The hilly area of ​​Franciacorta, a land of vineyards between Lake Iseo and Brescia in Italy, will be the center of International Karting next weekend, from 5th to 8th October, hosting the FIA ​​Karting World Championship of the OK and OK-Junior categories.

Held in northern Italy on the Franciacorta track from 6th to 8th October 2023, the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior has an exceptional field of 241 entrants from 57 nations breaking all previous records.

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.

The Tony Kart Racer 401 RR, with the Racing Team driver Scott Kin Lindblom, is in contention until the very end for a place in the Top 3 in the OKJ final round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series.

At Franciacorta from 13th to 16th September, several drivers equipped with KR chassis were not only preparing for the forthcoming FIA Karting World Championship. Their aim was also to fight for the championship titles in the Champions of the Future Euro Series. In OK, Joe Turney concluded with a magnificent victory, while Alex Powell took the crown. KR Global Motorsport Company even claimed an unprecedented quadruple in the overall standings with Kean Nakamura Berta taking 2nd place, giving Prema Racing the double ahead of Joe Turney and Enzo Tarnvanichkul. In the OK-Junior class, Thibaut Ramaekers battled steadily in the leading group to finish 3rd in the Euro Series, while Augustus Toniolo took 3rd place on the podium.

At Franciacorta, the final round of the 2023 Champions of the Future Euro Series confirmed the positive development of Birel ART in OK. Emanuele Olivieri put in a solid performance in the top three of the class before finishing 6th in the Final. A number of setbacks prevented Matheus Morgatto, Joel Bertgström and Aaron Garcia from reaping the rewards of their good race pace, but the overall result remains very encouraging. The development work continued throughout the weekend in OK-Junior.

RGMMC launch a new global concept for drivers to showcase their talent across the globe. The opening event will take place at the racetrack of Al Forsan International sports resort in Abu Dhabi on the 20-22 of November this year. The opening event will host 3 categories, Mini 60 (chassis - Parolin powered by TM) and OK-N Junior, and OK-N Senior (chassis - Kart Republic powered by IAME).

This weekend is the Final Round of the Champions of the future Euro Series 2023, Round 5 will be held on the 1300m Franciacorta Karting Track. And once again the entry lists are larger than ever before! Over 131 drivers in the Junior category and over 107 in the OK! This Final Round is also good preparation for drivers and technicians, as the FIA Karting World Championship OK and OKJ will take place on the same race track from October 6th-8th.

This weekend is the Final Round of the Champions of the future Euro Series 2023, Round 5 will be held on the 1300m Franciacorta Karting Track. And once again the entry lists are larger than ever before! Over 131 drivers in the Junior category and over 107 in the OK! This Final Round is also good preparation for drivers and technicians, as the FIA Karting World Championship OK and OKJ will take place on the same race track from October 6th-8th.

This weekend is the Final Round of the Champions of the future Euro Series 2023, Round 5 will be held on the 1300m Franciacorta Karting Track. And once again the entry lists are larger than ever before! Over 131 drivers in the Junior category and over 107 in the OK! This Final Round is also good preparation for drivers and technicians, as the FIA Karting World Championship OK and OKJ will take place on the same race track from October 6th-8th.

This weekend is the Final Round of the Champions of the future Euro Series 2023, Round 5 will be held on the 1300m Franciacorta Karting Track. And once again the entry lists are larger than ever before! Over 131 drivers in the Junior category and over 107 in the OK! This Final Round is also good preparation for drivers and technicians, as the FIA Karting World Championship OK and OKJ will take place on the same race track from October 6th-8th.

In the KZ World Championship, the KZ2 World Cup and the KZ2 Masters International Super Cup, the Sodi Racing Team chassis played all the leading roles in Germany, displaying exceptional competitiveness. Émilien Denner and the Sodi Racing Team, who took pole position and led the Final after the start, were sorely lacking in success in KZ.

2022 KZ World Champion Viktor Gustafsson (SWE) and CRG factory driver has just recorded his seventh International Karting Ranking (IKR) result of the season at Wackersdorf. His 2nd place in the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - KZ and his consistency in the other KZ events on the FIA Karting International Sporting Calendar that count towards the IKR means that he is now in 1st place in the KZ category. With 2621 points, he is ahead of the new reigning champion Paolo Ippolito and Matteo Vigano. 3rd in the World Championship, Stan Pex has moved up three places in the KZ rankings.

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.

Williams Racing today announces young karting star Oleksandr Bondarev as the latest member of its Driver Academy.

On the Wackersdorf circuit, due to a first lap featured by a crash involving several protagonists including Tony Kart driver Tom Leuillet, the Tony Kart Racing Team is unable to go beyond the 5th place finish in the FIA Karting World Championship.

At Wackersdorf, Birel ART put in a very good performance in all three categories of the FIA World Karting meeting. Despite a number of ups and downs on the track, the results were ultimately positive, with Daniel Vasile finishing 3rd in the KZ2 World Cup. Thomas Mich was on the podium in the KZ2 Masters International Super Cup and Matteo Vigano (Leclerc by Lennox Racing) took 4th place in the World KZ Championship. Birel ART finished well ahead in the KZ2 team rankings.

It was an intense and exciting weekend the one that took place in Germany on the Wackersdorf circuit, where the CRG colors confirmed themselves as competitive and protagonists of the Shifter classes in the FIA​​World Championship KZ, in the KZ2 World Cup and in the Super Cup - KZ2 Masters.

Crowned European KZ Champion in July with Danilo Albanese, the KR Motorsport team has now won the supreme title of FIA Karting World Champion - KZ with Paolo Ippolito. KR chassis and IAME engines confirmed their very high potential in the gearbox categories. At Wackersdorf, Stan Pex (SP Motorsport) completed the podium in the premier class and Alex Powell finished 2nd in the KZ2 World Cup, while Kean Nakamura-Berta set the fastest lap of the race. KR Motorsport won the FIA Karting team title in KZ and Prema Racing was runner-up in KZ2 in its first year.