Junior Genk: the heats on Sunday morning

There was good weather on Sunday morning at Genk for the last three Qualifying Heats of the FIA Karting European Championship – ??Junior, where new tyres were used.

Alexander Dunne (Tony Kart / Vortex) attacked Marcus Amand (KR / Iame) in the first corner and took the lead in the E-F heat, followed by Kajus Siksnelis (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (Parolin / TM).  Elliott Vayron (Birel ART / TM) was 5th while Andrey Dubynin (Croc Promotion / TM) was getting closer to the new leader, Siksnelis. Evan Giltaire (Sodi / TM) gained a few places. There was disappointment for Enzo Trulli (CRG / Iame) and Suleiman Zanfari (Kosmic / Iame). Enzo Peugeot (Kosmic / Iame) did not start. Siksnelis won in front of Dubynin and Vayron, who had the fastest lap, and Robert De Haan (Energy / TM) was 4th ahead of Dunne and Amand 6th. James Wharton (FA Kart / Vortex) moved up to 10th despite a spoiler penalty.

Enzo Scionti (Tony Kart / Vortex) took the lead of the C-D in front of Thomas Ten Brinke (FA Kart / Vortex) at the expense of Alfio Spina (KR / Iame).  William Siverholm (Tony Kart / Vortex) was 3rd and took the orders soon after. Tuuka Taponen (Redspeed / Iame) attempted a comeback on his last chance in the wake of Santiago Trisini (KR / Iame) while Macéo Capietto (KR / Iame) lost ground. Trisini and Spina crashed and retired. Ugo Ugochukwu (FA Kart / Vortex), Jamie Day (Exprit / Vortex) and Martinius Stenshorne (FA Kart / Vortex) had already given up in the battle. Siverholm won in front of Taponen, who fell to 5th after a penalty.  Scionti was very solid, and took 2nd place against Matheus Ferreira (Exprit / Vortex) and Levente Revesz (KR / Iame). Capietto finished 7th and Maxime Furon-Castelain (Kosmic / Iame) 9th.

Lorens Lecuerta (FA Kart / Iame) took the lead over Conrad Laursen (FA Kart / Vortex) from the start of A-B. Mike Van Vugt (Parolin / TM) retired. Norton Andreasson (KR / Iame) was 2nd and fastest, ahead of Nikita Bedrin (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR / Iame). Laursen was demoted.  Arthur Rogeon (Sodi / TM) and Laurens Van Hoepen (FA Kart / Vortex) retired after a crash. Andreasson won against Lecuerta and Antonelli, while Bedrin was 4th ahead of Arvid Lindblad and Christian Ho (FA Kart / Vortex). Laursen finished 10th.    

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