In times of no live on track action we decided to take a look in our archives. The video below contents the Umbrella Girls at the German Kart Championship (Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft) in Wackersdorf. Enjoy!

In times with no live on track action we decided to take a look in our archives. The video below contents a crash with multiple shifter karts. This footage is shot last year at the German Kart Championship (Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft), class Shifter Karts KZ. Watch the first round crash at Prokart-Raceland in Wackersdorf below.

BRP-Rotax is very pleased to announce the launch of a special event for the worldwide Rotax family, as well as everyone else interested to participate: the first-ever Rotax SIM RACING Challenge, a virtual reality race on the platform of iRacing.com.

With COVID-19 news dominating the airwaves, World Karting Association (WKA) officials have been burning up the phone lines in an effort to make it easier for competitors once karting returns.

ACI Sport also confirms that it has prepared alternative solutions that currently allow the program of Formula Regional European Championship, all the Italian championships, and single-brand trophies, included in the ACI Racing Weekends 2020, to be carried out in the number of races scheduled.

Felipe Massa shows how you can keep yourself fit during the coronacrisis. The Formula E driver and CIK FIA president has to stay at home because of the COVID-19 virus, but for him that's no excuse not to exercise. Watch, learn and join the Brazilian driver. Stay safe and healthy!

The Covid-19 emergency requires a reschedule of the WSK calendar and the two events originally scheduled for May 3rd in La Conca and May 24th in Sarno have been “frozen” and postponed. The promoter is committed to define a new calendar and to have a regular running of the 2020 WSK Championships.

In 2019 Maja Weug and Julia Ayoub were able to participate in a full FIA Karting season with the Birel ART Racing Team thanks to the support of Richard Mille watches.

ADAC junior formula racing series will use Ravenol engine oil in 2020. Ravenol is already partner of the ADAC GT Masters and the ADAC GT4 Germany

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently spreading throughout much of the world and the extended period of quarantine in Italy, the CIK-FIA has postponed the date of the next event in Sarno.

3MK Events, promoter of the National Series Karting, undisputable reference karting championship in France, and the E-SPORTS team from the Triple A athletes management agency join forces to launch the NSK E-Sport League. The kart drivers will have the possibility to confront each other during 3 virtual races with the famous video game Gran Turismo. Exceptional prizes worth 7000 Euros to win for the 1st edition of the NSK E-Sport League.
 

Motorsport UK in association with KartSim, Alpha Live and Motorsport Games will be launching the Motorsport UK Karting Esports Championship (Easter Series) – Britain’s premier Karting Esports series on Monday 6 April, and the best thing, it’s open to all.

Watch the NEW Project E20 electric kart defeat the Rotax Thunder by far!

Every year Rotax karting set out with one goal, one dream. To race our way to a ticket to the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. The most unique karting event in the World

The Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy has responded to the ongoing corona pandemic and revised the 2020 calendar again.

In these difficult times, the prognosis for the sporting schedule is uncertain. One thing is certain, the Arena 45 Grand Prix will take place at Valence, even if the date has to be postponed to better times. In the face of the changing health situation, opening entries is no longer a priority. Arena 45 will announce a new date as soon as the situation becomes clearer. As to whether the Arena 45 Grand Prix can take place as planned from 5th to 9th August 2020, it is too early to say. In any case, the flagship event at Valence is not in question. If the date has to be postponed, it will be postponed and the organisers will follow the decisions taken by the authorities.

BRP-Rotax yearly recognizes the efforts of its karting distributors to demonstrate sales achievements linked with operational excellence that lead to strengthen BRP-Rotax’s sales and marketing efforts in respective areas around the world. In times like this when our world changes in increasing pace it is even more important to acknowledge the outstanding work of its partners. BRP-Rotax therefore proudly announced the top three members of the BRP-Rotax 2019 Karting Distributor of the Year Award:

1st place: JAG Engineering, UK

2nd place: SODIKART S.A., France

3rd place: International Karting Distributors (IKD), Australia

The CIK-FIA homologation process for chassis, brakes and bodywork, which represents about 110 products and about 50 manufacturers from 10 countries, is due to start on 1st August 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most nations in Europe and around the world are facing production difficulties and it will be difficult, if not impossible, for all manufacturers to complete the development of their new products and put them into production before August. In light of these exceptional circumstances, the CIK-FIA has decided to strongly support the industry and the future of karting by automatically extending the validity of all currently homologated products (chassis, brakes, bodywork) for one year until 31st December 2021. Manufacturers will therefore have the possibility of homologating a new product or to re-homologate it during the 2021 homologation process.

In order to highlight the emergence of young talents at the highest level of Competition, each year the CIK-FIA compiles a specific ranking of Drivers aged up to 16, participating for the first time in the FIA Karting World Championship and the FIA Karting European Championship in the OK category. Among the thirty or so drivers meeting these criteria, the Italian Gabriele Mini' has distinguished himself remarkably well throughout the season. He scored the highest number of points and has been named Rookie of the Year for 2019.

The Coronavirus emergency stopped production, sporting events and everything that could help the virus spread, motorsport from F1 to Karting has made no exception. All FIA Karting and National Championship have been postponed to a later date and a lot of factories in this sector have shut down.