Butcher Bags Grand Finals Ticket

Sean Butcher has earned a ticket to the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. The UK-based Australian put in a strong drive in the Senior MAX final at Lonato on the weekend to capture second place in the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy.

The KR Sport driver qualified his Kosmic deep in the pack for this fourth and final round, 19th of 81 entries. Multiple top tens, a win and a DNF ranked him 20th after the heats. Second in Pre-final B earned a P13 start for the final where he was eventually classified second

Sean Butcher in action under lights at Lonato (pic – supplied)

“Not bad for a part timer” Sean’s Dad, Glenn, informed KartSportNews. “Very happy Sean got a ticket, but I know he really wanted the championship.”

Hungarian-Australian Armand Hamilton (Strawberry Racing/Tony Kart) finished seventh in the Senior MAX final. He had earlier qualified 8th, won a heat and placed second in Pre-final A. He was classified ninth in the Championship.

  • full results from Lonato (includes championship points) HERE
  • finals day stream, below

WSK press release

The Saturday night in Lonato provided a stunning backdrop for the decisive day that crowned the 2024 champions of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy.

At South Garda Karting in Lonato, the new champions are Albert Friend (Mini MAX), Casper Nissen (Junior MAX), Matthew Higgins (Senior MAX), Enzo Bol (DD2), Nicolas Picot (DD2 Masters), Spencer Brougham (E20 Senior), and Hector Ramirez (E20 Masters).

Mini MAX – Friend again, race and title! 



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Albert Friend wins and impresses in Lonato. The Strawberry Racing driver demonstrated great tactical maturity. His British teammate Tom Read and Nikita Ljubimov (Bouvin Power) followed him on the podium. The victory secures the title for Friend, while the ticket, as Friend had already secured it in Wackersdorf, passes to the second-place finisher Oliver Spencer (KR Sport).

Mini winner Albert Friend (pic – WSK)

Junior MAX – Marsh wins in Lonato, Nissen takes the title 

Scott Marsh leads a Strawberry Racing one-two ahead of Charlie Smith. Cameron Nelson (Dan Holland Racing) finishes 3rd. The three battled throughout the race, delivering an incredible show. The 4th place finish secures the championship title for Casper Nissen (RS Competition).

Senior MAX – Higgins “inherits” the victory 

Lewis Gilbert (Kraft Motorsport) won on track, but a technical non-compliance excluded him from the Final. As a result, the victory goes to the new champion Matthew Higgins (Dan Holland Racing), who leads a British sweep completed by Sean Butcher (KR Sport) in 2nd, Austin Lee (Strawberry Racing) in 3rd, and Macauley Bishop (Dan Holland Racing) in 4th.

Sean Butcher and his RMCGF ticket (pic – supplied)

DD2/Masters – De Ruwe and Picot win the race

The two DD2 classes are won by Xen De Ruwe (AKK Sportstil – DD2) and Nicolas Picot (DD2 Masters). In DD2, the title goes to Enzo Bol (SP Motorsport), who finished 2nd at the line. In Masters, Picot completes an almost perfect season by winning in Lonato as well, securing the ticket.

E20 Senior/Masters – Victory for Brougham and Loacker 

Spencer Brougham claims both the race and the title in Senior, while newcomer Gilberto Loacker wins in Masters. However, the victory isn’t enough for the Swiss driver to secure the title, which goes to Chilean Hector Ramirez, who finished 2nd at the line.



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