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21/10/19
Sarno, Italy, October 20, 2019 – Salutes and welcome to the 20th edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) hosted at the international acclaimed Circuito Internazionale di Napoli in Sarno. This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary in this beautiful region of Italy, which is well known for its rich cultural heritage sites, the wonderful Amalfi Coast and very good Italian food. The prestigious race event will see 360 drivers from almost 60 countries competing this week to be on the top of the podium.
On Friday the early registration started in the Hotel Saturday at the track and about a third of the racers
already found their way in. The bigger crowd arrived on Saturday, got through a really...
06/03/19
BirelART, IPKarting, Sodikart and Compkart are the chassis partners for the 2019 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals.
For the 20th anniversary of Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals BRP-Rotax cooperates with well-known associates and a newcomer in one of the world’s biggest karting event.
The proven partners...
05/11/17
The 18th edition of the prestigious Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) is ready to start at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve.
360 drivers traveled from 59 countries to convene at the track to begin the week-long journey of battling for the top step of the podium.
Saturday saw the entrants register for the event. The...
25/11/16
The Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) will be hosted at the great venue Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal from November 4 to 11, 2017.
The Portimao circuit is part of Autódromo Internacional do Algarve that is famous as race and test circuit for cars and motorcycles. The circuit with a length of 1,600 meters is one of the most...
23/10/16
It was clear, now it's official: Mark Kimber wins the Junior MAX title.
Italian Marco Settimo gets a penalty due to the dislodged front bumber, as foreseen by CIK-FIA regulations. The young boy falls to fifth while Brit Mark Kimber takes the crown. Strawberry Racing...
22/10/16
A breathtaking last lap finishes with Ferenc Kancsar from Hungary defending his world title from Danish Christian Sorensen. Joudviris is third.
Josh Hart takes the lead of the race tailed by Christian Sorensen and reigning world champion Ferenc Kancsar. It takes only two laps to the 2015 DD2 winner to take the head of the race, while Hart...
22/10/16
Australian Lee Mitchener steals the DD2 Masters title thanks to an incredible move a few corners before the chequered flag.
Polesitter Dennis Kroes gets the early advantage followed by Scott Campbell and Lee Mitchener, who passes second followed by Antti Ollikainen. Finn driver overtakes Campbell and he...
22/10/16
Denis Mavlanov takes the most of a great battle on the last lap, grabbing the win he deserved.
Poleman Denis Mavlanov holds the leadership of the race followed by Chris Dreysrping and Franchman Adrien Renaudin, who immediately passes the German driver and a lap later he takes the head of the...
22/10/16
Marco Settimo replies what Irlando did last year: he leads the race from lap three until the checquered flag. Brits Kimber and Hoggard round out the podium
Mathias Lund takes the lead of the race over Jonathan Hoggard and Swiss Titus-Shanghai Schmidll, but immediately Finn Roope Rapanen finds his way to the lead followed by Marco Settimo and Mark...
22/10/16
Another race decided on the last lap: Jayden Els gets the most by a contact between Nurmi and Bernier and crosses the line in first.
Polesitter Thomas Nepveau holds the lead of the race followed by Italian Mari Boya and Enzo Joulie. Heat winner Victor Bernier and Jayden Els join the leading drivers passing Boya, who falls in...
22/10/16
Diego Laroque takes advantage by a little mistake by his fellow countryman James Egozi and grabs the win on the last lap!
Micro MAX class has always shown incredible races, and the Micro MAX final is no exception. A pack composed by Adrian Mahlero, James Egozi, Diego Laroque, Robert De Haan, Kris Haanen, Elliot Vayron...
21/10/16
A drying track hosted prefinals B, which conclude the racing day here in Sarno.
Junior MAX - Prefinal B
Swiss driver Titus-Shanghai Schmidll keeps the head of the race over local driver Michael Rosina, while Brit Jonathan Hoggard finds some serious speed and takes...
21/10/16
An heavy rain fall stopped the prefinal A of the DD2 class, now drivers are waiting for second round of prefinal races.
Junior MAX - Prefinal A
A contact shuffles positions immediately after the green flag, with polesitter Perdana Minang losing the head of the race. Finn Roope Ropanen exploits the...
21/10/16
A crazy Mini MAX prefinal is won by Canadian Thomas Nepveu. Heats winner Victor Bernier loses position on the very last lap.
Polesitter Victor Bernier finshes in sitxh position, losing positions on the last lap: the Frenchman was leading the top-five composed by Aries Deukmedjian, Jonny Edgar, Mari Boya and Thomas...
21/10/16
An excting race finishes with an double overtake by the America champion James Egozi from Miami, Florida. Elliot Vayron and Robert De Haan round out the podium places.
A very hard fought prefinal gives the first win to James Egozi from USA. The young driver only arrived second and third in heats, and with a great maneuver on the last lap he is able to overtake...
20/10/16
A rainy morning becomes a warm afternoon, allowing drivers to race in both dry and wet conditions.
DD2
Former Grand Finals Champion Ferenc Kancsar confirms his value by winning three out of three heats today. He gets the better of local hero Cosimo Durante and Swiss driver Kevin Lüdi...
20/10/16
A warm Sarno hosts the fifth day of RMCGF 2016. In the morning Mini and Micro classes raced two heats per each class, and are ready for prefinals tomorrow morning
MICRO
Santiago Vallve from Spain and Robert De Haan from the Netherlands divide the wins in heats, putting their karts ahead of James Egozi from USA and Dutch Kris Haanen. Third place in...
19/10/16
Last night, the clouds opened up, with rain pouring onto the track, partially flooding the driver paddock as well. Consequently, the fifth and final non-qualifying practice for drivers proved to be a little tricky, as track conditions were slick, but not wet enough for rain tires.
125 Micro MAX Practice No. 5
The track was still wet as the youngest drivers headed out on the track. Although slippery on dry tires, it was the Frenchman Elliott Vayron who posted the fastest lap...
19/10/16
Today competitors had two more chances to continue testing new chassis set-up strategies. Pilots had two, 15-minute practice sessions before the end of the day.
Live timing is available on the RMCGF homepage, at http://www.rotax-kart.com/en/Max-Challenge/Grand-Finals/Grand-Finals-2016/LIVESTREAM.
125 Micro MAX
The Micro MAX class proved to be very...
18/10/16
It’s very common that passion for racing stems from the family, and Jonny Edgar is no exception. On a kart since he was three years old, now he is ready to dispute one of the most important karting competition in the world.
Tell us something about you: when did you start racing in karting? Where does this passion come from?
I first went in a Bambino kart at the age of 3 and my first competitive Cadet race was 6...