Ardigò & Negro Lead The Way In France


  22 September 2013
   
 

At the CIK-FIA World KZ Championship, Marco Ardigò (I – Tony Kart-Vortex) is the pole-sitter in KZ after the heats, while Riccardo Negro (D – DR-TM) heads up the KZ2 Super Cup.

All set and ready for the Finals of the World Championship of Varennes

Championships run in one single round are always on a very tight schedule: this is the case of the World KZ Championship of CIK-FIA on the International Circuit Jean Brun of Varennes sur Allier, where the qualifying sessions finished today. In the Auvergne region, in France, the new World KZ champion will be crowned tomorrow, at the end of a race which, today, saw heated duels in the qualifying heats.

Marco Ardigò, quaified 4th in KZ and has won both his heats
Above: Marco Ardigò, quaified 4th in KZ and has won both his heats

The starting grids of the two Prefinals are now ready. After the Prefinals, we will know the names of the 34 drivers who will enter the Final, on schedule in the afternoon.

Another event is taking place on the racetrack of Varennes this weekend: the CIK-FIA International Super Cup for the KZ2 category. Today's heats established tomorrow's grids.

Also the third event of the racing weekend of Varennes is following a similar procedure: the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy for young drivers aged 13-15.

The great appointment with international kart racing is completed by the Historic Super Cup, a racing show performed on vintage karts.

Ardigò and Verstappen leap to the top of the KZ

The weekend of Varennes seems to be favourable to experienced drivers: yesterday the Italian Davide Forè (CRG-TM-Bridgestone) grabbed the Superpole, today his fellow countryman Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) romped home in two qualifying heats, which allowed him to get the top position in the current standings and the pole position for Pre-final 1 tomorrow morning. Emerging drivers did well too, beginning with the Dutch Max Verstappen (CRG-TM-Bridgestone), who won today's third heat and got a second place - which means he will start from the Pole Position of Prefinal 2 tomorrow.

The Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Maxter) and Paolo De Conto (Birel-TM) - both of them very talented too - got good results in the heats and will start from the front row of their Pre-finals. We know that kart racing can be surprising until the last bend: so, eyes locked on the second rows, where the English Ben Hanley (Art GP-TM) and Jordon Lennox-Lamb (CRG-Parilla) - Pre-finale 1-, Forè and the French Anthony Abbasse (Sodi-Tm) - Pre-final 2 - are ready to attack for the leadership.

Rnk  No.  Driver  QP  B-C  A-C  A-B  Points  Group
1 2 Ardigo, Marco  4 -  0 0 0 A
2 1 Verstappen, Max  3 0 2 -  2 B
3 27 Tiene, Felice  2 4 -  2 6 A
4 8 De Conto, Paolo  12 3 4 -  7 B
5 30 Hanley, Ben  11 2 -  6 8 A
6 9 Fore, Davide  1 -  7 3 10 B
7 11 Lennox-Lamb, Jordon  10 -  6 5 11 A
8 3 Abbasse, Anthony  14 6 -  8 14 B
9 6 Leclerc, Charles  23 5 -  11 16 A
10 16 Cesetti, Sauro  18 8 9 -  17 B
11 15 Torsellini, Mirko  16 -  10 9 19 A
12 21 Camponeschi, Flavio  15 9 11 -  20 B
13 36 Ragues, Pierre  20 7 -  14 21 A
14 10 Toninelli, Roberto  8 20 -  4 24 B
15 17 Van der Raad, Sinan  27 10 14 -  24 A
16 32 Iglesias, Jérémy  22 -  13 13 26 B
17 7 Pex, Jorrit  25 -  8 18 26 A
18 12 Dreezen, Rick  6 22 5 -  27 B
19 14 Hajek, Patrik  9 24 3 -  27 A
20 26 Kokko, Henri  35 13 -  15 28 B
21 18 Camplese, Lorenzo  5 19 -  10 29 A
22 19 Kozlinski, Arnaud  7 -  22 7 29 B
23 23 Gazzurelli, Gianni  30 12 19 -  31 A
24 24 Federer, Fabian  37 -  15 17 32 B
25 20 Davies, Dylan  31 -  17 16 33 A
26 33 Tuukkanen, Aleksi  33 14 20 -  34 B
27 5 Lammers, Bas  19 -  24 12 36 A
28 35 Roy, Maxime  24 11 25 -  36 B
29 4 Thonon, Jonathan  13 -  18 19 37 A
30 28 Alguersuari, Jaime  17 16 -  21 37 B
31 29 De Brabander, Yannick  21 25 12 -  37 A
32 25 Grosso, Emilien  26 17 -  23 40 B
33 31 Kamitsakis, Stefanos  29 18 -  22 40 A
34 34 Suonpää, Leevi  28 -  16 25 41 B
35 22 Piccioni, Antonio  15 -  26 41 A
36 38 Giambo, (V. Giambattista)  36 21 21 -  42 B
37 39 Capo, Ricky  34 -  23 20 43 A
38 37 Schrangl, Andreas  32 23 -  24 47 B


In KZ2 the pole position goes to Negro and Bray

Thanks to his four victories in the heats, the Italian Riccardo Negro (DR-TM-Bridgestone) grabbed the Pole Position of tomorrow's Prefinal 1 of the KZ2 International Super Cup. In Prefinal 2, the Pole was achieved by the New Zealander Daniel Bray (GP-TM-Bridgestone), who won twice. Another Italian will start next to Negro: Marco Zanchetta (Maranello-TM), who filled the second slot on the grid thanks to two victories and to other excellent results in the heats he took part in.

In the same Prefinal, second row for the French Dorian Boccolacci (Energy-TM), so far dogged by bad luck. In fact, despite his five victories, he did not manage to close the gap he had after he was hit by some penalties for a retirement. Next to him his fellow countryman Thomas Laurent (Tony Kart-Vortex), who won twice. In Prefinal 2, we find - thanks to one victory - the Czech Jan Midrla (Birel-TM) in the front row next to the pole-sitter Bray. The slots of the second row are filled by the Dutch Marijn Kremers (Birel-TM) and the French Yan Pesce (Energy-Parilla).


Above: Riccardo Negro

KZ2 Rankings after the heats

Rnk  No.  Driver  Equipment  Points  Group
1 104 Negro, Riccardo  DR / TM / B'stone  5 A
2 155 Bray, Daniel  GP / TM / B'stone  10 B
3 106 Zanchetta, Marco  Maranello / TM / B'stone  10 A
4 110 Midrla, Jan  Birel / TM / B'stone  17 B
5 129 Boccolacci, Dorian  Energy / TM / B'stone  21 A
6 113 Kremers, Marijn  Birel / TM / B'stone  26 B
7 181 Laurent, Thomas  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  30 A
8 128 Pesce, Yan  Energy / Parilla / B'stone  30 B
9 156 David, Paul  Tony Kart / Modena Engines / B'stone  31 A
10 125 Romkema, Ricardo  Zanardi / TM / B'stone  32 B
11 107 Schmitz, Alexander  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  35 A
12 130 Juodvirsis, Simas  Energy / TM / B'stone  36 B
13 119 Brenna, Simone  TB Kart / Modena Engines / B'stone  36 A
14 102 Barnicoat, Benjamin  ART GP / TM / B'stone  37 B
15 121 Pescador, Jorge  CRG / TM / B'stone  43 A
16 103 Johansson, Joel  Energy / TM / B'stone  44 B
17 127 Van Der Burgt, Ryan  DR / TM / B'stone  46 A
18 191 Arrue, Alexandre  Praga / Parilla / B'stone  50 B
19 118 Maxa, Radim  Praga / Parilla / B'stone  50 A
20 109 Lundberg, Douglas  LH / Maxter / B'stone  50 B
21 184 Di Silvestre, Moreno  DR / TM / B'stone  51 A
22 123 Piccini, Alessio  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  53 B
23 163 Maatougui, Adam  Energy / TM / B'stone  55 A
24 131 Vigano, Matteo  Top Kart / Parilla / B'stone  59 B
25 168 Ramon, Eric  Intrepid / Modena Engines / B'stone  60 A
26 185 Cresson, Yohann  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  61 B
27 164 Marcon, Nicola  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  62 A
28 115 Specken, Guust  Birel / TM / B'stone  63 B
29 147 Giulietti, Alessandro  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  64 A
30 126 Spinelli, Loris  CRG / TM / B'stone  64 B
31 157 Dijk, Roy  CRG / TM / B'stone  65 A
32 133 Wiggers, Symen  CRG / TM / B'stone  67 B
33 176 Rohrbasser, Nicolas  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  67 A
34 179 Luisier, Sébastien  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  68 B
35 101 Antonsen, Emil  DR / TM / B'stone  69 A
36 137 Van Moorsel, Jordi  Maddox / TM / B'stone  71 B
37 190 Barberini, Cosimo  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  73 A
38 182 Goupy, Julien  Praga / TM / B'stone  75 B
39 124 Poncelet, Julien  ART GP / TM / B'stone  75 A
40 146 Habulin, Kristijan  CRG / Modena Engines / B'stone  76 B
41 117 Mantione, Nolan  Birel / TM / B'stone  76 A
42 183 De Ruwe, Xen  CRG / Maxter / B'stone  77 B
43 136 Verhoeven, Kevin  Maddox / TM / B'stone  78 A
44 132 Villanueva Suarez, German  CRG / TM / B'stone  79 B
45 108 Schmidt, Dominik  Energy / TM / B'stone  80 A
46 165 Martinez, Giovanni  CRG / Maxter / B'stone  82 B
47 120 Nilsson, Tobias  CRG / TM / B'stone  83 A
48 154 Beccaria, Michele  Top Kart / TM / B'stone  88 B
49 189 Beauvois, Romuald  Oberon / TM / B'stone  88 A
50 116 Lolmede, Thierry  RK / TM / B'stone  89 B
51 138 Törnqvist, Morgan  CRG / TM / B'stone  89 A
52 140 Rismyhr, Finn Erik  DR / TM / B'stone  89 B
53 172 Ucci, Giovanni  Tony Kart / Modena Engines / B'stone  89 A
54 178 Luisier, Simon  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  90 B
55 187 Bourgeois, Pierre  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  91 A
56 161 Kurakin, Vladislav  ART GP / TM / B'stone  92 B
57 139 Siebecke, Maik  CRG / Modena Engines / B'stone  96 A
58 143 Manera, David  Birel / TM / B'stone  96 B
59 170 Santoni, François  Energy / TM / B'stone  98 A
60 151 Buznikov, Philipp  GP / TM / B'stone  99 B
61 166 Martins, Wilfried  Merlin / TM / B'stone  100 A
62 141 Prosperi, Enrico  CRG / TM / B'stone  100 B
63 180 Liuzzi, Angelo  Intrepid / TM / B'stone  101 A
64 173 Simoni, Mauro  CRG / TM / B'stone  102 B
65 160 Jilek, Michal  Birel / TM / B'stone  104 A
66 114 Hokfelt, Paul  CRG / Modena Engines / B'stone  105 B
67 192 Arcila, Oscar  ART GP / TM / B'stone  105 A
68 144 Kuovi, Jan  Rosso Korsa / TM / B'stone  106 B
69 152 De Gaye, Brice  CRG / Maxter / B'stone  107 A
70 162 Loidl, Patrick  Maranello / Modena Engines / B'stone  107 B
71 149 Doubek, Martin  ART GP / TM / B'stone  108 A
72 111 Charles, Kenny  Merlin / TM / B'stone  109 B
73 186 Cobian Gonzalez Del Javier  Maranello / TM / B'stone  110 A
74 167 Palazzetti, Simone  Maranello / TM / B'stone  111 B
75 135 Wenger, Kurt  Praga / Parilla / B'stone  112 A
76 171 Valiullin, Murat  ART GP / TM / B'stone  113 B
77 112 Manetti, Alessandro  Praga / Parilla / B'stone  117 A
78 158 Giacchetti, Maurizio  CRG / TM / B'stone  117 B
79 142 Paskevicius, Paulius  Righetti / TM / B'stone  118 A
80 177 Misevicius, Ignas  Righetti / TM / B'stone  119 B
81 175 Romic, Filip  CRG / Modena Engines / B'stone  120 A
82 145 Idzkowski, Bartosz  CRG / Maxter / B'stone  121 B
83 105 Ercoli, Gianmarco  Tony Kart / Vortex / B'stone  122 A
84 134 Zimmermann, Tim  ART GP / TM / B'stone  126 B
85 188 Biondollilo, Arthur  Intrepid / Modena Engines / B'stone  129 A
86 153 Aceto, Massimo  Righetti / Parilla / B'stone  140 B

 

Magnus recovers in Academy Trophy

The CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy is at its third and decisive round. The Belgian Gilles Magnus grabbed the pole at the end of the three qualifying heats. Next to him, on the starting grid for tomorrow's Finals, the Turkish Berkay Besler. The current leader of the trophy, the Belgian Maxime Potty, will start from the third row. Magnus still stands a good chance to close the gap.

Academy rankings after heats

Rnk  No.  Driver  QP  B-C  A-C  A-B  Points
1 316 Magnus, Gilles  11 4 -  0 4
2 308 Besler, Berkay  3 0 7 -  7
3 312 Grobenski, Marijan Lukas  5 5 -  3 8
4 313 Becq, Gautier  1 -  0 9 9
5 331 Aron, Ralf  7 -  6 4 10
6 315 Potty, Maxime  14 3 -  7 10
7 320 Alders, Joey  19 -  4 8 12
8 322 Melgar, Arturo  4 -  3 12 15
9 333 Prudent, Adeline  10 -  13 2 15
10 314 Hedouin, Nathan  13 -  9 6 15
11 302 Torregiani, Tazio  8 2 -  14 16
12 309 Petrov, Artem  12 14 2 -  16
13 325 Pankiewicz, Julia  15 6 11 -  17
14 326 Johnsen, Sindre  18 7 10 -  17
15 332 Velev, Velko  23 8 -  10 18
16 311 Tolfo, Edoardo  2 15 -  5 20
17 328 Risom Pedersen, Valdemar  16 -  5 15 20
18 321 Beckhusen, Mike  6 13 8 -  21
19 310 Cenedese, Marco  17 10 -  11 21
20 324 Pankiewicz, Wiktoria  20 9 -  13 22
21 327 Havdal, Torjus  21 11 12 -  23
22 301 Piquet, Pedro  9 12 15 -  27
23 323 Martinez Clavell, Daniel  22 -  14 16 30

 

 


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