He started the weekend off the pace and ended it on top of the podium. Ludwig Granquist won the X30 Junior class at the Karting Champions League - Winter Series 2026 on Sunday. Han inledde helgen utanför tempot och avslutade den högst upp på pallen. Ludwig Granquist vann X30 Junior-klassen i Karting Champions League – Winter Series 2026 på söndagen.

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at the “Home of Champions” in Genk for Round 1. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2026 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes!

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at the “Home of Champions” in Genk for Round 1. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2026 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes!

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at the “Home of Champions” in Genk for Round 1. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2026 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes!

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at the “Home of Champions” in Genk for Round 1. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2026 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes!

GB3-racewinnaar Gianmarco Pradel is in zee gegaan met MP Motorsport voor een vol seizoen in de snelgroeiende Eurocup-3-klasse. Het 19-jarige talent uit Sydney stapt over naar het Nederlandse team om een van de steunpilaren te worden van de MP-bezetting in de klasse.

Alba Larsen will once again take on the challenge of the F1 Academy in 2026 together with MP Motorsport, competing in the support programme of Formula 1. The Danish teenage talent recently joined the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as a Ferrari junior and is aiming to fight at the front in her second season, following a highly promising debut in the series for a new generation of female motorsport talent.

The MP Group has further strengthened its position in the Northern European karting scene by acquiring Chrono Karting, the leading organiser in Dutch karting with the Dutch 2-stroke (Dutch Rotax Max Challenge) and 4-stroke championships among its portfolio. With the acquisition of Chrono Karting, the MP Group aims to enable Dutch karting talent to make the transition to motor racing in a structured and professionally supervised manner.

The sixth and penultimate round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship at Valencia crowned Thomas Strauven as the new overall champion and Ean Eyckmans as the Rookie Champion, marking a historic all-Belgian weekend in the series. Strauven sealed the title with five races to spare — the earliest coronation in the championship’s history — by winning Saturday’s opening race, while Eyckmans clinched his rookie crown after Race 3 on Sunday.
 

Fast Finnish driver Tuukka Taponen will race for MP Motorsport in his second season in the highly competitive FIA Formula 3 Championship. The 18-year-old member of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy has signed with the Dutch team for 2026 after a promising debut year in the category.

The MP Group has further expanded its karting activities by acquiring the legendary karting circuit Karting Genk. To this end, MP owner Henk de Jong reached an agreement with the Lemmens family, who opened the outdoor track at Horensbergdam in 1983 and have owned it ever since. MP, best known in the Netherlands for its leading Formula racing team MP Motorsport, has been working for several years to grow its presence in karting—the foundation of the talent ladder that MP Motorsport offers all the way up to Formula 2.

Atlassian Williams Racing is pleased to announce that Williams Racing Academy Driver Alessandro Giusti will challenge for another season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport in 2026. He will continue to be supported by the Williams Racing Driver Academy as he develops on his path to Formula 1.

The Circuito de Navarra hosted a thrilling second round of the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship, where René Lammers delivered a flawless performance by winning two of three races, propelling him to the top of the overall standings.

Young Dutch driver Reno Francot has rejoined MP Motorsport for a full season in the F4 Spanish Championship; the 17-year-old from Echt will team up with the previously announced René Lammers, Yani Stevenheydens, Ean Eyckmans, Niklas Schaufler and Hudson Schwartz in a strong six-car entry for the Dutch team.

Promising Australian motor racing talent Joanne Ciconte has joined MP Motorsport to complete the team’s F1 Academy line-up for the 2025 season.

Young Belgian talent Yani Stevenheydens has joined MP Motorsport for this year’s F4 Spanish Championship, as the Dutch single-seater team continues to expand its Formula 4 line-up. The 18-year-old, from Meise, already had his first taste of Spanish F4 by teaming up with MP in the opening round of the F4 Spanish Winter Championship at Jérez last weekend.

Austrian karting prodigy Niklas Schaufler is MP Motorsport’s latest addition to its 2025 F4 Spanish Championship line-up. Backed by the Red Bull Junior Team, Schaufler will transition to single-seater racing following a distinguished karting career which established him as one of motorsport’s most promising young talents.
 

Peruvian youngster Andrés Cardénas is the fifth driver confirmed for MP Motorsport’s strong six car line-up in the 2025 Eurocup-3 series, the 16-year-old from Lima moving up after a pair of successful seasons in the F4 Spanish Championship.

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2025 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes! The IAME X30 Senior class has reached a full starting grid, but the organization has now expanded it to the number of 72 drivers! That promises great competition!

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2025 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes! The IAME X30 Senior class has reached a full starting grid, but the organization has now expanded it to the number of 72 drivers! That promises great competition!

This weekend, the Karting Champions League Winter Series is at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2025 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes! The IAME X30 Senior class has reached a full starting grid, but the organization has now expanded it to the number of 72 drivers! That promises great competition!

Registrations are going well for the Karting Champions League Winter Series: January 31st - February 2nd at Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg. There is a very interesting prize pool in the different classes! From Golden Tickets for the IAME IWF 2025 to F4 tests with MP Motorsport and more great prizes!

Williams Racing is proud to confirm the 2025 line-up of the Williams Racing Driver Academy, with the stars of tomorrow all making a step up in their careers.

René Lammers will remain with MP Motorsport for a second season in the F4 Spanish Championship in 2025, where the Dutch talent will be focused on building on the experience he gained during his rookie campaign.

Alba Hurup Larsen will join the F1 Academy grid with MP Motorsport in 2025 to represent the world-renowned Tommy Hilfiger brand in the all-female international single-seater racing series. The 16-year-old Danish driver is the first of three drivers to be run by the Dutch outfit in F1 Academy.

Today, F1 Academy announced that Hitech Grand Prix will join the grid and operate three cars from the 2025 season, expanding the grid to 18 cars.

Oliver Goethe stays with MP Motorsport for a full-season campaign in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.

Alessandro Giusti will race with MP Motorsport in 2025, joining Tim Tramnitz and Bruno Del Pino at the Dutch squad and completing their line-up for next season.

Dutch driver Richard Verschoor will rejoin MP Motorsport for a fresh attack of the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2025, it is confirmed today.

The Karting Champions League is proud to present the Winter Series, a pioneering platform for emerging kart racing talents. This event consists of two rounds; the first round takes place from January 24th to 26th, and the second from the 31st of January to the 2^nd of February 2025 at the Circuit Karting des Fagnes in Mariembourg, Belgium. The Karting Champions League Winter Series offers an exceptional opportunity for talent development in both karting and motorsport, providing a robust stepping stone for young racers.