Prema Racing drivers in top form

The partnership between KR Global Motorsport Company and the Prema Racing team continues to prove its effectiveness at every event. In Denmark, Alex Powell won four of the five heats, as well as the Super Heat! The Final was marked by intense duels and the Jamaican ended up in 2nd place just ahead of his team-mate Kean Nakamura Berta. It was Powell who scored the most points over the meeting as a whole, taking him to the top of the provisional rankings. In his first year in OK, Thailand's Enzo Tarnvanichkul continues to make great strides. In the Final, he climbed back up to 4th place, completing the Prema Racing team's magnificent overall performance. China's Yuanpu Cui, who had more difficulty in the heats, recovered well in the Final to climb from 29th to 13th place.

Kutskov and Sammalisto confirm in OK

The Finnish driver in the KR Motorsport team was looking forward to breaking into the top ten this season, and now he has done just that! Luka Sammalisto, always on the pace, climbed back up to 7th in the Final. Kirill Kutskov (DPK Racing), who had already finished 5th in the WSK at the end of April, repeated that excellent result in Denmark. In all, there were no fewer than five KR chassis in the top 10! Congratulations also to Maksimilian Popov, who climbed from 32nd to 11th place, Australian Xavier Avramides, who achieved his best performance at this level with 14th place, and Nacho Tunon (DPK Racing), who jumped nine places to 18th. Joe Turney, Thomas Strauven and Fionn MacLaughlin all won in the heats, but their success was to prove elusive in the Final.

OK-Junior: Antonov and Martinese battle for the podium

At Rodby, Iacopo Martinese (Cetilar Racing) and Stepan Antonov (KR Motorsport) held onto 2nd place for a long time during the Final and the podium was within reach for both young drivers. The suspense lasted right up to the last lap, but it didn't go in favour of the highly competitive KR-IAME team. Antonov dropped from 2nd to 4th place in the space of a few corners, while Martinese had to be content with 5th place, just ahead of Taym Saleh (Sauber Academy). Two other KRs were a little further back with Augustus Toniolo, who had climbed from 33rd to 10th, and Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing), 11th after moving up 16 places.

Winner of two heats, Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing) may have regretted the collision at the start of the Final. The Belgian remains well placed in 4th position in the provisional series standings, sandwiched between Antonov in 3rd and Martinese in 5th. As for Oleksandr Bondarev, he was caught up in a collision at the start of the Final.

"On the whole, the new track has been well received by our drivers," commented Glenn Keyaert, one of the heads of the competition department. "Of course, some of the infrastructure is still being finished, but it gives the Nordic countries another circuit capable of hosting major international competitions. Overall, we're delighted with the performance of our equipment at Rodby and we'll be approaching the FIA Karting European Championship with even greater ambitions. I would like to congratulate all our drivers on their performance, especially Stepan Antonov who had not raced for several weeks due to travel difficulties during the May events."

About KR Global Motorsport Company

At the end of the 2017 season Dino Chiesa officially presented the new Kart Republic entity and its characteristic logo. The yellow, orange and red colours reflect the colours of the Serenissima Republic which, from 697 to 1797, marked the history of the Padua region, home of the KR brand. The wing refers to those of the lion of St. Mark, the symbol of Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic.

On 1st January, the KR chassis received CIK-FIA homologation. The success was immediate! In the very first season, the German Hannes Janker became European OK Champion in 2018. A few weeks later, the Italian Lorenzo Travisanutto (KR-IAME) became FIA Karting World Champion. The KR chassis quickly became a reference in the most important international events, as well as in many countries around the world. The successes in FIA Karting followed one another. At the 2022 World Championship in Campillos, less than four years after its launch, KR was the most represented brand in the paddock.

Over the years, the Kart Republic factory has continued to develop, launching the Alonso Kart brand in 2020 and relaunching the famous DAP name in early 2023. The various activities of the Italian company are now grouped under the "KR Global Motorsport Company". The head of the company, Dino Chiesa, is one of the most influential figures in the world of karting. The Italian engineer is also one of the best talent scouts in the world of karting. He has helped the rise of drivers such as Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Nyck De Vries. Many Formula 1 team academies trust him, including those of Mercedes, Red Bull, Alpine and Sauber. The famous Prema Racing team has just announced its entry to the world of karting, in partnership with Kart Republic.