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Races
22/09/23
The die has been cast: The big showdown of the Rotax MAX Challenge Germany and the RMC Cup Series took place in Wittgenborn on September 15th and 16th, 2023. Over 120 drivers travelled to the high Vogelsberg in Hesse and fought for the last points and trophies in late summer conditions. The final races of the popular single-brand kart racing series were exciting and without any major incidents, meaning that no fewer than 18 new champions and eight Rotax Grand Finals qualifiers could be celebrated in the evening.
Micro MAX & Mini MAX: Titles for Möhring, Becker and Cassarino
Henri Möhring (TB Racing Kart) left his mark on the Micros. The FA driver catapulted himself to victory in the Rotax...
Races
15/09/23
Racing in Franciacorta never stops. This week on track, in preparation for the 05-08th October FIA World Championship, The Champions of the Future series (fm)
While waiting for the last round of the Italian Championship next week, Franciacorta kart track hosts this week the series usually used by the teams as a preliminary test of the FIA Championship...
Races
11/09/23
The Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy ended the 2023 season with its debut at the demanding PFI Kart Circuit on September 10, where the UK decider provided more than the usual title showdown challenges for the international field of competitors.
Round 4 produced some new series winners, resulting in several upsets and surprises in the overall standings, where it came down to a matter of one point in the decisions. The RMCET champions...
Races
10/09/23
The last act of the kermesse also turned out to be full of twists and turns and a breathtaking finale.
Paolo Ippolito got the start right, while Trefilov complicated his life in the hot stages of the start.
And in this tense phase, it was precisely the German from Maranello who paid the price when he...
Races
10/09/23
The KZ2 final at the world championship in Wackersdorf is dominated Niels Tröger on Maranello/Tm of the SRP team.
Alex Powell was unable to challenge the German driver who, lap after lap, like a sledgehammer, held off his direct opponent until he pulled ahead and secured the victory.Also on the podium was Vasile...
Races
10/09/23
Manetti, the fastest on the track, fails to prevail over a determined Forè. The finish is a photo finish.
In Wackersdorf, the KZ world championship gave the first spectacular act, thanks to the duel as predicted between Forè and Manetti. Four-time world champion Davide Forè built his...
Races
09/09/23
Alex Powell in KZ2 and Davide Foré in KZ2-Masters, occupy the top position in the standings after the qualifying heats.
In KZ2, where after three qualifying heats yesterday, each driver had four more today, Alex Powell confirms himself as the most serious candidate for the title. The Jamaican won three rounds today,...
Races
09/09/23
Sunday we enter the final phase of the KZ World Championship at the German facility in Wackesdorf, and the conditions are in place to see some pulse-pounding racing.
David Trefilov and Stan Pex on pole in their respective Super Heats scheduled at 12 noon on Sunday. Alongside them, Iglesias and Ippolito, followed by Albanese; the Italian missed his chance to...
Races
09/09/23
Emilien Denner (KZ), Alex Powell (KZ2) and Daniel Bray (KZ2-Masters) lead the way after the first day of official racing in Wackersdorf, where qualifying and the first qualifying heats were held under sunny skies and ambient temperatures of up to 28 degrees.
Opening the day of racing was the KZ2-Masters category, which brings together 70 competitors, with the official timed practice session, where Italy's Mirko Mizzoni set the best time of 46"...
Races
08/09/23
The fourth and final round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy is guaranteed to be an action-packed event to end the 2023 season this weekend (September 8-10) at the Paul Fletcher International Kart Circuit in Grantham. It is the first time that Great Britain plays host to the competitive Rotax series and the stakes are high going into the last round.
There are almost 170 entries for the PFI event, where eight Rotax European titles will be decided. Amongst other prizes, there are 13 RMC Grand Finals 2023 tickets to be won for the end of year...
Races
07/09/23
This weekend the title of the KZ categories will be assigned at the Pro Kart Raceland circuit in Wackersdorf. Between the search for confirmations and some ‘old foxes’ hunting for the coup in the crowded KZ Master, the FIA circus returns to the track that hosted the World Championship for the last time in 2017.
KZ2: the top of World karting, for a result that looks uncertain
In addition to the 2022 champion Viktor Gustafsson (SWE), determined to defend his title and winner of the preparatory race for the...
Races
30/08/23
The South African Rotax MAX Challenge (SARMC) came to a close this past weekend after a highly competitive season. While several champions successfully defended their titles, the class rookies were most impressive. This season, drivers from all over the republic competed for national honours and the chance to represent South Africa at the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF).
Competing across four rounds held in the provinces of the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, a typical championship round consists of a full day of practice on a Friday, followed by race day on...
Races
02/08/23
Following the incredibly hot opening round of the Rotax Nordic Challenge 2023 in Lithuania back in May, the second edition of the competitive regional series took place in contracting conditions on the previous weekend at the Latvian 333 Baltic Circuit, Ropazi. This event was also combined with round 4 of the national Rotax Max Challenge Latvia.
Compared to the first round of the Baltic karting championship, the practice days were met with a lot of heavy rain and wind caused by the prompt arrival of local thunderstorms. This did, however,...
Races
01/08/23
After the enthusiastic Finals, the general positive feeling about the organisation and the quality of the races only served to confirm the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy's privileged position on the international scene.
The variable weather did nothing to tarnish the reputation of the event, whose high level of competitiveness won over the participants. Winners Emerson MacAndrew-Uren (GBR) in Micro Max, Albert...
Races
30/07/23
FIA Karting European OK and OKJ titles awarded. Lammers (Parolin/TM Kart) wins the title in OK, dominating the race weekend. Bondarev, third at the finish, is good at recovering positions and defending his championship lead against a fearsome Ramaekers, winner of the Final. TM Kart wins its first title in OK.
OK, Lammers Chapeau!
The OK Championship already had its winner even before the final was held. And the long-awaited duel for the title between Lammers and Gomez did not come to fruition. Lammers...
Races
29/07/23
Thanks to the best time in qualifying and the pole in Super Heats, Lammers is widely favored to win the European OK title. While Bondarev widely ahead in the standings risks an upset thanks to the fine performance of Belgian Ramaekers. Tomorrow is a crucial day that will award the two continental OK and OKJ Fia Karting titles.
The Saturday of the heats of the last round of the European OK and OKJ Fia Karting in Cremona rewards the best performance of Rene Lammers (Parolin/TM Kart), good at setting the second best time in...
Races
28/07/23
New edition of the RMCIT in Le Mans this weekend, where Rotax Max drivers from all over Europe compete for very high stakes..
On track until tomorrow's finals, this week an event is taking place in Le Mans that is becoming a fixed appointment for the Rotax circus, for many comparable to a single round of the European...
Races
26/07/23
Four drivers capable for winning in OK and Bondarev's chance to reach an historic milestone in OKJ will be the leitmotifs of the fiery weekend in Cremona. (fm)
The European Championship represents an important milestone for a kart driver, often more than a World Championship, also because the fact that it takes place over four rounds brings many more...
Races
11/07/23
The temperature climbed to over 30 degrees Celsius across the weekend at the Karting des Fagnes circuit in Belgium and rain arrived just in time for the final races at the third round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy 2023.
For some of the front-runners, the showers disrupted their successful campaign for points when it counted most. For others, the weather provided the break they needed to capitalise during the...
Races
09/07/23
The Italian of KR only needed the two second places, those of the Super Heats and the Final behind Gustafsson (CRG/Tm), to conquer the KZ continental title, and to have won it over Iglesias (CRG/Tm) and Senna Van Walstijn (Sodi/Tm).
While Iglesias seemed resigned after just a few laps, the Sodi Dutchman had to recover from the fifth row, finishing fourth and also overtaking the CRG Frenchman.
Gustafsson took away the...
