Junior Max Qualifying: two French drivers in the lead with Dussol and Karras

Two sessions were needed in Qualifying for the 70 Junior Max drivers of the RMCIT. The weather was overcast but dry on Thursday morning in Le Mans with a temperature of 19°C.

Session 1: Dussol – 54”115
Lilan Soares (Redspeed/Rotax) was first into the lead ahead of Vivien Guyonnet (Redspeed/Rotax), then Jean-Paul Karras (Kosmic/Rotax) and Elyo Giltaire (Tony Kart/Rotax). Dutchman Kacper Schormans (Sodi/Rotax) then took over, followed by Georges Nassar (KR/Rotax) from the Emirates. In the end, it was Tom Dussol (CRG/Rotax) who was the fastest in 54’115, ahead of Austrian Toms Strele (LN/Rotax) 36 thousandths behind and Nassar 3rd at 55 thousandths. Rayane Bourguignon (Tony Kart/Rotax) finished 4th ahead of Schormans. Thomas Pradier (CRG/Rotax) was 7th and Matthéo Dauvergne (EOS/Rotax) 10th.

Session 2: Karras – 54”150
Henri Morineau (Redspeed/Rotax) was leading a group of five Frenchmen at the start of Session 2. Victor Galmiche (Tony Kart/Rotax) then took the lead, followed by Hungarian Armand Hamilton (Tony Kart/Rotax) and Briton Max Cuthbert (Sodi/Rotax). But it was Philippe Armand Karras (Kosmic/Rotax) who set the fastest time in 54’150, 59 thousandths ahead of Italy’s Alberto Kiko Fracassi (Tony Kart/Rotax). Enzo Perrot Thommerot (Sodi/Rotax) was 3rd, 65 thousandths behind, followed by Germany’s Hannes Ueberfeldt (Tony Kart/Rotax) in 4th and Hamilton in 5th. Antoine Grisel finished 7th, Galmiche 11th ahead of Maxime Prudent (Kosmic/Rotax).

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