For the third event of the Champions of the Future Academy Program International Series, we swap gyros for pizza and head to Italy. Just when we thought it was hot in Greece, the temperature rises even further in Viterbo.

After a long wait since February, the Champions of the Future Academy Program now returns, this time heading into untouched territory for the series: Greece.

Karting has always been the proving ground of motorsport. It is where raw talent first reveals itself. But talent is only meaningful if it is exposed properly.

The 2026 International Series roared into life with packed grids across Mini 60, OK-N Junior and OK-N Senior. A strong mix of returning contenders and several new names immediately raised the level of competition. After sunny preparation days, race day brought changing conditions, with clouds rolling in and a short drizzle during the Mini 60 Final. The light rain slightly slowed lap times but did little to disrupt the intensity on track.

In the first weekend of September, the Iron Dames were in action across the motorsport world. At the Circuit of the Americas, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting, and Célia Martin returned to the cockpit for the fifth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, Lone Star Le Mans, while in Europe, Sarah Rumeau and Julie Amblard took on Mont Blanc in the French Rally Championship. Elsewhere, in Kristianstad, Sweden, Angelina Simons and Luna Fluxa returned to the Champions of the Future grid for a busy weekend of wheel-to-wheel karting action.