OK Qualifying: Hiltbrand and Tonteri at the controls

Although still slippery, the Adria circuit continued to improve during the afternoon from the sun and many karts running in full qualifying practice. The drivers began to delay their entry on the track to better exploit their rain tyres at the end of the session.

Pedro Hiltbrand (Tony Kart / Vortex) took the lead on team-mate Clément Novalak (Tony Kart / Vortex) with 1’02”898, while Lorenzo Travisanutto (Zanardi / Parilla) was followed by David Vidales (Tony Kart / Vortex), Ulysses De Pauw (Kosmic / Parilla) 5th and Callum Bradshaw (CRG / Parilla) 6th. Finlay Kenneally (Energy / Vortex) was 10th, Sami Taoufik (FA Kart / Vortex) 12th and Noah Watt (Tony Kart / Vortex) 15th.

Paavo Tonteri (Tony Kart / Vortex) was the fastest of the second session, his lap of 1’02”335 remained at the top of the board until the end. Victor Martins (Kosmic / Parilla) managed to reduce the gap by 0.125″, more than a tenth in front of Karol Basz (Kosmic / Vortex) and Ivan Shvetsov (Tony Kart / Vortex). Adam Eteki (Zanardi / Parilla) posted a beautiful 5th fastest time which should give him the opportunity to shine at the front in the heats. 8th for Caio Collet (Birel ART / TM), 9th for Dennis Hauger (CRG / Parilla), then Théo Pourchaire (Kosmic / Vortex) and Théo Nouet (Energy / Parilla) followed in 16th and 17th places.

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