Kart-SM: Great masters of the small wheels

Auto Sport Switzerland had invited - and almost all of them came. One day after the Swiss automobile champions were honoured at the prestigious Bellevue Palace in Bern, the hosts Fredy Lienhard jr. and sr. created the perfect atmosphere for the kart drivers at their "autobau erlebniswelt" in Romanshorn. Anyone who wanted to could take part in a guided tour of Switzerland's largest collection of racing cars before the prize-giving ceremony.

So that they don't just remain dreams
Some of the juniors started dreaming at the sight of various Formula 1 cars and other racing vehicles. For many kart drivers, the goal is to one day make a career in international racing. As a sponsor of the Swiss Kart Championship, autobau is making a contribution towards achieving this goal.

Thanks to this sponsorship, every driver who signs up for the entire karting season in 2020 will again be able to enjoy two "free races". That's CHF 600 per driver - a tidy sum in a sport in which it is often not easy for young drivers to raise the necessary funds.

Money and watches
In addition to numerous trophies, the Swiss karting elite also accepted the prize money of CHF 30,000 sponsored by TCS and watches from partner Formex worth a total of CHF 6,000.

Super Mini driver Cedric Malk received a special award: he was presented with the Fair Play trophy by NSK President Andreas Michel for his exemplary behavior during a collision in Levier.

And these are the best of 2019:

Super Mini

1. Roy Alan Shaw, KartBox.ch
2. Elia Pappacena, Spirit-Racing.ch
3. Loris Achermann, Exprit Kart Team

Best Rookie: Elia Pappacena, Spirit-Racing.ch

OK Junior

1. Elia Sperandio, KartBox.ch
2. Sebastian Kraft, Team Dieter Kraft
3. Hugo Giraud, Team Nicolas Giraud

Best Rookie: Elia Sperandio, KartBox.ch

OK Junior Academy

1. Florent Panès, Team Daniel Panès
2. Mateo Lai, Team Danilo Lai
3. Valentin Steiger, Spirit-Racing.ch

Best Rookie: No prize awarded

X30 Challenge

1. Savio Moccia, MH Racing GmbH
2. Rafael Aguiar, Karting Team Saeba
3. Léna Bühler, Spirit-Racing.ch

Best Rookie: Rafael Aguiar, Karting Team Saeba

OK Senior

1. Pascal von Allmen, Bern Kart Racing Club
2. Patrick Näscher, Team Näscher
3. Timo Moser, Moser Racing

Best Rookie: Samuel Sätteli, Kart Republic

KZ2

1. Mike Müller, Bern Kart Racing Club
2. Isabelle von Lerber, Bern Kart Racing Club
3. Vinzenco Alvaro, GS Karting

Best Rookie: Samir Ben, Bern Kart Racing Club

Ladies ranking

1. Léna Bühler, Spirit-Racing.ch
2. Isabelle von Lerber, Bern Kart Racing Club
3. Ekaterina Lüscher, Exprit Kart Team

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