Following two days of dry running, the arrival of rain today piled on the pressure for the drivers battling for the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior and the FIA Karting World Cup - OK-N at Paul Fletcher International Circuit in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

The Qualifying Heats of the Mondokart.com - FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior were hotly contested at PF International in England. After an exhilarating spectacle, Joe Turney maintained his lead in OK while Roman Kamyab took the lead in Junior. The two heats of the FIA Karting World Cup - OK-N were won by Korean Kyuho Lee.

The Mondokart.com - FIA Karting World Championship - OK & Junior got underway late on Friday morning with Qualifying Practice. The large number of participants, 105 in OK and 119 in OK-Junior, meant that five heats were needed for each category. The two British polemen Joe Turney and Noah Baglin set very fast times and distanced themselves clearly from their rivals. The competition was tighter between the other drivers. Harrison Whitticombe later took pole position for the FIA Karting World Cup - OK-N. 

At its meeting on 19th October 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, the FIA World Motor Sport Council took the following decisions based on the proposals of the International Karting Commission.

In 2023, the OK-N will take a new step when it adapts the qualities of the OK to national competitions. Offering a single basis for a reliable, high-performance and more accessible category can only broaden the base of competitors in all countries of the world by simplifying racing in many respects. It is an exceptional new asset in the hands of National Sporting Authorities to develop karting.