The Birel ART Racing team put in some very good performances throughout the meeting. KZ2 winner Daniel Vasile and KZ2 Masters runner-up Davide Forè were the best examples of the Lissone-based brand's expertise, while Pedro Hiltbrand made a superb 16-place recovery to finish close to the top five in KZ. Artem Severiukhin finished 4th in the KZ2 Final, confirming the competitiveness of the Birel ART / TM Kart before being penalised.

After a hot, summery first day for Qualifying, the weather turned stormy late on Saturday afternoon with heavy rain. The sun gradually returned on Sunday for the Finals.

"We've made a good start to the European Championship at Alcañiz", said team managers Jordon Lennox and Riccardo Longhi, who was also competing in KZ. "We weren't very familiar with the MotorLand Aragón track, which is wide, fast and very uneven. Our ability to adapt was doubly put to the test as we had to explore the capabilities of the Dunlop tyres chosen by the CIK-FIA in a limited time. The hardness of the Option tyres contrasted with the softer Prime tyres we were used to using in KZ. Our drivers' performances continued to improve throughout the meeting, as shown by all the gains they made in the Finals. We're going to keep working over the summer to confirm our potential at the second round of the Championship, at Val Vibrata at the end of August".

KZ

Pedro Hiltbrand 6th in the Final after climbing 16 places.

KZ2

Victory for Daniel Vasile, P2 in the Championship

Artem Sevriukhin 4th on the line, then penalised. P4 in the Championship

Jean Luyet 15th after moving up 17 places

Cristian Bertuca made up 12 places in the heats with a top three, seven places in the Super Heat and seven places in the Final

KZ2 Masters

Davide Forè always in the top two, 2nd in the Final and 2nd in the Championship

Thomas Mich, our French distributor, 3rd at the Final chequered flag, then penalized

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.