Some of the greatest talents in karting will compete in Finland this weekend for the 2019 FIA Karting World Championship in the OK and OK Junior categories. Organised by AKK, the Finnish ASN, the Flying Finn Race will take place at the PowerPark circuit at Alahärma near Kauhava. It will be the first time that the prestigious titles have been decided in Finland, a country with a rich history in what is a historic and important area of motorsport. 

The CRG official team is ready to take the field on the Mika Salo circuit in Finland, with Hiltbrand, Bortoleto and Galli in OK, and the new entries Gallo and Hakalehto in OKJ.

With a top international program, karter Thomas ten Brinke has had an intense and successful first half of the season in the prestigious OK Junior class. The fourteen-year old talent from Zeddam can look back on a number of podium places in various championships, of which the third position overall in the FIA Karting European championship and the second place in the WSK Euro Series are the most impressive so far. This promises something more for the second half of the season.

After France and the Angerville circuit, the drivers registered for the FIA ​​Karting European Championship - OK travelled to Genk, Belgium, for the second of four meetings in the 2019 season. A new date, a new place, different conditions and different rankings, but one consistency: the quality and consistency of LeCont tyres.

One month after the opening of the FIA ​​Karting European Championship - OK & Junior, the Genk circuit will host the second of the four European Competitions with the Belgian Kart Grand Prix from 16th to 19th May. At this Competition, some changes in the hierarchy can be expected from Drivers wanting to even the score and not be left behind in the standings before the halfway point in the season.

The first round of the FIA ​​Karting European Championship - OK & Junior was held in France on the Angerville circuit. It was the scene of serious clashes generating many incidents. The competitiveness of the equipment and the talent of the drivers had much to do to overcome crashes and penalties. Only Alex Irlando was successful with his 8th position in OK to show the potential of the Birel ART Racing team.

The Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto has grown in karting with CRG: he has been part of the Team Gamoto in 60 Mini, then moved to the CRG Factory team of OK Junior in 2017. 

The analysis and perspectives of CRG’s president on sporting, sales and technical topics. After the end of the 2018 season and the beginning of the new year, it’s time to make balances at the CRG Factory, so the first topic that we ask the president Giancarlo Tinini regards the analysis of the season.

The CRG Racing Team announced two important drivers for the 2019 line-up and the race program for the next season.

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The CRG Racing Team is pleased to announce the collaboration agreement for the 2019 season with the young French driver Théophile Naël, that will be committed in the OK Junior category in a full program including all the CIK-FIA races (European and World Championships), the WSK events and most prestigious trophies, starting from Lonato’s Winter Cup.

CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa wanted to be in attendance in Sweden for the last big sporting event of the 2018 season, the FIA ​​Karting World Championship - OK and Junior held in Kristianstad from 20th to 23rd September. With his great appreciation of competition, he enjoyed the extremely high standard of racing and was pleased with the increase in the number of participants.

Sunday, 23rd September, 2018, Kristianstad, Sweden: At just 13 years old, Suleiman Zanfari entered the history of motorsport as the first African driver to finish in the top 10 of a World Junior Karting Championship. It was a great feat for the top Moroccan hopeful in a competition with 113 participants from 26 countries from five continents.

On the occasion of the FIA Karting World Championship, the OTK Kart Group’s brand gains the world title with Victor Bernier (VDK Racing). Great recovery in OK class for the world champion 2015, Karol Basz.

On the Swedish circuit of Kristianstad Noah Milell honors the Tony Kart Racing Team’s colors gaining the fifth position in the final.

An emblematic driver in the Parolin Racing Team, Gabriele Mini' perfectly fulfilled his mission by bringing his Parolin chassis to the highest international level. The winner of OK-Junior in the WSK Super Master Series, 2nd in the European Championship and vice-World Champion, the young Italian proved the exceptional level of performance of Parolin by becoming the most consistent driver of the season in the top rankings.

Over a 200 drivers are in Sweden to take part in the CIK FIA ​​Karting World Championships in OK and OK Junior. Follow live all the action at the 1221 m long, the layout of the Åsum Ring at Kristianstad. On sunday you will see the last heats and the big finals.

Immediately after Qualifying Practice on a dry track, it rained late on the Friday of the Kart Grand Prix of Sweden. The Qualifying Heats, intended to select the 34 finalists of the FIA ​​Karting World Championships - OK and Junior, which take place this weekend on the Kristianstad circuit (SWE), have been disrupted by several showers until late Saturday afternoon. Barnard, Askey and Beganovic took a slight advantage over their Junior category opponents. Travisanutto kept his lead in OK against Janker.

Over a 200 drivers are in Sweden to take part in the CIK FIA ​​Karting World Championships in OK and OK Junior. Follow live all the action at the 1221 m long, the layout of the Åsum Ring at Kristianstad.

Marcus Amand, the 2015 Minikart French champion, won a prestigious international title at the end of 2017, the Rotax Grand Final, against a field of drivers from 30 countries. This year he moved up to the OK Junior category (12-14 years old), which opens the door to the official European and World Championships run by the CIK-FIA International Federation.