Camponeschi & Johansson Win European KZ and KZ2 Championships
| 13 July 2015 |
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Tony Kart's Flavio Camponeschi and Energy's Joel Johansson are the first CIK-FIA champions for 2015, taking out the European KZ and KZ2 titles respectively.
However, neither won the third and final round at Genk, where the victories went to Jeremy Iglesias (Sodi-TM-Bridgestone) in KZ and Alexander Schmitz (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont) in KZ2. Spanish lass Marta Garcia won the Karting Academy Trophy round for the second time in a row.
Above: Max Verstappen presents KZ round 3 winner Jeremy Iglesias with the first place trophy
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Gripping final rush in Genk
Even a sudden shower contributed to make this final round of the European CIK-FIA KZ and KZ2 championship thrilling. Today, on the Horensbergdam Circuit in Genk (B), the titles of the two international categories were awarded after rather slippery Prefinals, fast and heated Finals. It was a great show which was available live in streaming on cikfia.tv
The Final in KZ won by Iglesias, Camponeschi is the champion
In the heated KZ Final, the Dutch Jorrit Pex (Intrepid-TM-Bridgestone) left the leadership to the French Jeremy Iglesias (Sodi-TM-Bridgestone), who kept the head of the race until the end. The Belgian Rick Dreezen (Ricciardo-Parilla-Bridgestone), then, managed to grab the 2nd place, followed by Flavio Camponeschi (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone).
For a reported issue with their front fairing, Dreezen and Camponeschi got hit by a 30” penalty. Their position were taken by Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) and Ben Hanley (Croc-TM). However, the Italian remained leader of the standings and won the title. Iglesias was awarded by the F.1 driver Max Verstappen, who won the 2013 KZ title right here in Genk.
Above: KZ podium
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Rnk |
No. |
Driver | Equipment | Gap | Best Lap |
1 |
19 |
Iglesias, Jérémy | Sodi / TM Racing / B'stone | 52.939 | |
2 |
3 |
Ardigo, Marco | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 1.289 | 52.871 |
3 |
9 |
Hanley, Ben | Croc Promotions / TM Racing / B'stone | 1.357 | 52.893 |
4 |
6 |
Pex, Jorrit | Intrepid / TM Racing / B'stone | 2.371 | 52.894 |
5 |
8 |
Hajek, Patrik | Formula K / Parilla / B'stone | 2.69 | 52.92 |
6 |
5 |
Lennox-Lamb, Jordon | Birel Art / Parilla / B'stone | 4.531 | 53.044 |
7 |
24 |
Paauwe, Menno | Birel Art / TM Racing / B'stone | 5.778 | 53.17 |
8 |
23 |
Lundberg, Douglas | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 5.835 | 52.981 |
9 |
12 |
Kozlinski, Arnaud | Sodi / TM Racing / B'stone | 6.385 | 53.021 |
10 |
22 |
Backman, Andreas | Kosmic / Vortex / B'stone | 7.629 | 52.998 |
11 |
25 |
Tujula, Tuomas | Croc Promotions / TM Racing / B'stone | 8.194 | 52.994 |
12 |
1 |
Dreezen, Rick | Ricciardo Kart / Parilla / B'stone | 30.521 | 52.983 |
13 |
14 |
Camponeschi, Flavio | Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone | 31.175 | 52.905 |
14 |
99 |
Deharte, Julien | CRG / Vortex / B'stone | 32.737 | 54.186 |
15 |
17 |
Kokko, Henri | Dino Kart / TM Racing / B'stone | 4 Laps | 53.143 |
16 |
11 |
Abbasse, Anthony | Sodi / TM Racing / B'stone | 15 Laps | 53.073 |
17 |
2 |
Thonon, Jonathan | Praga / Parilla / B'stone | 17 Laps | 53.754 |
18 |
26 |
Dalè, Andrea | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 19 Laps | 54.326 |
19 |
16 |
Puhakka, Simo | CRG / Maxter / B'stone | 23 Laps |
Schmitz wins the KZ2 Final, Johansson conquers the title
It was a matter between the German Alexander Schmitz (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont) and the Dutch Stan Pex (Intrepid-TM-LeCont) the KZ2 Final. The two drivers were the protagonists of a long duel which, eventually, was won by Schmitz. The winner stepped onto the podium accompanied by his team-manager, Ralf Schumacher. Pex had to keep at bay Joel Johansson (Energy-TM-LeCont) on the last laps to secure his second position. The Swedish driver finished third after dropping back to fifth. This result allowed him to win the European KZ2 title.
Above: KZ2 podium
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| Rnk | No. | Driver | Equipment | Gap | Best Lap |
| 1 | 348 | Schmitz, Alexander | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 52.673 | |
| 2 | 312 | Pex, Stan | Intrepid / TM Racing / LeCont | 0.329 | 52.715 |
| 3 | 304 | Johansson, Joel | Energy Corse / TM Racing / LeCont | 0.973 | 52.686 |
| 4 | 307 | Corberi, Luca | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 5.468 | 52.789 |
| 5 | 302 | Siebecke, Maik | CRG / Modena Engines / LeCont | 5.559 | 52.838 |
| 6 | 356 | Fasberg, Andreas | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 6.022 | 52.776 |
| 7 | 317 | Camplese, Lorenzo | Parolin / TM Racing / LeCont | 6.129 | 52.769 |
| 8 | 310 | Piccini, Alessio | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 6.461 | 52.823 |
| 9 | 321 | Hiltbrand, Pedro | CRGSPA / Maxter / LeCont | 8.459 | 52.819 |
| 10 | 373 | Davies, Dylan | CRG / TM Racing / LeCont | 8.606 | 52.738 |
| 11 | 336 | Cavalieri, Alberto | Righetti Ridolfi / Modena Engines / LeCont | 10.282 | 52.759 |
| 12 | 306 | Kremers, Marijn | Birel Art / Parilla / LeCont | 10.994 | 52.852 |
| 13 | 339 | Laurent, Thomas | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 11.523 | 52.904 |
| 14 | 354 | Martynyuk, Maxim | CRG / Modena Engines / LeCont | 12.096 | 52.905 |
| 15 | 327 | Bernardotto, Enrico | Maranello / Modena Engines / LeCont | 13.486 | 52.954 |
| 16 | 338 | Besancenez, Paolo | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | 14.669 | 52.877 |
| 17 | 384 | Schmidt, Dominik | CRG / Modena Engines / LeCont | 16.861 | 52.929 |
| 18 | 374 | Di Mauro, Gaetano | CRGSPA / Maxter / LeCont | 19.109 | 52.956 |
| 19 | 372 | Van Leeuwen, Martijn | CRG / TM Racing / LeCont | 19.236 | 52.964 |
| 20 | 325 | Steeman, Pepijn | CRG / TM Racing / LeCont | 24.086 | 53.119 |
| 21 | 340 | Azedo Sousa, Yohan | Zanardi / TM Racing / LeCont | 24.516 | 53.02 |
| 22 | 343 | Mazzali, Massimo | Croc Promotions / TM Racing / LeCont | 25.6 | 53.071 |
| 23 | 381 | Vigano, Matteo | Top Kart / Parilla / LeCont | 25.886 | 53.271 |
| 24 | 311 | Pescador, Jorge Carlos | Praga / Parilla / LeCont | 33.227 | 52.639 |
| 25 | 345 | Babington, Sean | Energy Corse / Parilla / LeCont | 38.351 | 52.826 |
| 26 | 323 | Tiene, Felice | CRGSPA / Maxter / LeCont | 38.828 | 52.639 |
| 27 | 383 | Joyner, Tom | Zanardi / TM Racing / LeCont | 45.65 | 52.801 |
| 28 | 337 | Lorkowski, Tom Josef | Righetti Ridolfi / Modena Engines / LeCont | 50.754 | 53.097 |
| 29 | 308 | Romkema, Ricardo | Birel Art / TM Racing / LeCont | 52.132 | 52.897 |
| 30 | 349 | Pieruszek, Kevin | Birel Art / Maxter / LeCont | 56.226 | 53.168 |
| 31 | 324 | Rosati, Fabrizio | CRGSPA / Maxter / LeCont | 57.67 | 53.083 |
| 32 | 335 | Gonzales, Nicolas | Sodi / TM Racing / LeCont | 14 Laps | 53.011 |
| 33 | 316 | Rhyn, Rudolf | Birel Art / Modena Engines / LeCont | 15 Laps | 53.883 |
| 378 | Hall, Philip | Tony Kart / Vortex / LeCont | Excluded | 52.855 |
Marta Garcia strikes again in the Academy
Spain continues to rule in the Karting Academy Trophy. Here, Marta Garcia won again, after her victory in the season-opener in Zuera (E). The Spanish girl is steadily in first position in the general standings. Behind her, Xavier Lloveras, while Alejandro Lahoz finished third after the penalty which hit the Belgian Michelangelo Amendola (all on Parolin-FIM-Bridgestone).
Above: Karting Academy Trophy podium
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| Rnk | No. | Driver | Equipment | Gap | Best Lap |
| 1 | 550 | Garcia Lopez, Marta | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 57.202 | |
| 2 | 508 | Lloveras Brunet, Xavier | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 4.206 | 57.536 |
| 3 | 509 | Lahoz Lopez, Alejandro | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 7.162 | 57.353 |
| 4 | 514 | Della Coletta, Murilo | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 8.09 | 57.3 |
| 5 | 506 | Nouet, Théo | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 9.058 | 57.36 |
| 6 | 521 | White, Stuart | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 9.991 | 57.211 |
| 7 | 546 | Bouchabke, Rubens | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 11.802 | 57.472 |
| 8 | 524 | Slutskiy, Artem | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 12.878 | 57.234 |
| 9 | 526 | Nilsson, Alfred | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 12.915 | 57.333 |
| 10 | 517 | Sandre, Federico | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 13.009 | 57.265 |
| 11 | 543 | Cohen, Ido | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 13.899 | 57.508 |
| 12 | 532 | Moghadampour, Dariush | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 14.284 | 57.415 |
| 13 | 515 | Della Coletta, Marcel | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 14.557 | 57.581 |
| 14 | 510 | Brown, Alfie | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 14.799 | 57.597 |
| 15 | 501 | Van Berlo, Glenn | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 15.062 | 57.489 |
| 16 | 537 | Vaskelis, Kasparas | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 19.361 | 57.539 |
| 17 | 536 | Alvarado, José Miguel | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 21.828 | 57.48 |
| 18 | 516 | Genisi, Nicolo | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 22.122 | 57.621 |
| 19 | 503 | Tsujimoto, Shion | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 22.326 | 57.473 |
| 20 | 533 | Jones, Jagger | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 22.531 | 57.622 |
| 21 | 504 | Tomita, Aruga | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 22.755 | 57.232 |
| 22 | 513 | Scott, Dennis-Peter | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 23.466 | 57.642 |
| 23 | 530 | Majormoen, Guro | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 26.627 | 58.127 |
| 24 | 529 | Lassen, Emil | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 27.034 | 57.843 |
| 25 | 551 | Payot Maciel, Laher W. | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 28.162 | 57.92 |
| 26 | 539 | Beshara, Talal | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 35.765 | 58.4 |
| 27 | 527 | Amendola, Michelangelo | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 36.079 | 57.288 |
| 28 | 549 | Santos, Michael | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 01:07.2 | 58.218 |
| 29 | 502 | Buys, Dylan | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 5 Laps | 57.46 |
| 30 | 525 | Slutskiy, Zakhar | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 5 Laps | 57.251 |
| 31 | 519 | Fadhil Pratama, Ferrel | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 11 Laps | 58.299 |
| 32 | 547 | Budovskis, Mihails | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 11 Laps | 58.151 |
| 33 | 507 | Coursimault, Enzo | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 15 Laps | 58.325 |
| 34 | 511 | Bradshaw, Callum | Parolin / FIM / B'stone | 15 Laps | 58.376 |
