The Winter Series by RGMMC brought together 34 KZ2 karts equipped with LeCont tyres in Franciacorta. Qualifying Practice took place late Friday afternoon under a lightly cloudy sky and a temperature of 17°. The drivers didn’t delay taking to the track.
Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart/Vortex) and Adrien Renaudin (Tony Kart/Vortex) were at the top of Session 1. Puhakka kept improving and finished with 46’653 on his sixth lap. Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART/TM) was 2nd by 0,272” followed by Renaudin. Noah Milell (Tony Kart/Vortex) was 4th, a tenth further back, followed by Jean Luyet (Tony Kart/Vortex) who confirmed the good form for the Greens.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR/Iame) and Tom Leuillet (Birel ART/TM) battled it out at the top of Session 2. Danilo Albanese (KR/Iame) took over the lead from Laurens van Hoepen (Birel ART/TM) and Paolo Ippolito (KR/Iame). Two tenths off Puhakka’s pole position, Antonelli was finally the fastest in Session 2 with a time of 46’864, 9 thousandths ahead of van Hoepen with Leuillet 3rd at 54 thousandths. David Liwinski (Birel ART/TM) was 4th, ahead of Albanese and Ippolito.
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