Competition

Nielsen leads after the heats in KF at Sarno

The first lap of the first qualifying heat in KF saw Pedro Hiltbrand (CRG / Parilla) drop to 17th and Martijn Van Leeuwen (CRG / TM) to 18th. There was a three-way battle between Nicklas Nielsen (Tony Kart / Vortex), Karol Basz (Kosmic / Vortex) and Alexander Vartanyan (Tony Kart / Vortex). Nielsen won with the fastest time, in front of Vartanyan who lost ground on the last lap after threatening Nielsen for a long time. Basz finished 3rd, Tiene was a distant 4th. Richard Verschoor (Exprit / Vortex) came back to 5th in front of Marcu and Casper Roes (FA Kart / Vortex), Hiltbrand returned to 9th, and Van Leeuwen 12th ahead of Lorandi.

Vartanyan was shaken at the first hairpin on the second lap and fell to and 8th. Nielsen already held the lead ahead of Tiene and Basz, and Hiltbrand did not start. After setting the fastest lap Vartanyan managed to return to Basz’s wheeltracks who nevertheless retained 2nd position. Marcu Dionisios (Tony Kart / Vortex) took 4th place against Tiene, and Leonardo Lorandi (Tony Kart / Vortex) finished 6th this time.

Victory went to Vartanyan, the fastest on track in the third heat, after a close fight that saw Nielsen forced to yield and to protect his coveted position from Casper Roes (FA Kart / Vortex) and Marcus Armstrong (Tony Kart / Vortex). Tiene managed to finish 3rd after losing ground in mid-race ahead of Roes in 4th ahead of Basz and Armstrong. The very fast Lorandi took 10th and there was a rise of nine places to 14th for Verschoor.

The heats classification saw Nielsen ahead of Vartanyan and Basz, while Tiene took 4th followed by Marcu and Roes.

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Publié le 25/04/2015