The Italian group will play a leading role in the newly created FIA Karting Arrive & Drive European Championship and FIA Karting Arrive & Drive Asian-Pacific Championship over the next two years, supplying Kosmic Kart chassis and Vortex Engines
Following the success of the first edition of the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive World Cup, held last November in Malaysia, the new race concept promoted by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) will expand starting in 2026 with the introduction of two new continental championships: the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive European Championship and the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive Asian-Pacific Championship, both with the exclusive technical partnership of OTK Kart Group.
For the 2026-2027 period, the Italian group will supply all participants with Kosmic Mercury T chassis, the benchmark model in the Kosmic Kart range, as well as SV (Senior) and SV Junior (Junior) engines by Vortex. OTK, however, will go beyond simply supplying its technical package, with its staff present at every event to provide technical assistance to all competitors, ensuring perfect parity of kart performance. This is a well-established approach for OTK Kart Group, which has already been applied for a decade in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
The 2026 calendar, already approved by the FIA, includes three rounds for each continental championship. The FIA Karting Arrive & Drive European Championship will kick off in Angerville (France) on April 24-26, continue in Słomczyn (Poland) on July 17-19, and conclude in Guadassuar (Spain) on September 4-6. The FIA Karting Arrive & Drive Asian-Pacific Championship, on the other hand, will start in Macau on June 19-21, stop in Zhuzhou (China) on July 24-26, and end in Chennai (India) on September 11-13.
Each event will be “closed-entry,” with a maximum of 112 drivers, divided into 56 Seniors and 56 Juniors. The winners of the two continental championships will gain direct access to the FIA Karting Arrive & Drive World Cup, scheduled for the end of the season.