The whole field behind “Mr 100%”, Marco Ardigo

The third and final round of the CIK-FIA European KF1 Championship will be held on the lengthy French circuit of Salbris (1,500 metres), on 3, 4 and 5 August 2007.

Although there is no suspense whatsoever for the European Champion title, the event is nonetheless of capital importance to determine who will be second and third in the Championship, and it will also constitute the last rehearsal in real conditions before the World Championship, to be held on 23 September in Belgium, at Mariembourg.

The Italian Marco Ardigo did not put a foot wrong in either Ugento or Varennes and is undefeated since the beginning of the season, which means that he has scored a total of 100 Championship points out 100, i.e. the theoretical maximum possible number of points; he can no longer be beaten and will grasp his third consecutive European crown. Behind him, on the other hand, everything is still possible as regards the honorary title of Vice-Champion, which is particularly coveted by the Britons Gary Catt & Jason Parrott, the Frenchman Armand Convers and the Danish drivers Michael Christensen & Nikolaj Bollingtoft.

The international circuit of Salbris will also host the final of the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship. In this case, it will be a straight final and, unlike the situation in KF1, no drivers will arrive in Salbris with such an advantage that the die would already be cast. The only indication comes from the regional qualifying events which resulted in the selection of the 72 drivers eligible to enter this European final, even though some drivers may have deliberately chosen to favour their qualification rather than performance during these selection events. Be that as it may, the winners of the qualifications were Britain’s Will Stevens (in the “Western” region), Italy’s Felice Tiene (in the “Central” region) and Belgium’s Yannick De Brabander (in the “Northern” region). As well as awarding the 2007 European KF2 Champion title, the Salbris event will also designate the 34 drivers from the European Championship who will be eligible to participate in the World Cup of the same category.