The European OK and OK-Junior Championships have just got underway in Valencia, Spain, and Parolin Motorsport has already achieved convincing results in both categories. Costoya is still at the front of the field in OK-Junior, taking 3rd place in the Championship. In OK, Kanthan and Costa were excellent in the heats, but it was Khavalkin who achieved the best Final result, with an interesting 6th place ahead of Drummond. The European campaign got off to a very good start for the Italian team, following on from a very promising start to the season.

“The Valencia race certainly wasn’t one of the easiest, so we’re pleased with the points we’re taking home in the championship,” said Marco Parolin. “In OKJ, it was Costoya in particular who stood out, who came close to the podium in the Final, but who remains 3rd in the Championship thanks to some excellent performances in the heats. In OK, it was the team’s performance that made the difference. Many of our senior drivers were competitive right from the Qualifying Practice, with Drummond taking pole position in the first session, followed by Khavalkin. Costa and Kanthan also stood out, the latter winning a heat. We’re currently 2nd in the OK team rankings and we’re aiming to stay up there. We’re now concentrating on the French stage at Val d’Argenton, where we’ll start testing next week.”

OK

Anatoly Khavalkin:
5th in Qualifying, one win and two 2nd places in the heats, 4th (+3 places) in the Super Heat, 6th in the Final (+3 places) and 6th in the Championship standings.

Zac Drummond:
2nd in Qualifying, two top three finishes in the heats, 8th in the Super Heat, 7th (+4 places) in the Final and 8th in the Championship standings.

Vivek Kanthan:
6th in Qualifying, one win, one 3rd place and two 4th places in the heats, 6th in the intermediate classification, DNF in the Super Heat, 29th in the Final with a 5″ penalty.

Miguel Costa:
15th in Qualifying, four top four finishes in the heats, 7th in the intermediate ranking (+8 places), double DNF in the Super Heat and Final.

OK-Junior

Christian Costoya:
2nd in Qualifying, three heat wins and two 2nd places, 3rd in the heats, fastest race lap in the Super Heat, 4th in the final and 3rd in the Championship standings.

Efim Derunov:
56th in Qualifying, 40th after the heats (up 16 places), 20th in the Final (up 15 places).

The European OK and OK-Junior Championships are drawing nearer and the first round of the Champions of the Future – Euro Series which has just taken place in Spain at Valencia was a good preparation, with the discovery of the new Maxxis tyres selected by FIA Karting. Parolin Motorsport continued to perform well in OK and OK-Junior. Anatoly Khavalkin and Zac Drummond led the way before finishing 4th and 6th. Christian Costoya was at the top of his game in OK-Junior until he re-tired in the Final.

“We’re very satisfied with the work done in the first round of the Champions of the Future – Euro Se-ries at València,” said Marco Parolin. “The task was to find the right feeling with the new Maxxis tyres, and I think that we succeeded as a team in finding the right combination with the Option and Prime compounds. As well as Drummond’s pole position in OK, we managed to get group poles with Costoya in OKJ and Khavalkin in OK, and to win several heats in both categories, as well as a wet Prefinal in OKJ. Fortunately, we were also able to test the rain tyres and gather important infor-mation for future occasions.”

OK

Anatoly Khavalkin:
3rd in Qualifying, one heat win, two top threes, 2nd in Super Heat, 4th in Final +2 places.

Zac Drummond:
Pole position, four heat wins, 2nd in the heats, 4th on the Final grid, 6th at the finish.

Vivek Kanthan:
32nd in Qualifying, 15th after the heats +17 places, 3rd in the Super Heat, 18th in the Final with a spoiler penalty.

Miguel Costa:
44th in Qualifying, 24th after the heat +20, 16th in the Super Heat despite a 5″ penalty, 28th in the Final.

Alp Askoy:
20th in Qualifying, 26th after the heats due to a retirement in the last heat, 29th in the Final +4 plac-es despite a spoiler penalty.

OK-Junior

Christian Costoya:
3rd in Qualifying, five heat wins, one retirement, 5th after the heats, winner in the Super Heat, 3rd on the Final grid, retirement.

Efim Derunov:
30th in Qualifying, 19th after the heats +11 places, 15th at the start of the Final, retirement on lap 6.

At the end of the WSK Super Master Series, Parolin Motorsport can look back on a very positive start to the 2024 season in every category. At Sarno, the Bassano del Grappa team’s level of performance was confirmed by Costoya, who finished 3rd despite retiring in the Prefinal, while Girardello put in a solid performance in the Mini class. Modena Kart Racing put in a very good performance with Orlov on the podium in KZ2 and Carfagna in OK-N Junior.

The rain changed all that on Saturday, changing the grip of the Sarno track during the final stages of the last round of the WSK Super Master Series.

“With the Sarno event, the WSK Super Master Series and the first part of the season, usually characterised by cold races and variable weather conditions, comes to an end. The team and the equipment adapted well to these situations and I’m satisfied with our progress and our overall speed. There were a few episodes that prevented us from achieving better results, but we’re now aware of the quality of our package, from Mini to KZ. I’m delighted with the podium finish achieved by Orlov and our satellite team Modena Kart, which also finished on the podium in OK-N Junior with Carfagna. I would also like to congratulate Babyrace Racing Academy for taking the Parolin chassis to Mini victory in the Super Master Series with Calleja, confirming the strength of our product dedicated to young drivers. Now we’re already focusing on the first European round and we’ll start working to understand and interpret this new Maxxis tyre for the OK and OK-Junior categories in the best possible conditions,” said Marco Parolin.

KZ2 – Modena Kart
Maksim Orlov continued to go from strength to strength with a superb meeting. The young Russian took pole position and won two heats. Less at ease in the Prefinal, he climbed back up to 3rd place in the Final to take 4th place in the championship. Erik Holm’s progress was encouraging.

OK-Junior
Christian Costoya confirmed his place among the Juniors with three heat wins. The start of the Prefinal was disastrous for him, but he set the fastest time in the Final, 3rd on the line, before a penalty for an incorrectly positioned front fairing put him back to 4th. He finished in the top five of the WSK Super Master Series.

Mini
Gioele Girardello continued his ascent in the Mini Gr.3 category, climbing back into the top five in the Prefinal before finishing 7th in the Final and the championship. Juan Diego Garcia Arce also made good progress, finishing 16th in the Final.

OK-N Junior – Modena Kart
Two Parolin / TM drivers shone at Sarno. In his first race, Nico Carfagna made a big impression, climbing back up to 3rd place in the Final to move straight into 8th place in the championship. Giacomo Giusti had come 4th in the Prefinal after retiring in the heat when another DNF ousted him in the Final. He nevertheless finished 9th in the championship.