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29/07/23
Whether it was the large gaps between the fastest drivers or the relative under-performance of some of the best, Qualifying Practice at the FIA Karting event in Cremona (ITA) created a surprising situation for the rest of the competition. Louis Iglesias (FRA) was fastest in OK, Thibaut Ramaekers (BEL) dominated Junior Qualifying and Wojciech Woda (POL) secured pole position in the Academy Trophy.
65 drivers took part in the OK class, 81 in the OK-Junior class and 40 in the Academy class, making a total of 186 entries. Tyres were supplied by MG Tyres for OK and Vega for OK-Junior and the...
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Races
07/07/23
The second and final round of the FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 sponsored by Mondokart.com got underway in very hot conditions at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sar-no. After Qualifying Practice, Danilo Albanese (ITA) took pole position in KZ, while Freddie Slater (GBR) was fastest in KZ2.
Temperatures in excess of 30° prompted drivers to delay their entry onto the track in order to have two or three laps under their belts to get the best out of their LeCont tyres. The top three in...
Races
05/07/23
With 75 points to be awarded, the discussion is open in both categories. Iglesias aims to consolidate CRG's dominance in KZ while the weekend promises to be hot among the cadets, with several very young contenders for the title.
In KZ the classification still sees several drivers competing for the European title. Class leader Senna Van Walstijn (Sodi-Tm), regular favorite by now in the European and World Championships, is...
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Races
30/06/23
The FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 is preparing to crown the first champions of the season at its second event from 6th to 9th July 2023 on the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno in Italy, sponsored by Mondokart.com.
The current version of the Sarno track, which is 1,550m long, remains highly attractive to competitors who are used to epic battles punctuated by twists and turns. The points scored in Spain in the...
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Races
18/06/23
Under cloudy skies but on a dry track, Qualifying at Rødby rewarded three new drivers. Poland's Maciej Gladysz was fastest in OK, Spain's Christian Costoya took the OK-Junior pole position in the third round of the FIA Karting European Championship and Dutchman Tom Coronel headed the Academy Trophy drivers.
Right from the start of the competition, the 1,245m-long Rødby Karting Ring proved to be a highly selective venue for the 178 participants. The pleasant temperature of 21°C ensured that...
Races
15/06/23
Another new track for the third round of the 2023 FIA Karting European Championship. In OK Gomez will try to end the game early while in Junior, as always, it is difficult to make predictions.
The new track of the Rødby Karting Ring, located in the south of the island of Lolland, two hours far from Copenhagen, is 1,245 m long and has a width and a development which, as seen in the...
Races
18/05/23
The FIA European Championship restarts from the Czech Republic, where, as usual, the preparatory races of the Champions of the Future series took place two weeks ago.
In OK, standings leader Gomez will have to look primarily at Joe Turney, one of the drivers in the best shape of this first part of the season. The Briton of Kart Republic, who commutes driving (and...
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Races
15/04/23
Since Friday afternoon, the Qualifying Heats have followed each other without letting up on the Circuito Internacional de Zuera, which is vibrant with the first round of the FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 supported by Mondokart.com. Speed and consistency were the keys to this decisive phase which allowed Senna van Walstijn (NLD) and Freddie Slater (GBR) to take the top positions in KZ and KZ2 respectively.
The weather was favourable in Aragon with a dry track and increasingly clear skies, while temperatures ranged from 14 to 18°. However, the north-westerly wind was strong enough throughout the...
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06/04/23
The FIA Karting season continues in Spain as the first round of the FIA Karting European Championship - KZ & KZ2 is set to take place from 14th to 16th April 2023 at the Circuito Internacional Zuera near Zaragoza in central Spain. 123 names are on the entry list representing 24 nations, most of them European.
The Circuito Internacional Zuera is the longest of the season at 1,699m in the wide open spaces of the Aragon desert. Known for its speed, the Spanish track is also very technical. The width of the...
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Races
27/03/23
The final day of the FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior in Valencia was split into two distinct parts with the Super Heats in the morning and the Finals in the early afternoon
In the beautiful Spanish weather, the races provided an intense sporting spectacle in which the best placed drivers at the start were not guaranteed to climb to the top of the podium. Belgian Thibaut...
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Races
27/03/23
Thirty Qualifying heats were run in Valencia, 15 in each category, to establish the intermediate classification of the first round of the 2023 FIA Karting European Championships - OK and Junior. OK poleman Gabriel Gomez (BRA) managed a clean sweep and remains the unbeaten leader of the category. Elliot Kaczynski (SWE) took the lead in the Junior class against Taym Saleh (DEU).
To establish this ranking, the drivers had to keep in mind the state of their tyres, which will also be used in the Super Heats on Sunday morning, a stage that has become even more important this...
Races
22/03/23
The European OK Championship finally gets underway at the Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero in Valencia. A "new" circuit for everyone, very modern and suitable for categories without the gearbox.
With fewer unknowns than one might think, given that somehow teams and drivers have been on track since January, the official FIA season gets underway on Sunday 26th.
The first round of the OK and...
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Races
15/03/23
Spain will host the inaugural event of the 2023 FIA Karting season from March 23-26. The Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero de Valencia will make its debut on the FIA Karting calendar with the first round of the European Championship - OK & Junior.
This event has attracted 182 entries (90 for OK and 92 for Junior) from 50 countries, which is a significant increase on last year. Prime tyres for the OK class will be supplied by MG Tyres,...
Close Up
24/02/23
The FIA International Karting Ranking has started, as preannounced in late 2022. The world ranking that ranks drivers based on their performance in competitions deemed eligible is finally taking shape
Defined in its unveiling last October as a "computerised ranking system," it will be a digital ranking that aggregates results from competitions held on different continents and deemed...
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News and Previews
14/02/23
The philosophy of Original Karting, launched in 2016, had already gone a long way towards simplifying the design and use of a top-level kart engine. The worldwide success of the OK in international competition quickly confirmed the soundness of the initial project.
In 2023, the OK-N will take a new step when it adapts the qualities of the OK to national competitions. Offering a single basis for a reliable, high-performance and more accessible category can only...
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News and Previews
13/01/23
During the awards ceremony for the 2022 FIA season, the President of the FIA Karting Commission Akbar Ebrahim reminded us that karting is an essential step for drivers wishing to gain experience at an early age with the ambition of developing later in motor sport, as well as being a discipline in its own right that is widely practised by many drivers throughout the world.
The spirit of openness towards greater diversity that currently guides the FIA is also found in karting, in particular through the launch of the OK-N and OKN-Junior aimed at making this discipline...
Interview
05/01/23
Mirko Sguerzoni needs no introduction: founder of Intrepid, chassis manufacturer and talent scout of many drivers who have landed in Formula 1 and professional motorsport in general, he talked to us about how high-level karting should be rethought from the ground up. The starting point in a concept that generates discussions even in the topmost board rooms: budget cap and a clear distinction between titled and non-titled races. (f.m.)
What do you think is the state of health of karting today, 2023?
«Let's start in order: the health status of karting is the health status of competition, primarily. I personally think that...
Special
01/01/23
For at least 25 years karting has been missing a promotional category. The absence of the Federations was compensated for for a long time, with good results, by the mono-brand trophies. Will the FIA be able to fill such a long gap?
They finally got there. 2022 was the year in which the FIA, in a concrete way, got its hand on the “hot potato” of the promotional categories. They put an engine at the center of the...
Special
31/12/22
The most successful manufacturer in KZ returns to win a World Championship in the most blatant way, imposing itself in the two categories and against the odds. The technical partner of a historic feat is the Italian tuner Galiffa, who has taken up the challenge and worked hard to reach a peak that is difficult to beat.
Remembering just the World Championships of the new millennium, from 2007 to 2011 CRG had pocketed the deadly sequence of Jonathan Thonon, winner of no less than 4 "World Cups" (so called...
Special
30/12/22
An European Championship on just two rounds is something arguable, but at the moment it is the method by which the FIA assigns titles and two out of two rounds are not won by chance. But the Frenchman's success is also special for another reason...
A long-experienced driver (born in 1999), after several years in the shifter categories, Leuillet added his name to the golden register of the continental title by dominating the opening race in Genk...
