The first heats with surprising results at the WSK Super Master Series in Viterbo

The first heats have been held after qualifying practice in the morning. The remaining heats will be on Saturday, while the final stages will follow on Sunday, February 22nd with TV Live Streaming coverage.

Viterbo (ITA), 20.02.2026
Following the qualifying sessions on Friday morning that marked the start of the third round of the WSK Super Master Series, the afternoon heats highlighted the early protagonists at the Leopard Circuit in Viterbo—not without a few surprises. The program will continue on Saturday with the conclusion of the heats and Sunday, February 22nd, with the final phase broadcast via Live Streaming on WSK.it, Motorsport.com, and YouTube.

Friday’s heats.
KZ2 – Bertuca wins the first.
The opening KZ2 heat immediately delivered drama. At the start, pole-sitter and championship leader Max Orlov (Sodikart/TM Kart) stalled and was forced to restart from the back. His teammate, the Dutchman Senna Van Walstijn, took the lead and dominated most of the race, but a late-race slowdown allowed Italy's Cristian Bertuca (Birelart/Iame) to clinch the win—his first of the season. Van Walstijn, who crossed the line second, was later penalized. Second place went to Jes Sem Knop (Birelart/Iame), with Martti Ritonen (Birelart/TM Kart) in third.

OK – Krutogolov and Kornder take the win.
In Heat A-B, the Ukrainian driver Lev Krutogolov (Energy/Iame) quickly seized the lead to finish ahead of pole sitter Davide Bottaro (Kalì Kart/TM Kart). Benjamin Manach (Parolin/TM Kart) secured third, while championship leader Jindrich Pesl (Tony Kart/Vortex) finished seventh. In Heat C-D, Germany’s Luke Kornder (LN Kart/TM Kart) took the victory, followed by Zac Drummond (KR/Iame) and Dean Hoogendoorn (Parolin/TM Kart), the latter recovering two positions.

MINI U10 – Burgess confirms his winning ways.
Championship leader and Viterbo pole-sitter Zayne Burgess (Parolin/TM Kart) lived up to expectations, securing a dominant win in the first MINI U10 heat. Burgess crossed the line with a comfortable margin over Jayden Francisco and Sasha Miras Y Munoz (both on Parolin/Iame), who both staged impressive climbs through the field. Denver Bos finished fourth, with Switzerland's Aiden Moreira in fifth.

MINI GR.3 – El Gahodi and Mair to the fore.
In Heat A-B, Morocco’s Nahyl El Gahodi (Parolin/Iame)—winner of the opening round in La Conca—claimed victory ahead of Cees Muijs (Birelart/Iame) and Daniel Ferguson (KR/Iame). The pole sitter Zane Pace finished fourth. In Heat C-D, Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart/Vortex) took the win, leading championship leader Wynn Godschalk (KR/Iame) and Norway's Theo Steindal (Henza/TM Kart).

OK-NJ – Hedfors wins the first, Moehring the second under the rain.
The first Heat A-B saw Sweden's Elton Hedfors (Parolin/TM Kart) prevail in the final laps, finishing ahead of Romania’s Robert Pulbere (KR/Modena Engines) and pole-sitter John Han (KR/TM Kart) from Hong Kong. However, following the first heat, rain arrived to completely change the situation, which had seen excellent weather up until that point. On the wet asphalt, Germany's Henri Moehring (KR/Iame) came out on top, finishing ahead of the winner of the first two rounds, Italy's Niccolò Perico (KR/Iame), and France’s Augustin Feligioni (Tony Kart/Vortex).

OKJ – Miron Lorente, Green, Pizzonia and Molota take one win each.
Four heats were held in the OK-Junior category. In the first, Heat C-E, victory was claimed by Spain's Daniel Miron Lorente (Fusion Motorsport – KR/Iame/Vega) ahead of the Estonian Mark Loomets (Lenovo Kalì Kart – Kalì Kart/TM Kart) and American Lucas Palacio (KR Motorsport – KR/Iame). In the second, Heat B-D, Britain's Will Green (KR Motorsport – KR/Iame) prevailed over Poland's Remigiusz Samczyk (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart) and Italy's Gioele Girardello (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart). In the third, Heat A-E, success went to Brazil's Antonio Pizzonia (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart), the winner of the opening round in La Conca and the pole sitter in Viterbo, with Daniel Miron Lorente in second and France's Many Nuvolini (KR Motorsport – KR/Iame) in third. In the fourth heat, the Slovakian driver Alex Molota (Hagemann Racing – Gillard/TM Kart) took the win over Ukraine's Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi (Koski Motorsport – KR/Iame), with Remigiusz Samczyk finishing third.

The program.
Saturday, February 21th: Warm up, Qualifying heats, Prefinals.
Sunday, February 22nd: Warm up, Prefinals, Finals.

THE CALENDAR OF THE WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES:
1st Rd 21-25/01/2026 LA CONCA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd 04-08/02/2026 SARNO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd 18-22/02/2026 VITERBO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
4th Rd 04-08/03/2026 LONATO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
5th Rd 18-22/03/2026 FRANCIACORTA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2

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