JULIA ANGELARD WITH A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN THE FINAL OF THE THIRD ROUND OF THE WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES

  • After difficult qualifying sessions, Julia Angelard successfully qualified for Prefinal B and then for the final race of the WSK Super Master Series in Lonato.
  • The 13-year-old JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor advanced from 22nd position to a high, fourth position in the rainy, demanding semi-final, which opened her way to participate in the final competition.
  • The Polish competitor’s final race saw her advance by 21 positions – thanks to the highest progress in the entire OKNJ Julia Angelard advanced from 33rd position to 12th, losing only 0.039 seconds to the highest classified competitor on the track.

 

Last weekend at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato was a real rollercoaster for Julia Angelard. After the qualifying runs, the Pole was optimistic about the upcoming heats. Unfortunately, in two of them, the problem was not the competitor’s equipment or disposition, but the other drivers on the track. Despite this, the Minardi Management protégé showed in the semi-final and final that she has no shortage of talent and pace, significantly advancing in the ranking.

Bad beginnings of a good one
In the first of three heats, Julia Angelard was involved in a collision with two other competitors, which meant that she was only able to complete half of the qualifying race distance. In the second heat, Julia finished in 17th position, just ahead of Iron Dames representative Angelina Simons Torres, with whom she had been fighting for position on the track for a long time. Finally, the third heat, which took place on Saturday, the day of Julia’s 13th birthday, celebrated on the track – was a chance for the best possible result. Julia, who was gaining position and confidence behind the wheel, was deprived of the chance for a sensational result after one of the drivers used a divebomb on her from a long distance, sweeping a total of 3 competitors off the track. And although the competitor was disqualified from the race for the dangerous maneuver and causing a collision, from Julia’s perspective this situation meant dropping out of the heat.

Sunday brought an opportunity for a kind of redemption. In the Pre-Final B, Julia Angelared, starting from 22nd position, thanks to the use of the right strategy regarding tire selection and effective driving on the track, avoiding rivals on slick tires, reached the finish line in a sensational, fourth position. This result paved the way for the 13-year-old JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor to drive in the final round in Lonato. Starting from a distant 33rd position, the teenage Pole once again proved that she is a force to be reckoned with on the track, ultimately finishing 12th in the race, losing just 0.039 seconds to Iron Dames’ Victoria Farfus, making her the second highest-ranked competitor in the OK-N Junior category.

Proud, but hungry for more
“Qualifying didn’t go so well – I didn’t manage to get a clean, good lap. I was doing very well in the first elimination race, but unfortunately I crashed. The second race was average, mainly due to the constant battle with Angelina Simons Torres. The third race started very promisingly, but I was eliminated by a failed overtaking attempt by another driver, which ruined my chances for a good result. Before the semi-final, there was uncertainty about the choice of tyres. Initially, everyone decided to go for slicks, but just before the start, when we were already in the pits, it started to rain. This caused a mass change to rain tyres. The situation reversed again when the rain stopped and the teams with two frames started changing to slicks again. We, not having such an option, stayed on rain tyres, as did several other riders – and this decision turned out to be a good choice. During the final race, the weather played tricks again. At first the track was wet, then it started to dry out, and at the end it started to rain again. Throughout the race I had to fight for positions, breaking through the field in these difficult, changing conditions. Despite this, I advanced from 33rd to 12th position, which I am very proud of”, emphasizes Julia Angelard, sharing her impressions after the WSK Super Master Series round in Lonato.

Time for Portimão!
After a short break after the race weekend, Julia Angelard heads to Portugal. There, at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, she will start the competition as part of the Champions of the Future Academy. The thirteen-year-old Minardi Management protégé has six rounds ahead of her. Four of them will take place in Europe – the aforementioned Portimão, Valencia (Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero), Jesolo (Pista Azzurra) and Ostffyasszonyfa (Pannónia-Ring Kart Center). The remaining two rounds will be held at the end of the year in the Middle East in Doha (Lusail International Karting Circuit) and Al Forsan (Al Forsan International Sports Resort).

JULIA ANGELARD, 13-year-old karting competitor, a protégé of Minardi Management, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 season. Representing the colors of JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, in the 2025 season she will compete in the Polish Karting Championships, in the Italian ROK Cup Italia series and in the international Champions of the Future Academy program, supported by F1 Academy – a series accompanying Formula 1. In July 2024, she was the only Polish woman to be among the 20 competitors who appeared in the Iron Dames Young Talents shootout finals.

She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races.

RACE WEEK #7 – EXCITING RACING AT THE IAME IN VALENCIA FOR VANESA, BENJAMIN, NILAS E MARKAS. ZACK DELIVERS IN SALBRIS

The IAME Winter Cup in Valencia was the scene of exciting races for four of our talents, Vanesa, Benjamin, Nilas and Markas. Meanwhile, Zack continues his growth path in the Open KartMag in Salbris.

Zack Zhu – P7 in the KartMag Championship in Salbris, Cat. Rotax Junior
Zack confirmed the excellent impressions of his debut with another very competitive weekend, where he set excellent times in practice. In the heats he showed all his consistency by crossing the line always in the top 10. In the final he showed excellent pace, but an unfortunate penalty prevented him from getting on the podium. Despite this, he is establishing himself as one of the protagonists of the category in his debut year.

Vanesa Silkunaite – P24 in the IAME Winter Cup in Valencia, Cat. X30 Junior
Vanesa hit the ground running, constantly being in top ten in free practice. Qualifying didn’t give the expected results, but her overtaking skill allowed her to make incredible comebacks in the first two heats and in the Super Heat, where she achieved a strong P10. Unfortunately he had a technical problem in the last heat, which compromised her starting position in the final. A further problem prevented her from making another comeback, but the speed and grit shown bode well for the rest of the season.

Benjamin Westwood – DNQ in the IAME Winter Cup in Valencia, Cat. X30 Junior
Benjamin had to adapt to a new team and a new environment, coming from the ROK, but he was fast right from the first tests. The inexperience in qualifying costed him a few positions, which he could not recover in the heats due to some technical problems. Unfortunately, these problems prevented him from qualifying for the final, but he still showed excellent speed and above all great resilience. We are sure that he will soon be able to fight for the first positions.

Nilas Malik – P14 in the IAME Winter Cup in Valencia, Cat. X30 Junior
Nilas has just joined the agency, but he’s already shown tremendous speed, grit and perfectionism. He achieved an excellent pole position in his group, which he converted into a good P3 in the first heat. The other heats were marred by an electrical problem and a bumper penalty, so he started the final from P19, instead of the top 5. But he showed great resilience, making an extraordinary comeback and crossing the finish line in P3, which unfortunately became P14 after a bumper penalty, due to the many battles fought to recover the many positions. This result doesn’t reflect the enormous potential of our Danish talent, who will certainly be one of the protagonists of the category.

Markas Silkunas – DNQ in the IAME Winter Cup in Valencia, Cat. X30 Senior
Markas started the weekend with an amazing pace, always among the top five in free practice. Unfortunately, the qualification didn’t go according to plan, and the difficult starting position made it almost impossible to achieve good results in the heats. But he showed all his talent in the Super Heat, overtaking 12 karts and crossing the line just outside the top 10. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to qualify for the final, but he will store the lessons learned in Valencia to compete again for the top positions already from the next race.

Author: Jacopo Rava

JULIA ANGELARD RETURNS TO LONATO FOR A ROUND OF THE WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES

  • After a rainy visit to the South Garda Karting track as part of the ROK Cup Winter Trophy 2025, Julia Angelard returns to Lonato.
  • The JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor will appear in Lonato as part of the third round of the WSK Super Master Series.
  • The renewed start on Lake Garda will allow Julia Angelard to prepare as best as possible for the Champions of the Future Academy series that is about to begin.

Although only two weeks have passed since her previous visit to the South Garda Karting track in Lonato, the Minardi Management protégé is once again returning to Italian soil. The third round of the WSK Super Master Series coming up next weekend will allow Julia Angelard to prepare thoroughly for the challenge ahead of her, the first round of the Champions of the Future Academy scheduled for 28.02.-02.03. in Portimão, Portugal.

Testing herself among the best
The WSK Super Master Series round gives Julia Angelard an additional chance to test herself on a racetrack she knows very well, among the best competitors from around the world. This time, the Polish woman competing in the OKN Junior category will compete in a go-kart, with a different engine, more powerful than in the ROK series. Thanks to her fondness for the track and her excellent orientation in its thread, the teenage competitor will spend her 13th birthday, which falls next Saturday, on the racetrack. There, she will be able to test herself against over 400 registered competitors from the world’s top, before she starts the competition in the 2025 season, competing not only in the Champions of the Future Academy and ROK Italia series, but also in the Polish Karting Championships.

Training above all
“I treat the upcoming competition primarily as additional training before leaving for Portimão. I know that during the WSK round there will certainly be a large representation of strong competitors, so I want to test myself among the best. I don’t have high expectations for myself though – I’ll be happy if I make it to the finals like last time. And I really hope the weather will be much better than last time” – admits the JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor.

JULIA ANGELARD, a nearly 13-year-old karting competitor, a protégé of Minardi Management, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 season. Representing the colors of JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, in the 2025 season she will compete in the Polish Karting Championships, in the Italian ROK Cup Italia series and in the international Champions of the Future Academy program, supported by F1 Academy – a series accompanying Formula 1. In July 2024, she was the only Polish woman to be among the 20 competitors who appeared in the Iron Dames Young Talents shootout finals.

She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races.

Author: Przemysław Garczyński

RAINY WINTER TROPHY FINAL IN LONATO FOR JULIA ANGELARD

  • The first cup in the 2025 season is a good opportunity to warm up for the upcoming season for Julia Angelard, driving for JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing.
  • The Polish driver qualified for the final race in the OK Junior class in 19th place, but unfavourable weather conditions, leading to minor mistakes on the track, resulted in finishing the final race in 26th place.

Although most of the competitors gathered at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato were not lacking in optimism, the weather accompanying the ROK Cup Winter Trophy 2025 made it clear that the first competition of the season would not be the easiest. Rainfall with variable intensity posed a real challenge for mechanics and drivers in the next qualifying races, in which Julia Angelard began this year’s competition on the international stage.

The JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing competitor, who is under the care of Minardi Management, did indeed make it to the final round of competition in her Junior ROK category, but it was not without difficulties and struggles with both other competitors and equipment.

Plans for a solid start to the season thwarted
“The time trial went quite well for me, although not entirely as I had planned. Problems with starting the engine meant that I did not go out on the track as we had planned. As a result, it was difficult for me to complete that perfect qualifying lap. It was wonderful to get to the final despite the difficulties. Unfortunately, in difficult weather conditions I fell off at the first corner. My pace was very good and I managed to regain a dozen or so positions, after which I had a collision with another competitor while overtaking and with the damaged front of my kart I was not able to make up for the loss,” emphasizes Julia Angelard.

There was no shortage of difficulties
“All in all, it was a good first race weekend for Julia at the ROK Winter Trophy. All test days went perfectly, and she achieved a very positive eighth place in her qualifying group and 15th overall. On Saturday, she showcased her quality with a fabulous sixth place in the first manche. Unfortunately, during the second manche, she encountered some technical difficulties and faced intense battles on track, which prevented her from finishing.

On Sunday, the weather conditions changed significantly, with rain and a lot of water and dust on the track. This made it quite challenging for her, but she managed to maintain her position and finished ninth in the first manche. It was a great job and a clear demonstration of her determination!

In the final, however, she had to start from the back due to her missing result in the second manche. This was particularly penalizing under such conditions, and the final result did not accurately reflect her true performance, improvement, and resilience throughout the weekend. We are continually convinced that Julia’s will, talent, and intelligence make her one of the promising female talents to watch in the near future!” – commented Giovanni Minardi, the racer’s manager.

Showing her true face
The Minardi Management protégé will soon have another opportunity to compete on the South Garda Karting track. Julia Angelard will certainly try to settle scores with Lonato, and the opportunity for this will be the third round of the WSK Super Master Series. Right after it, the Polish racer will move directly to Portimão, where she will start in the first round of the prestigious Champions of the Future Academy series, supported by the F1 Academy.

JULIA ANGELARD, a nearly 13-year-old karting competitor, a protégé of Minardi Management, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 season. Representing the colors of JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, in the 2025 season she will compete in the Polish Karting Championships, in the Italian ROK Cup Italia series and in the international Champions of the Future Academy program, supported by F1 Academy – a series accompanying Formula 1. In July 2024, she was the only Polish woman to be among the 20 competitors who appeared in the Iron Dames Young Talents shootout finals.

She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races.

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JULIA ANGELARD READY FOR KARTING COMPETITIONS IN 2025

  • In early February, the ROK Cup Winter Trophy 2025 will take place at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato.
  • Among the competitors who will represent Poland at this prestigious karting competition, Julia Angelard, driving for JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, will also appear.
  • Julia’s goal is to achieve the best possible result and a solid start to the 2025 season, which she will spend in the Polish Karting Championship, ROK Cup Italia and the Champions of the Future Academy series.

The South Garda Karting track in Lonato is one of the most famous and popular karting tracks in the world. It is here, on Lake Garda, that many competitions of various karting series take place every year – both ROK Cup Italia, WSK and ROK Superfinal. There is not a day that this facility is not besieged by competitors testing their skills on Italian soil. There are also several karting factories nearby, which additionally increases the attractiveness of the track – factory teams often come here to test drivers or equipment. However, at the beginning of February, the cream of the crop of karting drivers from around the world will appear on the track, and the reason is obvious – the competition as part of the ROK Cup Winter Trophy 2025.

Winter Trophy at the beginning of the season
ROK Cup Winter Trophy 2025 is a single, winter round, organized annually before the start of the ROK Cup Italia season. This is one of the most important moments for competitors, allowing them to really test themselves on the track before the start of the competition in a given year. The two-day competition in the ROK Junior category is full of practice sessions, 6-minute qualifying sessions and heats, or qualifying races over a distance of 8 laps. The 36 best competitors on the last day take part in the final races over a distance of 16 laps.

Competitors taking part in the 2025 ROK Cup Winter Trophy will compete in seven categories. In addition to ROK Junior, in which Julia Angelard, who is under the care of Minardi Management, will also be present in the Mini ROK, Mini ROK U10, Senior ROK, Super ROK, Expert ROK and Shifter ROK categories.

Give it your all
“I am very excited about the upcoming start at the South Garda Karting track in Lonato. I know this track well and it is one of my favorites. With the right precision, it is easy to overtake here, and the corners are really demanding. My favorite corner is the one «by the mechanics». We haven’t been idle so far and in 2025 alone I already have a few training days behind me on this track. I can’t wait to see what this year’s competition in the Winter Trophy will bring, but I will definitely give it my all”, emphasizes Julia Angelard.

A solid start to the 2025 season
For Julia Angelard, competing in the ROK Cup Winter Trophy will be just the first point on her list of competitions this year in which she will take part. The nearly 13-year-old competitor will also appear in the Polish Karting Championship, will start in all races of the ROK Cup Italia 2025 season and will debut in the Champions Of The Future Academy series, which allows competitors to be noticed by the F1 Academy, and thus by Formula 1 teams looking for juniors worthy of care and a training program.

In two weeks, the Minardi Management protégé will have another opportunity to compete on the track in Lonato – the third round of the WSK Super Master Series. From there she will move directly to Portimão for the first round of the Champions of the Future Academy.

JULIA ANGELARD, a nearly 13-year-old karting competitor, a protégé of Minardi Management, a member of the PZM junior national karting team in the 2025 season. Representing the colors of JSTR by Jastrzębski Racing, in the 2025 season she will compete in the Polish Karting Championships, in the Italian ROK Cup Italy series and in the international Champions of the Future Academy program, supported by F1 Academy – a series accompanying Formula 1. In July 2024, she was the only Polish woman to be among the 20 competitors who appeared in the Iron Dames Young Talents shootout finals.

She began competing in karting at the age of 4. She began her professional starts in the Rotax Max Challenge Poland series in the years 2017-2022 in the MicroMax and Minimax categories. In 2023, at the age of 11, she started in the ROK Cup Poland in the Junior category. In September 2023, she made her international debut as part of the ROK Superfinal and ROK Cup Italia, where she also appeared in 2024, becoming the fastest and highest ranked competitor and advancing 17 positions in one of the races.

PRESS OFFICE:
Przemysław Garczyński

NEFELI KOSMOPOULOU IS BACK WITH HER FAMILY TEAM COSMOSRALLY IN 2025

Our 13-year-old Greek female talent will begin the 2025 race season in a few weeks at the opening race of the Champions of the Future Championship in Portimao. This championship will be Nefeli’s main focus this year in the OKNJ category, but she will also demonstrate her skills in the Italian and Greek Championships, as well as in some WSK races.

She will be provided with an Energy Corse chassis, which she is already familiar with and is recognized as one of the best in the karting world. Therefore, we can expect her to deliver a successful and exciting season.

Giovanni Minardi: «This year we finally managed with her family to schedule a calendar full of races for Nefeli. The family managed to find a deal with her school, therefore we can compete in a larger number of races compared to last season. Her main program will be the Champions of The Future Academy Program, where we are certain she can deliver excellent results, whereas other races will serve as training for the important ones. We hope the cherry on top will be the participation in the World Cup in the OKNJ category, which is set to take place on the 28th September in Cremona. I wish great luck to Nefeli and to her team».

Nefeli Kosmopoulou: «In the 2025 season I will be racing with my team, Cosmosrally, and we will be using the Energy Corse material. Finally, the championships we will participate in are the Champions of the Future Academy Program, the WSK, the Italian Championship and the Greek Championship. I’m really excited that the season is finally about to start, I can’t wait for it to begin».

George Kosmopoulos (CosmosRally’s Team Manager): «The Cosmosrally Kart Academy is pleased to announce that Nefeli Kosmopoulou will join the team for the 2025 karting season. Nefeli will participate in OKJ and OKNJ categories powered by the support of Alumil, Circuit 27 and with the “navigation” of Minardi Management. Her program consists of the Champions of the Future Academy Program, the WSK, the Italian Championship and the Greek Championship. Nefeli is a very talented driver and she works hard always with a smile. At her “arsenal” she will have the Energy Corse chassis. We are proud to have you with us».

Author: Jacopo Rava

TARIQ SOOFI JOINS MINARDI MANAGEMENT

The 10-year-old Bahraini driver relies on Minardi Management to achieve his dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver. A dream he saw with his eyes during the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix where he met drivers such as Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and Lando Norris.

Despite his young age, Tariq is already making himself a name as one of the hottest prospects in the Middle East. His 2025 season will feature the Rotax Bahrain, in Micro Max category, as well as some races of the ROK Cup Italy Series, in Mini U10 category, to prepare himself for the big step to Europe in the near future.

Giovanni Minardi: «I’m extremely pleased to have found a deal with Tariq and his family. We wanted him firmly, because we think he has talent and can do very well in the near future. Tariq is very young, he just turned 10, but he’s already showing his worth on track. For now he’s showed it just in the Rotax Championship in Bahrain, but we will soon see him race here in Italy in a few ROK Cup Italy Series Championship races. So he can learn the circuits where he will soon race in the most important championships. I have to thank Tariq, because last weekend, just after we signed the deal with Minardi Management, he gifted me with a beautiful victory».

Tariq Soofi: «I’m excited to work with Giovanni and the Minardi Management Team. I will challenge myself and give my best efforts to improve my skills, techniques, speed and team work. I want to learn and develop as much experience as possible to become a professional racing driver and be in Formula One. I will make Bahrain proud!»

Author: Jacopo Rava

THE RACE SEASON OFFICIALLY STARTED FOR MINARDI MANAGEMENT ON TRACK WITH ZACK ZHU AT THE WSK SUPER MASTER SERIES IN LA CONCA

Zack kicked off his 2025 season at the WSK Super Master Series, making his debut in the OKNJ category at La Conca.

Despite it being his first qualifying session in the Junior category, he achieved an impressive P5 classification, demonstrating his strong single-lap pace. Unfortunately, a mechanical problem forced him to start the first heat from last place, and he became involved in a multi-kart accident in turn 3. In the second heat, Zack started strong, but by the end, he made some costly mistakes that prevented him from achieving a better classification than P14. In the last heat, however, Zack started well again, maintained his position, and achieved a great P6 finish.

These results meant Zack would start the pre-final from P18. Starting from the outside is always risky at La Conca due to the speed in turn one. This caused some trouble in front of him on the track, and he was spun out onto the grass, but he managed to recover and fight back to finish in P19.

In the final, Zack made a great start and showed he could keep pace with the leaders. Unfortunately, his potential didn’t translate into the result he wanted, but he is already working to learn from his mistakes and aims to come back even stronger in Salbris.

Author: Jacopo Rava

NILAS MALIK JOINS MINARDI MANAGEMENT

The 12-year-old Dane showed exceptional talent during the 2024 season. His great speed, combined with great passion and will power, make him the ideal profile for the Minardi Management.

The decision to sign Nilas came at the IAME Warrior Finals in Zuera. Despite finishing P24, he proved to have sensational speed, even managing to set faster times than the leaders.

Giovanni Minardi: «We are very excited to have found an agreement with Nilas and his family. After observing him in 2024, where he set extremely fast times on track, we tried to bring him in our agency. That’s because there are very few drivers with enough natural talent to be fast even with little experience. This year, Nilas has a very busy schedule, which we’ll reveal soon. We are sure he can be one of the main protagonists in his category. We’re looking forward to starting to work with him on track and to giving him all our support to push his sporting career to the maximum».

Nilas Malik: «Exciting News: Joining Minardi Management! I’m thrilled to announce that I’m teaming up with Minardi Management! They’ve worked with some of the best in motorsport, and I’m excited to learn from them and take my racing to the next level. This is an important step in my karting career, and I can’t wait to tackle the challenges ahead! Thanks so much to everyone who’s supported me along the way—I couldn’t do it without you. Stay tuned for more updates! Let’s do this!!».

Author: Jacopo Rava

FRANÇOIS DARIO KERDAL LEAVES MINARDI MANAGEMENT

The 13-year-old Italian-French driver is no longer a member of Minardi Management. Since he joined us in 2023, François experienced some ups and downs, but he grew a lot both as a driver and as a person. We wish him the best for the next chapter in his career.

Giovanni Minardi: «It’s with great regret that I announce François won’t be a member of Minardi Management anymore. We worked closely with him and his family for a year and a half, and he grew a lot both on the sporting and on the appearance side, therefore it’s a pity that the collaboration came to an early end. Last season did’t go as planned, but we saw good progress towards the end, so we were looking with optimism towards next season. I’m sure he will have the chance to shine in the team we chose for him before ending the collaboration. We wish him great luck for his future».

Author: Jacopo Rava