Paolo De Conto (Energy / TM) came into play during the second qualifying heat for KZ1 at Wackersdorf on pole next to Jérémy Iglesias (Intrepid / TM). They were followed on the second row by Roberto Toninelli (Lenzo / TM) and Beitske Visser (Intrepid / TM). We were also watching 5th placed Bas Lammers (Intrepid / TM) who will do anything to get back in the fight. 10th on the grid, Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart / Vortex) managed to win the previous race starting from the same position. The track was dry.
De Conto, Iglesias, then later Visser, and Convers tailgating Lammers, the start was better this time.
L2: Lammers attacked Convers for 3rd place, Visser lost places to go 8th.
L3: De Conto escaped on the lead (+0.6”) and Toninelli moved up to 5th.
L4: Lammers went into 3rd. Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / Maxter) was 12th, with the fastest lap.
L5: Lammers overtook his teammate Iglesias to gain 2nd.
L6: De Conto led by 1.3” from Lammers, Iglesias, Toninelli, Convers, Lavanant, Brenna, Ardigo, and Visser.
L8: Ardigo in 8th, threatened Brenna.
L10: Behind De Conto, there was a bundled pack of 4 drivers. Ardigo passed Brenna.
L11: Lammers got away from Iglesias, followed closely by Toninelli. Ardigo was repassed by Lavanant.
L12: Brenna attacked Abbasse for 8th, while De Brabander, in 17th was the fastest on the track.
Finish: Victory for De Conto, far ahead of Lammers, Iglesias, then Toninelli in 4th, Convers 5th, Ardigo 6th, Abbasse 7th and Lavanant 8th. Visser finished 12th.
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