Johnny Johnson

Jader uses early advantage to win Master ROK

The Brazilian took the win by a 1.1-second margin in the first Final of the day.

Renato Jader 2018 ROK The Rio
Renato Jader. Photo: Johnny Johnson / Kart360

After opening up a 2.5-second gap in the early stages of the 25-lap race, Renato Jader (Orsolon Racing / Tony Kart) cruised to the victory over Billy Cleavelin. The victory put the finishing touch on a tremendous weekend for the Brazilian who grabbed the pole in qualifying, won two heat races, and a finished it all off with the flag-to-flag victory in the final.

Had things gone a bit more smoothly for Cleavelin in the heats, the Rolison Performance Group drive probably had a great chance at winning the event. Starting from 10th, Cleavelin made short work of getting to second, but by that point Jader had a commanding gap out front that Cleavelin couldn't overcome despite being the quicker driver.

Winner of two heat races, Paul Bonilla (FTK / Tony Kart), finished third, followed by Jorge Matos (Praga) and Stephen Clarke (Phil Giebler Racing / Ricciardo).

Race Results - Top Five

2018 ROK The Rio Master ROK Final
Rnk # Driver Gap Best Time
1 625 RENATO JADER 49.45
2 658 BILLY CLEAVELIN 1.137 49.369
3 620 PAUL BONILLA 8.32 49.666
4 685 JORGE MATOS 16.231 49.781
5 619 STEPHEN CLARK 18.569 50.089
Full standings
Rnk # Driver Gap Best Time
6 623 MICHAEL AURIEMMA 21.57 50.121
7 638 MIKE GILES 24.456 50.126
8 632 GARY LENNON 24.764 50.201
9 626 ED QUINN 25.384 50.117
10 609 JOHN BREIDINGER 37.71 50.439
11 657 FRANCISCO COSTA 3 Laps 50.652
12 655 CHRIS WORLEY 4 Laps 51.246
13 687 RENE BINE III 6 Laps 50.781
14 659 JIM CAREY 6 Laps 51.027
15 698 JOE CRUPI 10 Laps 49.894
16 650 PABLO CEVALLOS 10 Laps 51.78
DNF 608 DAVID PERGANDE Retired
DNF 621 FRANCISCO MARQUES Retired
DNF 603 NICK DE GRAAF Retired