Preview: KF & KF-Junior World Championship


  14 September 2014
 

This coming weekend, September 18 to 21, the Circuit International d’Aunay Les Bois in Essay (F) hosts the single-event World CIK-FIA Championship for the KF and KF Junior categories.

The respective European Championships that ended two weeks ago were both won by British drivers (Callum Ilott - Zanardi/Parilla/Dunlop in KF and Enaam Ahmed - FA Kart/Vortex/Vega in KFJ).

South Australian Josh Tynan will drive the #60 Energy/TM for the factory Energy Corse team in KF.

Qualifying for the 169 competitors will be run on Friday with heats on Saturday and finals on Sunday.

The protagonists in France

Drivers coming from all around the world are ready to battle to grab the title: they aim at succeeding the British Tom Joyner (Zanardi-Parilla-Dunlop) and the Italian Alessio Lorandi (Tony Kart-Parilla-Dunlop), the reigning KF and KFJ Champions, crowned last year at the final round in Bahrain.

This year, the Italian driver moved to KF and, after a brilliant beginning of season with excellent results in the European Championship, he is eager to achieve victory again. He aims at taking away the Championship crown from Joyner's head who, by the way, has not achieved as much as he expected so far. However, Joyner is well determined and ready to defend the title, even though there are many drivers who stand a good chance of winning the event in France. Among them, the British Callum Ilott  (Zanardi- Parilla-Dunlop). and Lando Norris (FA Kart- Vortex-Dunlop) and the Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex-Dunlop), just to mention the three drivers who scored the podium positions in the European Champs.

KF - 75 entrants:

No.  Driver  Entrant  Equipment
1 Ilott, Callum  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
2 Nielsen, Nicklas  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
3 Norris, Lando  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
4 Joyner, Tom  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
5 Kari, Niko  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
6 Lorandi, Alessio  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Dunlop
7 Hiltbrand, Pedro  CRG SpA  CRG / Parilla / Dunlop
8 Tiene, Felice  CRG SpA  CRG / Parilla / Dunlop
9 Van Leeuwen, Martijn  Keijzer Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
10 Aubry, Gabriel  Tony Kart Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
11 Basz, Karol  Tony Kart Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
12 Besancenez, Paolo  Kartronix  Tony Kart / TM / Dunlop
14 Janker, Hannes  TB Motorsport  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
15 Daruvala, Jehan  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
16 Darras, Julien  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
17 Hodgson, Oliver  PF International Karting  Kosmic / TM / Dunlop
18 Sitnikov, Nikita  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
19 Norris, Oliver  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
20 Maestranzi, Marco  Comer  Top Kart / TM / Dunlop
21 Dabski, Karol  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Dunlop
22 Lundgaard, Daniel  Lundgaard, Henrik  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
23 Rossel, Kevin  KSB-Racing Team  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
24 Mazepin, Nikita  Tony Kart Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
25 Lundqvist, Linus  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
26 Xia, Yifan  Kartronix  Tony Kart / TM / Dunlop
27 Stupenkov, Egor  Forza Racing  Tony Kart / Parilla / Dunlop
28 Marcu, Dionisios  CRG SpA  CRG / Parilla / Dunlop
29 Haapalainen, Tuomas  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
30 Moilanen, Aatu  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
31 Peltola, Olli  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
32 Tujula, Tuomas  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
33 Hanley, Ben  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Dunlop
34 Cucco, Stefano  Comer  Top Kart / TM / Dunlop
35 Kry, Niklas  Comer  Top Kart / TM / Dunlop
36 Negro, Riccardo  Comer  Top Kart / Parilla / Dunlop
37 Vigano, Matteo  Comer  Top Kart / Parilla / Dunlop
38 Kuusiniemi, Jussi  Kohtala Sports  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
39 Mäntylä, Ville  Kohtala Sports  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
40 Puhakka, Juuso  Kohtala Sports  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
41 Valtanen, Juho  Kohtala Sports  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
42 Crivelli, Franco  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Dunlop
43 Kocka, Ondrej  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Dunlop
44 Pescador, Jorge Carlos  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Dunlop
45 Marino, Sato  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Dunlop
46 Hall, Philip  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
47 Korneev, Alexey  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
48 Skaras, Emil  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
49 Troickiy, Nikita  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
50 Bertonelli, Diego  Birel Motorsport  Birel / TM / Dunlop
51 Ippolito, Paolo  Birel Motorsport  Birel / TM / Dunlop
52 Von Schedvin, Lina  Birel Motorsport  Birel / TM / Dunlop
53 Gadois, Alexandre  VDK Racing  Kosmic / Parilla / Dunlop
54 Gonzales, Nicolas  VDK Racing  Kosmic / Parilla / Dunlop
55 Haublin, Thibaut  VDK Racing  Kosmic / Parilla / Dunlop
56 Heinonen, Johannes  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
57 Martucci, Mario  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / TM / Dunlop
58 Van Der Watt, Julian  Zanardi  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
59 Horn, Moritz  TB Motorsport  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
60 Tynan, Josh  Energy Corse  Energy / TM / Dunlop
61 Pankiewicz, Wiktoria  Forza Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
62 Pym, Hannah  Forza Racing  Tony Kart / TM / Dunlop
63 Babbington, Sean  Strawberry Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
64 Webb, Harry  Strawberry Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
65 Speck, Lucas  ADAC Kart Junior Team  Mach 1 / TM / Dunlop
66 Gomez, Sidney  CRG SpA  CRG / Parilla / Dunlop
67 Stura, Alessandro  Emilia Kart Srl  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
68 Evrard, Paul  Evrard, Paul  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
69 Grzyb, Michal  Grzyb, Michal  Birel / TM / Dunlop
70 Sette Camara, Sergio  Keijzer Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Dunlop
71 Backman, Jessica  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
72 Thorsen, Kristian  KSB-Racing Team  Kosmic / Vortex / Dunlop
73 Shlom, Yan Leon  Mirage  Tony Kart / Parilla / Dunlop
74 Chaimongkol, Sasakorn  PM-Racing Performance  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
75 Zhou, Guan Yu  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Dunlop
76 Fortunato, Jose Artur  Scuderia PCR Srl  PCR / TM / Dunlop

In KFJ, too, the line-up is packed with talented drivers, beginning with the first three positions of the European Championship, scored by the British Enaam Ahmed (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega), the German Mick Junior (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) and the American Devlin Defrancesco (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega). Among the youngest drivers of the KFJ, many other names are ready to make themselves conspicuous: drivers such as the Swedish Anton Haaga (Kosmic-LKE) and the Italian Lorenzo Travisanutto (PCR-TM), who both won one of the rounds of 2014 European Championship.

KF Junior - 94 Entrants:

No.  Driver  Entrant  Equipment
101 Ahmed, Enaam  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
102 Mick Junior  Tony Kart Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
103 Defrancesco, Devlin  Morsicani Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
104 Ticktum, Daniel  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega
105 Beckmann, David  Beckmann, Robin  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
106 Sargeant, Logan  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
107 Vartanyan, Alexander  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
108 Fewtrell, Max  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
109 Haaga, Anton  GRT Karting Team  Kosmic / LKE / Vega
110 Travisanutto, Lorenzo  Scuderia PCR Srl  PCR / TM / Vega
111 Petrov, Artem  DR Srl  DR / TM / Vega
112 Lorandi, Leonardo  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
113 Verkroost, Bard  Montfoort Motorsport  FA Kart / Parilla / Vega
114 Correa, Juan  Energy Corse  Energy / TM / Vega
115 Martinez Merono, Eliseo  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Vega
116 Martin, Ross  Energy Corse  Energy / TM / Vega
117 Lessennes, Benjamin  VDK Racing  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
118 Martono, Presley  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
119 De Pauw, Ulysse  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Vega
120 Pankiewicz, Julia  Forza Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
121 Pull, James  Tony Kart Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
122 Lindh, Rasmus  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Vega
123 Fernandez Wahbeh, Sebastian  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
124 Lundgaard, Christian  Lundgaard, Henrik  PCR / Vortex / Vega
125 Roes Andersen, Casper  TK Racing  Energy / TM / Vega
126 Drugovich Roncato, Felipe  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
127 Baciuska, Rokas  Energy Corse  Energy / TM / Vega
128 Yueyang, Sun  Ricky Flynn Motorsport  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
129 Tonteri, Paavo  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Vega
130 Smith, Joshua Francis  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Vega
131 Maini, Kush  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
132 Lappalainen, Konsta  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
133 Milell, Noah  JP Racing  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
134 Leuillet, Tom  Leuillet, Francis  Birel / TM / Vega
135 Bollier, Jules  VDK Racing  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
136 Alesi, Giuliano  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
137 Chinelli, Massimo  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
138 Colombo, Lorenzo  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
139 Moreira Laliberté, Kami  Baby Race Srl  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
140 Della Coletta, Marcel  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
141 Della Coletta, Murilo  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
142 Lombardo, Davide  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
143 Sereia, Gabriel Camilo  RB Kart Technology SA  Exprit / Vortex / Vega
144 Garcia Lopez, Marta  Garcia, Francisco  Zanardi / LKE / Vega
145 Legeret, Lucas  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega
146 Vips, Juri  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / TM / Vega
147 Viscaal, Bent  Zanardi Strakka Racing  Zanardi / Parilla / Vega
148 Pasma, Patrik  ART Grand Prix Finland  ART GP / TM / Vega
149 Mazrul Haizad, Adam Haikal  Birel ART Srl  ART GP / TM / Vega
150 Armstrong, Marcus  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
151 Novalak, Clément  Kosmic Racing Dept  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
152 Martinez Clavell, Daniel  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Vega
153 Palazzo, Hernan  Praga Kart Racing  Praga / Parilla / Vega
154 Quinn, Alex  CRG SpA  CRG / TM / Vega
155 Tillett, Archie  CRG SpA  CRG / TM / Vega
156 Travnikov, Sergey  DR Srl  DR / TM / Vega
157 Van Kalmthout, Rinus  Keijzer Racing  Zanardi / TM / Vega
158 Weering, Max  Keijzer Racing  Zanardi / TM / Vega
159 Carrara, Giorgio Emiliano  Lenzokart  Lenzokart / LKE / Vega
160 Lahoz Lopez, Alejandro  Lenzokart  Lenzokart / LKE / Vega
161 Brozzoni, Alessandro  Scuderia PCR Srl  PCR / TM / Vega
162 Moraes Uchoa, Jose Victor  Scuderia PCR Srl  PCR / TM / Vega
163 Johnsen, Sindre  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
164 Nerman, Hugo  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
165 Tashkalov, Damir  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
166 Valtonen, Isac  Ward Racing  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
167 Zotov, Gleb  Ward Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
168 Baiz, Mauricio  Baiz Guedez, Mauricio  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
169 Charpentier, Tristan  Charpentier, Walter  Birel / TM / Vega
170 Scherer, Fabio  Comer  Top Kart / Parilla / Vega
171 Arnold, Felix  ADAC Hessen Thurigen e.V.  Tony Kart / TM / Vega
172 Ferreira, Joao  Ferreira, Paulo Rui  ART GP / TM / Vega
173 Quevedo, Kevin Aron  Forza Racing  Tony Kart / LKE / Vega
174 Galletto, Francesco  KS Racing Sagl  Zanardi / TM / Vega
175 Gheno, Jacopo  Gheno, Stefano  Tony Kart / TM / Vega
176 Martinsson, Filip  GRT Karting Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
177 Hedouin, Nathan  Hedouin, Nicolas  Sodi / TM / Vega
178 Ye, Yifei  Kartronix  Tony Kart / TM / Vega
179 Sario, Robin  Kohtala Sports  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
180 Fittje, Jannes  KSB-Racing Team  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
181 Zendeli, Lirim  KSM Racing Team  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
182 Leuillet, Gabin  Leuillet, Francis  Birel / TM / Vega
183 Lloveras Brunet, Xavier  Lloveras Comerma, Carlos  Energy / TM / Vega
184 Magnus, Gilles  Magnus, Patrick  Parolin / TM / Vega
185 Reicher, Simon  MM-Racing-Kart  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
186 Floersch, Sophia  Morsicani Racing  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
187 Nerguti, Alban  Nerguti, Afrim  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
188 Alex, -  Osella Engineering Srl  DR / TM / Vega
189 Milesi, Charles  Pompidou, Xavier  Tony Kart / Parilla / Vega
190 Roosens, Kenny  Roosens, Eddy  Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
191 Szyszko, Szymon  Speed Kart  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
192 Ponomarenko, Milen  Sporting Club BRT  Tony Kart / LKE / Vega
193 Lassen, Julius  TK Racing  Energy / TM / Vega
194 Azedo Sousa, Yohan  De Oliveira Sousa, Cristovao  Zanardi / TM / Vega

 

 

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