Paul Boutonnet (Tony Kart / Parilla) and Hubert Petit (Sodi / Parilla) were on the front row of the KF2 final ahead of Pascal Belmaaziz (DR / Vortex) and Remy Deguffroy (Tony Kart / Vortex), while the third row is 100% Belgian with Bryan Laloux (Kosmic / Parilla) and Sébastien Bailly (Swiss Hutless / TM). The latter had problems on the formation lap with a mechanical smoking and backfiring and couldn’t take his place despite an extra lap. Boutonnet flew ahead of Belmaaziz and Petit. The first lap was quite lively, Petit ended up sixth. Deguffroy, Victor Compere, and Laloux (Kosmic / Vortex) now followed Boutonnet, who had got away and Belmazziz, who was determined. The marshals waved yellow flags before the hairpin.
Bailly finally managed to get his machine running and attempted to return to the forefront. Boutonnet had already built a big lead of more than 4 seconds by lap four, leaving his opponents to fight seriously. Laloux was now second to Deguffroy, Compere, Belmaaziz, Petit and Moineault. The fight was intense in this group of four drivers, and more particularly between Deguffroy and Compere for second place. On lap 10, Belmaaziz attacked Compere for 3rd place. Deguffroy, then second, lost his neck brace on the 11th lap and an orange-black flag directed him back to the pits … Unluckily. Annoyed, the TKF driver complied and was at the back of the pack.
Belmaaziz thus recovered 2nd place, 4/10 from Compere, and Petit by 2.7”, and Bailly and Moineault engaged in a duel for fifth place. Moineault closed on Petit on the final lap, attempted an attack, but did not pass. It was a great victory for Paul Boutonnet, 6 seconds ahead of Belmaaziz and Compere, Petit 4th, Moineault fifth, Bailly sixth, who set the fastest lap.
Paul Boutonnet, KF3
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