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Karting: Several F1 drivers to contest International Challenge of Go-Kart Champs

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Khatir Soltani
Felipe Massa's end of the year promoted karting event in Brazil is attracting a higher than ever number of his fellow Formula 1 drivers this year.

According to the provisional entry list released early this week, Adrian Sutil, Pastor Maldonado, Rubens Barrichello, Bruno Senna, Jaime Alguersuari and Vitantonio Liuzzi will attend the International Challenge of Go-Kart Champs on December 2-4 at Arena Sapiens in Florianópolis.

Photo: Miguel Costa Jr/WRI2
Photo: Miguel Costa Jr/WRI2

Pirelli test-driver and reigning champion Lucas di Grassi and Ferrari Drivers Academy pupil Jules Bianchi have already confirmed their presence in the sixth edition of the race.

Sébastien Buemi and Sergio Perez are also on the frame, the Swiss and the Mexican drivers respectively having showed a great interest in joining the field.

MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo is another special acquisition of this year's event and will debut along with Pietro Fittipaldi, a 15-year old grandson of twice Formula 1 champion and CART series' champ Emerson Fittipaldi.

The provisional list of entries:

1 - Felipe Massa (Formula 1)
2 - Rubens Barrichello (Formula 1)
3 - Bruno Senna (Formula 1)
4 - Lucas di Grassi (Formula 1)
5 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Formula 1)
6 - Jaime Alguersuari (Formula 1)
7 - Pastor Maldonado (Formula 1)
8 - Adrian Sutil (Fórmula 1)
9 - Jules Bianchi (GP2 Series)
10 - Jorge Lorenzo (MotoGP)
11 - Tony Kanaan (IndyCar)
12 - Hélio Castroneves (IndyCar)
13 - Bia Figueiredo (IndyCar)
14 - Vítor Meira (IndyCar)
15 - Pietro Fittipaldi (LLM-Nascar)
16 - João Paulo Oliveira (GT Series - Japan)
17 - Cacá Bueno (Brazilian Stock Car-Trofeo Linea)
18 - Popó Bueno (Brazilian Stock Car-Trofeo Linea)
19 - Christian Fittipaldi (Trofeo Linea)
20 - Marcos Gomes (Brazilian Stock Car-Trofeo Linea)
21 - Leonardo Nienkötter (Trofeo Linea)
22 - Antonio Pizzonia (Brazilian Stock Car)
23 - Ricardo Zonta (Brazilian Stock Car)
24 - Xandinho Negrão (Brazilian Stock Car-GT3 Brazil)
25 - Max Wilson (Brazilian Stock Car)
26 - Luciano Burti (Brazilian Stock Car)
27 - Allam Khodair (Brazilian Stock Car-Trofeo Linea)


Khatir Soltani
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