KZ Kristianstad: Thonon wins duel with Lammers in 1st heat

The first race to take place on a new circuit is always instructive. This was the case at Kristianstad for the first qualifying heat for KZ. There has been great battles, passing is difficult but possible in several places, and there are relatively small differences between the competitors. The track finally seems to suit the powerful KZ karts.

Patrik Hajek (Praga / Parilla) didn’t make a great start, Jonathan Thonon (Praga / Parilla) and Bas Lammers (Formula K / Parilla) got ahead of him at the lights. Lammers then put pressure on Thonon and took control from the 2nd lap. Meanwhile Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Jorrit Pex (CRG / TM) were engaged in a tough battle for 4th place. Thonon gradually closed on Lammers from the 6th lap. The Belgian took the lead on lap 10 and won the race. Lammers retained second position from Hajek. Pex finished fourth, with Ardigo having retired at halfway, as did Flavio Camponeschi (Tony Kart / Vortex) earlier. Jordon Lennox-Lamb (CRG / Maxter) took 5th place with the fastest lap from Paolo De Conto (Birel / TM), Ben Hanley (ART GP / TM) 7th, Rick Dreezen (Zanardi / Parilla) 8th, Davide Fore ( CRG / Maxter) 9th and Henri Kokko (CRG / Parilla) 10th. On his first appearance in KZ, Callum Ilott (Zanardi / Parilla) was ranked 14th.

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