The timed qualifying of the 2017 WSK Champions Cup took place under the sun, but with still fresh temperatures of around 6 ° C. Genis Civico (Croc Promotions / TM) started like a cannonball in the first Junior session, while Evann Mallet (CRG / Parilla) and Mattia Michelotto (Zanardi / Parilla) led the chase. Mallet took the advantage 4” from the end, with Viktor Gustavsson (Tony Kart / Vortex) returning to 3rd. Francesco Pizzi (Luxor / LKE) and Jack Doohan (FA Kart / Vortex) then went up in the standings, but it was Ilya Morozov (Tony Kart / Vortex) who came closest to Civico. Mallet improved at the end of the session to ensure his leading position with 49”584 ahead of Civico, Giuseppe Fusco (Evokart / LKE), Morozov and Dino Beganovic (Tony Kart / Vortex). Luca Bosco (Tony Kart / Vortex) finished 7th, and Hadrian David (Kosmic / Parilla) 17th.
Andrea Rosso (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Luigi Coluccio (Tony Kart / Vortex) were close at the top of the second session, with Leonardo Marseglia (Zanardi / Parilla) and Paul Aron (Tony Kart / Vortex) as well as Marius Zug (CRG / TM). Gillian Henrion (CRG / Parilla) waited until the last moment to give his best in the top three, while Jose Antonio Gomez Hernandez (CRG / Parilla) was 2nd. Rosso posted the best lap with 59”569 which allowed him to take pole position from Mallet. Gomez kept 2nd place in front of Kas Haverkort (CRG / Parilla), Henrion and Francesco Crescente (Birel ART / Parilla).
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