Final SKM 2022: suspense until the end

Dan Allemann was the only driver who could take it easy at the finale. The 10-year-old from the Spirit-Karting.ch team was already set as the Super Minis champion before the big clash at his home race in Aargau.

Chiara Bättig drove away from all
In the OK Junior category, Elia Epifanio (Exprit) and Chiara Bättig (KartBox.ch, gallery left) were separated by just five points before the final. Epifanio even managed to extend this mini-lead by two points after the first heat thanks to second place (behind winner Kevin Rabin) ahead of Bättig. In the second run, however, Epifanio had to watch as Bättig drove unleashed to victory.

Kilian Streit needed a point
The starting position in the X30 Challenge Switzerland was not quite as exciting. There, leader Kilian Streit (center gallery with Lyon Mathur) needed a single point for his first SM title. He secured it with a solid sixth place in the first heat (winner Alessio Strollo). In the second heat Streit turned up the heat - with second place behind Nicolaj Sabo. After the race, Sabo was still trembling over his first triumph this year due to a five-second penalty.

Lyon Mathur with deserved title
The OK Senior category offered a tight starting position. Only ten points separated leader Lyon Mathur (Exprit) from last year's champion Patrick Näscher (Kartteam Meier). After the first heat (Mathur ahead of Näscher) and the pole position for Mathur, it was already 15 points.

In the second preliminary race in the wet, it looked after the first lap as if Näscher would come back again. In the lead, he shot across the finish line after the first lap. But after that the Liechtensteiner was successively pushed back. From Näscher's point of view, there was no match for Mathur. The 16-year-old from Sarmenstorf deservedly took the title.

Sebastian Kraft against Eric Berguerand
In the switch karts in the KZ2 category, Ethan Frigomosca from Ticino had a six-point lead over Sebastian Kraft (gallery on the right with his fan club) before the final. The latter shortened his lead to 228:232 before the first heat with the pole position and the two extra points he won for it. And with the victory in the first heat he even took the lead. However, only because Frigomosca had to give up after a collision. In the second heat Frigomosca (2nd) prevailed against Kraft (3rd). The victory went to Evan Vantaggiato. In all the hustle and bustle, the latter's final victory was almost lost. Second place went to Kevin Wälti, third was VIP driver Eric Berguerand (AutoSprintCH reported).

Dan Allemann starts final as winner
In the youngest category (eight to twelve years), Dan Allemann was already the champion, as mentioned at the beginning. And that was a good thing for the son of team owner Ken Allemann. Because Allemann offered in Wohlen seen over the whole season his worst weekend in the Super Minis. Matt Corbi clearly secured the runner-up title behind Allemann with a top performance. Third place in the final standings went to Albert Tamm.

A detailed report and photos of the races can be found on the Auto Sport Schweiz website.

Photos: Christian Eichenberger
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