Kout Clinches 2016 European Superkart Title


  10 August 2016

Adam Kout has taken his second consecutive European Superkart Championship. The Czech took his MS Kart/DEA to victory in the opening race at Assen, clinching the 2016 Championship in the process.

Kout was off the podium in Race 2, which was won by Yannick De Brabander, however he ended up 3rd after penalties were applied. Gavin Bennett won the Mono Cylinder Cup.

The official CIKFIA report & pics are below.

Reigning champion Adam Kout clinches the 2016 title in Assen
Above: Reigning champion Adam Kout clinches the 2016 title in Assen
pic - CIK/KSP

Adam Kout
Above: Adam Kout
pic - CIK/KSP

from CIK-FIA

The last Competition of the 2016 CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship ended logically with the deserved award and the second consecutive title for the Czech Adam Kout. But both Races were thrilling and gave the large audience a few twists, which is customary at Assen.

Qualifying was a good example of the duel over the last year between Adam Kout (MS Kart / DEA) and the German Peter Elkmann (MS Kart / VM), the two leaders of the Championship, but the Frenchman Emmanuel Vinuales (Anderson / VM) recalled the good memories of all. Elkmann thought he had the pole, but it was stolen by Kout. Yannick De Brabander (MS Kart / VM), who had experienced a difficult start, managed to take back his role as the third strong man and the revelation of the season. 

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pic - CIK/KSP

Title decided in first Race

Elkmann had the fastest start from Vinuales but Kout overtook and chased after Elkmann who had begun to escape. Kout saw the opening and flew off to take his second crown. Elkmann could not keep up a steady pace, so Vinuales and De Brabander caught up and passed. Andreas Jost (Anderson / VM) showed a good return to form. He almost joined De Brabander when he was already preparing to overtake Elkmann. The German managed to recover and reduce the gap to the top three drivers at the start of an epic last lap. Vinuales then had a gearbox problem and returned to the pits. Elkmann caught De Brabander, trying to outflank him, but the Belgian didn't allow it. Both drivers were attacking side by side on the home straight which benefited Elkmann by a few centimetres!

Behind Jost (Anderson / VM) in 4th, Daniel Clark (Anderson / VM) and Marcel Maasmann (Anderson / VM) were never able to touch the leaders. The title was already decided, and with four wins and a 3rd place he could not be surpassed in the standings.

Rnk No. Driver Equipment Gap Best Lap
1 1 Kout, Adam MS Kart / DEA 01:36.1
2 2 Elkmann, Peter MS Kart / VM 6.632 01:36.9
3 20 De Brabander, Yannick MS Kart / VM 6.678 01:36.6
4 5 Jost, Andreas Anderson / VM 12.255 01:36.9
5 27 Clark, Daniel Anderson / VM 16.294 01:36.8
6 4 Maasmann, Marcel Anderson / VM 20.992 01:37.4
7 10 Hulme, Carl Anderson / FPE 42.055 01:39.3
8 11 Kleinemeyer, Guido PVP / DEA 42.323 01:38.9
9 17 Malm, Stefan PVP / PVP 46.446 01:39.7
10 14 Hentschel, Daniel Anderson / DEA 46.738 01:39.7
11 37 Van Dijk, Recardo MS Kart / VM 46.941 01:39.8
12 38 Westerdijk, Laurens MS Kart / VM 49.345 01:40.1
13 9 Lehtinen, Vesa Anderson / VM 50.26 01:41.0
14 8 Dredge, Jason Anderson / PVP 50.434 01:39.1
15 16 Harvey, David MS Kart / VM 01:03.7 01:41.3
16 107 Bennett, Gavin Anderson / DEA 01:08.1 01:42.0
17 87 Kurstjens, Léo MS Kart / VM 01:10.8 01:41.0
18 111 Platt, Paul MS Kart / Gas Gas 01:29.0 01:43.6
19 15 Verhaar, Mark MS Kart / VM 01:30.1 01:41.6
20 50 Bakker, Jan MS Kart / VM 01:40.2 01:44.6
21 84 Vinuales, Emmanuel Anderson / VM 1 Lap 01:36.2
22 26 Reinke, Jürgen Anderson / VM 1 Lap 01:42.4
23 41 Rushforth, Simon Spyda / FPE 1 Lap 01:46.3
24 99 Bischoff, Roland MS Kart / VM 1 Lap 01:47.1
25 34 Barton, Nathan Anderson / FPE 1 Lap 01:47.0
26 39 Hewitt, Paul Anderson / FPE 1 Lap 01:47.5
27 51 Reit, Chris PVP / PVP 1 Lap 01:48.4
28 171 Kennedy, Donald Anderson / THR 3 Laps 01:48.3
29 3 Morley, Liam Anderson / DEA 5 Laps 01:36.7
30 71 Chermaz, Carlo Alberto Anderson / PVP 5 Laps 01:42.8
31 18 Speelman, Priscilla MS Kart / VM 8 Laps 01:42.6
32 117 Marchèse, Jean-Marc MS Kart / DEA 8 Laps 01:54.0
33 53 Maiorano, Donato Anderson / DEA 9 Laps 01:52.9

Race 1 podium (left to right): Peter Elkmann (DEU), Adam Kout (CZE) & Yannick De Brabander (BEL)
Above: Race 1 podium (left to right): Peter Elkmann (DEU), Adam Kout (CZE) & Yannick De Brabander (BEL)
pic - CIK/KSP

First victory for Yannick De Brabander

The second Race also saw some twists especially at the end. De Brabander initially reacted promptly, and although there was an early reaction from Maasmann, he didn't last long, because of a ripped rear tyre. Elkmann followed De Brabander, but the Belgian was clawing tenths. Behind this duo, the fight was fierce. Morley seemed to have taken an advantage over Kout, Vinuales and Jost. The now twice European Champion allowed them to overtake initially and Vinuales passed his opponents as his chassis was now more stable. Morley gave himself a margin on Kout, Vinuales, Jost and the returning Clark. Morley accelerated, overtook Elkmann on lap 10 and even overtook the leader who was hampered by a backmarker.

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Above: Gavin Bennett (GBR), Winner of Mono Cylinder Cup, Race 1 & 2nd of Mono Cylinder Cup, Race 2
pic - CIK/KSP

Vinuales put together successive fast laps (with the best lap of the race). This time he dropped those rivals (Clark retired) and regained ground to the race leaders. Everything seemed to be decided, but Morley was retaken by De Brabander. The Belgian held him off by two tenths. The podium and first win in Superkart for De Brabander were celebrated, with the Belgian temporarily in second place overall. However Morley and Vinuales were given 10 second penalties for overtaking under a yellow flag late in the race, which put Elkmann 2nd in both the race and the final standings.

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Above: Yannick De Brabander (BEL), Winner of Race 2 and 3rd in the Championship
pic - CIK/KSP

Rnk No. Driver Equipment Gap Best Lap
1 20 De Brabander, Yannick MS Kart / VM 01:36.5
2 2 Elkmann, Peter MS Kart / VM 1.256 01:36.9
3 1 Kout, Adam MS Kart / DEA 2.29 01:36.6
4 5 Jost, Andreas Anderson / VM 9.881 01:37.2
5 3 Morley, Liam Anderson / DEA 10.294 01:36.8
6 84 Vinuales, Emmanuel Anderson / VM 11.247 01:36.2
7 11 Kleinemeyer, Guido PVP / DEA 34.939 01:39.0
8 38 Westerdijk, Laurens MS Kart / VM 45.757 01:39.7
9 87 Kurstjens, Léo MS Kart / VM 49.39 01:40.6
10 71 Chermaz, Carlo Alberto Anderson / PVP 52.822 01:41.0
11 37 Van Dijk, Recardo MS Kart / VM 56.51 01:40.0
12 26 Reinke, Jürgen Anderson / VM 57.624 01:40.7
13 111 Platt, Paul MS Kart / Gas Gas 01:18.9 01:42.8
14 15 Verhaar, Mark MS Kart / VM 01:28.1 01:42.0
15 50 Bakker, Jan MS Kart / VM 01:35.7 01:44.5
16 34 Barton, Nathan Anderson / FPE 01:45.4 01:45.3
17 99 Bischoff, Roland MS Kart / VM 1 Lap 01:47.3
18 51 Reit, Chris PVP / PVP 1 Lap 01:48.0
19 41 Rushforth, Simon Spyda / FPE 1 Lap 01:46.7
20 4 Maasmann, Marcel Anderson / VM 1 Lap 01:38.7
21 17 Malm, Stefan PVP / PVP 2 Laps 01:40.1
22 27 Clark, Daniel Anderson / VM 3 Laps 01:37.1
23 107 Bennett, Gavin Anderson / DEA 3 Laps 01:41.9
24 10 Hulme, Carl Anderson / FPE 4 Laps 01:38.5
25 14 Hentschel, Daniel Anderson / DEA 4 Laps 01:40.8
26 9 Lehtinen, Vesa Anderson / VM 5 Laps 01:39.9
27 171 Kennedy, Donald Anderson / THR 5 Laps 01:48.3
28 117 Marchèse, Jean-Marc MS Kart / DEA 6 Laps 01:56.4
29 16 Harvey, David MS Kart / VM 8 Laps 01:41.3
30 18 Speelman, Priscilla MS Kart / VM 8 Laps 01:43.2
31 53 Maiorano, Donato Anderson / DEA 8 Laps 01:56.5
32 8 Dredge, Jason Anderson / PVP 11 Laps
33 39 Hewitt, Paul Anderson / FPE 11 Laps

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Above: The initial Race 2 podium
pic - CIK/KSP

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Above: Paul Platt won Mono Cylinder Cup Race 2 and was 2nd in points.
pic - CIK/KSP

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Above: Peter Elkmann (DEU) #2, 2nd in the Championship, Race 1 & Race 2
pic - CIK/KSP

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pic - CIK/KSP

 

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