Karting: Decisions in Lignières
TENSION GUARANTEED This weekend, the final of the 2019 Karting Championship will take place on the TCS circuit in Lignières. At least two drivers can still become champion in each category. The most exciting starting position is in the X30 Challenge Switzerland. The three title contenders are only 29 points apart. Savio Moccia has the best cards ahead of the final [...]
The most exciting starting position is in the X30 Challenge Switzerland. The three title contenders are only 29 points apart. Savio Moccia from the MH Racing Team has the best cards ahead of the final. The 17-year-old from Lyss leads with 281 points after five of six race weekends. In second place - just ten points behind - is Rafael Aguiar. Léna Bühler is a further 19 points behind in third place. All three have already won this season, with Moccia having the perfect weekend in Mirécourt with a maximum of 75 points, as did Bühler in Wohlen.
KZ2 title within Müller's grasp
There are also still three title contenders in KZ2. However, the likelihood that the current leader will relinquish his grip on the title in the shifter karts is the lowest. Mike Müller has 299 points to his name ahead of Lignières. He only needs five more points to win the title. The last two drivers who could still snatch the title from him are Vincenzo Alvaro (229 points) and Isabelle von Lerber (228). However, both would need a miracle to prevent Müller from winning his third Swiss karting championship title.
Näscher missing important points due to absence
The title in the OK Senior category also appears to be a formality. Pascal von Allmen leads with 62 points ahead of last year's champion Patrick Näscher. Here, too, the maximum score is 75 points. The man from Liechtenstein would therefore need an absolute top weekend. And at the same time, he would have to hope for Allmens' bad luck. Näscher had to miss the race in Châteu Gaillard. He now lacks these points to still have a realistic chance.
Shaw sets the bar high
Roy Alan Shaw holds the best cards in the youngest Super Mini category. The man from Valais has a 40-point lead over Elia Pappacena from Rudolfstetten and is also clearly ahead in terms of wins with 8:2. With an average of more than 60 points per weekend, Shaw has set the bar very high for his rival. But here too, one loss and everything is wide open again.
The faster one becomes champion
The two title contenders in the OK Junior do not have to do much reckoning. Elia Sperandio is only nine measly points ahead of Sebastian Kraft. So anything is possible here. Kraft recently had a very strong weekend in Levier with three race wins. Sperandio achieved the same feat in Château Gaillard and Mirécourt. "We really don't have time to calculate," says Sperandio and sums it up: "The faster of the two of us will be champion."
Two days of action
The official start is on Saturday with the training sessions from 9 am. The races take place on Sunday morning from 10 am. The last race starts at 4.40 pm. The final races can be watched in the livestream on www.swiss-sport.tvor on the Facebook page of the autobau Swiss Kart Championship. Further information can be found under the following link.
