Indonesian karting star Qarrar Firhand will stay with Fortec Motorsports as he switches over to GB4 ahead of this weekend’s Winter Series at Snetterton (24/25 October).

The Italian factory will be protagonist of the new competition, organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), with the aim of making the access to karting easier worldwide, by supplying Kosmic Kart chassis and Vortex Engines

Almost four years after the previous FIA Karting Championship at Campillos, the Andalusian circuit was perfectly suited to the eagerly-awaited European opener, contributing to the success of the first 2025 competition. The Finals lived up to their promise in both categories. Britain's Noah Baglin made the difference in OK-Junior, while Australian James Anagnostiadis emerged victorious from an intense duel in OK. Several of the drivers in the top three were already wearing the colours of academies set up by Formula 1 teams, including Baglin with Ferrari and Anagnostiadis with Mercedes.

At its meeting on 11th December 2024, the FIA World Motor Sport Council took the following decisions on the basis of proposals from the International Karting Commission.

Sunday's opening round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - OK & Junior in Valencia lived up to all its promises, with spectacular and intense races rewarding some excellent drivers. The winners Gabriel Gomez (ITA) in OK and Dries van Langendonck (BEL) in Junior also lead the provisional standings in their respective categories.