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An event
gathering teams from many different countries for a true celebration of youth
racing, the Formula Future World Championship, which tests precision and
control of RIB boats through specific challenges such as manoeuvring and
slalom, was held in Lithuania last week and concluded on Saturday with the
prize-giving ceremony.
Young
drivers aged from 6 to 18 competed in the Lithuanian capital in the manoeuvring
and slalom competitions. They were divided into six classes, Dolphin, Class 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5, according to their age, with the overall points earned in the
two disciplines determining the final individual ranking in each class.
In Class 5,
the senior class for drivers aged between 16 and 18, which had the largest
turnout with 24 entries, Portugal’s Aurimas Raziulis took the overall title
ahead of his brother, Lithuania’s Elimantas Raziulis, while Latvia’s Ralfs
Zaharcenoks finished third.
Germany’s
Karl Schmarje won the Class 4 overall title ahead of Slovakia’s Ella Jung and
Latvia’s Alise Bundzinska. Lithuania also dominated Class 3, with Adriana
Kaškauskaite and Kemas Mitkus taking first and second places, respectively. Germany’s Aik Finn Baumgärtner took third place.
Racing
under the Sudanese flag for the Black Pharaoh Team, Lithuanian-born Aronas
Riabko won the Class 2 title ahead of Dominykas Barkauskas, representing
Croatia, and Lithuania’s Dovydas Pukas. Izabele Cvirkaite, another Lithuanian,
took the Class 1 title, with Poland’s Nataniel Brzezinski finishing second and
Latvia’s Jekabs Kutra third.
The Dolphin
class, featuring the youngest drivers aged between 6 and 7, saw Poland’s Leo
Soszynski take the title ahead of Lithuania’s Augustas Mikelaitis and Latvia’s
Everts Medvedevs.
The
prize-giving ceremony was also the occasion for recognising the best-performing
countries in the Championship. Lithuania took the honours, with its top five
drivers accumulating the most points, ahead of Latvia and Germany.
Photos: Lietuvos
Motorlaiviu Akademija
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