This afternoon, Xavier Lázaro closed out his 2020 season in the Initiation category in the best possible way, winning the Portugal Karting Cup at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve (KIA). The reigning champion achieved a 'double win', emerging victorious in the two most important competitions of the sport in our country.
After yesterday, the driver from Várzea de Sintra, having placed 2nd in the timed practice sessions, triumphed in the first qualifying heat, reaffirming his favoritism for winning the Cup. Today, Lázaro once again won in the second qualifying heat, showing superiority in every lap, leading and building an advantage that ultimately amounted to 2.201 seconds over the 2nd place finisher.
His most dominant performance came in the Pre-Final this morning, as Lázaro won with a commanding 8.173-second lead over Martim Gomes.
In the Final, Xavier Lázaro initially opened up a substantial lead, but as the race progressed, it required the driver from Cabo Júnior Team to use his experience and talent to stay in the lead, which he managed to do by winning with a 1.683-second margin over the weekend's main rival, Martim Gomes.
"I am very happy with this result, as I really wanted to win the Portugal Cup", at the end of the day said Xavier Lázaro. "Even though this was the 2020 edition, this result greatly motivates me for the new season, where I'll be in another category, the X30 Mini. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate my father, who also won the Portugal Cup today, in the X30 Super Shifter Master category. Today was a great day for the Lázaro family (laughs)".
Here are all the weekend's results.
