After qualifying practice and heats, the 52nd Trofeo delle Industrie is all set to face the final stages on Sunday, October 27th with the live streaming coverage starting at 10:30.
The rain, which had already started to make things trickier for the 52nd Trofeo delle Industrie from Friday’s practice sessions, continued with greater intensity during Saturday’s heats, but the main contenders for victory are now ready for the grand finale on Sunday, which you can follow live streaming on the website https://www.trofeodelleindustrie.it/.
However, there have been some surprises to add more suspense to this record-breaking edition, which boasts 320 entries, 304 of which verified drivers took to the track to compete for the final victory. The Trofeo delle Industrie thus continues its long tradition with great success, which began in 1971 thanks to its founder Umberto Pellegrini, who recently passed away.
Qualifying heats.
Saturday’s heats have named the favorites for victory in this 52nd edition, which concludes on Sunday, October 27th with the final phase of the Prefinals and Finals for the MINI, OKJ, KZ2, OKN, and OKNJ categories.
KZ2 – Kajak among the rulers Longhi and Bertuca.
In the heats, the Estonian driver Markus Kajak (#132 Maranello SRP/Maranello-TM Kart-Vega) managed to impose himself with two victories, narrowly beating pole-sitter Riccardo Longhi (#152 KCS Racing/BirelART-TM Kart) who, in addition to a victory, added two second places. Among the main protagonists, Cristian Bertuca (#101 Bertuca/BirelART-TM Kart) slightly lost ground, despite two victories, due to a sixth-place finish in the last heat following a contact at the start. Among the best were also the Frenchman Corentin Rousseau (#140 KCS Racing/BirelART-TM Kart) and Angelo Lombardo (#108 Maranello SRP/Maranello-TM Kart), winner of one heat. Marco Tormen (#102 Modena Kart/Parolin-TM kart) and the Dutchman Dion Van Werven (#133 CPB Sport/Sodi-TM Kart) also placed themselves in the top positions.
MINI Gr.3 Under 10 – Perico is recovering.
Nicolò Perico (#601 Energy Corse/Energy-TM Kart-MG) had a comeback weekend after an unfortunate qualifying session. His recovery in each heat was significant, allowing him to reach the top of the provisional classification with two victories and a second place. The German driver Henri Moehring (#627 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex) and the American Colton Schniegenberg (#610 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart), both with one victory, were among the fastest as well as Antonio Ianni (#619 CRG Racing Team/TGroup-TM Kart) with two victories, who was followed by the German Devin Titz (#656 CRG Holland/TGroup-TM Kart) who had impressed in qualifying. The Frenchman Jean Poujol (#624 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex), who had secured pole position, lost ground instead.
MINI Gr.3 – Miron Lorente leads the chasers by a whishker.
Daniel Miron Lorente (#515 Team Driver/KR-Iame-MG) from Spain, after qualifying fifth, jumped to the top of the provisional classification in the heats with two victories. The pole-sitter from Indonesia Oliver Sini (#536 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex) confirmed himself among the favorites, with a victory and a second place. Among the best were also the Dane Matteis Stigsen (#523 CRG Racing Team/TGroup-TM Kart) and Pole Blazej Kostrzewa (#517 SpinoProject/Energy Corse-TM Kart). Achille Rea (#551 CRG Racing Team/TGroup-TM Kart), second in qualifying, finished second in the first heat but ended up further back in his second heat. The Swede Carl Nellegard (#502 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) and Oleksandr Legenkyi (#516 Team Driver/KR-Iame) made a comeback.
OKJ – Sala dominates.
Filippo Sala (#304 Forza Racing/Exprit-TM Kart-Vega) continued his dominance in the heats, securing two heat wins after pole position in qualifying. Ilia Berezkin (#331 Monster K Factory/CRG-TM Kart) was chasing him along with Sala’s teammate, the Englishman Henry Domain. The Australian William Calleja (#341 Ricky Flynn Motorsport/LN-TM Kart) confirmed himself among the fastest, as did the Englishman Noah Baglin (#327 Prema Racing/KR-Iame), winner of the first heat.
OKN – Carenini and Kaczynski on top.
Danny Carenini (#440 Zanchi Motorsport/Tony Kart-TM Kart-MG) and the Swede Elliot Kaczynski (#450 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart) lead OKN with a victory and a second place each. Federico Rossi (#448 PRK/Tony Kart-TM Kart) won one heat but a retirement in the other relegated him to the back of the field. In the top positions were Riccardo Ferrari (#406 M2 Racing/Gillard-TM Kart), who had secured pole position, Sebastiano Pavan (#416 Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart), and Nicolas Marchesi (#413 Team Driver/KR-Iame).
OKNJ – Carter attacked by Akharapont.
The Thai driver Beker Akharapont (#215 GSR Team/LN-Iame-MG) surprised everyone with two fantastic recoveries: he climbed from 14th position in qualifying to seventh in heat one, and then went on to win heat two. He continued his strong performance in heat three, securing another victory that earned him second place overall in the heats. The British driver Henry Carter (#203 Gold Kart/Righetti Ridolfi-TM Kart) secured pole position in qualifying and the victory in the first heat, finishing then second and third in the other two heats, allowing him to claim first place overall in the heats. The American driver Nicola Stanley (#218 Gamoto/Tony Kart-TM Kart) also performed well with three strong finishes.
The program of the 52nd Trofeo delle Industrie.
Sunday, October 27th: Second chance races, Prefinals, Finals with Live Streaming coverage.
Info: https://www.trofeodelleindustrie.it/
In the picture: start MINI Gr3 U10 (Ph. PrintH24).
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