Karting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Karting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held on 13 October. The events took place at the Kartodromo in the Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The exhibition event was part of the Youth Olympics with the intention that the activity is part of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. All electric karting were piloted by men and women.
Six teams - each run by a boy and girl - participated in the event with a practice and qualifying session scheduled ahead of the race. The pair of Franco Colapinto and María García Puig won the race from pole position.[1]
Event[edit]
The karting event was presented at the Green Park, by the president of FIA Jean Todt, the president of the IOC Thomas Bach, on October 4, the president of Argentine Olympic Committee Gerardo Werthein, and 2018 Youth Olympic Games CEO Leandro Larrosa, hosted by Argentine bilingual motorsport and football commentator Francisco Aure.[2] The event was presented within the program 3500LIVES of the FIA.
Results[edit]
| Position | Drivers |
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| 1 |  Franco Colapinto María García Puig
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| 2 |  Nico Pino Camila Almada
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| 3 | Kevin Pilo Maria Dolores Inghiotti
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References[edit]
- ^ Parkar, Ubaid (3 November 2021). "Olympics and motorsports: From the sidelines of Paris 1900 to an esports series - a full circle". Olympics. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.