AT THE SALENTINA CIRCUIT AT UGENTO ON 22ND APRIL
THE 2ND HEAT OF THE "2007 INTERNATIONAL OPEN MASTERS"
Following the great success of the opening heat at Sarno with
250 drivers entered the 2007 International Open Masters "FIA
Authorised Series" moves to the track at Salentina di Ugento for
the second heat of this season on 22nd April. Also
this year the championship, reaching its tenth consecutive year
and with the new Italian title "Coppa d'Italia Karting ACI-CSAI
Open Masters" conferred on it by the Aci-Csai, can therefore
count on a record number of drivers as well as the number of
countries represented, a good 32, for a challenge which has
acquired a truly worldwide standing.
In the first heat at Sarno, which saw the debut of the new
international 125 cc ""KF-Long Life" engines without any
particular problems arising, the Tony kart team colours
prevailed in 3 of the 8 finals, with their wins achieved by the
Englishman Gary Catt in KF1, the other English driver
Will Stevens in KF2 and the European Champion Marco
Ardigò in KZ2. In the other finals, in KF3 on the other
hand it was the Maranello team which routed the competition with
the Finn Petri Suvanto and the Englishman Jack Harvey,
while in KF1 the other success went to Kosmic with the Belgian
Benjamin Bailly driving. Laurels also went to Birel,
winning in KF2 with the German Maring Burkhard, and
repeating this performance in the first KZ2 final (with Monza
chassis) with Manuel Cozzaglio.
With the appointment in Puglia at Ugento we begin to get to
the heart of the championship, and the occasion is important for
the first proper field tests, much more so if we consider the
adverse weather conditions of the opening race at Sarno. On that
regional circuit many complained about the unfortunate
incidents, and they could have their first chance for them to
redeem themselves on the track at Ugento. Like two
standard-bearers of the Intrepid, the current champion
Alessandro Manetti and the european champion Roberto Toninelli,
were immediately delayed because of a sensational accident at
the start of the first KZ2 final.
Amongst the most anticipated protagonists in KF1, the highest
performance category, expectations were high above all for the
world champion Davide Forè (from this year with Maranello), just
as for Sauro Cesetti (Birel) and Antonio Piccioni (Tony Kart),
who present the best chance from amongst the italians to win the
title.
KF1
rankings
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
T. |
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1. |
Catt (GB) |
20 |
25 |
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45 |
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2. |
Bailly (B) |
25 |
1 |
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26 |
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3. |
Wittmann (D) |
4 |
20 |
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24 |
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4. |
Cesetti (I) |
11 |
9 |
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20 |
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5. |
Piccioni (I) |
16 |
2 |
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18 |
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5. |
Forè
(I) |
8 |
10 |
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18 |
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7. |
Berthon (F) |
0 |
16 |
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16 |
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7. |
Christensen (DK) |
13 |
3 |
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16 |
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9. |
Antonucci (I) |
10 |
5 |
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15 |
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10. |
Convers (F) |
7 |
7 |
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14 |
KF2 rankings
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
T. |
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1. |
Stevens (GB) |
25 |
13 |
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38 |
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2. |
Otegui (E) |
16 |
20 |
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36 |
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3. |
Burkhard (D) |
10 |
25 |
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35 |
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4. |
Harper (GB) |
20 |
0 |
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20 |
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4. |
Tincknell (GB) |
13 |
7 |
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20 |
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6. |
Heikkinen (FIN) |
11 |
6 |
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17 |
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6. |
Habulin (HR) |
8 |
9 |
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17 |
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8. |
Camponeschi (I) |
0 |
16 |
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16 |
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9. |
Foster (GB) |
4 |
11 |
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15 |
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10. |
Ferri (I) |
7 |
5 |
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12 |
KF3 rankings
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
T. |
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1. |
Suvanto (FIN) |
25 |
13 |
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38 |
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2. |
Harvey (GB) |
9 |
25 |
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34 |
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3. |
Chamberlain (GB) |
13 |
20 |
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33 |
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4. |
Villalba (E) |
7 |
16 |
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23 |
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5. |
Viganò (I) |
20 |
0 |
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20 |
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6. |
Munòz (E) |
16 |
2 |
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18 |
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6. |
Binder (A) |
8 |
10 |
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18 |
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8. |
Eisenreich (D) |
11 |
5 |
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16 |
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9. |
Bailly (B) |
2 |
11 |
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13 |
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9. |
Thompson (IRL) |
6 |
7 |
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13 |
KZ2 rankings
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
T. |
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1. |
Cozzaglio (I) |
25 |
20 |
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45 |
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2. |
Ardigò (I) |
10 |
25 |
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35 |
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3. |
Piccini (I) |
13 |
13 |
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26 |
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4. |
Kevin (NL) |
20 |
0 |
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20 |
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5. |
Leytens (NL) |
11 |
9 |
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20 |
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6. |
Jeleniowki (D) |
9 |
10 |
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19 |
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7. |
Van
Meever (NL) |
0 |
16 |
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16 |
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7. |
Frasnelli (I) |
16 |
0 |
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16 |
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9. |
De
Luchi (I) |
7 |
6 |
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13 |
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10. |
Toninelli (I) |
0 |
11 |
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|
11 |
Constructors
standings:
KF1: 1.
Tony Kart 86 points; 2. Birel 57; 3. Maranello 45; 4. Crg 34; 5.
Lenzokart 16.
KF2: 1. Tony Kart 78 points; 2. Birel 60; 3. Crg 47; 4.
Maranello 39; 5. Brm 14.
KF3: 1. Maranello 77 points; 2. Tony Kart 62; 3. Birel 45; 4.
Brm 39; 5. Crg 27.
KZ2: 1. Birel 70 points; 2. Tony Kart 60; 3. Brm 44; 4.
Maranello 42; 5. Crg 29; 6. Lenzokart 15.
32
countries represented
There are a good 32 countries represented in the “2007
International Open Masters”, a new record for this championship
with its ever more international connotation. Here are the
countries present this year: Argentina, Austria, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Colombia, Denmark,
Germany, Italy, Finland, France, Japan, Greece, Indonesia,
England, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, The Netherlands,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, U.S.A., Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Hungary.
New
Title
Now in its 10th year, the "2007 International Open Masters -
FIA Authorised Series", this year also counting towards the
Absolute Italian Karting Championship, has received from
the ACI-CSAI yet more recognition with the new ‘tricolour’
title “Coppa d’Italia Karting ACI-CSAI Open Masters”.
100,000 euro Prize
The championship, of 10 races (2 in each category at each
of 5 events), boasts a rich total prize of 100,000 euro.
Pole position for a category is 150 euro and prizes for the
first 15 in each category in the second final are:
KF2 e
KF3: 1, euro 1,000; 2, 800; 3, 600; 4, 400; 5, 350;
6 and 7, 250; 8, 9 and 10, 150; from 11 to 15, 100.
KF1:
1, euro 800; 2, 600; 3, 400; 4, 300; 5, 250; 6 and 7,
200; from 8 to 15, 100.
KZ2: 1, euro 900; 2,
700; 3, 500; 4, 350; 5, 300; 6 and 7, 250; from 8 to15,
100.
Grand Final Prizes:
13,000 euro.
Next appointments:
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22
April |
Pista Salentina, Ugento (LE) |
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20
May |
Pista Azzurra, Jesolo (VE) |
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10
June |
Pista South Garda, Lonato (BS) |
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22 July |
Pista Val Vibrata, S. Egidio (TE) |
Internet /
www.fik.it
On the web, on the Italian karting federation site,
www.fik.it, the results of all stages of the races are
posted in realtime: list of participants, official tests,
eliminations, finals.
|
TV - Live on RAI
The whole championship will be shown both Live and recorded on RAI
Sport Satellite (Live Sundays at 3pm, repeated
Tuesdays at 4pm) making a total of 10 hours
altogether. These are the countries, apart from Italy,
where you can see Rai Sport Sat: Albania,
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, U.K., Greece, Ireland,
Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Czech Republic, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary, Algeria, Libya,
Morocco and Tunisia. |
Federazione
Italiana Karting
Ufficio Stampa
April, 10th 2007
