Formule 20.000 is set to kick off its 2026 season on 9 and 10 May at the Soucy circuit, located 125 km southeast of Paris. The 100cc air-cooled karts from the 1990s to 2002 will then compete on two international circuits, at Saint-Amand-Montrond and then Laval, before heading to Loudun, a stone’s throw from the beautiful châteaux of the Loire Valley.

We interviewed prominent members of the French and international federations and the karting community: it seems that no disabled driver has, to date, participated in an official event counting for an FIA European Karting Championship. Maxime Léger, the driver of Tours region’s local karting club, ASK Val de Loire, three times FFSA French Handikart champion, will be the first to take up the challenge of competing against the best drivers in the world on the Aunay-les-Bois circuit near Alençon from May 28 to 30.