Karting World Championship
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The FIA Karting World Championship, officially known as the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA. Hosted annually since 1964, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious karting competition in the world.
Alongside the Karting European Championship, it is one of two major karting competitions sanctioned by the FIA. In recent years, the World Championship has been hosted as a single event, where the European Championship is contested across a season. The championship is notable for being the only FIA World Championship with a female champion: Italian driver Susanna Raganelli in 1966. Two past World Champions have progressed to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship: Max Verstappen (2013, KZ) and Lando Norris (2014, KF).Template:Efn-num
As of 2024, the World Championship is held across three direct-drive and three gearbox classes. The primary direct-drive class is OK, and the primary gearbox class is KZ. Secondary classes at the World Championship have traditionally been hosted as the Karting World Cup—which was historically a separate event at Suzuka from 1991 to 2000—or International Super Cup.
History
The CIK-FIA Karting World Championship was first held in 1964, making it the second-oldest FIA World Championship after the Formula One World Championship.[1]
Before the CIK-FIA began officially sanctioning a World Championship in 1964, the Grand Prix Kart Club of America (GPKCA) held its own World Championship. In December 1959, the GPKCA organised a one-week international meeting in Nassau, Bahamas, offering significant prize money. The American driver Jim Yamane became the first winner. Subsequent GPKCA World Championships adopted a multi-round format and included circuits such as Shenington in the United Kingdom and Pista Rossi in Italy.
The first two CIK-FIA World Championships in 1964 and 1965 were held over one final round, there after the world's best kart drivers competed for the title over an extended weekend, from Thursday to Saturday, including free and qualifying practice sessions, qualification heats, a pre-final and a final were common. The championship is notable for having the only female FIA World Champion with Susanna Raganelli winning the 1966 World Championship.
From 2011 the championship has been disputed over five rounds, each of them in a different country.[2] From 2014 the world championships returned to a single event with one venue each year organizing the CIK-FIA OK and OK Junior World Championships in one weekend and another venue in a different weekend holding the CIK-FIA KZ World Championships together with the CIK-FIA KZ2 Super Cup and the third and final round of the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy.[3] There is a separate CIK-FIA Endurance Championship, normally held each year at Le Mans, France, and there are separate Continental Championships like the CIK-FIA European Championships (OK, OK junior, KZ, KZ2 and Superkart) and the CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championships. In 1968 CIK-FIA launched the first World Cup for Juniors.
Categories
From 1981 to 1987 the World Championship was raced only with 135 cc Formula K Engines. Before and after the short inaugural return to 100 cc (1988 and 1989 with Formula SuperCent (FS100) a category that anticipated the so-called Formula Super A) the 100 cc direct-drive karts was the prevailing standard. In 2007, a change in regulations introduced the KF1 category carts, 125 cc karts equipped with electric starters, clutch and rpm limiters set at Script error: No such module "val". rpm, to replace the Formula A karts. The 2010 edition was raced with KF2 karts where the engine rpm is limited at Script error: No such module "val". rpm.[4]
The FIA Karting categories at the world championships are now divided into three main families: direct-drive karts, gearbox karts and Superkarts. All these karts have the technology in common of the 2-stroke engine. Since 2016 the new generation of Original Karts (OK) machines have taken over from the old KF engines. The top category OK at the World Championships is available for drivers from 14 years old in the year they participate. The OK Junior category is aimed at drivers aged between 12 and 14 years old. The gearbox categories KZ and KZ2 share the same specification except for chassis and brakes which are open in the KZ World Championship. The Superkart category is the most unusual discipline of Karting because it can only express itself fully on long racing tracks. With its complete bodywork and twin-cylinder 250 cc engines, developing nearly Template:Cvt, these Superkarts are capable of extraordinary performances.
Karting promotion
In 2013 for the first time in its history CIK-FIA called a promoter, WSK Promotion, to perfect the organisation of the major international karting competitions. The Swiss RGMMC Group is now the Official Promoter of the FIA Karting European and World Championships for the period of 2018-2020 (with the exception of Superkart and Endurance). They try increasing the audience for Karting Competitions worldwide, attracting new partners and working closely with ASNs (National Federations), these are the priorities of RGMMC Group. They also develop the communication and media coverage of the events by providing live video viewing during the events and by partnering with Motorsport.tv for broadcast around the world.
From 2022 all the events of the FIA Karting World Championship were sponsored by the website Mondokart.com and the official name of the competition become MONDOKART.COM FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP[5]
World Champions
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Senior direct-drive classes (1964–present)
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Primary direct-drive class (1964–present)
Secondary direct-drive class (1988–2000)
Junior direct-drive class (2010–present)
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Gearbox class (1983–2000, 2013–present)
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Superkart class (1983–1995)
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Karting World Cup
Senior direct-drive classes
Formula K / Super A World Cup (1991–2000)
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Formula A World Cup (1991–2000, 2002, 2006)
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KF1 / SKF World Cup (2007–2010)
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| Year | World Cup Winner | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Location | Class |
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| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Marco Ardigo | Tony Kart | Vortex | B | Template:Flagicon Tatsuya Hattori | Template:Flagicon Gary Catt | Template:Flagicon Suzuka | KF1 |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Davide Fore | Maranello | Maxter | B | Template:Flagicon Libor Toman | Template:Flagicon Sauro Cesetti | Template:Flagicon Suzuka | KF1 |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Yannick de Brabander | Intrepid | TM | B | Template:Flagicon Manuel Renaudie | Template:Flagicon Arnaud Kozlinski | Template:Flagicon Suzuka | SKF&KF1 |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Oliver Rowland | Zanardi | Parilla | B | Template:Flagicon Shota Kiyohara | Template:Flagicon Nyck de Vries | Template:Flagicon Suzuka | SKF&KF1 |
KF2 World Cup (2007–2009, 2011–2012)
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| Year | World Cup Winner | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Location | Class | |
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| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Michael Ryall | Birel | TM | D | Template:Flagicon Scot Jenkins | Template:Flagicon Flavio Camponeschi | Template:Flagicon Mariembourg | KF2 | |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Oliver Rowland | Tony Kart | Vortex | D | Template:Flagicon Zdenek Groman | Template:Flagicon Loic Reguillon | Template:Flagicon La Conca | KF2 | |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon David da Luz | Zanardi | Parilla | Template:Flagicon Stoffel Vandoorne | Template:Flagicon Mitchell Gilbert | Template:Flagicon Alcaniz | KF2 | ||
| 2010 | Not held | ||||||||
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Loris Spinelli | Tony Kart | Vortex | Template:Vega Tyres | Template:Flagicon Christian Sorensen | Template:Flagicon Antonio Giovinazzi | Template:Flagicon Sarno | KF2 | |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Felice Tiene | CRG | BMB | Template:Vega Tyres | Template:Flagicon Max Verstappen | Template:Flagicon Jordon Lennox-Lamb | Template:Flagicon Zuera | KF2 | |
OK-N World Cup (2024–present)
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| Year | Champion | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Class |
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| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Lee Kyu-ho | LN | IAME | Maxxis | Template:Flagicon Zsombor Kovacs | Template:Flagicon Heitor Dall Agnol Farias | OK-N |
Junior direct-drive classes
Junior World Cup (1968–1991)
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Five Continents Cup (1992–1996)
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| Year | World Champion | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Location | Class |
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| 1992 | Template:Flagicon Bruno Balocco | Mike 1 | Parilla | Template:Flagicon Mikael Santavirta | Template:Flagicon René van Ameyden | Template:Flagicon Gothenburg | CIK-FIA Junior World Cup (ICA) | |
| 1993 | Template:Flagicon Ennio Gandolfi | Kali | Parilla | Template:Flagicon Johan Agrell | Template:Flagicon Danilo Miotto | CIK-FIA Junior World Cup (ICA) | ||
| 1994 | Template:Flagicon Giorgio Pantano | CRG | Rotax | Template:Flagicon Alexander Müller | Template:Flagicon Philip Cloostermans | CIK-FIA Junior World Cup (ICA) | ||
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon James Courtney | Tony Kart | Vortex | B | Template:Flagicon Vitantonio Liuzzi | Template:Flagicon Alessandro Piccolo | Template:Flagicon Braga | CIK-FIA Junior World Cup (ICA) |
| 1996 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso | Mach 1 | Parilla | B | Template:Flagicon Jimmy van der Ende | Template:Flagicon Riko Fürtbauer | Template:Flagicon Genk | CIK-FIA Junior World Cup (ICA) |
KF3 World Cup (2009–2012)
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| Year | World Champion | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Location | Class |
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| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Giuliano Maria Niceta | Top Kart | Vortex | Vega | Template:Flagicon Jake Dennis | Template:Flagicon Pierre Gasly | Template:Flagicon Sarno-Napoli | KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Alexander Albon | Intrepid | TM | D | Template:Flagicon Max Verstappen | Template:Flagicon Callan O'Keeffe | Template:Flagicon Braga | KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Charles Leclerc | Intrepid | TM | Vega | Template:Flagicon Callan O'Keeffe | Template:Flagicon Harrison Scott | Template:Flagicon Sarno-Napoli | KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Luca Corberi | Kosmic | Vortex | Vega | Template:Flagicon Callum Ilott | Template:Flagicon Slavko Ivanovic | Template:Flagicon Zuera | KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup |
KF-Junior International Super Cup (2013)
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OKN-Junior World Cup (2025–present)
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Gearbox classes
Super-ICC / KZ1 World Cup (2003–2012)
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| Year | World Champion | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Location | Class | Stroke |
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| 2003 | Template:Flagicon Robert Dirks | Birel | TM | Vega | Template:Flagicon Carole | Super ICC | 125 cc |
| 2004 | Template:Flagicon Ennio Gandolfi | Birel | TM | Vega | Template:Flagicon Mariembourg | Super ICC | 125 cc |
| 2005 | Template:Flagicon Francesco Laudato | Birel | TM | Vega | Template:Flagicon Sarno | Super ICC | 125 cc |
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Davide Forè | Tony Kart | Vortex | Vega | Template:Flagicon Mariembourg | Super ICC | 125 cc |
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thonon | CRG | Maxter | D | Template:Flagicon Sarno | KZ1 | 125 cc |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thonon | CRG | Maxter | D | Template:Flagicon Varennes | KZ1 | 125 cc |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thonon | CRG | Maxter | D | Template:Flagicon Sarno | KZ1 | 125 cc |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Bas Lammers | Intrepid | TM | D | Template:Flagicon Braga | KZ1 | 125 cc |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thonon | CRG | Maxter | D | Template:Flagicon Genk | KZ1 | 125 cc |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Bas Lammers | Praga | Parilla | B | Template:Flagicon Sarno | KZ1 | 125 cc |
KZ2 International Super Cup (2011–2021)
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KZ2 World Cup (2022–present)
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| Year | Champion | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Second place | Third place | Class |
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| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Arthur Carbonnel | CRG | TM | LeCont | Template:Flagicon Cristian Bertuca | Template:Flagicon Arvid Lindblad | KZ2 Supercup |
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Niels Tröger | Maranello | TM | LeCont | Template:Flagicon Alex Powell | Template:Flagicon Daniel Vasile | KZ2 Supercup |
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Cristian Bertuca | Birel | TM | D | Template:Flagicon Matheus Morgatto | Template:Flagicon Paavo Tonteri | KZ2 Supercup |
International Masters Super Cup (2022–present)
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Notes
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See also
- Karting European Championship
- FIA Motorsport Games
- Commission Internationale de Karting
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Kart racing
- List of kart racing championships
- List of FIA championships
References
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