ROK Cup Superfinal 2025: Wednesday Report
Handful of North American drivers battling at the front in Lonato, Italy
The ROK Cup Superfinal is the year-end event for drivers from around the world in the ROK category, meeting at the historic South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy over October 14-18. More than 400 drivers from over 35 different countries are set to compete in the eight categories.
Drivers from the United States have gained success over the event that has been running since the mid-2000s. Drivers to win includes Derek Wang (Expert Plus – 2024), Ariel Castro (Expert Plus – 2023), Vivek Kanthan (Mini ROK – 2022), Renato Jader David (Expert – 2022/2020), Alex Powell (Mini ROK – 2019), and current NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch (Mini ROK – 2017).
The ROK Cup Superfinal 2025 begins on October 14 with four rounds of practice for all eight classes. Wednesday features one official practice, followed by qualifying and the opening round of heat races. Heat races continue Thursday and Friday before grids are set for the Prefinals Sunday morning. The main events will then be held on Sunday afternoon.
EKN will have recaps for each USA and Canada driver along with 2025 Florida Winter Tour champions each day to allow viewers to follow their progress at the ROK Cup Superfinal 2025. Below is results from Wednesday action.
Mini ROK U10:
#32 – Josh Bergman (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 3rd – 55.811 +0.183
Qualifying (Group 1): 2nd – 55.505 +0.046
Qualifying (Overall): 3rd
Heat Race Group: C
Heat 1 (CvsD): 1st +0.117 – 56.157
#11 – Jayden Francisco (CAN) – FWT Champ (Mini)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 1st – 55.628 +0.131
Qualifying (Group 1): 1st – 55.459 +0.046
Qualifying (Overall): 1st
Heat Race Group: A
Heat 1 (AvsB): 2nd +1.107 – 55.901
#54 – Zev Godschalk (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 2): 7th – 56.111 +0.385
Qualifying (Group 2): 3rd – 55.723 +0.078
Qualifying: 6th
Heat Race Group: B
Heat 1 (AvsB): 6th +4.423 – 56.051
#19 – Alvaro Medeiros (BRA) – FWT Champ
Practice 1 (Group 2): 9th – 56.239 +0.513
Qualifying (Group 2): 2nd – 55.684 +0.039
Qualifying (Overall): 4th
Heat Race Group: D
Heat 1 (CvsD): 2nd +0.117 – 56.153
#12 – Axel Tibbs (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 2): 21st – 56.981 +1.255
Qualifying (Group 2): 23rd – 56.926 +1.281
Qualifying (Overall): 46th
Heat Race Group: B
Heat 1 (AvsB): DNS
Mini ROK:
#118 – Sebastian de Moisaac (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 2): 26th – 56.406 +1.403
Qualifying (Group 2): DNS
Qualifying (Overall): 54th
Heat Race Group: B
Heat 1: 14th +7.497 – 56.174
#102 – Asher Pavan (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 5th – 55.181 +0.035
Qualifying (Group 1): 2nd – 54.902 +0.015
Qualifying (Overall): 3rd
Heat Race Group: C
Heat 1 (CvsD): 8th +4.827 (+3sec Penalty) – 55.685
Junior ROK:
#286 – Roman Doria (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 2): 18th – 50.122 +0.907
Qualifying (Group 2): 17th – 50.077 +0.813
Qualifying (Overall): 50th
Heat Race Group: B
Heat 1 (AvsB): 13th +10.466 (+5sec start penalty) – 50.606
#219 – Bruno Fu (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 3): 18th – 49.979 +0.762
Qualifying (Group 3): 14th – 49.524 +0.432
Qualifying (Overall): 40th
Heat Race Group: D
Heat 1 (CvsD): 23rd +17.330 – 50.222
#284 – Ryker Magro (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 22nd – 50.400 +0.925
Qualifying (Group 1): 24th – 50.398 +0.924
Qualifying (Overall): 72nd
Heat Race Group: F
Heat 1 (EvsF): 20th +13.104 – 50.629
#211 – Cole Medeiros (CAN) – FWT Champ
Practice 1 (Group 3): 17th – 49.841 +0.624
Qualifying (Group 3): 20th – 49.619 +0.527
Qualifying (Overall): 58th
Heat Race Group: D
Heat 1 (CvsD): 12th +6.790 – 49.730
#214 – Leonardo Seravalle (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 3): 5th – 49.582 +0.365
Qualifying (Group 3): 4th – 49.217 +0.125
Qualifying (Overall): 10th
Heat Race Group: D
Heat 1 (CvsD): 28th +8 Laps
#260 – Enzo Stambaugh (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 3): 3rd – 49.517 +0.300
Qualifying (Group 3): 21st – 49.657 +0.565
Qualifying (Overall): 61st
Heat Race Group: A
Heat 1 (AvsB): 25th +8 Laps
#205 – Ethan Tyres (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 3): 15th – 49.786 +0.569
Qualifying (Group 3): 17th – 49.595 +0.503
Qualifying (Overall): 49th
Heat Race Group: A
Heat 1 (AvsB): 20th +17.139 (+5 PBB) – 50.501
#217 – Quinn Tyers (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 14th – 49.971 +0.496
Qualifying (Group 1): 5th – 49.574 +0.100
Qualifying (Overall): 15th
Heat Race Group: C
Heat 1 (CvsD): 3rd +1.001 – 49.756
Senior ROK:
#423 – Joseph Launi (CAN)
Practice 1 (Group 1): 14th – 48.739 +0.895
Qualifying (Group 1): 16th – 48.395 +0.604
Qualifying (Overall): 32nd
Heat Race Group: B
Heat 1 (BvsD): 9th +11.258 (+3sec Penalty) – 48.506
#414 – Steven Miller (USA)
Practice 1 (Group 2): 3rd – 48.132 +0.204
Qualifying (Group 2): 5th – 47.921 +0.222
Qualifying (Overall): 9th
Heat Race Group: D
Heat 1 (BvsD): 4th +2.865 – 48.225
Super ROK:
#638 – Blake Nash (USA) – FWT Champ (ROK GP)
Practice 1: 9th – 47.622 +0.199
Qualifying: 6th – 47.525 +0.333
Heat 1: 4th +3.430 – 48.055
Shifter ROK:
#803 – Tazio Ottis (USA)
Practice 1: 18th – 49.152 +2.587
Qualifying: 18th – 48.702 +2.054
Heat 1: 18th +29.317 (+5sec start penalty) – 49.116
Expert ROK:
#702 – Andre Valenzano (CAN)
Practice 1: 17th – 49.925 +1.226
Qualifying: 17th – 49.766 +1.034
Heat 1: 16th +9 Laps – 54.822
Expert ROK Plus:
#752 – Mark Pavan (CAN) – FWT Champ
Practice 1: 5th – 49.622 +0.268
Qualifying: 10th – 49.887 +0.711
Heat 1: 11th +8 Laps – 51.189















