Verstappen & Norris On Top At PFI


press release 2 September 2013
 

A hard fought first round of the CIK-FIA World KF Championship goes to Max Verstappen (CRG-TM), winner in Brandon (UK). Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex) lays his hands on the CIK-FIA International Super Cup KFJ.

The World Championship starts well in Brandon

The first round of the CIK-FIA KF World Championship has had a very good start on the circuit of Brandon (UK), a facility created by Mr. Paul Fletcher right in the heart of Lincolnshire. All the races ended in an unpredictable way, despite Max Verstappen's (CRG-TM-Vega) superiority. The Dutch driver dominated throughout the whole weekend, even though his performance showed how difficult it is to battle against a pack of opponents as strong as the ones in Brandon.

Also the single round of the CIK-FIA KF Junior International Super Cup kept the numerous attendance on the stands around the Brirtish circuit on the edge of their seats. Eventually, the race was won by  the English Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont), winner at the end of a harsh battle.

After this first event, the World KF Championship will race its second and decisive round in Bahrain. There, the 2013 CIK-FIA KF World title will be awarded on the Viva Karting Track of Sakhir, from 19th to 23rd November.

kf podium PFI world championships round 1
Above: KF podium
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Verstappen's bid for the World KF Title

Talking about Verstappen's supremacy would mean underestimating his efforts to win the race. In the first phase of the Final, the Dutch driver had to keep a terrific pace to fend off his strongest opponents' attacks: the Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex-Vega) and the English Ben Hanley (Art GP-TM-Vega). Nielsen was the winner of Prefinal 2, after Verstappen's victory in Prefinal 1. Hanley, after a great recovery in Prefinal 1, immediately entered the battle for the victory of the Final. Verstappen had to keep the two opponents at bay before gaining some lead. Then, Nielsen and Hanley started to battle against each other and lost ground. It was then that the leader of the race gained a lead that he managed to keep until the end, while Nielsen was the runner-up. In the meantime, also the British Tom Joyner (Zanardi-TM-Vega) had entered the tussle for the second place, and Hanley had lost several positions. The latter had to pass the Russian Egor Stupenkov (Energy-TM-Vega) to reach the podium and finish his race behind Verstappen and Nielsen.

KF Final

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  Gap  Best Lap
1 1 Verstappen, Max  CRG / TM / Vega  54.547
2 5 Nielsen, Nicklas  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  2.813 54.623
3 34 Hanley, Ben  ART GP / TM / Vega  3.919 54.621
4 20 Stupenkov, Egor  Energy / TM / Vega  4.563 54.747
5 43 Stroll, Lance  Zanardi / TM / Vega  5.032 54.726
6 55 Hansen, Andreas Sebastian  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  5.597 54.648
7 7 Tiene, Felice  CRG / Parilla / Vega  7.351 54.776
8 37 Hiltbrand, Pedro  LH / TM / Vega  7.489 54.67
9 29 Boccolacci, Dorian  Energy / TM / Vega  8.014 54.717
10 10 Palou Montalbo, Alex  CRG / Parilla / Vega  8.58 54.689
11 4 Basz, Karol  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  9.032 54.693
12 44 Joyner, Tom  Zanardi / TM / Vega  9.674 54.633
13 12 Russell, George  Kosmic / TM / Vega  11.87 54.725
14 17 Romanov, Vasiliy  Energy / TM / Vega  12.477 54.676
15 49 Besancenez, Paolo  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  13.2 54.793
16 22 Norris, Oliver  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega  15.702 54.837
17 9 Nylund, Niclas  CRG / BMB / Vega  16.075 54.789
18 33 Dabski, Karol  Praga / Parilla / Vega  16.447 54.871
19 31 Litchfield, Mark  Kosmic / TM / Vega  17.163 55.024
20 26 Gomez, Sidney  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  18.941 55.156
21 45 Mawson, Joseph  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  19.293 54.983
22 54 Fukuzumi, Nirei  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  20.023 54.766
23 25 Okada, Takuya  ART GP / TM / Vega  22.176 55.083
24 53 Corberi, Luca  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  5 Laps  55.287
25 39 Laaksonen, Simo  ART GP / TM / Vega  9 Laps  55.096
26 19 Russo, Andrea  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  14 Laps  55.074
27 14 Chang Wing Chung, Andy  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  14 Laps  55.609
28 16 Snell, Sam  Energy / TM / Vega  15 Laps  55.249
29 2 Moineault, Valentin  ART GP / TM / Vega  19 Laps  56.078
30 18 Barnicoat, Benjamin  ART GP / TM / Vega  21 Laps  57.243
31 38 Rossel, Kevin  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  22 Laps 
32 30 Walilko, Igor  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  22 Laps 
33 8 Convers, Armand  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  22 Laps 
34 36 Ruud Kjaer, Magnus  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  22 Laps 

 

Norris wins the International Supercup KFJ

Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont) wins the CIK-FIA International Supercup KFJ. His victory was the icing on the cake of a weekend which hadn't started well for the Londoner. The first driver to cross the finishing line of the Final was his teammate Daniel Ticktum, who was then hit by 10-second penalty for a contact with Norris himself during the last laps. Race stewards judged Ticktum responsible and he dropped back to a final 11th place: it was a real shame for Ticktum, the protagonist of an excellent weekend. Other protagonists of the weekend were the Indian with British licence Jehan Daruvala (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont) and the German Mick Betsch (Tony Kart-Vortex-Le Cont), second and third after battling for the leadership throughout the race.

junior kf podium junior super cup
Above: Junior KF podium with Daniel Ticktum on the top step before his penalty
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KF Junior Final

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  Gap  Best Lap
1 101 Norris, Lando  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  56.525
2 105 Daruvala, Jehan  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  0.172 56.47
3 110 Betsch, Mick  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  0.456 56.562
4 120 MacDonald, Dean  Kosmic / TM / LeCont  1.973 56.494
5 125 Martin, Ross  SWRD / TM / LeCont  2.739 56.65
6 113 Lorandi, Alessio  Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont  3.868 56.517
7 115 Fewtrell, Max  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  6.121 56.686
8 119 Pull, James  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  6.852 56.673
9 109 Garcia Lopez, Marta  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  7.582 56.705
10 111 Lehouck, Arthur  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  8.508 56.628
11 102 Ticktum, Daniel  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  8.747 56.458
12 126 Newey, Harrison  SWRD / Parilla / LeCont  10.633 56.995
13 122 Tillett, Archie  CRG / BMB / LeCont  12.57 56.602
14 124 Rawson, Philip  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  14.23 56.873
15 106 Sette Camara, Sergio  ART GP / TM / LeCont  16.966 56.879
16 117 Moreira Laliberté, Kami  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  19.688 56.778
17 118 Xia, Yifan  ART GP / TM / LeCont  30.622 57.186
18 121 Smith, Joshua Francis  ART GP / TM / LeCont  10 Laps  57.09
19 108 Defrancesco, Devlin  Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont  11 Laps  56.88
20 107 Aubry, Gabriel  Birel / TM / LeCont  13 Laps  57.249
21 104 Ahmed, Enaam  FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont  13 Laps  57.024
22 103 Shwartzman, Robert  Tony Kart / TM / LeCont  17 Laps  59.559
23 112 Beckmann, David  Zanardi / TM / LeCont  19 Laps 
116 Milell, Noah  Exprit / Vortex / LeCont  Excluded  56.758

Senior KF Championship Points

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  GBR  BHR  Points
1 1 Verstappen, Max  CRG / TM / Vega  25 25
2 5 Nielsen, Nicklas  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  20 20
3 34 Hanley, Ben  ART GP / TM / Vega  16 16
4 20 Stupenkov, Egor  Energy / TM / Vega  13 13
5 43 Stroll, Lance  Zanardi / TM / Vega  11 11
6 55 Hansen, Andreas Sebastian  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  10 10
7 7 Tiene, Felice  CRG / Parilla / Vega  9 9
8 37 Hiltbrand, Pedro  LH / TM / Vega  8 8
9 29 Boccolacci, Dorian  Energy / TM / Vega  7 7
10 10 Palou Montalbo, Alex  CRG / Parilla / Vega  6 6
11 4 Basz, Karol  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  5 5
12 44 Joyner, Tom  Zanardi / TM / Vega  4 4
13 12 Russell, George  Kosmic / TM / Vega  3 3
14 17 Romanov, Vasiliy  Energy / TM / Vega  2 2
15 49 Besancenez, Paolo  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  1 1
16 22 Norris, Oliver  FA Kart / Vortex / Vega  0 0
17 9 Nylund, Niclas  CRG / BMB / Vega  0 0
18 33 Dabski, Karol  Praga / Parilla / Vega  0 0
19 31 Litchfield, Mark  Kosmic / TM / Vega  0 0
20 26 Gomez, Sidney  Tony Kart / TM / Vega  0 0
21 45 Mawson, Joseph  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  0 0
22 54 Fukuzumi, Nirei  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  0 0
23 25 Okada, Takuya  ART GP / TM / Vega  0 0
24 53 Corberi, Luca  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  0 0
25 39 Laaksonen, Simo  ART GP / TM / Vega  0 0
26 19 Russo, Andrea  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  0 0
27 14 Chang Wing Chung, Andy  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  0 0
28 16 Snell, Sam  Energy / TM / Vega  0 0
29 2 Moineault, Valentin  ART GP / TM / Vega  0 0
30 18 Barnicoat, Benjamin  ART GP / TM / Vega  0 0
31 38 Rossel, Kevin  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  0 0
32 30 Walilko, Igor  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  0 0
33 8 Convers, Armand  Kosmic / Vortex / Vega  0 0
34 36 Ruud Kjaer, Magnus  Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega  0

 

 

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