OK-Junior Qualifying in Bahrain: Vidales on pole in front of Taoufik and Pourchaire

A lot of strategy, not always well mastered, influences these qualifying sessions for the OK-Junior World Championship, in the evening in Bahrain. By dint of waiting until the last moment to start, then trying to slipstream, some lost a few hundredths, or even more. The situation could even seem dangerous sometimes with very slow groups on the track waiting for the right moment to accelerate and others which slowed down suddenly.

Ilya Morozov (Tony Kart / Vortex) confirmed the potential shown during free practice by taking pole position of the first timed session for the OK-Junior World Championship with 51”896, a tenth faster than Dennis Hauger (CRG / Parilla). Teddy Wilson (Energy / TM) finished 3rd ahead of Ivan Berets (Kosmic / Parilla) and Ugo De Wilde (Kosmic / Parilla). There was a good 6th time for Franck Chappard (RedSpeed ??/ Parilla), while Gillian Henrion (Kosmic / Vortex) finished 8th.

Charles Milesi (Tony Kart / Vortex) was long in the lead in the second session, but his teammate David Vidales (Tony Kart / Vortex) was the fastest at the end of the session – 51”848 – ahead of Sami Taoufik (FA Kart / Vortex), O’Neill Muth (CRG / Parilla) and Gianluca Petecof (CRG / Parilla). Milesi took 5th place and Milane Petelet (Praga / TM) 13th.

Théo Pourchaire (Kosmic / Vortex) did well to take the lead in the third session and improved on the last lap to 51”894. Victor Martins (Kosmic / Parilla) was 2nd in front of Hampus Eriksson (Tony Kart / Vortex), Oscar Piastri (FA Kart / Vortex) and Jack Doohan (FA Kart / Vortex). Fin Kenneally (FA Kart / Vortex) finished 6th, and Théo Nouet (Energy / TM) 8th.

Pavel Bulantsev (Tony Kart / Vortex) was the fastest of the fourth session with 52”074, two tenths ahead of Ivan Shetsvov (Tony Kart / Vortex), Isac Blomqvist (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Caio Collet Birel ART / Parilla). Adam Eteki (CRG / Parilla) took 7th position behind Kiern Jewiss (Exprit / TM).

Pole position has gone to Vidales in front of Taoufik and Pourchaire, with Morozov 4th, Martins 5th, Muth 6th, Hauger 8th, Milesi 12th, Bulantsev 16th, Chappard 18th, Henrion 20th, Kenneally 27th, Nouet 36th, Petelet 39th, Eteki 53rd and Watt 68th.

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