The first round of the 2012 ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE saw the new season begin with some incredibly close racing at the Karting Genk circuit in Belgium over the weekend. With 190 drivers representing 30 nations from around the world, the opening event of the championship left no room for the faint-hearted, even when it came to the race for positions just to qualify for Sunday’s all-important finals. The weather was near perfect and the technically challenging 1,360 metre Genk track provided an ideal location for round 1 of the series. Event organisers RGMMC Establishment welcomed the support of the competitors, both former and new to the opening edition of the ‘Euro’, where they introduced the new on-board safety cameras for the first time.
RESULTS 2012 ROTAX MAX EURO CHALLENGE – Round 1 (Genk, Belgium)
FRIDAY QUALIFYING [Left to Right]
ROTAX DD2 MASTERS – Carl Cleirbaut (BEL) Praga Kart/Brand Racing
ROTAX SENIOR MAX – Sean Babington (GBR) Alonso/Dan Holland Racing
ROTAX JUNIOR MAX – Harry Webb (GBR) Tonykart/Strawberry Racing
ROTAX DD2 – Xen De Ruwe (BEL) Formula K/Formula K Europe
ROUND 1 PODIUM WINNERS
[Left to Right] – Fazio Franssen, Edward Brand, Mathias Detige, Florent Lambert, Janneau Esmeijer, Harry Webb, Sean Babington, Miika Laiho, Harrison Scott, Tamsin Germain & Tom Dielissen (Absent – Christophe Adams)
ROTAX SENIOR MAX
1. Sean Babington (GBR) – Alonso/Dan Holland Racing
2. Edward Brand (GBR) – Formula K/Formula K Europe
3. Harrison Scott (GBR) – Tonykart/Strawberry Racing
ROTAX JUNIOR MAX
1. Harry Webb (GBR) – Tonykart/Strawberry Racing
2. Janneau Esmeijer (NED) – Intrepid/TKP
3. Fazio Franssen (NED) – Formula K/Formula K Europe
ROTAX DD2
1. Miika Laiho (FIN) – Tonykart/MPT Racing
2. Mathias Detige (BEL) – Tonykart/Bouvin Power
3. Tom Dielissen (NED) – CRG/CRG Holland
ROTAX DD2 MASTERS
1. Tamsin Germain (GBR) – Gillard/DG Racing
2. Florent Lambert (GBR) – Tonykart /Tatum Racing
3. Christophe Adams (FRA) – Sodikart/Sodikart NL