- The FIA Karting World Cup competition that ended last weekend was a successful debut for Julia Angelard in her new team colours.
- The Ward Racing rider was one of three Polish representatives competing in the OK-N Junior category and narrowly missed out on a place in the finals.
- Despite considerable bad luck in the qualifying heats, Julia Angelard is happy with her result and is optimistic about the next races in the yellow and black suit.
Good pace and unlucky heats
During the first training session, Julia Angelard achieved a strong result in her group, placing her seventh out of 27 competitors.
Eleventh place in her group during the qualifying session was also a positive, considering the competitive, strong field, largely composed of the best competitors from the national championships.
Unfortunately, difficulties arose during the individual heats.
Although Julia finished 11th in the first heat, she dropped to 16th in the second.
Unfortunately, during the third heat, the Polish rider was involved in a collision, losing a chance to earn valuable points.
Tenth place in the penultimate heat gave hope for a coveted final in her debut competition with the new team.
Unfortunately, three laps before the end of the final heat, the 13-year-old Pole was carried off the track by another rider, again failing to reach the finish line – which unfortunately proved crucial in the fight for the final.
In Sunday's Super Heat A, Julia started 25th and climbed to a respectable 12th place, unlike her rivals, avoiding mistakes and capitalizing on theirs.
However, as it turned out, after both Super Heats, Julia Angelard was 38th in the provisional overall standings, with the top 36 drivers advancing to the finals.
She missed out on just a few points, which were within reach in both unlucky heats.
Julia Angelard: a truly successful
"Making it to the finals in my first event with a new team, in a new kart, is a truly successful debut. It's a shame about the unsuccessful heats, because the FIA Karting World Cup final is a race everyone would love to participate in, but I'm happy that I managed to find my pace and flow quite quickly, both on the track and in my relationship with the new team. I hope things will continue to improve in both cases," admits Julia Angelard.
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.
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Przemysław Garczyński
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- The Ward Racing rider was one of three Polish representatives competing in the OK-N Junior category and narrowly missed out on a place in the finals.
- Despite considerable bad luck in the qualifying heats, Julia Angelard is happy with her result and is optimistic about the next races in the yellow and black suit.
Good pace and unlucky heats
During the first training session, Julia Angelard achieved a strong result in her group, placing her seventh out of 27 competitors.
Eleventh place in her group during the qualifying session was also a positive, considering the competitive, strong field, largely composed of the best competitors from the national championships.
Unfortunately, difficulties arose during the individual heats.
Although Julia finished 11th in the first heat, she dropped to 16th in the second.
Unfortunately, during the third heat, the Polish rider was involved in a collision, losing a chance to earn valuable points.
Tenth place in the penultimate heat gave hope for a coveted final in her debut competition with the new team.
Unfortunately, three laps before the end of the final heat, the 13-year-old Pole was carried off the track by another rider, again failing to reach the finish line – which unfortunately proved crucial in the fight for the final.
In Sunday's Super Heat A, Julia started 25th and climbed to a respectable 12th place, unlike her rivals, avoiding mistakes and capitalizing on theirs.
However, as it turned out, after both Super Heats, Julia Angelard was 38th in the provisional overall standings, with the top 36 drivers advancing to the finals.
She missed out on just a few points, which were within reach in both unlucky heats.
Julia Angelard: a truly successful
"Making it to the finals in my first event with a new team, in a new kart, is a truly successful debut. It's a shame about the unsuccessful heats, because the FIA Karting World Cup final is a race everyone would love to participate in, but I'm happy that I managed to find my pace and flow quite quickly, both on the track and in my relationship with the new team. I hope things will continue to improve in both cases," admits Julia Angelard.
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.
PRESS OFFICE:
Przemysław Garczyński
press@mediamoto.pl
