Beckmann on top during wet qualifying for KF-Junior

As anticipated by the weather forecast, it was raining at PFI, a persistent drizzle, during qualifying for the European Championship. Daniel Ticktum (Zanardi / Parilla) set the fastest time in the first KF-Junior session – 1’14”448 – only eight thousandths ahead of Logan Sargeant (FA Kart / Vortex), Enaam Ahmed (FA Kart / Vortex) by 4/10 and Mick Junior (Tony Kart / Vortex), who was held up in traffic by 7/10. Presley Martono (Tony Kart / Parilla) took 5th place ahead of Leonardo Lorandi (Tony Kart / Parilla), Juan Correa (Energy / TM) 7th, Benjamin Lessennes (Kosmic / Parilla) 8th, Max Fewtrell (FA Kart / Vortex) 9th and Alexander Vartanyan (Tony Kart / Vortex), among the fastest in free practice in the dry, 10th.

The second session went out after KF when the rain had stopped, but despite the wind, the track was still wet. David Beckmann (Tony Kart / Parilla) dominated with 1’14”038 after fighting against Gabriel Sereia (Exprit / LKE) who was pipped at the post by another Brazilian, Felipe Drugovich (Kosmic / Vortex ) for second position. Rasmus Lindh (Praga / Parilla) finished fourth ahead of Rokas Baciuska (Energy / TM), Lorenzo Travisanutto (PCR / TM), who had started badly, 6th, and Archie Tillett (CRG / TM) 7th. Giuliano Alesi (Tony Kart / Parilla) moved into the top 10.

Overall, Beckmann was credited with the fastest time ahead of Drugovich, Ticktum, Sargeant and Sereia for the top five, Lindh is 6th, Ahmed 7th, Mick Junior 8th, Baciuska 9th and Travisanutto 10th. Lorandi took 12th position, Fewtrell 15th ahead of Vartanyan, then Haaga 22nd and Defrancesco 43rd.

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