Karting News
Focus
26/04/22
Rain has always been one of the factors that complicate a race weekend, from Formula 1 to every category on 4 wheels: the ability of drivers to manage the situation is born, once again, in karting.
Among the various preparatory or propaedeutic capacities inherent in karting, that of learning to drive in extreme conditions such as when it rains, should not be underestimated at all. Every Formula...
Races
24/04/22
The first stage of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy has seen some really competitive track action in ideal spring weather for the many fans and viewers following the opening round at Karting Genk – ‘Home of Champions’ in Belgium.
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Photos ©Nina Megger
As always, the initial race of the season brings some new faces on the international scene, but confirms the front-runners who are on...
Races
22/04/22
This weekend sees the start of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy 2022 at Karting Genk – ‘Home of Champions’ in the beautiful Limburg region of Belgium, where 213 drivers representing 30 different nations are lining up for the series opener. The international championship will be run over four rounds in three countries including France and Germany as well this year (J, Wade – Photo © Nina Megger)
Seven different Rotax classes will be contested on the challenging 1,360-metre circuit, famous as the breeding ground of many champions and highlight events. The Senior MAX Champion, Callum Bradshaw...
News and Previews
20/04/22
The FIA has just announced in an official statement that decisions on the events at Portimao, regarding the actions of Artem Severiukhin, will be taken after the hearing on Thursday 21 April.
Following ACI Sport's almost immediate decision to revoke Artem Severiukhin's licence, the International Federation has now made official the date of the hearing that will most likely lead to...
Races
17/04/22
On Sunday in Zuera, it was Kean Nakamura-Berta and Dmitry Matveev who put the finishing touches on the second round and took the top step of the podium.
OK - Nakamura, victory and look towards a European Championship as a protagonist
The reigning OKJ World Champion took his first international victory of the season also in Senior. Kean Nakamura-...
Races
15/04/22
The second round of the Champions Of The Future Euro Series opens with the pole positions of Nathan Tye (OKJ) and Alex Powell (OK), the fastest in Zuera.
Not even time to recover from the first race of the 2022 European Championship for the OK and OKJ protagonists, already on track thinking about the second round in Zuera. A second appointment which,...
Races
13/04/22
A few weeks after the BNL Karting Series hosted its Grand Kick-Off at the iconic Karting Genk circuit, this coming weekend sees a bumper grid ready to go into battle for the first of three meetings in the 2022 racing calendar.
With over 190 registered drivers that cover the span of all six Rotax-powered classes, it is going to be a very busy time over a very compact two days of racing at the 1,360-metre track based in the...
News and Previews
12/04/22
With an official statement during the Sports Council of the Automobile Club of Italy convened today, ACI has made official the withdrawal of the licence from the Russian driver.
Sunday afternoon's gesture on the podium of the European OK Senior Championship led to the first official decision. Withdrawal of the licence already announced yesterday by ACI Sport and made...
Editorials
11/04/22
While conciliatory messages have been launched from the top of Motorsport (Black Lives Matter with raised fist, or Vettel's shirts on the podium in Hungary last year) the pyramid’s base risks becoming unedifying.
The fact is already well known by now: Artem Severiukhin, shortly after winning his first international FIA Karting race at the OK European Championship held in Portugal, became the protagonist, as...
Close Up
11/04/22
The FIA announces through an official press release that measures will be taken following the Roman salute gesture made by the Russian driver during the awards ceremony.
The gesture of Artem Severiukhin on the podium of the 1st round of the OK European Championship in Portimao will have consequences. The FIA will shortly communicate what disciplinary measures will be...
FIA Karting European Championship, Portimao - Matveev and Severiukhin are the first seasonal winners
Races
10/04/22
The 2022 European Championship starts like this, Dmitry Matveev (OKJ) and Artem Severiukhin (OK) triumphing from pole position.
New course and new drivers at the top of international karting. The first weekend of the year goes in the archives with two victories marked by consistency and some twists and turns, probably already...
Close Up
10/04/22
After a winning season debut in Bahrain and the second place in Saudi Arabia, the Monegasque driver (extremely fast in karting, too) also dominates Sunday’s Australian GP, and is sure to be a key player this Formula 1 season.
You readers certainly know that Leclerc launched his own line of chassis in 2019, namely Charles Leclerc Kart by Lennox Racing, in collaboration with Birel Art. Leclerc’s gentle but determined...
Races
09/04/22
An eventful Saturday at Portimao, devoted entirely to direct confrontations in the two categories. Dmitry Matveev (OKJ) and Artem Severiukhin (OK) are currently ahead.
The protagonists of the FIA European Karting Championship are starting to get serious, raising the level of competition even higher. Saturday's programme was quite demanding and long and kept...
Races
08/04/22
The European Championship restarts with the pole positions just awarded to Tomass Stolcermanis in OK and Dmitry Matveev in OKJ.
This is how the new FIA Karting year starts on the Portimao circuit, three qualifying sessions for each category and two names in front, waiting for the first heats this afternoon.
OK - Stolcermanis...
Races
08/04/22
The FIA Karting season starts again with the first round of the OK and OKJ European Championship in Portimao. Qualifying and first heats in the afternoon.
After the last act of Campillos 2021, the FIA Karting "circus" starts again from the Kartodromo do Algarve of Portimao for a new chapter. A great return of the European Championship on the...
Races
07/04/22
2022 sees another chapter start for the BNL Karting Series, which will be back in action for its fifteenth season come March 19th and 20th, as the series will commence with the regular Kick-Off, taking place at the “Home of Champions,” Belgium’s Karting Genk. © Pictures of Things Going Quick
2022 sees another chapter start for the BNL Karting Series, which will be back in action for its fifteenth season come March 19th and 20th, as the series will commence with the regular Kick-Off,...
Stories
06/04/22
The Fia Karting European Championship is about to start with the first OK/OKJ round on the Portimao circuit, a stage in Portugal which has already been exciting and unpredictable at the 2020 World Championship and, above all, in the third round of the 2016 European Championship.
In the hope that the weather conditions will be favourable, thus avoiding an event with little credibility for the image of karting (as happened at the 2020 World Championship run with rain due to...
From Kart to F1
05/04/22
The Emirati female racer, who secured her maiden overall podium finish in the Italian Formula 4 Championship in 2021, the first and only female to achieve that result, will stay with PREMA Racing as she makes the switch to the next step of her professional career.
Despite her young age, Al Qubaisi is considered the most competitive racer of her country, and one of the world’s most competitive female racers, coming from a racing family that includes her...
Races
04/04/22
What will open this weekend in Portimao could really be the season of the return to normality for FIA Karting, after two years in which the pandemic has played a crucial role, heavily conditioning the 2020 season and with the 2021 'World in Brazil' controversy which, for reasons again linked to the health emergency (but not only?) has affected the most important races of the season.
Starting first with the non-FIA OK and OKJ races, we can safely say that the calendar will, as always, put the protagonists to the test, as they are called upon not only to be competitive but also to...
Fitness
02/04/22
As we have previously dealt with the physical or athletic preparation of drivers (LINK) it seems right to also talk about mental training, in particular of the most important aspect for a driver: reflexes.
We interviewed Matteo Cantella, psychophysical trainer of drivers of Undertraining Sagl, a Swiss personal training company in Morbio Inferiore (Chiasso). Matteo follows GT, GT3, and Lamborghini Super...
