The WSK Euro Series crowns the 2026 champions

The 2026 titles went to Orlov (KZ2), Firhand (OK), Babicek (OKJ), Miras (MINI U10 sub-judice), Mair (MINI Gr.3), Hedfors (OK-NJ), and Giudice (OK-N).

San Martino del Lago, Cremona (ITA), 11.07.2026
The 12th edition of the WSK Euro Series crowned its 2026 champions at the end of a spectacular and hard-fought event, which elevated the meeting at the Cremona Circuit in an ideal competitive environment to showcase the standout drivers of this racing season.
Since its first edition in 2010, the series promoted by WSK Promotion has seen drivers from a wide variety of geographical areas compete season after season, creating an international sporting landscape. After the first two rounds in Viterbo and Lonato, this third and final round involved competitors from 50 nations and an overall average of 260 drivers, competing with the major manufacturers and the most important teams challenging each other for the titles on the line in all categories—from the two youngest MINI classes to the higher-performing OK-N Junior, OK-N, OKJ, OK, and KZ2.

The final stages.
Following the qualifying heats on Thursday and Friday, the event at the Cremona Circuit ended on Saturday with the final phase and the awarding of championship points, which were more heavy for this third round, with 60 points up for grabs in the Prefinals and 80 points in the Finals.

The winners of the Prefinals:
KZ2 Prefinal: Max Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodi/TM Kart/LeCont).
OK Prefinal: Qarrar Firhand (INA) (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart/LeCont).
OKJ Prefinal: Matvei Dergunov (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN/TM Kart/Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal-A: Sasha Miras Y Munoz (FRA) (Baby Race – Parolin/Iame/Vega).
MINI U10 Prefinal-B: Blake Hsueh (USA) (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-A: Alfie Richard Mair (GBR) (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega).
MINI Gr.3 Prefinal-B: Nahyl El Gahoudi (MAR) (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame/Vega).
OK-NJ Prefinal-A: Calin Costea (ROU) (Gulstar Racing – KR/Modena Engines/Vega).
OK-NJ Prefinal-B: Enea Pezzutto (ITA) (Team Driver – KR/Modena Engines/Vega).
OK-N Prefinal-A: Nicolas Marchesi (ITA) (Team Driver – KR/Iame/Vega).
OK-N Prefinal-B: Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) (Pantano by DAM – Pantano/Iame/Vega).

The Finals.
KZ2 – Orlov wins the Final and grabs the title.
Max Orlov (CPB Sport – Sodi/TM Kart/LeCont) did not have particular trouble winning both the Cremona Final and the championship. Already the winner of the 2026 WSK Super Master Series, the Russian driver secured his second WSK title of the season with a clean sweep in this Euro Series: pole position in qualifying, the top spot after the heats, and victory in the Prefinal. Second place went to the Chinese driver Houzai Jiang (LA Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart) following a comeback race, while Dutchman Dion Van Werven (Sodikart) finished third, which allowed him to place second in the championship. Third in the overall standings was Jenson Graham, also a Sodikart driver.
KZ2 Final Result:
1st Orlov Max (//) 17 laps
2nd Jiang Houzai (CHN) +0.657
3rd Van Werven Dion (NLD) +2.808
WSK Euro Series KZ2 Championship standings:
1st Orlov Max (//) points 330
2nd Van Werven Dion (NLD) points 249
3rd Graham Jenson (GBR) points 188

OK – Domain wins the Final, Firhand the title.
In a surprising result, the British driver Henri Domain (MP Motorsport – Henza/TM Kart/LeCont) won the Final ahead of Indonesian driver Qarrar Firhand (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart), who had dominated the first part of the weekend and the Prefinal. In the Final, however, Domain performed better, eventually crossing the finish line first in a sprint finish ahead of Firhand. Further back was the Brazilian Francisco Rocha (Forza Racing – Exprit/TM Kart). The Hungarian Roland Nagy (DPK Racing – KR/Iame) finished fourth, while the Polish driver Ksawery Dudkowski (Koski Motorsport – KR/Iame) came in fifth. The Czech driver Martina Rumlenova (MVM Racing – KR/Iame) placed sixth. Firhand nonetheless secured the championship with a comfortable margin, while Domain finished second.
OK Final Result:
1st Domain Henri (GBR) 17 laps
2nd Firhand Qarrar (INA) +0.366
3rd Rocha Francisco (BRA) +5.951
WSK Euro Series OK Championship standings:
1st Firhand Qarrar (INA) points 345
2nd Domain Henri (GBR) points 142
3rd Zulfikari Iskender (TUR) points 130

OKJ – Dergunov wins the Final, as Babicek is the Champion.
The Russian driver Matvei Dergunov (Ricky Flynn Motorsport – LN/TM Kart/Vega) won the Cremona Final in his first race of the 2026 WSK Euro Series, after ending eighth in the recent WSK Super Master Series. Dergunov won ahead of championship leader Zdenek Babicek (Tepz Racing Team – Tony Kart/Iame) of the Czech Republic, who nonetheless secured the victory of the championship. In the Final, third place went to the Frenchman Teo Pelfrene (VictoryLane – KR/Iame) after a great comeback, with the Ukrainian driver Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi (Energy Corse – Energy/Iame) finishing fourth. Fifth place went to the Polish driver Leo Gorski (MP Motorsport – Henza TM Kart) after a fine comeback, while fellow Pole Remigiusz Samczyk (Energy Corse – Energy/Iame) finished sixth. In the championship standings behind Babicek, Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi took second place, and Leo Gorski finished third.
OKJ Final Result:
1st Dergunov Matvei (//) 15 laps
2nd Babicek Zdenek (CZE) +2.290
3rd Pelfrene Teo (FRA) +5.439
WSK Euro Series OKJ Championship standings:
1st Babicek Zdenek (CZE) points 297
2nd Osadchyi-Suslovskyi Vsevolod points 173
3rd Gorski Leo (POL) points 172

MINI U10 – El Haouti wins the Final (sub-judice), Miras the title (sub-judice).
The MINI Gr.3 Under 10 Final was quite eventful, with many position changes both at the front and throughout the rest of the field. The battle remained intense right up to the finish line, where the American championship leader Zayne Burgess (Parolin Motorsport – Parolin/TM Kart/Vega) managed to edge ahead in the final meters. The finishing order of the final saw Burgess in first place, with Frenchman Isaac El Haouti (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame) second after executing a thirteen-position comeback. His teammate, Canadian Jayden Francisco, finished third.
The Frenchman Sasha Miras Y Munoz (Baby Race – Parolin/Iame), who had dominated the heats and Prefinal-A, crossed the finish line in fourth place, with the American Blake Hsueh, Burgess’s teammate, in fifth. After the race, following the detection of several racing infractions, the final standings were changed, as was the championship classification. The winner of the final became Isaac El Haouti (sub-judice), and the championship title also passed into the hands of Sasha Miras Y Munoz (sub-judice).
MINI U10 Final Result (sub-judice):
1st El Haouti Isaac (FRA) 10 giri
2nd Francisco Jayden (CAN) +0.087
3rd Miras Y Munoz Sasha (ESP) +0.619
WSK Euro Series MINI U10 Championship standings (sub-judice):
1st Miras Y Munoz Sasha (ESP) punti 261
2nd Burgess Zayne (USA) punti 217
3rd Francisco Jayden (CAN) punti 206

MINI Gr.3 – Pace wins the Final, Mair the championship.
In the MINI Gr.3 Final, the Maltese driver Zane Pace (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega), already winner of the recent WSK Super Master Series, took the victory, prevailing after a strong pace in a sprint finish ahead of the Italian Ryan Di Munno (Team Driver – KR/Iame) and the Frenchman Nahyl El Gahoudi (BabyRace – Parolin/Iame). The American Wynn Godschalk (Kidix – KR/Iame), who set the pole position, finished fourth after making up three places. There was also an excellent comeback from the Mexican driver Guido Ebergenyi (MP Academy Gamoto – Henza/TM Kart), who finished fifth. British driver Alfie Richard Mair (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex), who led the championship with a comfortable margin, finished tenth in the final but still secured the championship ahead of El Gahoudi, while Pace finished third.
MINI Gr.3 Final Result:
1st Pace Zane (MLT) 10 laps
2nd Di Munno Ryan (ITA) +0.356
3rd El Gahoudi Nahyl (MAR) +4.494
WSK Euro Series MINI Gr.3 Championship standings:
1st Mair Alfie Richard (GBR) points 296
2nd El Gahoudi Nahyl (MAR) points 257
3rd Pace Zane (MLT) points 213

OK-NJ – Pezzutto dominates, but Hedfors is the Champion.
The revelation of the category has a name: Enea Pezzutto (Team Driver – KR/Modena Engines/Vega), winner of the Final after prevailing in qualifying, securing the best position after the heats, winning Prefinal-B, and finally taking victory in the Final. Pezzutto triumphed ahead of two other key protagonists of the category, Gioele Carrer (Emme Racing – EKS/Modena Engines) and Helton Hedfors (Modena Kart – Parolin/TM Kart), who, with his third-place finish, was able to confirm his lead in the championship. The Romanian driver Calin Costea (Gulstar Racing – KR/Modena Engines), the best performer after the heats and winner of Prefinal-A, finished sixth, preceded by the American John McLellan (Ward Racing – Parolin/TM Kart) and the Italian Lorenzo Leopardi (Monster K – Monster K/TM Kart). Luigi D’Ascoli (Modena Kart) ended seventh. The American Colton Schniegenberg (who took second place) and Luigi D’Ascoli also joined the championship podium.
OK-NJ Final Result:
1st Pezzuto Andrea (ITA) 15 laps
2nd Carrer Gioele (ITA) +3.146
3rd Hedfors Elton (SWE) +6.182
WSK Euro Series OK-NJ Championship standings:
1st Hedfors Elton (SWE) points 294
2nd Schniegenberg Colton (USA) points 215
3rd D’Ascoli Luigi (ITA) points 182

OK-N – Scognamiglio bounces back, but Giudice takes the title.
After a hard-fought weekend, Manuel Scognamiglio (Pantano by DAM – Pantano/Iame/Vega) made his comeback in the Final, securing an impeccable victory ahead of Nicolas Marchesi (Team Driver – KR/Iame) and Cristian Blandino (Zanchi Motorsport – KR/TM Kart). The championship, however, ended in the hands of Andrea Giudice (Tony Kart Racing Team – Tony Kart/Vortex), who secured the title with a comfortable margin after finishing fourth. The Frenchman Lucas Bonhomme (Jana Racing – Tony Kart/Vortex) placed fifth. Completing the top ten were the Dane Oliver Rasmussen (KB Racing – Tony Kart/TM Kart), Lamberto Ferrari (Monster K Factory – Monster K/TM Kart), the Romanian Tudor Jercan (Gulstar Racing – KR/Modena Engines), Kevin Battistoni (LGK Racing Kart – Birelart/Modena Engines), and Alessandro Cocozza (Sodikart/TM Kart).
OK-N Final Result:
1st Manuel Scognamiglio (ITA) 17 laps
2nd Nicolas Marchesi (ITA) +0.642
3rd Cristian Blandino (ITA) +1.313
WSK Euro Series OK-N Championship standings:
1st Giudice Andrea (ITA) points 302
2nd Marchesi Nicolas (ITA) points 279
3rd Scognamiglio Manuel (ITA) points 277

The next rounds:
WSK Promotion will head back to the track at the Franciacorta Karting Track in Castrezzato at the end of August for the first round of the Final Cup, which will continue at the South Garda Karting in Lonato del Garda in October and conclude at the Leopard Circuit Viterbo in November.

WSK FINAL CUP 2026
1st Rd 26-30/08/2026 FRANCIACORTA / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd 21-25/10/2026 LONATO / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd 25-29/11/2026 VITERBO / MINI – OKNJ – OKN – OKJ – OK – KZ2

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