Last weekend saw the second and final round of the European KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters Championship at Kartodromo Val Vibrata. Birel ART was the most represented chassis brand with almost a quarter of the field.

In Italy, the final of the FIA European Karting Championships in the KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters categories ended with a real plebiscite for Sodi chassis, the official team and the teams representing the French brand. Second in the KZ2 final ahead of team-mate Kasper Schormans, Matteo Spirgel is the new European KZ2 Champion. Senna Van Walstijn, who impressed throughout the weekend at the wheel of his Sodi-TM, finished runner-up in the European KZ Championship. A penalty cost Anthony Abbasse the title, runner-up in the European KZ2 Masters Championship. As for the teams, Sodikart leads the KZ Championship and 3rd in KZ2 Masters, while CPB Sport is leader in KZ2.

After being among the protagonists of the Euro OK with Gabriel Gomez's 2nd place in the Championship, CRG colors confirmed themselves at the top in the FIA ​​events also in the KZ category with Viktor Gustafsson's 3rd place in the Championship. At the start of the decisive Final, the Swedish driver, who was only 2 points behind the leader of the standings could have won the title, but such tight races do not allow for mistakes and, unfortunately, something was missing in the race pace in the Final and the 7th place obtained took away any hope of victory.

The final stages of the second and last round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 & KZ2 Masters were the scene of some exciting racing with its share of surprises. David Trefilov (DEU) won the KZ Final, while Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA) was crowned champion, Maksim Orlov took victory in KZ2 ahead of new champion Matteo Spirgel (FRA), while Riccardo Nalon (ITA) won the KZ2 Masters title.

The European final for gearbox karts will take place on very different terrain to the first event. Val Vibrata is a classic 1,286m track with three tight hairpins, regularly used by the ACI Karting Italian Championship.

The Qualifying Heats of the second round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 & KZ2 Masters benefited from high temperatures and grip at the Kartodromo Val Vibrata. On Saturday evening, after close racing, Lorenzo Travisnutto (ITA) led in KZ, Maksim Orlov in KZ2 and Mirko Mizzoni (ITA) in KZ2 Masters.

The European final for gearbox karts will take place on very different terrain to the first event. Val Vibrata is a classic 1,286m track with three tight hairpins, regularly used by the ACI Karting Italian Championship.

The second and final round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters began with a hot Qualifying Practice, at the Kartodromo Val Vibrata from 29th August to 1st September 2024. Danilo Albanese (ITA) was fastest in KZ, Alessio Piccini (ITA) in KZ2 and Mirko Mizzoni (ITA) in KZ2 Masters.

The European final for gearbox karts will take place on very different terrain to the first event. Val Vibrata is a classic 1,286m track with three tight hairpins, regularly used by the ACI Karting Italian Championship.

The European final for gearbox karts will take place on very different terrain to the first event. Val Vibrata is a classic 1,286m track with three tight hairpins, regularly used by the ACI Karting Italian Championship.

Peter de Bruijn recently sold his iconic kart team PdB Racing to Kartstore Benelux, part of MP Motorsport. This under the motto “Two know more than one. De Bruijn spent his entire life on the kart track, with a foray into track racing. In 1980 he became World Karting Champion by beating none other than Ayrton Senna. RaceXpress got a tour of PdB Racing's museum in Vlaardingen near Rotterdam. An interview about karting, Ayrton Senna, Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas and more.

From 29 August to 1 September the Val Vibrata circuit in Italy will make its return to international karting by hosting the 2nd and final Round of the FIA European Championship - KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters. The 2024 Championship was divided into 2 races after the delays at the beginning of the season regarding the choice of tires and, therefore, after the opening race in Aragon, the Italian track will host the decisive round to elect this season's continental champions.
 

The second and final round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters will take place in the heart of southern Italy, at the Kartodromo Val Vibrata, from 29th August to 1st September 2024.

Williams Racing is thrilled to announce that Dutch karting talent Dean Hoogendoorn will be joining the team’s Driver Academy for 2024 onwards.

In the most competitive category of karting, bringing together the world's greatest hopefuls destined to move on to single-seater racing, Jimmy Hélias was one of the best performing drivers throughout the 2024 FIA Karting European Championship in OK. At the wheel of his VictoryLane KR-IAME, the 15-year-old Frenchman frequently battled for the podium, while continuing to work with his partners to build a promising sporting future.

Parolin Motorsport can be proud to have accompanied Christian Costoya's incredible determination to succeed at the fourth and final round of the FIA Karting European OK-Junior Championship at Kristianstad. After four heat wins and two fastest laps, the young Spaniard won Super Heat A in the dry and proved just as competitive in the rain of the Final. Leading from start to finish, he took a masterly victory with a lead of over 4" and the fastest lap. Thanks to these outstanding results, Costoya finished 2nd in the European Championship.

On the occasion of the 4th round of the FIA Karting European Championship OK-OKJ, at Kristianstad, their Tony Kart Racer 401 RR runs in the top positions of the Junior category over the weekend and closes the final with the fourth place of the rookie Ilie Tristan Crisan.

Two weeks after a frustrating weekend in the Champions of the Future Euro Series, the Birel ART Racing team turned things around in Sweden at the fourth and final round of the 2024 FIA Karting European Championship. Pedro Hiltbrand made a spectacular comeback in OK in the rain, after Charles Leclerc Racing's Matheus Morgatto had scored several top-five finishes in the dry during the heats. His teammate Ludovico Mazzola was also very competitive in the dry OK-Junior class.

Kart Republic has just taken the number of FIA European Karting Championship titles won in the OK category to six out of seven attempts since the Italian brand launched in 2018. At the final round in Kristianstad, Sweden, the KR-IAME packages were impressively successful: Joe Turney celebrated his first crown at this level with another win secured by a healthy margin; Fionn McLaughlin finished 3rd in the Final; Thibaut Ramaekers claimed Championship bronze in his first season in OK. In OK-Junior, Noah Baglin took 3rd place on the podium and was the top rookie in the overall standings, in which Iacopo Martinese came 3rd, as he did in 2023.

The FIA ​​Karting European Championship OK & Junior ended on the Kristianstad track last weekend, a 5-month journey that touched four different countries: Spain, France, Slovakia and Sweden. This 4-round Championship format limits the impact of good and bad luck and brings out the values ​​of the drivers and teams more clearly.