Vasil Kolarov (Intrepid) and Hubert Petit (Sodi) opened the scoring in the first session of qualifying in the U18 World Championship at Angerville this Saturday morning, when the sky was overcast and the temperature around 20 ° C. The morning rain has dried and competitors started on slicks on a track freed of all traces of moisture by a strong wind. Charles Leclerc (ART GP) set a series of fastest laps, then Kolarov took the advantage at the very end of the session, but the Monaco driver responded with 54” 012. Kolarov finished second by 1 tenth from Petit 3rd, Janneau Esmeijer (Intrepid) 4th, Magnus Ruud Kjaer (Formula K) fifth and Dave Blom (Formula K) 6th.
Anthoine Hubert (Formula K) returned to the track highly motivated for the second session and went better every lap. Matthew Graham (Zanardi) attacked in the second position, followed by Ville Mäntylä (Energy). Henry Easthope (Sodi), Frederik Schandorff (Formula K) and Tuomas Tujula (Haase Corsa) mixed in the battle. Anthoine continued to increase his lead and resisted Graham and Easthope who came second. Hubert ensured pole on the last lap, with 53” 146, almost two tenths faster than Seva Gagen (Parolin), Easthope was third, Graham fourth ahead of the Australian Joseph Mawson (Top Kart).
Enzo Marchetti (PCR) immediately took the lead of the third session, ahead of Luca Midali (Zanardi) and Hannah Pym (Intrepid). Randy Berglas (Mach 1) then took second position. German Villanueva (Formula K) was the first to go under 54”, while Martin Mortensen (Formula K) soon took the lead ahead of Ricky Collard (ART GP) then improved his best time. Marchetti took fourth position ahead of Jules Gounon (Sodi). Collard took the lead of the session with a time of 53” 169, ahead of Mortensen, Villanueva, Savona and Dahlmann. Midali and Marchetti finished 6th and 7th.
In view of the differences between the series, the 101% rule came into force. Hubert held pole ahead of Collard and Leclerc. Gagen advanced to 4th, Mortensen 5th, Kolarov 6th, Easthope 7th, Villanueva 8th, Petit 9th and Graham 10th.
Conditions:
Air temperature 20 °, track temperature 21 degrees, overcast clearing, strong wind.
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