The start to the second round of the WSK Euro Series. Qualifying practice results.

The pole positions in Lonato were secured by Orlov (KZ2), Babicek (OKJ), Arias (OK), Burgess (MINI U10), Mair (MINI Gr.3), Schniegenberg (OK-NJ), Scognamiglio (OK-N). The heats will follow.

Lonato (ITA), 16.04.2026
Qualifying practice has officially kicked off the second round of the WSK Euro Series at the South Garda Karting circuit. The Lonato track is seeing a massive participation of teams and some of the most competitive drivers on the international stage, spanning from the youth categories—MINI Under 10, Gr.3, OK-NJ, and OK-N—to the international OKJ, OK, and KZ2 classes.
The level of competition within every category was immediately very high. New protagonists have already stepped into the spotlight, challenging those who prevailed in the opening round at Viterbo and setting the stage for new battles in the championship standings.

KZ2 – Orlov confirms to be the fastest, as the winner of Viterbo Van Werven is lagging a bit behind.
In KZ2, Max Orlov (Sodikart – Sodi/TM Kart/LeCont) confirmed his status as one of the most competitive drivers overall. The Russian driver, winner of the recent WSK Super Master Series, set the fastest time in Session-1 and the overall best at 45.043s, followed by his teammate, the Dutchman Senna Van Walstijn, who clocked a 45.113s.
The Frenchman Emilien Denner (Formula K SRP – IPK/TM Kart) was also among the front runners with the third-fastest overall time of 45.123s. In contrast, the winner of the first round in Viterbo, Dion Van Werven (CBP Sport – Sodikart/TM Kart), was quite far back, clocking the 18th fastest time at 45.481s.

OKJ – Babicek to the fore.
In OKJ, the Czech driver Zdenek Babicek (Tepz Racing Team – Tony Kart/Iame/Vega) stepped into the spotlight with a time of 47.513s, just 0.073s ahead of Poland's Remigiusz Samczyk (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart). Other competitors were also within a few thousandths, including Germany's Max Felde (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart) at 0.081s, who finished ahead of the Belgian Henri-Costant Kumpen (Ricky Flynn – LN/TM Kart) at 0.139s and Britain's Austin Newstead (Forza Racing) at 0.148s. The Viterbo winner, Michele Orlando (Team DR - DR/Modena Engines), was further back, posting the 25th fastest time and being 0.491s off the pace.

OK – Arias chased at a few thousands.
In OK, Spain’s Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn – LN/TM Kart/LeCont) claimed pole position with a time of 46.155s. He is closely followed by Turkey's Iskender Zulfikari (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart), just 50 thousandths of a second behind, and Germany’s Luke Kornder (Ricky Flynn – LN/TM Kart) at 0.075s. The Viterbo winner, Indonesia’s Qarrar Firhand (Ward Racing), secured the fourth-fastest time being 0.097s off the pace, and was followed by his teammate, the Spaniard Benjamin Manach, at 0.391s. The American Nicola Stanley (MP Academy Gamoto – Henza/TM Kart) rounded off the top positions with the sixth-fastest time, 0.555s behind.

MINI U10 – Burgess leaves his mark.
In MINI Under 10, the American Zayne Burgess (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega), winner of the recent WSK Super Master Series, secured pole position with the overall fastest time of 53.135s set in Session-2. His time was quicker than that of Italy's Romeo Ferrante (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex), who had topped Session-1 with a 53.648s, and ended ahead of Malta's Jake Jordan Micallef (Novalux – Lenzokart/LKE), who was second in the same session by 0.114s. In Session-2, Britain's Albert Pharoah (Kidix – KR/Iame) slotted in behind Burgess, 0.154s back. Meanwhile, the Viterbo winner, Franco-Spanish driver Sasha Miras Y Munoz (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame), recorded the fifth-fastest time in Session-1, 0.487s off the pace.

MINI Gr.3 – Mair has the upper hand.
The winner of the previous round in Viterbo, Britain's Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega), secured pole position with a time of 52.806s posted in Session-1. Confirming his status as one of Mair's main rivals, the Frenchman Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame) was the fastest in Session-2 but second overall with a 52.950s. Also showing strong pace in Session-1 was Thailand's Phawin Warakitsupachok (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame), who set the second-fastest time just 0.070s behind Mair. In Session-2, the Dutchman Cees Muijs (Sodikart – Sodikart/TM Kart) slotted in behind El Gahoudi, finishing just 0.049s off his pace.

OK-NJ – Schniegenberg takes the pole.
In OK-N Junior, the winner in Viterbo from America Colton Schniegenberg (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega), secured the overall pole position with a time of 47.544s set in Session-1. In Session-2, Italy's Giuseppe Noviello (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex) recorded the best performance with a 47.694s.
In Session-1, Sweden's Elton Hedfors (Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart) finished just 0.039s behind Schniegenberg, followed by Marco Verde (Team Driver – KR/Modena Engines) at 0.089s. In Session-2, Noviello was followed by his teammate, the American Victor Thomas Gorun, at 0.137s, and another Italian, Luigi D’Ascoli (Modena Kart), at 0.184s.

OK-N – Scognamiglio puts in a strong performance.
In OK-N, the defending champion and last year’s Euro Series winner from Italy Manuel Scognamiglio (Pantano by DAM – Pantano/Iame/Vega), delivered an excellent performance, setting the overall fastest time and topping Session-1 with a time of 47.233s. Fellow Italian Alessandro Cocozza (Cocozza – Sodikart/TM Kart) posted the fastest time in Session-2 with a 47.448s. In Session-1, Scognamiglio led Nicolas Marchesi (Zanchi Motorsport – KR/TM Kart) by 0.223s, followed by Kevin Battiston (LGK – BirelArt/Modena Engines) at 0.248s, and the Viterbo round winner, Lamberto Ferrari (Monster K Factory – Monster K/TM Kart), at 0.278s. In Session-2, Cocozza was followed by the Frenchman Lucas Bonhomme (Jana Racing – OTK/Vortex) at 0.165s and Andrea Giudice (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex) at 0.183s.

The program in Lonato, TV Live Streaming on Saturday.
The final phase on Saturday, April 18, will be broadcast via Live Streaming on the WSK.it and Motorsport.com websites, as well as on YouTube:
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Thursday, April 16th: Free practice, Qualifying practice, Qualifying heats.
Friday, April 17th: Warm up, Qualifying heats.
Saturday, April 18th: 8:00 Warm up, 9:30 Prefinals, 13:10 Finals.

THE CALENDAR OF THE WSK EURO SERIES (Wednesday/Saturday n.4 race days):
1st Rd 11-14/02/2026 VITERBO / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd 15-18/04/2026 LONATO / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd 08-11/07/2026 CREMONA / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2

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