Puhakka makes the difference in KZ2 Qualifying at Lonato

Simo Puhakka (Tony Kart/Vortex) was unquestionably the fastest in the first session in 46”299, but Arthur Carbonnel (Sodi/TM) was 2nd by a tenth. While Ivan Chubarov (Drago Corse/TM) and Davids Trefilov (Maranello/TM) followed in 3rd and 4th places, Adrien Renaudin (Sodi/TM) was 5th by 0.161” ahead of Jean Luyet (CRG/TM). Craig Tanic (Birel ART/TM) finished 11th, followed by Paul Evrard (Tony Kart/Vortex) and Paul Loussier (Sodi/TM) finished 14th.

The second session seemed slower with Viktor Gusfasson in 1st place on 46”522, followed by Klim Gavroliv and Andrea Dale’ (Birel ART/TM). Leonardo Marseglia was 4th by a tenth and Alexander Dahlberg was 5th in front of Hubert Petit (Sodi/TM) by less than 2 tenths. Arnaud Hugo (Sodi/TM) was 12th.

It was a tough battle in the third session, which brought together several stars. Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART/TM) took the lead with 46”400, with his team-mate Riccardo Longhi (Birel ART/TM) 6 hundredths behind him. Alessandro Buran finished 3rd ahead of Alessandro Irlando (Birel ART/TM) and Matteo Vigano’ (Birel ART/TM). Nice move for Jean Nomblot (Sodi/TM), 6th in front of Jérémy Iglesias (Formula K/TM).

The three heats were mixed to give the final KZ2 lap times.

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