After Spain and Portugal, the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for the OK and OK-Junior categories is heading for Italy and the town of Viterbo. This will be a major first at this level for the Leopard circuit, located north of Rome. Current championship leaders Christian Costoya (Spain) in OK and Noah Baglin (Great Britain) in OK-Junior will face stiff competition. The event programme, which runs from 5 to 8 June, will be rounded off by the second of three competitions in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy - Senior, bringing together a total of 233 competitors.
The Léopard circuit has been welcoming karting drivers, both leisure and competition, for almost 18 years. After massive investment and extensive work, the Italian complex now has an international dimension that has enabled it to apply to host an FIA Karting event. The 1,294-metre track is full of challenges, with a balanced mix of fast bends and tighter corners that encourage overtaking.
The site now boasts modern infrastructure capable of hosting competitors as efficiently as possible, with a large tarmac paddock, a new building housing a bar-restaurant, a motor sport shop, a workshop and numerous rooms for briefings, officials, the media and meetings.
OK: Who's next?
Australian James Anagnostiadis and Spaniard Christian Costoya won at Campillos in southern Spain and Portimão in the Algarve respectively. Will a third driver join the list of winners at Viterbo? Ranked third in the 2024 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship, Belgian Thibaut Ramaekers will try to use his experience to counter these two young drivers from the OK-Junior category. With 100 drivers announced for the OK class at Viterbo, the racing should be as good as it gets.
Provisional standings for the 2025 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - OK after the second of four Competitions
1- Christian Costoya (ESP - Parolin / TM Kart / Maxxis) 144 pts
2- James Anagnostiadis (AUS - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 121 pts
3- Thibaut Ramaekers (BEL - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 115 pts
4- Zac Drummond (GBR - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 102 pts
5- Dries Van Langendonck (BEL - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 100 pts
6- Daniel Kelleher (IRL - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 84 pts
OK Team standings after Portimão
1- Prema Racing (ITA) 245 pts
2- Parolin Motorsport (ITA) 150 pts
3- KR Motorsport (ITA) 133 pts
4- VDK Racing (BEL) 119 pts
5- Forza Racing (GBR) 114 pts
6- Fusion Motorsport (GBR) 102 points
OK-Junior: Intense duels expected in the 12-14 age group
The Prema Racing team, whose name is also renowned in single-seaters from FIA F4 to F2, made a brilliant start to the season by supporting Briton Noah Baglin to the top step of the podium in Spain, then his Dutch team-mate Dean Hoogendoorn to victory in Portugal. With three drivers ranked in the top five of the Championship at the halfway stage, the Forza Racing team will be looking for its turn to win. Currently spearheading the Tony Kart Racing Team, the Canadian Ilie Crisan has also demonstrated his ability to reach the podium. The results of the clashes between the 97 entries promise to be uncertain at Viterbo.
Provisional standings for the 2025 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - Junior after the second of four Competitions
1- Noah Baglin (GBR - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 168 pts
2- Dean Hoogendoorn (NED - KR / IAME / Maxxis) 149 pts
3- William Calleja (AUS - Exprit / TM Kart / Maxxis) 111 pts
4- Henry Domain (GBR - Exprit / TM Kart / Maxxis) 102 pts
5- Iskender Zulfikari (TUR - Exprit / TM Kart / Maxxis) 84 pts
6- Ilie Crisan (CAN - Tony Kart / Vortex / Maxxis) 81 pts
OK-Junior team standings after Portimão
1- Prema Racing (ITA) 317 pts
2- Forza Racing (GBR) 245 pts
3- KR Motorsport (ITA) 149 pts
4- Ward Racing (SWE) 116 pts
5- VictoryLane (FRA) 99 pts
6- Tony Kart Racing Team (ITA) 82 pts
An Italian leader at home
The first competition of the new FIA Karting Academy Trophy - Senior, created by FIA Karting in 2025, lived up to all its promises. At Portimão, the race results always remained uncertain, while the drivers had to deal with difficult and changing weather conditions. Italy's Riccardo Ferrari will have the honour of arriving in his home country as overall leader. More than 30 other countries, as well as the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission, will be represented. All will benefit from the same equipment, an OK-Junior Exprit / Vortex package supplied by the OTK Kart Group, to ensure greater sporting fairness.
As in the OK and OK-Junior categories, Maxxis is the exclusive tyre supplier for the FIA Karting Academy-Senior Trophy.
Provisional standings for the 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy - Senior after the first of three Competitions
1- Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) 69 pts
2- Yuzuki Sato (JPN) 63 pts
3- Niklas Vejen (DEN) 51 pts
4- Amador Martinez Saenz (COL) 50 pts
5- Mio Olert (SWE) 34 pts
6- Agustín Sepúlveda (CHI) 33 pts
Download the provisional programme here.