On Sunday, 17-year-old Nicky Gauci, won the Final race of the 125 Rotax Max karting class at the 1,280 metres Circuito Internazionale di Triscina in Castelvetrano, Trapani in Sicily. This was his 3rd race in this year’s championship as he missed round 2 due to school commitments.

The category was made up of 3 Sicilian kart racing drivers and 3 Maltese participants with the Maltese taking all the 3 podium places.

Qualifying results placed Nicky Gauci on pole position with a fastest lap of 49.681 seconds with Jake Agius just behind him in 2^nd place with a time of 49.804 seconds. 3^rd was another Maltese Luke Muscat with a time of 50.147 seconds. All the Sicilian drivers placed after the Maltese competitors.

In the pre-final race, starting from pole position on the grid, Nicky Gauci led the race all the way to the final lap. Jake Agius who dropped from 2^nd place to 3^rd at the start to Luke Muscat regained his 2nd position after a couple of laps and chased after Nicky Gauci. Driving bumper to bumper in the last 4 laps of the race, Jake Agius managed to grab 1^st position from Nicky Gauci during the last lap with a daring attack just 4 corners away from the chequered flag, much to the delight of his father Simon who could be heard screaming with joy at that moment. In the last 200 metres after being overtaken Nicky Gauci tried his best to regain first position, but this was well defended and he had to settle for 2^nd place. Luke Muscat came in 4^th after he was surpassed by Gaetano Messina.

Jake registered a fastest lap of 49.958 seconds in the 11^th lap of the 12-lap pre-final race.

In the final race, Jake Agius started on pole position with Nicky Gauci sharing the front row in 2^nd place, as the starting grid is determined by the finishing position of the pre-final race. Nicky Gauci, and Luke Muscat who started from 4^th place, both made excellent starts with Nicky Gauci taking the lead and Luke Muscat right behind him in 2^nd place. Jake Agius lost his pole position and dropped to 4^th position. Both Nicky Gauci and Luke Muscat pulled away from the group in the first few laps gaining a precious gap that allowed a certain peace of mind. Luke Muscat managed to keep close to Nicky Gauci, but after 3 laps Nicky Gauci managed to widen the gap between them to a comfortable 3 seconds lead. Further down the field, Jake Agius was having a battle with the Sicilian drivers, managing to pass them and regaining 3^rd place.

Jake succeeded to register the fastest lap of 50.045 seconds in the 10^th and final lap of the race.

The awards podium thus saw Nicky Gauci in 1^st place, Luke Muscat in 2^nd place and Jake Agius in 3^rd.

The next round of the championship will be held on the 6^th May at Circuito Kinisia in Trapani, Sicily.