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A season full of victories and podiums for Energy Corse
Since its splendid podium finish in the OK World Championship, Energy Corse has put in a string of top-class performances. Winner of the Rok Superfinal, the Trofeo delle Industrie and the Italian Championship, the Italian brand also made it onto the podium in Las Vegas, the German Championship and the WSK Final Cup, where the team's colours shone in Lonato and Cremona, notably with the Italian Niccolò Perico and the Estonian Mark Loomets.
WSK Final Cup: Victory in Lonato for Loomets, Perico runner-up
Energy Corse enjoyed a happy ending at the last round of the WSK Promotion season in Cremona, where the field was extremely large and the standard very high. Niccolò Perico, who led the Mini U10 Final for a long time, crashed out after a collision, losing his chances of winning the title. However, the points he collected in the two events enabled him to finish runner-up in front of his team-mate Mark Loomets. Winner in Lonato, Loomets made a magnificent comeback of 20 places to take 3rd place overall.
Already in the top 20 in Lonato, Danila Verba ended his performance on a positive note with an 11-place comeback in Cremona. Platon Kovtunenko of the Borsch Racing team finished 4th in the Final and 8th in the overall standings, which included three Energy Corse chassis in the top eight.
The WSK Final Cup saw the return of David Vidales, who had shone with Energy Corse in the Junior category some ten years ago. The Spaniard was back to his best. He was in the top 20 at Lonato, but lacked success at Cremona, where he showed great competitiveness.
Energy Corse was also very competitive in OK-Junior at the WSK Final Cup. A few weeks after his brilliant 3rd place just ahead of team-mate Vladimir Ivannikov in the Trofeo delle Industrie, Lev Krutogolov was 4th at the start of the Final at Cremona, before being pushed off the track. This was a major disappointment, given that he had been building on his 8th place in Lonato. British driver Jacob Ashcroft, who was 20th on the grid for the Final, was full of hope before an incident on the first lap. The absolute fastest lap went to Ivannikov, a brilliant 10th at the chequered flag (finally 16th after a spoiler penalty).
Comments from Mick Panigada, Energy Corse team manager
"All these excellent results augur well for an intense 2025 season and we'll be ready for it. Once again this year, we have demonstrated the competitiveness of our equipment and the expertise of our technical staff. I congratulate all the drivers and teams who have defended the Energy Corse colours with passion and skill. The weeks leading up to these podium finishes at the WSK Final Cup had already given us a thrill. Australian Jay Kostecki won the Rok Superfinal in the Mini U10 class. In KZ2, Germany's Lukas Scherbinskas came 2nd in the Final of the German Championship race at Wackersdorf with the NSL Racing team, among some top drivers. At the Supernationals in Las Vegas, many drivers achieved excellent results and it was Lev Krutogolov who finished in style with 3rd place in the Junior KA100."
"Finally, a special message to Niccolò Perico. As well as the Italian Championship title, in 2024 he won the Andrea Margutti Trophy, the Trofeo delle Industrie and was impressive in all the WSK Promotion series in 2024: P1 Super Master Series, P1 Champions Cup, P1 Open Series, P2 Super Cup, P2 Euro Series and P2 Final Cup. Few drivers have achieved such a season!”
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