Ahead of the start of the next racing season, their sports division presents the 28 drivers who will take part in the main international competitions in the MINI, OKJ-N, OKJ, OK, and KZ/KZ2 categories.
With the 2025 season now over, the Tony Kart Racing Team is ready to unveil its plans for 2026. Ahead of the presentation of the race program, their sports division announces the renewed line-up of drivers, 28 in total, ready to take to the track in the most important competitions on the international karting scene. Their drivers will be at the wheel of Tony Kart Racer 401 T chassis (in the KZ/KZ2, OK, OKJ and OKJ-N classes) and Tony Kart Rookie (MINI) chassis, powered by Vortex, the “engine division” of OTK Kart Group.
In KZ/KZ2, part of the lineup already seen last year has been confirmed. Lorenzo Camplese, Tom Leuillet, and Nicola Rossini continue their journey with the team. Joining the lineup are Matteo Viganò, who returns to the team with which he won the KZ2 International Super Cup in 2018, and Genis Civico Espona, also a former driver for their racing department in 2024.
In OK, Jindrich Pešl – recent WSK Final Cup champion – is confirmed as their driver in the category. Thomas Pradier, who has been competing in OK since the end of 2024, is also confirmed: the Frenchman will also take part in some races with shifter karts. After his debut in the premier class of single-speed karts in the last races of 2025, Iskender Zulfikari is ready to take on his first full-time commitment among the “Seniors.” Ilie Tristan Crisan, official Tony Kart driver since the end of 2022, is promoted from OKJ, on the strength of three victories last year. Endo Arata and Gabriel Canal, on the other hand, are the new entries for next season.
In OKJ, Julian Frasnelli and Henri-Constant Kumpen are reconfirmed after their work in 2025. Jean Poujol and Antionio Ianni make the leap forward from the MINI classes, with a brief experience in OKJ-N behind them. Yubo Wen, who joined the team at the end of last season, is back among the “Juniors.” Martin Bertolaccini and Oiva Vettenranta, the latter reigning champion of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy-Junior, join their sports division.
The Tony Kart Racing Team will also be present in the OKJ-N category with Victor Thomas Gorun and Linghan Li, both coming from their ranks in MINI. The two will be joined by Augustin Feligioni and Valentino Manassero.
Finally, in MINI, Farel Beretta Dugat, Blake Hsueh, Zane Pace, and Nahil Padovani Amador are confirmed and joined by newcomer Alvaro Medeiros and David Aagten.
2026 Tony Kart Racing Team driver line-up:
MINI
David Aagten
Farel Beretta Dugat
Blake Hsueh
Alvaro Medeiros
Zane Pace
Nahil Padovani Amador
OKJ-N
Augustin Feligioni
Victor Thomas Gorun
Linghan Li
Valentino Manassero
OKJ
Martin Bertolaccini
Julian Frasnelli
Antonio Ianni
Henri-Constant Kumpen
Jean Poujol
Oiva Vettenranta
Yubo Wen
OK
Endo Arata
Gabriel Canal
Ilie Tristan Crisan
Jindrich Pešl
Thomas Pradier
Iskender Zulfikari
KZ/KZ2
Lorenzo Camplese
Genis Civico Espona
Tom Leuillet
Nicola Rossini
Matteo Viganò