Last weekend, Antoine Sylva Venant was crowned champion of the CIK-FIA World Championship for OK Junior karts, held at the La Conca circuit. His performance was spectacular, as he led his qualifying group, won two of the three heats, the superheat C, and finally, the decisive race.
The championship had a significant number of participants, with 87 drivers divided into four qualifying groups. Zack Zhu stood out in the first group, surpassing Antonio Pizzonia Jr. by 0.156 seconds, while Daniel Miron Lorente achieved the best time in the second group with a lead over Niccolo Perico of 0.186 seconds. Zdenek Babicek completed this dominant tableau, beating Mason Robertson by 0.038 seconds in the third group. Venant secured the pole with only 0.05 seconds advantage over Julian Frasnelli.
In the second heat, Venant and Zhu competed head-to-head, with Venant winning by 0.026 seconds, followed by Gioele Girardello, who completed the podium with a difference of just 0.097 seconds. In the sixth heat, Girardello led Venant and Priam Bruno, although five-second penalties caused Venant and Bruno to be relegated to sixth and seventh positions, respectively. The tenth heat was incredibly close, with Venant winning by only 0.038 seconds ahead of Miguel Manzano.
Olexandr Legenkyi dominated the first heat, with Miron Lorente in second place and Oskari Walle advancing ten positions to finish third. Niccolo Perico also shone, winning both the ninth and third heats against Harry Williams. Babicek, Frasnelli, Miron Lorente, Max Felde, and Zhu achieved a victory in their respective heats before the final race, in which Bruno and Will Green faced off in the last laps, with Bruno ultimately triumphing by 0.026 seconds.
The superheat A took place on a drying track, and after passing Girardello on the third lap, Perico secured a comfortable victory with a margin of 3.193 seconds. Green finished second, with MacAndrew-Uren and Girardello rounding out the top positions. In the superheat B, held in dry conditions, Miron Lorente took the win over Williams, while Bruno finished third. Venant dominated superheat C with a margin of 1.499 seconds over Robertson.
Perico started from pole in the final, and despite a shaky start, he achieved a lead of 1.352 seconds after the first lap. Under pressure from Robertson and Girardello, he lost control and Venant regained ground. On the ninth lap, Venant made a strategic change and took command on lap 15, swapping places with Miron Lorente multiple times.
Ultimately, Venant’s victory was almost confirmed on lap 11, while Legenkyi, who had started from 19th position, fought to enter the podium with Manzano and Girardello. Girardello made a final effort to fend off Legenkyi, sending both drivers off the track, which allowed Manzano to finish third.
Final Classification (20 laps)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Kart | Time |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Antoine Sylva Venant | VDK Racing | Kart Republic | 16m25.825s |
| 2 | Daniel Miron Lorente | MP Motorsport | Henza | +1.481s |
| 3 | Miguel Manzano | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | Lando Norris | +4.839s |
| 4 | Julian Frasnelli | Tony Kart | Tony Kart | +6.015s |
| 5 | Niccolo Perico | Kart Republic | Kart Republic | +9.494s |
| 6 | Gioele Girardello | Parolin | Parolin | +10.085s |
| 7 | Antonio Pizzonia Jr | Fusion Motorsport | Kart Republic | +10.165s |
| 8 | Mason Robertson | Kart Republic | Kart Republic | +10.198s |
| 9 | Emerson MacAndrew-Uren | Tony Kart | Tony Kart | +10.305s |
| 10 | Orlando Rovelli | Kart Republic | Kart Republic | +10.392s |
| 11 | Will Green | Kart Republic | Kart Republic | +10.570s |
| 12 | Olexandr Legenkyi | Victory Lane | Kart Republic | +10.791s |
| 13 | Zack Zhu | Victory Lane | Kart Republic | +12.178s |
| 14 | Felipe Sanches | Energy Corse | Energy Corse | +12.792s |
| 15 | Priam Bruno | Parolin | Parolin | +13.127s |
| 16 | Oliver Spencer | Parolin | Parolin | +13.597s |
| 17 | Leonardo Gorski | Forza Racing | Exprit | +14.669s |
| 18 | Henri-Constant Kumpen | Forza Racing | Exprit | +15.108s |
| 19 | Samuel Hugon | Victory Lane | Kart Republic | +15.138s |
| 20 | Santiago Diaz de la Vega | Kart Republic | Kart Republic | +15.359s |
| 21 | Austin Newstead | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | Lando Norris | +17.399s |
| 22 | Vsevolod Osadcyi-Suslovskyi | Energy Corse | Energy Corse | +18.103s |
| 23 | Yubo Wen | Tony Kart | Tony Kart | +21.838s |
| 24 | Harry Williams | Forza Racing | Exprit | +21.919s |
| Ret | Alex Molota | Hagemann Racing | Gillard | |
| Ret | Saveliy Kogay | Victory Lane | Kart Republic | |
| Ret | Zdenek Babicek | TEPZ Racing Team | Tony Kart | |
| Ret | Guilherme Busato | DPK Racing | Kart Republic | |
Fastest lap: Zhu, 48.379s
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
