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.

After numerous events in Italy, the season accelerated a little more with the launch of the 2023 Champions of the Future Euro Series, which started in Spain in Valencia. In both OK and OK-Junior, KR chassis dominated the Finals with two wins and even two double wins! Meanwhile, at the WSK Euro Series in Lonato, the first official outing of the KR Motorsport team in KZ2 resulted in a double podium. Successes in the Mini and Mini U10 classes were added to the impressive list of achievements during the second weekend of March.

The Birel ART Racing team prepared for the upcoming FIA European Karting Championship - OK & OK-Junior by participating in the first round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series at the Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero de Valencia in Spain.

The fourth season of the Champions of the Future Euro Series is set to take off from 9th-12th March 2023 at the Lucas Guerrero International Karting Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The event is already shaping up to be a great success with a very strong field in two major FIA Karting categories: OK-Junior and OK-Senior. The series will run over five meetings, ideally spread out from March to September, and will visit circuits that also host European and World Championship events. This year’s Champions of the Future Euro Series will once again be of great interest.

The fourth season of the Champions of the Future Euro Series is set to take off from 9th-12th March 2023 at the Lucas Guerrero International Karting Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The event is already shaping up to be a great success with a very strong field in two major FIA Karting categories: OK-Junior and OK-Senior. The series will run over five meetings, ideally spread out from March to September, and will visit circuits that also host European and World Championship events. This year’s Champions of the Future Euro Series will once again be of great interest.

The fourth season of the Champions of the Future Euro Series is set to take off from 9th-12th March 2023 at the Lucas Guerrero International Karting Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The event is already shaping up to be a great success with a very strong field in two major FIA Karting categories: OK-Junior and OK-Senior. The series will run over five meetings, ideally spread out from March to September, and will visit circuits that also host European and World Championship events. This year’s Champions of the Future Euro Series will once again be of great interest.

The fourth season of the Champions of the Future Euro Series is set to take off from 9th-12th March 2023 at the Lucas Guerrero International Karting Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The event is already shaping up to be a great success with a very strong field in two major FIA Karting categories: OK-Junior and OK-Senior. The series will run over five meetings, ideally spread out from March to September, and will visit circuits that also host European and World Championship events. This year’s Champions of the Future Euro Series will once again be of great interest.

The third round of the WSK Super Master Series saw Iskender Zulfikari taking the lead of the International Karting Ranking by FIA Karting. After the previous round of the WSK Super Master Series – the third round in Sarno – the overall classification of the “International Karting Ranking” by FIA Karting got into the hands of Iskender Zulfikari.

The fourth season of the Champions of the Future Euro Series is set to take off from 9th-12th March 2023 at the Lucas Guerrero International Karting Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The event is already shaping up to be a great success with a very strong field in two major FIA Karting categories: OK-Junior and OK-Senior. The series will run over five meetings, ideally spread out from March to September, and will visit circuits that also host European and World Championship events. This year’s Champions of the Future Euro Series will once again be of great interest.

At its meeting on 3rd March 2023 in Manama, Bahrain, the FIA World Motor Sport Council validated the following decisions on the basis of the proposals of the International Karting Commission.

To find out all about the FIA Karting competition in 2023, a comprehensive Presentation Dossier for a wide audience has been produced.

The new International Karting Ranking of FIA Karting with all the points acquired last year in international competitions follows a model similar to tennis’ ATP. WSK drivers on top.

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team is excited to confirm its Junior Programme line-up for 2023.

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 broaden the base of competitors in all countries of the world by simplifying racing in many respects. It is an exceptional new asset in the hands of National Sporting Authorities to develop karting.     

The FIA Karting's presentation of the OK-N category in the second half of 2022 has received a lot of attention around the world. It is a pleasant surprise to see the interest in this new opportunity on the North American continent. It is possible that the OK-N's first competition appearance will soon be in the USA as part of the winter Challenge of the Americas series.

The Italian tyre manufacturer LeCont has been one of the suppliers for international events such as the FIA Kart World and European Championships for several years. In Germany, Pro Kart in Wackersdorf takes over the import and is now building up a nationwide distribution network.

Last October, the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the introduction of the International Karting Ranking from 2023 onwards.

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 official sporting programme for the new season has been completed, with 20 drivers lined up in the MINI, OKJ, OK and KZ/KZ2 categories, in the main international competitions.

The factory team will compete in all 4 major classes: KZ, KZ2, OK and OKJ. Riccardo Longhi, 2021 FIA Karting KZ European Champion, Pedro Hiltbrand, FIA Karting World and European Champion, and Giuseppe Palomba, multiple WSK winner, have been confirmed in KZ.