The CL Racing Team's Brazilian driver confirmed the competitiveness he had shown three weeks earlier during the Champions of the Future Euro Series at the formidable Slovakia Ring. Fast in Qualifying with the 4th fastest time in his group and 11th overall, Morgatto was able to exploit the full potential of his Birel ART / TM Kart during the Qualifying Heats. In a perfect run, he took two wins and finished 2nd once and 3rd twice, which propelled him to the lead on Saturday evening. Although he was slower in the Super Heat, he kept his chances alive by starting the Final from 5th position. An unfortunate contact ruined his race on the first lap. Forced to race in the pack, Morgatto finished 14th on the track and was 16th because of a front fairing penalty. Thanks to his excellent runs, he moved up to 3rd in the Championship.

Noah Wolfe (VAR by Birel) had qualified well in 9th place and started his heats with two 2nd places. Unfortunately, two consecutive retirements delayed him and he was forced to retire on the second lap of the Final final, caught up in a collision.

"We can be satisfied with the current performance of our chassis," said Jordon Lennox, Birel ART Racing's OK Team Manager. "The development work has paid off in the heat at the start of the meeting as well as in the rain and in intermediate conditions. Of course, Morgatto's Final didn't live up to our expectations. Incidents are not uncommon on a track like the Slovak Karting Center. He had managed to avoid trouble up until now and his progress during the heats is a source of satisfaction. Morgatto will head into the final round of the European Championship in Sweden at the end of July in 3rd position in the standings and we're going to do everything we can to help him finish his European season on a high note."

By then, the Birel ART Racing Team will have taken part in the first round of the European KZ / KZ2 / KZ2 Master Championship in Spain at the Motorland Aragon circuit in Alcaniz, a highly anticipated event.

About Birel ART

Birel ART is an Italian manufacturer of kart chassis that combines long experience and a keen sense of innovation with a boundless passion for motor sport.

Founded in 1959 by Umberto Sala, whose precise nickname was Birel, the company has played a pioneering role in the development of karting around the world since its very beginnings. The demand for quality has always been part of the DNA of the Lissone-based brand through its quest for success in competition. Over more than 60 years, Birel ART has won 26 world titles, countless European titles and numerous national championships.

Birel has accompanied the careers of many great racing drivers, including Riccardo Patrese, Keke Rosberg, Stefano Modena and Emanuele Pirro, as well as the more recent Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen and Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Kubica, Jenson Button and George Russell. Robert Kubica, Daniel Ricciardo and more recently Charles Leclerc have called on Birel ART's expertise to launch their own chassis ranges.

Three generations have succeeded one another at the helm of Birel. Today, Ronni Sala, the founder's grandson, presides over Birel's destiny. In 2014, he ushered in a new era by joining forces with ART Grand Prix, a famous team on the single-seater scene, thanks to its association with Nicolas Todt and his partners. Birel ART was born.

Ronni has contributed to the creation of an ambitious new project that will be at the forefront of the karting industry, thanks to original sporting, marketing and communication initiatives that will benefit the brand, the dealer network and, of course, Birel ART's customers.

Birel ART has built on its prestigious heritage to enter the 21st century and make full use of technology in terms of R&D, production, logistics and communication. Its area of expertise, based on high-level competition, has been extended to include production quality control for a large number of competitors around the world, as well as the leisure sector with its Rental range with both internal combustion and electric engines. The factory at its original site in Lissone, near Monza and within easy reach of Milan, has undergone constant modernisation.

Birel ART's high level of expertise, with its well-balanced blend of tradition and innovation, is reflected in the results it has achieved in racing, offering fans around the world the opportunity to become real drivers or to have fun and experience the thrill of adrenaline on the track.