Leon
Schmied

In qualifying for the 6-hour race I only had two laps, which were enough for P10. In the race I quickly worked my way forward and was already leading after just eleven laps. Shortly afterwards, however, our kart's frame cracked – which meant an early retirement.

With a repaired kart we headed into the sprints – and there we found the right answer: I won both races and celebrated a double victory on my home track. A result that counted all the more after the retirement the day before.

My thanks go to the entire mSa LASERTEC team for their commitment and hard work throughout the entire season, which ultimately earned us P6 in the sprint classification.

In the 6-hour race, a technical failure unfortunately cost us a lot of laps. We kept fighting nonetheless, gave everything until the chequered flag and finished the race in P13.

In the sprints, held in wet conditions, we found the right answer: with P1 and P3 I celebrated my first ever rain victory in the ÖTSM – and thus already secured the win in the "Heavy" sprint classification ahead of time. Thanks to strong results from my teammates, we also took P4 in the sprint day classification.

My thanks go to the entire motorSPORTaktiv team, especially our mechanic Ronny and our chief strategist Hagen, for their commitment and hard work throughout the weekend.

Over the full distance of nine hours, we kept up constant pressure lap after lap – and were rewarded with the overall win in the end, with a lead of more than three laps over the competition.

This result stands for a great deal of teamwork, endurance and focus across the entire race distance.

The sprints went solidly as well: P3 in the first race, P2 in the second and a P10 to close things out, where not everything went to plan. All in all, it was still a well-rounded weekend.

Thanks to the entire team for their tireless effort throughout the weekend.

With 2 pole positions, 2 race wins and 2 second places, I was able to show strong pace throughout the entire weekend. On top of that came two special trophies: the MOKADAMO Trophy for the fastest qualifier as well as the Velox Cup.

From a sporting point of view, it was definitely a very successful event. Unfortunately, three penalties over the course of the weekend cost me quite a few points. In the end, that left me with "only" P7 overall.

"If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver." – Ayrton Senna

Nevertheless, the positive impressions clearly outweigh everything else for me. It was incredible fun to race on this beautiful track in Viterbo. And just as important: I was able to make plenty of new contacts and meet interesting people from the international karting scene.

I take a lot of positive experiences away from this weekend and am already looking forward to the next races. Now it's all about keeping working, keeping learning and attacking again at the next event!

With temperatures of almost 40 °C, both driver and machinery were pushed to the limit. Together, we were able to experience an extremely successful race weekend.

Saturday, 9h race: Despite a penalty during the race, we never gave up and still secured the win in the end – a great team effort over the entire race distance.

Sunday, sprint races: The sprints went excellently as well. With two wins and a second place, I was able to score important points and play my part in the team's success.

In the end, these results meant a clear day victory in the sprint classification for our team – a perfect conclusion to an intense race weekend.