THE KOSMOPOULOS FAMILY JOINS MINARDI MANAGEMENT FAMILY

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Minardi Management and the Kosmopoulos family begin a collaboration of management for their two children Jason and Nefeli.
Jason will participate in 2024 in the WSK Championships and the Italian Championship in the Mini category, and we are extremely excited to see him already racing in January here in Italy! Regarding Nefeli, we are deciding at the moment together with her parents beside her commitment at school the possibility to race internationally and at which races and championships she will participate in 2024.

Giovanni Minardi: “For me it is a huge honour to collaborate with the entire Kosmopoulos family. They are a family that live for motorsport by managing a karting team, a karting academy and soon a brand new karting track in Greece. I felt from the first time very familiar with them and with the same ideas and visions in my mind. Jason, I noted the first time last year at the end of the season here in Italy on track and I was immediately impressed by his performance, his excellent attitude and his natural driving ability. I am sure, that this young man from Greece will rock the Mini category this year in the WSK and Italian Championship. Instead regarding Nefeli, I am extremely excited to start working also with her this year. Nefeli will be the third karting girl in our agency and I strongly believe that we can collect many successes together. We as a management believe strongly in the girls power on track and are very happy about the last developments regarding girls and women in the world of Motorsport. We together with Nefeli will try to equilibrate this sport one more time.”

Jason & Nefeli Kosmopoulos: “We are very happy to start a collaboration with Minardi Management for the season 2024 in Mini Gr.3 and OKJ, and we are sure that we can obtain fantastic results together.”

BENJAMIN WESTWOOD CONTINUES WITH GP RACING KARTS IN 2024

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We are pleased to announce that our Maltese driver Benjamin Westwood will continue in 2024 with the GP Racing Karts team.
Benjamin’s main program for the 2024 season will be the ROK Italy Series Championship with the Winter Trophy, ROK Trophy and ROK Superfinal, but probably you will see him also at some WSK appointments. Keep fingers crossed!

Giovanni Minardi: “I thank Gian Cavaciuti for the magnificent proposal that made us keep Benji in his team. I am sure that this year Benji will be one of the protagonists of the Mini ROK world. We will aim to be on the podium every race weekend and above all we will aim to obtain an excellent result in the Superfinal in October.”

Benjamin Westwood: “I’m happy to be driving with GP Racing as a team driver for the ROK Cup Championship in 2024. I believe this year can be a very strong year especially since we have a team of mini drivers all pushing together. I feel super pumped to start the year. Looking forward to seeing everyone on track.”

Gian Cavaciuti: “It will be a pleasure to continue the collaboration with Benji Westwood for the 2024 season. I am convinced that, with our support and the recent partnership with Minardi Management, we will achieve excellent results. Benji will give his all in the Italian ROK Championship and in selected international races.”

PIETRO BAGUTTI SIGNS WITH MINARDI MANAGEMENT

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Minardi Management is proud to announce that the driver from Piacenza, Pietro Bagutti, has become part of our family.
Pietro in 2024, will jump from Mini where he achieved excellent successes in the OKNJ category racing in the WSK Championships and in the Italian ACI Karting Championship, together with his team Gamoto of Salvatore and Vincenzo Gatto.

Giovanni Minardi: “We are extremely happy that another Italian talent is joining our agency; I have been chasing Pietro for years and now I have finally managed to close an agreement with him. I am sure that even if this year he begins a new adventure in the OKNJ category, he will immediately be competitive and equally certain that he will bring home many excellent results.”

Pietro Bagutti: “An extreme honor to start my “first year” and I hope an important path in the next OKNj category with Minardi Management and Team Gamoto, all extremely important figures in the world of Motorsport with the prospect and ambitions of being able to maximize my potential and above all my passion that Motorsport has been my priority for years, even though study and school are another fundamental goal in life because knowledge of the world is fundamental.”

MARKAS SIGNS WITH CRG FACTORY TEAM FOR 2024

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We are pleased to announce a change of jersey for Markas Silkunas, he leaves Gamoto to join CRG Factory Team. After an excellent 2023 with a 3rd place in the FIA Academy and the victory of the Lithuanian Championship, Markas has finally earned entry into a factory team where he will participate in all of the most important Championships, such as the WSK, Champions of the Future, CIK FIA European and CIK FIA World Championship.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am very happy to have managed to bring Markas to CRG, because they have great material for the OK category where he will compete, as well as having very experienced and fast drivers who will be able to help him grow quickly. I’m sure we can do great things.”

Markas Silkunas: “I am very happy that i have this great opportunity to join CRG factory team. I hope i will have a great relationship with all staff and teammates, which will help me to achieve great results with the new chassis. Thank you for all support from my family and Minardi Management. I will do my best!”

Giancarlo Tinini: “We welcome Markas to the team. We are ready to integrate him into our team, where the exchange between our champions is constant. We had the opportunity to observe him and follow his career, we are happy to participate in the project of his growth and we are sure that we can work well together!”

KAIS AZIZA CONTINUES WITH GAMOTO

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Kaïs Aziza’s 2024 season starts with the renewal with Team Gamoto. The Swiss driver has decided to continue the partnership with the Sicilian team, after an excellent second part of the season 2023 together, to aim the victory in the Italian ACI Karting Championship and top positions in WSK races in the OKNJ category.

Giovanni Minardi: “I can’t wait to see Kaïs back on track, I see him fired up and 150% motivated and I’m sure that the 2024 season will be his consecration as a fast and very talented driver. We all should never forget that Kaïs has only 5 races under his belt in the Mini category, 5 races in the OKNj and 2 in the X30 Junior. Despite his lack of experience in the international karting scene, he has always performed incredibly strong in all races at which he has participated. Now in 2024, the time has come to climb to the top step of the podium.”

Kaïs Aziza: “2023 was a big lessons for me, after not even a year in international races, I was able to obtain very good results.
Next year I am happy to continue the adventure with Gamoto, Dorothea and Giovanni. A big thank you to my family, my sponsors and everyone who believed in me”.

Salvatore Gatto: ”We are extremely happy that Kaïs Aziza has reconfirmed the collaboration with the Gamoto team for the 2024 season!
We all believe in Kaïs’ talent and potential and we are certain we can achieve important results!!
Special thanks go to Kaïs’ family and Giovanni Minardi (Minardi Management) for their trust! Thank you!”

FRANÇOIS KERDAL CONTINUES WITH CRG IN 2024

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François Kerdal continues his karting career for the 2024 season in CRG.
The 2024 program will be full and tight of commitments between tests and races. François will participate at the most important karting races in Europe like WSK, Champions of the Future, CIK FIA European and CIK FIA World Champions as well as some trophies.

Giovanni Minardi: “After an excellent end of the season for François in CRG, I strongly wanted him to stay and to continue his growth in the team from Lonato. I am sure that we will be able to achieve excellent goals for next season. François immediately had a great feeling with their material right from the first laps, as well as with the whole team and so why we should change. We will begin from a very good starting point and will push all together for the best results possible.”

François Kerdal: “I am thrilled and delighted to continue racing with CRG, be part of this amazing team and keep setting and achieving new targets together also in the year to come. I feel proud in CRG colours and I am looking forward to see what the next season will bring!”

Giancarlo Tinini: “During the 2023 season we had the opportunity to share part of the calendar with Francois, who undoubtedly stood out for his driving skills and also for his human ones; he shows great intelligence when leading the race and we know that the 2024 season will be full of great satisfaction for both of us.”

ACHILLE REA CONTINUES HIS ADVENTURE IN TONY KART ALSO FOR 2024

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We are pleased to announce that the driver Achille Rea will also be an official driver of the Tony Kart Racing Team in the Mini category in the 2024 season. The Frosinone standard-bearer will be busy full time in 2024, with a busy schedule of races.
He will participate in all the WSK races, the Italian Kart Championship, the Trofeo delle Industrie and the Margutti Trophy.
It will certainly be an intense year for Achille and we hope it will be full of success.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am extremely happy to have reached this agreement and I thank Mr. Robazzi and his daughter Erica for giving us this opportunity, in order to give continuity in Achille’s growth, as a driver and as a young boy internally in the Tony Kart family. I think it’s the best place for him to be, because there are so many people full of experience who can only help him grow in the right way.
I am convinced that it is the right choice for him and at the same time I am certain that Achille will be one of the drivers to beat next season.”

Achille Rea: “I am very happy to be able to continue my journey in Tony Kart for 2024 and I can’t wait to be part of the green army again and give my best for this team next season.”

VANESA SILKUNAITE WINS THE FIA GIRLS ON TRACK EDITION 2023 IN JUNIOR

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Minardi Management proudly announces that our young girl Vanesa Silkunaite could win the FIA Girls on Track 2023 – Rising Stars in the Junior category. A dream is coming true for Vanesa and for sure she will certainly have the opportunity to participate in the season 2024 in the major and most important Karting Championships worldwide such as the Champions of the Future (RGMMC), the European CIK FIA and the CIK FIA World Championship.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am really proud of Vanesa, after all the sacrifies she made in this long 2023 season, and at the end she could manage to achieve the most important goal and win the most important selection for girls at her age in the Motorsport. She worked so hard both, on the track and in the gym, day after day for the whole season, and deserves this victory more than anyone else.
Vanesa has always shown that she has speed in her veins and I’m happy to finally see that we were right and that also FIA, FDA and the ACI Federation School confirm this.
The opportunity to work in a top team, with people with very high experience, will give Vanesa the opportunity to grow a lot and I am convinced that she will achieve very important goals. Unbelievable proud of this young lady!”

MINARDI MANAGEMENT INCREASES THE GIRL POWER WITH JULIA ANGELARD

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We are pleased to announce the entry into the Minardi Management family of another girl, the eleven-year-old Julia Angelard, from Poland.

Next season Julia will participate as the main program at the Italian OKJN Championship and in preparation she will do some races at the beginning of the year most probably in the WSK Championship, in the same category, as training before embarking on the adventure of the Italian Championship.

Giovanni Minardi: Julia’s entry represents another important and beautiful challenge for Minardi Management. We will work hard to bring Julia to the highest levels of Motorsport, because we are convinced, following the actual tendences in the world of Motorsport, that girls will give an unplus value to this mainly male sport, even more girls like Julia, who has all the characteristics and the talent to do well.

Julia Angelard: Thrilled to announce that I’ve joined the Minardi Management family! Excited to accelerate my journey in karting with their incredible support and expertise.
Grateful for this opportunity and ready to hit the track with full throttle!

VLADIMIR IVANNIKOV CHANGE TEAM

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Amazing news are coming ahead…
Vladimir Ivannikov changes the team, and will switch from Team Gamoto to the official Energy Corse Team, powered by Machac Motors.
In the last two days Vladimir already worked on track with his new team Energy Corse Racing Team to test the new material between the two most important tracks, Lonato and Franciacorta, until the end of the season 2023. Vladimir immediately adapted to the new material and showed already great improvements lap after lap. The team, we as his management and also Vladimir and his family were all extremely satisfied after these test days and sure about the decision we all made together. In the next two weeks he will participate in the last two WSK events, the Final Cup, in preparation for the new season already with his new team.
In 2024, Vladimir’s schedule will be very tight, he will participate in all WSK, RGMMC, CIK FIA European and World races, as well as other races around Europe and beyond.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am very happy for Vladimir to have reached this agreement with Michele Panigada and his team. I’m sure we can do great things together and obtain amazing results. I have to thank a lot to Machac Motors for their support and help they have given us and will give us throughout the next season.”

Vladimir Ivannikov: “In the last two days I’ve done a few tests with my new team Energy Corse Racing Team, and I’m really satisfied with the feeling with the new chassis and we are very positive looking forward for the next races. I see this change of team as a huge opportunity for my personal and sportive growth and I am excited to start racing under the colors of my new team for great results, victories and trophies in OKJ category.
A special thanks to my manager, Giovanni Minardi which fought so much in the last months to obtain the best sportive opportunity for me”.