Since the beginning of October, the Franciacorta paddock has echoed with the sound of 125cc gearbox engines from the various KZ categories. With 203 participants, the Champions of the Future Shifter kicked off the action on the initiative of promoter RGMMC. From 9th to 12th October, FIA Karting will take over with the World Championship, with no fewer than 253 drivers expected in the Italian region of Brescia. Clearly, as manufacturer LeCont is supplying the KZ, KZ2 and KZ2 Masters in these two prestigious events, world-class drivers and their teams have enjoyed racing with premium tyres offering optimum performance, perfectly suited to their powerful karts!

Emiliano Hernandez has just had 10 very important days in his career as a young Mexican motorsport hopeful. Competing in only his first season in Junior in FIA Karting, the 13-year-old driver proved himself capable of competing with the world's best. Competing for Spanish team DPK Racing, equipped with a Fernando Alonso Kart chassis and now supported by Aston Martin F1, he delivered two top-level performances in the space of a week: both in the Champions of the Future Euro Series and then in the World Championship at the Kristianstad circuit in Sweden, with front row starts, victories in Qualifying Heats and fastest laps. Emiliano Hernandez is definitely a driver to watch closely and support in the future...

After the announcement of the multi-year partnership between Kalì Kart and the new title sponsor Lenovo, the management of the historic CRG brand is working to define the 2026 drivers’ line-up of the team, which will be dedicated to the under-16 junior categories: Mini, OKNJ, OKJ, and OK. The racing program will include participation in all FIA Karting events (European Championship and World Championship for OK and OKJ classes), as well as a structure that will be active in Italy for the Mini U10 / Gr3 and OKN Junior categories.

The greatest forces in Motorsport history are now united as Ferrari’s last Monaco-winning World Champion is returned to Enzo’s house, located within the very heart of the Factory that has produced the most awe-inspiring automotive masterpieces in history. A location where the genius between creator, driver, and car will forever be linked as Michael Schumacher was recently given the ultimate honor of having the area just outside Enzo’s doorstep, where chassis 211 now rests, renamed to Piazza Michael Schumacher.

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.

A new young talent will be proudly sporting our colours on the F1 Academy grid, as Emma Felbermayr is announced as the team’s entrant in the all-female series for 2025. The soon-to-be 18-year-old will be racing for KICK Sauber F1 Team in her Rodin Motorsport-operated car, making her debut at the 2025 F1 Academy season-opener in Shanghai, China.

The world meeting at PFI proved to be as difficult as expected. With a record number of participants and a formidable track, the battles were fierce, not to mention the rain for the Finals. For Parolin Motorsport, the highlights were Zac Drummond's comeback in the OK Final, Christian Costoya's retirement in the Junior class and Heitor Dall Agnol Farias's 3rd place in the OK-N World Cup.

There was undeniable potential for the Birel ART / TM Kart drivers at Franciacorta during the 2023 OK and OK-Junior World Championship. The previous events had shown a positive evolution, but the course of the FIA Karting event was not favourable to the Birel ART Racing team.

The tension was already high at Franciacorta on Friday morning during Qualifying Practice for the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior. There had already been a number of surprises, with new names coming to the fore and some top drivers performing relatively poorly. Apparently, it wasn't easy to get the right setup during Qualifying. While the pole position for Spaniard Christian Costoya (ESP) in OK-Junior was in line with expectations, that of Estonian Mark Dubnitski in OK was more surprising.

Two weeks before the World Championship, the fifth and final round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series at Franciacorta was of particular value to the teams and their drivers. Parolin Motorsport demonstrated its competitiveness in both categories on a dry and slippery track. The intensity of the races may have caused a few problems in terms of results, but the performance was there for all the team. Rene Lammers finished in the top five in the OK Final, while Christian Costoya secured 7th place in OK-Junior.

At the start of the Final, Maksim Orlov was one of the favourites in the KZ2 World Cup, as was Daniel Bray in the KZ2 Masters International Super Cup. Unfortunately, they were both eliminated at the start of the race. Genis Civico finished 9th in KZ2, while Riccardo Nalon finished 4th in KZ2 Masters. In the World KZ Championship, Francesco Celenta and Lorenzo Travisanutto made a superb comeback to finish 7th and 8th.

The latest international events have once again placed the Energy Corse team at the top of the hierarchy, confirming the team's value and its ability to rise to the greatest challenges. After his victory at the Road to Wackersdorf in July in KZ2, Tomass Stolcermanis dominated the OK Final at the first round of the WSK Euro Series in Franciacorta. With just a few weeks to go to the World Championship, this result is extremely encouraging for the whole team, which can rely on top-class equipment and technical staff.

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.

When many drivers arrived at the Franciacorta Karting Track to take part in the opening round of the 2023 WSK Euro Series, they were already looking ahead to the World Championship in the OK and OK-Junior categories, which will be contested on the same Italian circuit in October. 

The FIA Karting European OK and OK-Junior Championships ended on a high note for the KR Global Motorsport Company group at Cremona: a hat-trick of OK-Junior titles in the Final and overall standings with Bondarev, Ramaekers and Martinese, as well as a double podium in OK with Tarnvanichkul and Nakamura-Berta, while Powell finished 3rd in the Championship! KR Motorsport has already secured the title of FIA Karting Team Champion in OK-Junior even before the World Championship.

The Pro Kart Raceland Wackersdorf will be filled with an international flair as participants from all around the world gather for the Road to Wackersdorf. This serves as a preparation for the highly anticipated shifter-kart World Championship scheduled for September. The event boasts an impressive lineup of karting's finest, creating a thrilling atmosphere.

The Pro Kart Raceland Wackersdorf will be filled with an international flair as participants from all around the world gather for the Road to Wackersdorf. This serves as a preparation for the highly anticipated shifter-kart World Championship scheduled for September. The event boasts an impressive lineup of karting's finest, creating a thrilling atmosphere.

The Pro Kart Raceland Wackersdorf will be filled with an international flair as participants from all around the world gather for the Road to Wackersdorf. This serves as a preparation for the highly anticipated shifter-kart World Championship scheduled for September. The event boasts an impressive lineup of karting's finest, creating a thrilling atmosphere.

The Pro Kart Raceland Wackersdorf will be filled with an international flair as participants from all around the world gather for the Road to Wackersdorf. This serves as a preparation for the highly anticipated shifter-kart World Championship scheduled for September. The event boasts an impressive lineup of karting's finest, creating a thrilling atmosphere.