Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2021 set for exciting Pre-Finals Friday at BIKC

Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2021 set for exciting Pre-Finals Friday at BIKC

• Highly competitive field of more than 400 karters complete qualifying heats in the seven competition classes
• Entry to BIKC free for final two days of week-long event

Bahrain International Karting Circuit (BIKC) is all set to host the Pre-Finals of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2021 on Friday (17 December), as the global karting spotlight stays centred on the world-class karting facility in Sakhir.

On Wednesday and today, the more than 400 participating karters from 75 countries took to BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre CIK-FIA track for this week’s qualifying heats, from where they came away with points.
Their points haul determined their grid positions for their respective Pre-Finals, which will set the stage for the Finals on Saturday (18 December).

All are welcome to attend the last two days of the event, free of charge. However, due to limited capacity, entry will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

In the Junior Max category, Tomass Stolcermanis finished in first place overall after their three qualifying heats with zero points. Kai Rillaerts was second with five points, while Jayden Thien came third with eight points. Bahrain’s Tye Mejia was classified 62nd with 84 points, while Abdulqader Qasem came 65th with 86 points.

In the Mini Max category, Borys Lyzen came first with zero points. Arata Endo was second with four points, while Mateja Radenkovic came third with six points. Bahrain’s Luca Kane Houghton came 31st with 53 points while Gracie Rose Grantham was 46th with 69 points. Charles Goddard ranked 63rd with 87 points, Khaled Najjar 64th with 88 points and Shanthosh Kumar 70th on 98 points.

In the Micro class, Nikita Ljumbimov finished atop the points standings with three markers. Zdenek Babicek followed with four points, while Dragos Avasilcutei was third with 10 points.