The wait is over: from Thursday, October 9th to Sunday, October 12th, the Franciacorta circuit in Italy will host the most important event of the year for the Shifter categories — the FIA World Championship KZ-KZ2 and KZ2 Master. Over 250 drivers and the most prestigious international karting teams will compete for the most coveted title in the gearbox categories.

October will be the month with the KZ2 and KZ categories taking center stage in the international karting scene. Next weekend (with Finals scheduled for Saturday, October 4), the 2nd and final round of the Champions of the Future will take place in Franciacorta, Italy. The following week, from October 8 to 11, on the same track, the most important event of the season for the Shifter categories is scheduled: the FIA World Championship KZ and the World Cup KZ2 and KZ Master. The most prominent drivers and teams in these categories will be based in Italy for 15 days to crown the 2025 World Champions. CRG boasts a prestigious and winning history in these categories, and once again this year, CRG and Kalì Kart chassis are expected to be among the frontrunners.
 

Third and final round of the FIA European Championship KZ and KZ2 this week at the German circuit of Mülsen. From Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July 20, the continental titles for 2025 will be awarded on this technical track in Saxony, even though the sporting value of this season has been heavily compromised by the well-known tire issues.
 

The weather remained sunny in the Valencia region, with temperatures rising for the day's Qualifying Heats. Drivers and machines were put through their paces in Saturday's 13 races, which produced a large number of passes and twists and turns. In the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship, Spaniard Pedro Hiltbrand in KZ and Maksim Orlov in KZ2 retained the leads they had gained in Qualifying. They will need to consolidate their positions in the Super Heats on Sunday morning, followed by the Finals, if they are to continue their winning run. In the Academy Trophy - Junior, Ecuador's Julian Rivera Salas took over from Mexico's Luis Fer Nunez at the top of the intermediate standings.

With the FIA ​​awards ceremony which took place in Rwanda in the last few days, the curtain has finally fallen on the 2025 sporting season for international karting. As usual, at CRG, it’s time to take stock with President Giancarlo Tinini. The first reflections are aimed precisely at the international season, in which once again CRG products were among the great protagonists.

The most important event of the season for the Shifter categories, the FIA ​​World Championship KZ-KZ2 and KZ2 Masters which took place in Portugal, confirmed the CRG colors among the most competitive in these categories, which have always been very relevant in terms of importance on the karting world market. The seal of prestige in a weekend heavily influenced by the weather came with the podium in KZ2 by Paavo Tonteri, P3 at the end of a journey always among the big names, starting from Qualifying Practice.

This weekend, the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve witnessed the crowning of three FIA Champions following a fierce competition that saw a variety of track conditions.

The last FIA Karting event of the season will take place in Portugal, at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, from 10 to 13 October 2024. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship—KZ will see the discipline's top drivers battle it out alongside participants in the FIA Karting World Cup—KZ2 and the FIA Karting International Masters Super Cup.

Following Qualifying Heats held in variable grip conditions, Spain's Pedro Hiltbrand Aguilar took the lead in the intermediate standings of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - KZ, Italy's Cristian Bertuca maintained his lead in the FIA Karting World Cup - KZ2 and France's Anthony Abbasse took the lead in the FIA Karting International Super Cup - Masters.

The last FIA Karting event of the season will take place in Portugal, at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, from 10 to 13 October 2024. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship—KZ will see the discipline's top drivers battle it out alongside participants in the FIA Karting World Cup—KZ2 and the FIA Karting International Masters Super Cup.

The last FIA Karting event of the season will take place in Portugal, at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, from 10 to 13 October 2024. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship—KZ will see the discipline's top drivers battle it out alongside participants in the FIA Karting World Cup—KZ2 and the FIA Karting International Masters Super Cup.

The last FIA Karting event of the season will take place in Portugal, at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, from 10 to 13 October 2024. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship—KZ will see the discipline's top drivers battle it out alongside participants in the FIA Karting World Cup—KZ2 and the FIA Karting International Masters Super Cup.

The last FIA Karting event of the season will take place in Portugal, at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, from 10th to 13th October 2024. The Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - KZ will see the discipline's top drivers battle it out alongside participants in the FIA Karting World Cup - KZ2 and the FIA Karting International Masters Super Cup.

A perfect weekend in Portimao for Jeremy Iglesias and the CRG Racing Team, who won the Champions of The Future in the KZ top class, the preparatory event for the FIA ​​World Championship KZ, scheduled in Portugal from 10th to 13th October.

For four days, the Algarve International Karting Circuit in Portimao vibrated to the rhythm of the KZ, KZ2 and KZ Master karts at a meeting eagerly awaited by competitors. The drivers and teams were able to work in a variety of weather conditions, gathering a wealth of data and gaining a much better understanding of the Portimao track. Many of the drivers were taking part in a Champions of the Future event for the first time and appreciated the professionalism of the organisation put in place by RGMMC. On a warm and sunny day of southern Portugal, Frenchman Jérémy Iglesias won the KZ class, Romanian Daniel Vasile won the KZ2 class and Frenchman Anthony Abbasse dominated the KZ Master class.

From 25th to 28th September on the Portimao circuit will take place a race for the shifter categories organized by RGMMC, the promoter of the FIA ​​Championships. This event, which will end on Saturday, will be a practice run in view of the FIA ​​World Championship KZ-KZ2 and KZ2 Masters scheduled in Portugal on October 13th. All the potential protagonists of the KZ category will get behind the wheel to work on chassis and engine setups in view of the World Championship.

After being among the protagonists of the Euro OK with Gabriel Gomez's 2nd place in the Championship, CRG colors confirmed themselves at the top in the FIA ​​events also in the KZ category with Viktor Gustafsson's 3rd place in the Championship. At the start of the decisive Final, the Swedish driver, who was only 2 points behind the leader of the standings could have won the title, but such tight races do not allow for mistakes and, unfortunately, something was missing in the race pace in the Final and the 7th place obtained took away any hope of victory.

From 29 August to 1 September the Val Vibrata circuit in Italy will make its return to international karting by hosting the 2nd and final Round of the FIA European Championship - KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters. The 2024 Championship was divided into 2 races after the delays at the beginning of the season regarding the choice of tires and, therefore, after the opening race in Aragon, the Italian track will host the decisive round to elect this season's continental champions.
 

The KZ categories confirm themselves in the DNA of CRG, which for years has continued to be one of the most constant brands at the top of international races in the gear classes. Even on the Aragon track in Spain, where the FIA​​European Championship started later than what expected this year, the CRG drivers made a strong impression right from the Free Practice, confirming once again the great versatility of the CRG chassis and the performance of the TM engines.

The FIA ​​Karting European Championship - KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters will start this weekend, from 4 to 7 July on the Aragon circuit in Spain. We could say, at last, considering that in recent years the 1st Round of the Euro for the shifter classes has never started so late in the racing season.