25 March 2017 |
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Australian karter Beau Russell is set to compete in the 2017 CIK-FIA Academy Trophy. Beau was a joint winner of Karting Victoria's 2015 Karter of the Year in the Cadet 9 class.
This, the 8th edition of the CIK-FIA series, has 51 young drivers entered from around the world who are determined to enrich their experience and get noticed.
All drivers will compete using the same specification equipment, this year supplied by the OTK Group - Exprit chassis and Vortex engines from the OK-Junior category, equipped with Bridgestone tyres. Drivers are between 12 and 14 years of age.
Of the 51 drivers for 2017, six are female and they come from from 39 nations on five continents. Chile, Colombia, Kuwait, Morocco and Peru are among the new countries attracted to the series.
As every year, the FIA "Women in Motor Sport" Commission supports the participation of a young female in the Trophy. This year, 12-year-old Colombian Valeria Vargas Garcia was chosen because of her motivation and the promising results of her career in karting, which started six years ago.
Above: Valeria Vargas from Bogota, Colombia, enjoys a fully funded entry to this years series (pic - CIKFIA)
The winner of the 2017 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy will be invited to participate in the CIK-FIA World Junior Championship held at PF International (GBR) in September 2017 in one of the official teams of the OTK Kart Group. The CIK-FIA will also offer the top five of the general ranking of the 2017 Academy Trophy, free of charge entry to the 2018 CIK-FIA Championship of their choice. This prize can be valued on average at €2000 per Driver.
2017 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Schedule
No. | Driver | Entrant | Equipment |
501 | Simmonds, Alexander | Raine, Nicholas | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
502 | Taylor, Joseph | Taylor, Antony | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
503 | Nord, Gabriel | Nord, Jonas | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
504 | Wernersson, Theo Tomas G. | Andersson, Tomas | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
505 | van der Helm, Tijmen | van der Helm, Gerard | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
506 | van Vugt, Mike | van Vugt, M.W.A. | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
507 | Pauwels, Kobe | Pauwels, Koen | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
508 | Handsaeme, Xavier | Handsaeme, Xavier (parent) | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
509 | Skov Skjellerup, Oliver | Skov Skjellerup, Charlotte C. | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
510 | Leger, Dylan | Leger, Romain | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
511 | Meguetounif, Sami | Meguetounif, Pierre | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
512 | Jakobsen, Jenny Susann | Jakobsen, Steinar | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
513 | Bergmeister, Jakob | Bergmeister, Tim | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
514 | Fontecha Martinez, Ayrton | Fontecha Martinez, David | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
515 | Moya Lopez, Ruben | Moya, Raul | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
516 | Daniele, Joseph | Daniele, Shannon | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
517 | Denmark-Gessel, Jace | Gessel, Todd | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
518 | Okuzumi, Jiei | Okuzumi, Hidenori | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
519 | Malins, Gustavs | Malins, Gundars | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
520 | Visser, Charl Michael | Visser, Charl Petrus | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
521 | North, Jordan | North, Hector | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
522 | Kalmet, Jan | Kalmet, Reet | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
523 | Gu, Ziyue | Gu, Jennifer | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
524 | De Oliveira, Guilherme Moura | Rodrigues De Oliveira, Paulo G. | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
525 | Melo D. Porto, Francisco | De P. D. Porto Filho, Francisco | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
526 | Lantzis, Ioannis | Lantzis, Christoforos | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
527 | Bekkers, Alexander | Geysmans, Ils | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
528 | Ferati, Jasin | Ferati, Dzevat | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
529 | Eichenberger, Gaia | Eichenberger, Rolf | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
530 | Vargas Garcia, Valeria | Vargas, Diego | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
531 | Carbunaru, Rares | Carbunaru, Laurentiu | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
532 | Syam Nair, Arjun | Syam, Sunder V. | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
533 | Nurmi, Luka | Nurmi, Tino | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
534 | Wagenknecht, Jan | Wagenknecht, Jan (father) | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
535 | Skulj, Mark | Skulj, Mojca | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
536 | Al-Najjar, Ameer Hisham | Al-Najjar, Hisham | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
537 | Akabi, Ali | Akabi, Namir | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
538 | Pitzer, Naomi | Pitzer, Kevin | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
539 | Pestano Pedrosa, Guillermo J. | Pestano Serrano, Alexis J. | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
540 | Yuen, Yuan | Yuen, Hon Kim | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
541 | Day, Jamie | Day, Kevin | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
542 | Kekati, Theo | Kekati, Antonio | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
543 | Caglioni, Leonardo | Caglioni, Luca | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
544 | Chandra, Akhelaa | Setiadjaja, Dewanto | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
545 | Russell, Beau | Russell, Colin | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
546 | Zanfari, Suleiman | Zanfari, Adil | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
547 | Dolischka, Jorden | Dolischka, Osmunde | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
548 | Fabris, Nicolas | Fabris, Daniel | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
549 | Pino Munoz, Nicolas Ignacio | Pino Leon, Manuel | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
550 | Alkandari, Sulaiman | Alkandari, Mohammad | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |
551 | Zagazeta Castro, Matias | Zagazeta Nolasco, Eduardo | Exprit / Vortex / B'stone |