World KFJ Sarno: wet Saturday morning heats

H4 A against C

The rain started to fall moments before the start of the first heat on Saturday morning, but the track was already wet during the warm-up after rain in the night. Lando Norris (FA Kart / Vortex) was caught in the last practice lap and spun near the start line. Robert Shwartzman (Tony Kart / TM) took the lead ahead of Benjamin Lessennes (Kosmic / Vortex) and Bryan Elpitiya (Energy / TM). Matteo Raspatelli (Kosmic / Parilla) dropped to the back of the grid. Nikita Mazepin (Tony Kart / Vortex) was in fourth position and the exceptional Norris had gained back a big part of the delay. Jules Bollier (Kosmic / Parilla) was very fast and took fifth position, Maxime Potty (Kosmic / Parilla) 7th ahead of Alessio Lorandi (Tony Kart / Parilla) who had lost a lot of ground on the first lap. Elpitiya attacked Lessennes for second place at the halfway point. Shwartzman escaped and won the race by more than 2 » ahead of Elpitiya, who was fastest, Lessennes third, Mazepin fourth, Bollier 5th, Norris sixth and Lorandi seventh.

H5 B against F

It was a difficult start in the rain, with minor incidents at the first corner and hairpin. Nikita Sitnikov (Tony Kart / BMB) took 3rd, 7 ahead of Sasakorn Chaimongkol (Kosmic / TM) and Sergio Sette Camara (ART GP / Parilla). Gabriel Aubry (FA Kart / TM) moved up to fourth ahead of Gabriel Sereia (Birel / Parilla). Sette Camara dropped out on the second lap. Sitnikov had a lead of 8.6 » on lap three and Chaimongkol recovered to second position ahead of Max Defourny (Kosmic / TM), Aubry and Sereia. It was a disappointing race for Jehan Daruvala (FA Kart / Vortex) who lost a lot of time on the first lap, Leonardo Pulcini (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Remigio Garofano (Tony Kart / LKE) who lost too much ground, Defourny dropped to 18th position with two laps to go. Sitnikov had and incredible victory by more than 18 » ahead of Sereia then in 3rd Petru Florescu (Tony Kart / Vortex), the fastest, Aubry fourth after doing well. Pulcini finished ninth, Defourny 13th behind Daruvala.

H6, D against E

Daniel Ticktum (FA Kart / Vortex) took the lead on the first lap, Leonardo Lorandi (Tony Kart / Parilla) was still second, but Mick Betsch (Tony Kart / Vortex) suddenly appeared in 3rd after starting 21st! Lorandi fell to 21st on the second lap and Lorenzo Travisanutto (Tony Kart / Vortex) lost second to Betsch ahead of Dionysus Marcu (CRG / BMB) and David Beckmann (Zanardi / TM). Ticktum got away and Betsch was very fast, Travisanutto was now ahead of Logan Sargeant (Tony Kart / Vortex) in third. There was a recovery to seventh position for Tommaso Mosca (Energy / TM) or 13 places, and eighth position for  Tolvanen (ART GP / TM), a gain of 17 places. Betsch lost second to Travisanutto with two laps remaining. Ticktum won with the fastest time and 14 » lead to Travisanutto, Sargeant, Marcu and Betsch.

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