Qualifying: World Championships


  31 August 2013
   
 

Joseph Mawson has qualified 41st in the 53-kart KF field at the opening round of the KF World Championships at PF International in the UK. Mawson clocked a time of 54.938s, which was a couple of tenths slower that what he'd achieved in practice. His practice time would have put him inside the top 30. Look for Joey in 'Group A' if you're watching the heats online tonight (links below).

Max Verstappen (CRG/TM) proved fastest of all, taking pole with a 54.228s lap.

Max Verstappen at PF
Above: Max Verstappen at PF
pic - Press.net Images

Qualifying - KF

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  Time  Gap  Group
1 1 Verstappen, Max  CRG / TM / Vega  54.228 A
2 8 Convers, Armand  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.4 0.172 B
3 5 Nielsen, Nicklas  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.425 0.197 C
4 12 Russell, George  Kosmic / TM / Vega  54.451 0.223 D
5 15 Ilott, Callum  Zanardi / TM / Vega  54.483 0.255 E
6 44 Joyner, Tom  Zanardi / TM / Vega  54.534 0.306 A
7 53 Corberi, Luca  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.536 0.308 B
8 34 Hanley, Ben  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.574 0.346 C
9 29 Boccolacci, Dorian  Energy / TM / Vega  54.595 0.367 D
10 54 Fukuzumi, Nirei  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.597 0.369 E
11 32 Kodric, Martin  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.617 0.389 A
12 21 Lennox-Lamb, Jordon  CRG / BMB / Vega  54.617 0.389 B
13 4 Basz, Karol  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.618 0.39 C
14 55 Hansen, Andreas Sebastian  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.624 0.396 D
15 7 Tiene, Felice  CRG / Parilla / Vega  54.645 0.417 E
16 22 Norris, Oliver  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.651 0.423 A
17 19 Russo, Andrea  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.656 0.428 B
18 38 Rossel, Kevin  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.665 0.437 C
19 16 Snell, Sam  Energy / TM / Vega  54.682 0.454 D
20 43 Stroll, Lance  Zanardi / TM / Vega  54.686 0.458 E
21 9 Nylund, Niclas  CRG / BMB / Vega  54.686 0.458 A
22 18 Barnicoat, Benjamin  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.691 0.463 B
23 37 Hiltbrand, Pedro  LH / TM / Vega  54.708 0.48 C
24 2 Moineault, Valentin  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.712 0.484 D
25 3 Sorensen, Christian  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.718 0.49 E
26 33 Dabski, Karol  Praga / Parilla / Vega  54.729 0.501 A
27 47 Kasai, Takashi  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.734 0.506 B
28 57 Van Der Watt, Julian  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega  54.746 0.518 C
29 27 Fong Wei Jie, Julien  Kosmic / TM / Vega  54.746 0.518 D
30 17 Romanov, Vasiliy  Energy / TM / Vega  54.77 0.542 E
31 31 Litchfield, Mark  Kosmic / TM / Vega  54.787 0.559 A
32 25 Okada, Takuya  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.79 0.562 B
33 41 Moilanen, Aatu  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.799 0.571 C
34 56 Parkings, Nathan  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega  54.803 0.575 D
35 10 Palou Montalbo, Alex  CRG / Parilla / Vega  54.815 0.587 E
36 49 Besancenez, Paolo  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  54.843 0.615 A
37 39 Laaksonen, Simo  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.878 0.65 B
38 24 Tujula, Tuomas  ART GP / TM / Vega  54.926 0.698 C
39 30 Walilko, Igor  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.93 0.702 D
40 23 Horn, Moritz  Energy / TM / Vega  54.931 0.703 E
41 45 Mawson, Joseph  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  54.938 0.71 A
42 14 Chang Wing Chung, Andy  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  54.939 0.711 B
43 20 Stupenkov, Egor  Energy / TM / Vega  54.943 0.715 C
44 48 Heinonen, Johannes  LH / TM / Vega  54.969 0.741 D
45 28 Kuusiniemi, Jussi  LH / TM / Vega  55.054 0.826 E
46 26 Gomez, Sidney  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  55.073 0.845 A
47 36 Ruud Kjaer, Magnus  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  55.112 0.884 B
48 58 Borrelli, Diego  ART GP / TM / Vega  55.126 0.898 C
49 42 Valtanen, Juho  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  55.15 0.922 D
50 50 Al Rawahi, Abdullah  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega  55.32 1.092 E
51 46 Welin, Ville  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  55.684 1.456 A
52 52 Al-Thawadi, Abdulla  Parolin / TM / Vega  55.815 1.587 B
53 51 Al Rawahi, Sanad Suleiman  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega  55.841 1.613 C

Alessio Lombardi #113 was fastest in KF Junior
Above: Alessio Lombardi #113 was fastest in KF Junior
pic - Press.net Images

Qualifying - KF Junior

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  Time  Gap
1 113 Lorandi, Alessio  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  56.196
2 101 Norris, Lando  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.306 0.11
3 105 Daruvala, Jehan  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.414 0.218
4 102 Ticktum, Daniel  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.421 0.225
5 103 Shwartzman, Robert  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  56.44 0.244
6 120 MacDonald, Dean  Kosmic / TM / LeCont  56.539 0.343
7 110 Betsch, Mick  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.549 0.353
8 112 Beckmann, David  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  56.556 0.36
9 115 Fewtrell, Max  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.585 0.389
10 104 Ahmed, Enaam  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.626 0.43
11 122 Tillett, Archie  CRG / BMB / LeCont  56.667 0.471
12 125 Martin, Ross  SWRD / TM / LeCont  56.682 0.486
13 114 Mazepin, Nikita  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.695 0.499
14 108 Defrancesco, Devlin  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.699 0.503
15 111 Lehouck, Arthur  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  56.709 0.513
16 109 Garcia Lopez, Marta  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  56.717 0.521
17 107 Aubry, Gabriel  Birel / TM / LeCont  56.768 0.572
18 119 Pull, James  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.778 0.582
19 106 Sette Camara, Sergio  ART GP / TM / LeCont  56.781 0.585
20 121 Smith, Joshua Francis  ART GP / TM / LeCont  56.87 0.674
21 116 Milell, Noah  Exprit / Vortex / LeCont  56.924 0.728
22 117 Moreira Laliberté, Kami  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  56.98 0.784
23 118 Xia, Yifan  ART GP / TM / LeCont  57.051 0.855
24 126 Newey, Harrison  SWRD / Parilla / LeCont  57.059 0.863
25 123 Al Zubair, Fazial  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  58.23 2.034
26 124 Rawson, Philip  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  01:00.3 4.151

 

press release

Qualifying in Brandon (UK) of the CIK-FIA World KF Championship: Verstappen (CRG-TM) is in pole in KF, while Lorandi is the fastest of the CIK-FIA International KFJ Super Cup. Live streaming on www.cikfia.tv and www.cikfiachampionship.com on Sunday 1st.

First laps in Brandon for the race towards the World KF Championship

Today, qualifying have started in Brandon, a small village set in the middle of the green countryside of Lincolnshire. On the PF International Circuit, on Sunday 1st September, the 84 scrutineered drivers will make their moves on the chessboard of the World CIK-FIA Championship - KF category - . The British round precedes the second and decisive race at the weekend between 19th and 23rd November on the Viva Karting Track of Sakhir, in Bahrain, where the KF and KF Junior titles will be awarded. The KF Junior category completes the programme of Brandon with the single round of the CIK-FIA International KF Junior Super Cup. Today's qualifying has established tomorrow's starting grids of the heats, which will be run tomorrow while all the finals are scheduled on Sunday.

Verstappen makes his move in KF

Max Verstappen (CRG-TM-Vega) made himself conspicuous once again. He is definitely the driver to beat: he managed to set the fastest time at his first try in KF qualifying. The Dutch driver stopped the clock at 54”228, 172 milliseconds faster than the French Armand Convers and 197 than the Danish Nicklas Nielsen (both on Kosmic-Vortex-Vega). Here in Brandon the latter wants to redeem himself after the bad luck which has been dogging him so far and which prevented him from winning the European title. He his ready to challenge Verstappen, the reigning European champion. Fourth - and the best among the British drivers - George Russell (Kosmic-TM-Vega).

Alessio Lorandi starts well in KFJ

He arrived in England eager to redeem himself after the results achieved in the European championship; we are talking of the Italian Alessio Lorandi (Tony Kart-Parilla-Le Cont), who immediately showed what he is made of setting the fastest time in qualifying  with 56”196. His main rival was the reigning European champion, the English Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont), 110 milliseconds slower than Lorandi. The two drivers will start from the front row of tomorrow's first heat. The English drivers seem to be rather at their ease on their home circuit and, in fact, there are two Englishmen in third and fourth place: Jehan Daruvala and Daniel Ticktum (both and FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont), 218 and 225 milliseconds slower than Lorandi.

Live images of the World Championship from Brandon

On the PF Circuit, WSK Promotion’s TV production is ready to give a full media coverage of the event. The World KF Championship will be available in streaming on the official websites www.cikfia.tv and www.cikfiachampionship.com. On Sunday 1st September, the broadcasting programme will start with the drivers' presentation and will continue until the end, with the Finals.

PF International Circuit – Brandon, Grantham (UK)
CIK-FIA World KF Championship
& International KF Junior Super Cup

Saturday 31

09:00 - 10:10
10:20 - 16:10

Warm-up
Qualifying  heats

Sunday 1

09:10 - 10:20
10:30 - 11:30
11:40 - 12:40
14:00 - 15:20
15:30

Warm-up
Drivers’ presentation
Prefinals
Finals
Press Conference

CIK-FIA WORLD KF CHAMPIONSHIP
28/08-01/09   PF Int’l Circuit, Brandon (GBR)
19-23/11        Viva Karting Track, Sakhir (BHR)
CIK-FIA INTERNATIONAL KF JUNIOR SUPER CUP
28/08-01/09   PF Int’l Circuit, Brandon (GBR)
CIK-FIA INTERNATIONAL KF SUPER CUP
02-06/10       Circuito Int. Napoli, Sarno (ITA)
CIK-FIA WORLD KF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
02-06/10       Circuito Int. Napoli, Sarno (ITA)
19-23/11       Viva Karting Track, Sakhir (BHR)

 

 

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