COTF Round Wrap – KartSportNews

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William Calleja and James Anagnostiadis both grabbed a top ten finish in their finals at the fourth round of the Champions Of The Future series in Denmark on the weekend.

In OK Junior, Calleja (Forza Racing, Exprit/TM) qualified fifth and lined up P4 for the final. Unfortunately, the outside line got a bad start, Calleja then having to battle traffic, eventually classified eighth. He leads the championship with one round to go.

Sebastian Ekandari-Marandi (Ward Racing, Tony Kart/Vortex) qualified 41st of the 91 Juniors. Classified 17th in the Super Heat after a penalty wasn’t quite enough to get him through to the final.

In the OK category, disaster struck Lewis Francis (KR Motorsport, KR/IAME) in his second race, ruling him out of the meeting, as well as the upcoming final round of the European Championship.

“On Thursday in heat two I had a crash on the opening lap of the race in Denmark resulting in my wrist breaking” he posted. “My surgery was a success and I will start my road to recovery, I will try my best to be back on track ASAP.”

Not the outcome Lewis Francis was hoping for! Despite scoring no points from the round, he still holds eighth place in the championship (pic – LFR/FB)

Meanwhile, James Anagnostiadis (Prema Racing, KR/IAME) put in a remarkable recovery to grab 10th place in the OK Final. The Mercedes junior qualified waaaay back in 71st place (of 84). Ranked 40th after the heats, another great drive in the Super Heat saw him transfer to the final, where he made up 21 places to be classified 10th at the end.

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In OK, Kenzo Craigie (Prema Racing) delivered when it mattered most. After a commanding run through the heats and a Super Heat win, he converted pole into Final victory and now leads the standings. Thomas Pradier (Tony Kart) fought hard to close the gap but couldn’t get close enough to attack. Daniel Kelleher (KR Motorsport) made the move of the race, overtaking Kamyab and Ramaekers in one swoop to grab third. Early pole-sitter Roman Kamyab (RFM) impressed but missed out on the podium, while Christian Costoya (Parolin) was eliminated at the start, losing his championship lead.

OK podium celebration (pic – COTF/Racebox)

In OK-Junior, the American wave hit hard. Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport) rose from the chaos of a wild Final to claim his first Euro Series win. Bosco Arias (RFM) had been dominant all weekend—pole and five heat wins—but couldn’t hold back the pack. Brown, Viapiana, and Hoogendoorn all had a shot, but McGaughy held strong to take it. Calleja (Forza Racing) came home 9th but still tops the championship, ahead of Crisan and Baglin.