It has been eight years since the international categories without gearboxes were last seen at the European Championship in Wackersdorf. In 2012, at the first round of the CIK-FIA KF2 European Championship, Max Verstappen (Intrepid/TM/Vega) won his 6 qualifying heats, with Charles Leclerc (ART GP/Parilla/Vega) following him in 2nd position. The Monegasque won race 1 under the rain, after the Dutchman having spined alone in the lead.
Leclerc doesn’t miss the boat in Race 1
Verstappen took over in race 2, with slick tyres on a slippery track, and he triumphed far ahead of Ben Barnicoat (ART GP/Parilla/Vega). Anthoine Hubert (Formula K/TM/Vega) moved up 17 places to 4th position. Leclerc finished 8th.
Faultless for Verstappen in Race 2
At the end of the season, Barnicoat was crowned European KF2 Champion after the PFI meeting. As Verstappen had lost his appeal against a penalty in one heat, he didn’t score any points in Great-Britain despite his track victory in race 1 and his 3rd place in race 2. In race 2, Leclerc climbed from the back of the grid to 7th position and became vice-European champion.
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