps  01:01.6
31 173 Baiz, Mauricio  Birel / TM / LeCont  7 Laps  01:01.7
32 146 Pulcini, Leonardo  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  13 Laps  01:04.5
33 183 Opmeer, Jarno  Maddox / TM / LeCont  15 Laps 
101 Lorandi, Alessio  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  Excluded  01:01.0

 

 

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