Queensland teenager Max Walton recorded the best-ever finish by an Australian driver in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy with a third placed finish in Trinec, Czech Republic on the weekend.

After the early summer break, WSK Karting is gearing up to restart full speed from July 13-17 with the first of the two rounds of the WSK Euro Series at the South Garda Karting of Lonato. The event will enjoy live TV streaming for the final stages on Sunday.

The opening of the WSK Euro Series will take place at the South Garda Karting circuit on 13-17 July with 260 drivers on the track. The Live TV streaming from wsk.it and Motorsport.tv will be on Sunday, July 17th.

The GB4 Championship will award the ‘George Russell Pole Position Cup’ in its inaugural season, following an agreement between the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 star and award founder John Cavill.
 

Zak O’Sullivan, Williams Racing Academy Driver, was named winner of the BRDC Young Driver of the Year award on Sunday night. The British driver claimed the prestigious accolade after impressing in a series of evaluations, which included fitness and simulator elements and a two-day test at Silverstone.

Two-time Australian Champion Harry Arnett has been selected as Australia’s representative in the 2022 FIA Karting Academy Trophy. The Victorian will be one of 51 drivers aged between 12 and 14 years of age from all over the world participating in the three-round Series in identical world-leading equipment supplied by the OTK Kart Group.

The Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup will extend to the GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC in 2022, as well as offering a significantly increased prize package in the GB3 Championship. The new season marks the 10th successive year the prize has been awarded, with £36,000 in prize money handed to drivers and teams since 2013. Previous winners include Jake Hughes, George Russell and 2021 champion Zak O’Sullivan.

Qualifying heats have identified the main protagonists of the tenth edition of the WSK Final Cup that is underway in Adria. Tomorrow, Sunday, November 21st, Prefinals will be at 10:50, Finals at 14:20 with Live Streaming from www.wsk.it.

MotorSport Vision (MSV) will launch the new GB4 Championship as an entry-level junior single-seater category in the UK next season. GB4 has been created to offer drivers graduating from karting or club racing a significantly lower cost route onto the single-seater ladder.
 

A young international karting hopeful, the Luxembourger Maxime Furon-Castelain has just been confirmed in 3rd place in the final ranking of the 2020 FIA Karting Academy Trophy. This is a historic performance for the Grand Duchy in this world competition designed to reveal the best young motorsport talents from the five continents.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the FIA Karting Academy Trophy quickly established itself as a cost-effective detection tool for young talents and proven a success both in terms of grid numbers as well producing future stars of motorsport.

Around 180 drivers gathered at the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno for the opener of WSK Euro Series. Qualifying practice and heats will start on Friday, July 10th. More heats will follow on Saturday, while the final stages with live TV coverage will be on Sunday, July 12th.

Around 180 drivers gathered at the International Circuit Napoli in Sarno for the opener of WSK Euro Series. Qualifying practice and heats will start on Friday, July 10th. More heats will follow on Saturday, while the final stages with live TV coverage from www.wskarting.it will be on Sunday, July 12th.

Originally from Belgium, Cash van Belle has lived in Italy for fifteen years for professional karting reasons. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to look after great drivers such as Bas Lammers, Jérémy Iglesias, Max Verstappen and George Russell. He is currently the team manager of the official racing department of the IPK factory, which runs the Praga Kart and Formula K brands. Here is his view of the situation in Italy in mid-May 2020.

BRP-Rotax is very pleased to announce the launch of a special event for the worldwide Rotax family, as well as everyone else interested to participate: the first-ever Rotax SIM RACING Challenge, a virtual reality race on the platform of iRacing.com.