On Saturday 2nd March, Bogdan Cosma Cristofor became the new WSK Super Master Series Champion in OK-N Junior. The young Romanian hopeful has once again achieved the objective he set himself. After three consecutive podium finishes, including two victories, in the first three rounds of the prestigious WSK Promotion series, the Forza Racing driver arrived in Sarno for the final round with a good lead, and he managed to clinch the title without a hitch.

The first race of the season for the Tony Kart Racing Team was at South Garda Karting for the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, with their official driver Sebastiano Pavan achieving the podium finish in the OK category. Furthermore, first place was also achieved for the Rookie chassis in the MINI Gr.3 U10 class.

With 33 confirmed drivers, the official CRG Team promises to be one of the biggest and most competitive for the 2024 international karting season. The CRG Racing Team, which as announced last December, will be coordinated from a technical and organizational point of view by Natalia Balbo and Brandon Nilsson, will be able to count on a mix of experienced drivers and ambitious young ones in all categories.

MyLaps will be on the track in the first events of the season in Lonato, Cremona and Franciacorta to provide transponders for those who do not already have one.

The registration opening for the first 2024 WSK events will begin from the 3rd of January for the one related to the WSK Champions Cup taking place from 18 to 21 January 2024 at the South Garda Karting in Lonato. The same registration date for the WSK Super Master Series is scheduled from 25 to 28 January, again in Lonato.

The chain of young drivers coming from the CRG training camp who are entering motorsport is enriched with a new name, the one of Mattia Colnaghi. After many big names of the past, including Hamilton, Verstappen and Hulkenberg, as well Gabriel Bortoleto, the new FIA F3 Champion, who recently joined the McLaren Academy or Dennis Hauger, protagonist of the FIA F2 Championship, a new potential protagonist of tomorrow’s motor racing who comes from what can be considered in all respects a full-fledged school for young karting drivers.

The WSK Champions Cup, WSK Super Master Series, WSK Open Cup, WSK Euro Series, WSK Super Cup and WSK Final Cup will keep drivers busy from January to November 2024 on some of the most important circuits.

WSK Promotion is pleased to announce the achievement of a multi-year agreement with BRP-Rotax aimed at organizing and promoting the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy championship and the Winter Series, starting from 2024.

Qualifying heats on Saturday named the finalists of the opening round of the WSK Euro Series. The  TV Live Streaming will be on Sunday, September 3rd starting with Prefinals at 9:50 and Finals at 12:30, MINI U10. MINI Gr.3 will be at 14:00, OKJ at 14:30, OK at 15:00, and OKN-OKNJ at 15:30.

The victories in both Finals of the two European Championship KZ Rounds (in Spain with Jeremy Iglesias and in Italy with Viktor Gustafsson), as well as the one in Wackersdorf in the preparation race for the FIA ​​World Championship again with Gustafsson, place the CRG colors among the most prominent in the first part of the season in the top class with gearbox. To these successes, we need to add the title of European Vice Champion obtained by Jeremy Iglesias and the many podiums conquered in the WSK races, which complete an exceptional outcome for the CRG-TM duo in these first 6 months of the 2023 season.

The Italian team refueled during the winter break and set off again to attack the podiums, which have already been numerous in 2023. From the Winter Cup, Martin Molnar triumphed in OK. In WSK, Danny Carenini won in IAME-X30 Junior at the Open Series, before winning again a week later at the famous Andrea Margutti Trophy. There were also podiums at the WSK Super Master Series with Dries Van Langendonck in OK-Junior and at the WSK Champions Cup with Tomass Stolcermanis in OK.

Exciting Dutch talent Dilano van ’t Hoff will remain with MP Motorsport for a second assault on the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA). The 2021 Spanish Formula 4 champion aims to bounce back from a tough rookie season cruelly interrupted by injury. The Dutchman is the first driver to be announced for MP’s three-car FRECA line-up.

René Lammers put in another top performance this weekend in Italy in the highly competitive WSK. The 14-year-old karter from Zandvoort (The Netherlands) finished second in the OK class in the third round of the WSK Super Master Series at the Sarno kart track near Napoli. All weekend, the Dutch factory driver from Parolin Motorsport was in a very good position and his speed was rewarded with a second podium place.

The new International Karting Ranking of FIA Karting with all the points acquired last year in international competitions follows a model similar to tennis’ ATP. WSK drivers on top.

Young French driver Jimmy Hélias continues to impress in the top-tier of world karting. And not just by his performances! Third at Sarno at the end of 2022 on his first outing in the premium category, third again at Lonato at the beginning of February and second yesterday at Franciacorta, his consistent podium finishes are beginning to really make people sit up and take notice! All the more so as after four races his worst result is a fourth place! But Jimmy’s no flash in the pan. Instead, he’s the real deal who’s determined to forge a place for himself among the front-runners.

RR Racing will team up with the top Italian team of Gamoto. RR Racing; the successful Dutch team of former karter Ramon Rietveld will from now on race under the name Gamoto by RR Racing and will therefore be the factory team for Gamoto in the Rotax Max.

The opening of the WSK season at the South Garda Karting in Lonato on 25-29 January presents itself with excellent conditions: in fact, 320 drivers are expected for the WSK Champions Cup, the traditional race at the beginning of the year, which has come to celebrate its 10th edition with quite a success of participation confirming the constantly growing trend for WSK Promotion events.

The opening of the WSK season at the South Garda Karting in Lonato on 25-29 January presents itself with excellent conditions: in fact, 320 drivers are expected for the WSK Champions Cup, the traditional race at the beginning of the year, which has come to celebrate its 10th edition with quite a success of participation confirming the constantly growing trend for WSK Promotion events.

The opening of the WSK season at the South Garda Karting in Lonato on 25-29 January presents itself with excellent conditions: in fact, 320 drivers are expected for the WSK Champions Cup, the traditional race at the beginning of the year, which has come to celebrate its 10th edition with quite a success of participation confirming the constantly growing trend for WSK Promotion events.

WSK Promotion is postponing the debut of the two new categories OK-N and OKN-Junior, which was supposed to take place in the WSK Super Master Series, as many teams are still busy with testing and obtaining technical materials.

Grand opening of the WSK season for the first round of the WSK Champions Cup from 25 to 29 January at South Garda Karting.

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All the regulations for the 2023 WSK events are published on the WSK Promotion website www.wskarting.it, which is completely updated.

The CM Racing Team announces that it will not take part in the 2023 World Supersport Championship. A choice resulting from accurate and prolonged evaluations, which does not preclude a return to the category for the 2024 season.

The renewal of the partnership for the next three years, from 2023 to 2025, allows WSK Promotion and the sporting and technical clothing company Sparco Spa to consolidate their prestigious and fruitful collaboration within the project dedicated to the activity of young drivers in motorsport.

The date of the WSK Super Cup by MINI has been fixed to Saturday, June 10th, while the second round of the WSK Euro Series in Sarno has been postponed by one week to November 5th, 2023.

Vega, LeCont, MG, Panta and Sparco are the official suppliers for the forthcoming WSK season. The WSK 2023 racing calendar confirmed a total of 14 races with the substitution of the venue of the fourth round of WSK Super Master Series on April 30th. The race will be held in Cremona instead of Castelletto, while the third round of the WSK Open Series has been anticipated from May 7th to April 16th in Castelletto.