Melbourne’s Pip Casabene was the top placed Australian at the opening event of the Champions Of The Future Academy meeting at Cremona, Italy, overnight.
With all drivers on the same spec equipment, Casabene qualified fastest in the OK-N Senior class before taking a couple of fifths in the heats. He then moved up the field to take second in the Final behind Spain’s Luna Fluxa-Cross.
After starting off the front row, James Anagnostiadis placed fourth in Junior.
Another full round of qualifying, heats and a final will be raced tonight (Sunday). Follow the racing via the links below.
Aussie Wrap (Saturday)
Mini (28 starters, all on Parolin/TM)
- Oskar Hennock – Q:14. Heats: 24, 20. Final: DSQ
- Koda Singh – Q: 18. Heats: 26, 28. Final: DSQ
- Oscar Singh – Q: 28. Heats: 20, 18. Final: 19th
OK-N Junior (31 starters, all on Kart Republic/IAME)
- James Anagnostiadis – Q: 5. Heats: 4, 2. Ranking: 2. Final: 4th
OK-N Senior (28 starters, all on Kart Republic/IAME)
- Pip Casabene – Q: 1. Heats: 5, 5. Ranking: 5. Final: 2nd.
- Loclan Hennock – Q: 15. Heats: 11, 13. Ranking: 12. Final: 19th.
- Isaac Demellweek – Q: 21. Heats: 23, 16. Ranking: 16. Final: 23rd.
- Romeo Nasr – Q: 22. Heats: 16, 25. Ranking: 21. Final: 12th.
- Charlotte Page – Q: 28. Heats: 18, 19. Ranking: 16. Final: 17th.