With less than two weeks to go until the start of the 2025 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy, anticipation is building fast.

Mariembourg, Belgium, hosts the German Kart Championship for the first time. There is a full field of 188 drivers, and this is the first showdown in the “Road to DTM” competition.

A warmer breeze and a clearer sky greeted drivers for the second and final day of racing in Valencia. The Mini 60, OK-N Junior, and OK-N Senior categories delivered intense on-track drama as the fight for the series rankings continued to unfold. Sunday featured an entire fresh day with timed qualifying sessions, two more qualifying heats per category, and the all-important finals with the storylines shaken up again since Saturday.

The second round of the Champions of the Future Academy Program is scheduled for 11th-13th April on the Spanish circuit of Valencia. An initial hierarchy has already emerged, but many drivers will be keen to upset the odds by taking advantage of the ‘arrive and drive’ concept, which places all drivers on an equal footing in the Mini, OK-N Junior and OK-N Senior categories.

Under cloudy skies at the Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero, the second round of the 2025 Champions of the Future Academy Program kicked off with intense competition across the Mini 60, OK-N Junior, and OK-N Senior categories. With the rain holding off, Saturday delivered a dry first day highlighted by several standout performances that set the tone for the rest of the weekend.

MARIEMBOURG - From last to first place! Luis Bielande did it on Sunday during the opening round of the IAME Series Benelux. The ten-year-old karting talent from Charleroi impressively won the final on the Mariembourg circuit despite engine problems in qualifying. In doing so, he proved that he can also excel at this higher level of competition. 

The second round of the Champions of the Future Academy Program is scheduled for 11th-13th April on the Spanish circuit of Valencia. An initial hierarchy has already emerged, but many drivers will be keen to upset the odds by taking advantage of the ‘arrive and drive’ concept, which places all drivers on an equal footing in the Mini, OK-N Junior and OK-N Senior categories.

The organisers of the Champions of the Future Academy Program announce a venue change for Round 5 of the 2025 season. Originally scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar, the event will now be held at Al Ain Raceway due to unforeseen circumstances.

The second round of the Champions of the Future Academy Program is scheduled for 11th-13th April on the Spanish circuit of Valencia. An initial hierarchy has already emerged, but many drivers will be keen to upset the odds by taking advantage of the ‘arrive and drive’ concept, which places all drivers on an equal footing in the Mini, OK-N Junior and OK-N Senior categories.

The second round of the Champions of the Future Academy Program is scheduled for 11th-13th April on the Spanish circuit of Valencia. An initial hierarchy has already emerged, but many drivers will be keen to upset the odds by taking advantage of the ‘arrive and drive’ concept, which places all drivers on an equal footing in the Mini, OK-N Junior and OK-N Senior categories.

The first official outing of the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine came to a close this afternoon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the fourth and final session of the two-day pre-season collective test.

The ROK Cup Italy continues its seasonal journey with the second round held at the 7 Laghi Kart in Castelletto di Branduzzo (PV). Almost 200 are the attendants in the seven categories competing, in a weekend featured by good weather. At the end of Sunday, we have the following championship leaders: Almekdad Ghazi (Mini ROK U10), Bissa Patrick (Mini ROK), Cichoracki Tomasz (Junior ROK), Giudice Andrea (Senior ROK), Sorbello Andrea (Expert ROK), Ferrari Riccardo (Super ROK) and Pasiewicz Karol (Shifter ROK).

Since its creation in 2010, the IPK factory has rapidly established itself as one of the leading companies in the global karting market, thanks to its innovative technology and the quality of the products it sells. In 2025, IPKarting will rely on its extremely competitive chassis brands - Formula K, Praga, OK1, RS Kart and Tillotson - but also on a renowned Racing Team which has been reorganised during the off-season and which its managers are pleased to officially present.

The Birelart Racing Team got the FIA Karting European OK and OK-Junior Championship off to a flying start at Campillos. Although the final results did not fully reflect the potential seen on track, the performances nevertheless highlighted the quality of the preparation and the cohesion of the team.

The Barcelona sun returned for the afternoon session of the FRECA opening pre-season test, offering teams and drivers ideal conditions to continue fine-tuning their setups and gathering valuable data ahead of the 2025 campaign.

Atlassian Williams Racing is pleased to announce that Williams Racing Academy Driver Luke Browning will take part in the first Free Practice Session at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, fulfilling one of four mandated rookie driver sessions this year.

At the end of last season, the Haupt Racing Team announced the return of the Ford brand to the ADAC GT Masters in 2025 after a ten-year hiatus. Now it has been revealed that HRT Ford Performance will be racing with three Ford Mustang GT3. These will make a first appearance at the season-opener from 23rd to 25th May at the Lausitzring, as part of the DTM programme.

With the Prema Racing team and IAME engines, KR chassis dominated the first of four rounds of the FIA Karting European Championships in OK and OK-Junior. At Campillos in Spain, the results of the two Finals spoke for themselves: Noah Baglin won brilliantly in the youngest category ahead of his team-mate Dean Hoogendoorn and James Anagnostiadis triumphed in OK, while Dries Van Langendonck secured a second double for the Kart Republic factory.

On the Spanish circuit of Campillos, the Racer 401 T is fast and competitive in both categories. After the strong performances shown throughout the weekend, in the two finals the Racing Team down not gain the results within its reach.

Round 1 of the FIA European Championship ended with results below expectations and potential for the CRG Racing Team drivers. On the one hand, the rain on Thursday and part of Friday complicated the work plans and, at the same time, a bit of bad luck in some key moments of the weekend did not allow them to fight in the upper parts of the standings in this 1st of the 4 scheduled seasonal appointments.

Michelle Gatting, Sarah Bovy and Célia Martin kicked off the 2025 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) campaign with a hard-fought victory – the first of the Iron Dames X Porsche partnership – after stamping their authority on the four-hour contest with a commanding performance.

Rocco Coronel and Alfie Slater shared the wins as the 20th anniversary season of the Ginetta Junior Championship got underway with three thrilling races at Donington Park (05/06 April).

Ary Bansal and Alex Berg were the winners on the second day of the GB4 Championship season opener at Donington Park, but it was Hillspeed’s Dan Guinchard that left the East Midlands as the early championship leader.

Almost four years after the previous FIA Karting Championship at Campillos, the Andalusian circuit was perfectly suited to the eagerly-awaited European opener, contributing to the success of the first 2025 competition. The Finals lived up to their promise in both categories. Britain's Noah Baglin made the difference in OK-Junior, while Australian James Anagnostiadis emerged victorious from an intense duel in OK. Several of the drivers in the top three were already wearing the colours of academies set up by Formula 1 teams, including Baglin with Ferrari and Anagnostiadis with Mercedes.

The Ginetta Junior Championship is set to launch its landmark 20th anniversary season in spectacular fashion this weekend with the largest opening round grid in series history ready to put on a show across three races at Donington Park.

From April 4 to 6 this weekend, no less than 266 drivers are expected for the first round of the IAME Series Benelux 2025 in Mariembourg. The Karting des Fagnes circuit will be the battleground for the best kart drivers from the Benelux and a strong foreign representation.

The 2025 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championships - OK and OK-Junior - are about to get underway in southern Spain. The entry list includes almost 190 drivers, divided between 98 OK and 89 OK-Junior, confirming the appeal of the international categories. 43 nationalities from five continents will be represented at this eagerly-awaited event.

The Ginetta Junior Championship is set to launch its landmark 20th anniversary season in spectacular fashion this weekend with the largest opening round grid in series history ready to put on a show across three races at Donington Park.

Elite Motorsport’s Isaac Phelps couldn’t have asked for a better start to his single-seater career, after claiming both pole positions and an excellent race one victory during GB4’s season opening Saturday at Donington Park.
 

Before the Super Heats and Finals gave their verdict on the Spanish circuit of Campillos, the Qualifying Heats rearranged the rankings. A new leader emerged in OK-Junior in the form of Britain's Noah Baglin, while Switzerland's Chiara Battig proved herself unbeatable in the intermediate rankings, following her superb pole position on Friday.