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List of international kart racing champions

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There have been 740 champions in kart racing classes sanctioned by the Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK-FIA) since 2007, when KF and KZ regulations were introduced to international competition.[1] OK replaced KF as the senior regulation in 2016, also when OK-Junior (OK-J) replaced its KF-Junior (KF-J) counterpart for drivers under the age of 15.[2] KZ—formerly known as KZ1—and KZ2 have remained the gearbox classes throughout this span.[3] Academy and 60 Mini have since been introduced as junior categories by the CIK-FIA in 2010 and 2020, respectively.[4][5] Young drivers typically progress to junior formulae before reaching the gearbox classes—referred to as "the domain of factory teams and professional drivers" by the CIK-FIA—as the minimum age for progression has decreased throughout the 21st century.[6][7]

The pre-grid of the 2015 KZ World Championship at Le Mans
The KZ pre-final of the Karting World Championship in 2015 at Le Mans, which was won by Jorrit Pex

IAME classes also feature prominently on the international kart racing calendar,[note 1] as well as the Rotax Max Challenge (2000–present) and ROK Cup (2003–present),[note 2] which operate under manufacturer-designated classes approved by the CIK-FIA.[8] The inaugural editions of several competitions pre-date this list: Karting World Championship (1964),[9] Karting European Championship (1970),[10] Trofeo delle Industrie (1971),[11] Karting Asia-Pacific Championship (1981),[12] Andrea Margutti Trophy (1990),[13] CIK-FIA Viking Trophy (1990),[14] Monaco Kart Cup (1995),[15] South Garda Winter Cup (1996),[16] and WSK International Series (2006).[17] The Trofeo delle Industrie, Andrea Margutti Trophy, and South Garda Winter Cup—all Italian competitions—were each granted international status by the CIK-FIA.[18]

The superkart category also pre-dates the list, reaching the international stage as early as 1976.[19] Several national championships have held international classes and are not included.[note 3] Marco Ardigò won a record 22 international titles from 2007—including three World and three European Championships—until his retirement in 2019,[a] followed by Max Verstappen's 13 titles from 2010 to 2013. Since 2007, Italian drivers have won 201 titles—97 of which are in the gearbox classes—with British drivers on 113, and Dutch drivers on 72. Three women feature on this list: Beitske Visser,[note 4] Marta García,[note 5] and Luna Fluxá.[note 6]

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Senior classes

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CIK-FIA senior class timeline in kart racing
Category1964–1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
100 cc
           
Formula
    FK    
   ICA    
   FS100FA      
    FSA    
KF
     KF1SKF KF1  
     KF2KF  
OK
      OK 
        OK-N 
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1964–1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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KF1 / Super-KF (2007–2012)

KF1—replaced by Super-KF (SKF) from 2009 to 2010—was the primary senior class in CIK-FIA competition from 2007 to 2012 for drivers aged 15 and over.[28][29] SKF differed from KF1 with non-homologated engines, whilst retaining the free chassis, brakes, and tyres.[30] It hosted the World Championship in each year of its existence bar 2010, where it was replaced by KF2.[31]

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KF1 / Super-KF (2007–2012)
Year Competition Year
World Championship World Cup European Championship Asia-Pacific Championship WSK World Series[b] South Garda Winter Cup
2007 Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò Not held Denmark Michael Christensen‡ 2007
2008 Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Davide Forè Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Sauro Cesetti Netherlands Yannick de Brabander 2008
2009 France Arnaud Kozlinski Netherlands Yannick de Brabander Finland Aaro Vainio Not held France Arnaud Kozlinski United Kingdom Gary Catt 2009
2010 Not held United Kingdom Oliver Rowland France Armand Convers Czech Republic Libor Toman 2010
2011 Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ Japan Daiki Sasaki Not held 2011
2012 Italy Flavio Camponeschi Not held 2012
Source:[32][33][34][35][36][37]
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KF / KF2 (2007–2015)

KF2 was the secondary senior class from 2007 to 2012 for drivers aged 15 and over, before becoming the primary class in 2013 as KF.[38] It hosted the World Championship four times: 2010, 2013, 2014, and 2015.[31][38]

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KF / KF2 (2007–2015)
Year Competition Year
World Championship World Cup[c] European Championship Asia-Pacific Championship WSK Final Cup[d] WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series[e] WSK World Series[b] Viking Trophy Bridgestone Cup[f] South Garda Winter Cup Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie[g]
2007 Not held United Kingdom Michael Ryall United Kingdom Will Stevens* United Kingdom Will Stevens* Netherlands Yannick de Brabander Sweden Jesper Wernersson France Anthony Abbasse Netherlands Yannick de Brabander Germany Burkhard Maring Germany Burkhard Maring 2007
2008 United Kingdom Oliver Rowland Italy Flavio Camponeschi United Kingdom Jack Harvey Italy Flavio Camponeschi Sweden Joel Johansson United Kingdom Robert Foster-Jones United Kingdom Robert Foster-Jones Czech Republic Zdeněk Groman Germany Andre Hauke 2008
2009 Portugal David da Luz United Kingdom Jordan Chamberlain Italy Felice Tiene Canada Ben Cooper Denmark Kevin Munkholm Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen France Brandon Maïsano France Brandon Maïsano Italy Nicola Torri 2009
2010 Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen Japan Kiyoto Fujinami United Kingdom Chris Lock Italy Ignazio D'Agosto Italy Antonio Giovinazzi*‡ Belgium Sebastien Bailly Denmark Kevin Munkholm Belgium Sami Luka Switzerland Michaël Hêche Denmark Jacob Nortoft Italy Stefano Cucco 2010
2011 Not held Italy Loris Spinelli Belgium Sami Luka Japan Arata Saeki Norway Dennis Olsen Italy Stefano Cucco Italy Antonio Giovinazzi*‡ Norway Kenneth Aarsnes Denmark Nicolaj Møller Madsen Finland Teemu Suninen Switzerland Alain Valente Cancelled 2011
2012 Italy Felice Tiene United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Norway Dennis Olsen Monaco Charles Leclerc* Netherlands Max Verstappen† Finland Jussi Kuusiniemi Not held Netherlands Max Verstappen† Italy Felice Tiene Poland Igor Waliłko 2012
2013 United Kingdom Tom Joyner Poland Karol Basz Netherlands Max Verstappen† Singapore Julien Fong Wei Jie United Kingdom Callum Ilott France Dorian Boccolacci France Dorian Boccolacci Netherlands Max Verstappen† France Dorian Boccolacci United Kingdom Callum Ilott 2013
2014 United Kingdom Lando Norris† United Kingdom Callum Ilott Poland Karol Basz United Kingdom Callum Ilott Italy Alessio Lorandi Italy Alessio Lorandi Italy Stefano Cucco 2014
2015 Poland Karol Basz United Kingdom Ben Hanley Japan Haruyuki Takahashi Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Russia Alexander Vartanyan Not held 2015
Source:[32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41]
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Italics indicates the championships where KF / KF2 was the secondary senior class.

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OK (2016–present)

Original Kart (OK) has been the primary senior class since 2016 for drivers aged 14 and over, hosting the World Championship each year since its inception.[42]

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OK (2016–present)
Year Competition Year
World Championship European Championship WSK Final Cup WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series WSK Champions Cup WSK Open Cup Champions of the Future South Garda Winter Cup Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie
2016 Spain Pedro Hiltbrand Spain Pedro Hiltbrand Poland Karol Basz Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto United States Logan Sargeant* Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Russia Alexander Smolyar Not held 2016
2017 United Kingdom Danny Keirle Morocco Sami Taoufik Denmark Nicklas Nielsen United Kingdom Clément Novalak[h] Spain Pedro Hiltbrand Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto United Kingdom Callum Bradshaw United Kingdom Chris Lulham 2017
2018 Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Germany Hannes Janker Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Germany Hannes Janker Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Italy Luigi Coluccio Germany Hannes Janker Italy Andrea Rosso Not held 2018
2019 Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Spain Pedro Hiltbrand Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto United Kingdom Dexter Patterson United Kingdom Taylor Barnard United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Italy Leonardo Bertini Colla Netherlands Dilano van 't Hoff 2019
2020 United Kingdom Callum Bradshaw Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Cancelled Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Russia Nikita Bedrin United Kingdom Taylor Barnard United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Russia Nikita Bedrin United Kingdom Joe Turney Not held Cancelled 2020
2021 Finland Tuukka Taponen Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* Brazil Rafael Câmara Brazil Rafael Câmara Finland Tuukka Taponen Brazil Rafael Câmara Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta Not held 2021
2022 Brazil Matheus Morgatto United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta[i] United Kingdom Joe Turney Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta United Kingdom Joe Turney Italy Danny Carenini Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis United Kingdom Joe Turney Cancelled 2022
2023 Kirill Kutskov Netherlands René Lammers Dmitry Matveev Kirill Kutskov United States James Egozi Denmark David Walther Not held Jamaica Alex Powell Hungary Martin Molnár 2023
2024 United Kingdom Ethan Jeff-Hall United Kingdom Joe Turney Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Sweden Scott Lindblom Belgium Ean Eyckmans Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev United Kingdom Joe Turney Cancelled 2024
2025 Belgium Thibaut Ramaekers Spain Christian Costoya Czech Republic Jindřich Pešl Spain Christian Costoya Belgium Dries Van Langendonck United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined Ukraine Lev Krutogolov To be determined 2026
Source:[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
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Additional international titles that have been held in OK since 2016:

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OK-National (2023–present)

OK-National (OK-N) was introduced as the secondary senior class in 2023 for drivers aged 15 and over, and has hosted a World Cup since 2024.[42][54]

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OK-National (2023–present)
Year Competition Year
World Cup WSK Final Cup WSK Euro Series Champions of the Future Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie
2023 Not held Italy Lamberto Ferrari Turkey Batı Ege Yıldırım Thailand Austin Gale Not held Not held 2023
2024 South Korea Kyuho Lee Italy Nicolas Marchesi Poland Juliusz Ociepa Spain Luna Fluxá Italy Federico Albanese Italy Manuel Scognamiglio 2024
2025 Italy Manuel Scognamiglio Italy Nicolas Marchesi Italy Manuel Scognamiglio Lithuania Markas Šilkūnas Italy Manuel Scognamiglio Italy Nicolas Marchesi 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined Italy Nicolas Marchesi To be determined 2026
Source:[50][51][52][53]
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Italics indicates the championships where OK-N was the secondary senior class.

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Junior classes

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CIK-FIA junior class timeline in kart racing
Category1968–1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
100 cc
      
Formula
   ICA-J     
KF
      KF3KF-J  
OK
      OK-J 
        OKN-J 
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1968–1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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KF-Junior / KF3 (2007–2015)

KF3 was introduced as the junior class in 2007 for drivers aged 13 to 15, being upgraded to World Championship status in 2010 as the U18 World Championship;[30] it was renamed KF-Junior (KF-J) in 2013.[38]

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KF-Junior / KF3 (2007–2015)
Year Competition Year
World Championship[j] World Cup[c] European Championship Asia-Pacific Championship WSK Final Cup[d] WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series[e] WSK World Series[b] Monaco Kart Cup Viking Trophy Bridgestone Cup[f] South Garda Winter Cup Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie[g]
2007 Not held United Kingdom Jack Harvey Spain Gerard Barrabeig Italy Matteo Vigano United Kingdom Max Goff Sweden Timmy Hansen‡ United Kingdom Max Goff Sweden Viktor Öberg United Kingdom Jack Harvey Finland Aaro Vainio 2007
2008 Finland Aaro Vainio Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.* Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ Finland Aaro Vainio Russia Maxim Zimin Russia Daniil Kvyat* Finland Aaro Vainio Italy Ignazio D'Agosto Russia Daniil Kvyat* 2008
2009 Italy Giuliano Maria Niceta Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ United Kingdom Jordan King Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.* Denmark Andreas Hansen Russia Pavel Rudakov Russia Daniil Kvyat* Italy Daniil Kvyat*[k] Italy Pietro Lacaita 2009
2010 United Kingdom Jake Dennis‡ United Kingdom Alexander Albon* United Kingdom Alexander Albon* United Kingdom Matthew Graham Netherlands Max Verstappen† Netherlands Max Verstappen† Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Netherlands Max Verstappen† Monaco Charles Leclerc* Denmark Nicolas Beer Netherlands Max Verstappen† Russia Egor Orudzhev Italy Loris Spinelli Italy Kevin Lavelli 2010
2011 United Kingdom Matthew Graham Monaco Charles Leclerc* United Kingdom George Russell* Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Netherlands Max Verstappen† Italy Antonio Fuoco Cancelled Norway Dennis Olsen Italy Luca Corberi Norway Dennis Olsen Denmark Slavko Ivanovic Cancelled 2011
2012 United Kingdom Henry Easthope Italy Luca Corberi United Kingdom George Russell* India Jehan Daruvala United Kingdom Callum Ilott Spain Álex Palou United Kingdom Callum Ilott Russia Nikita Sitnikov Germany David Beckmann United Kingdom George Russell* Croatia Martin Kodrić United Kingdom Callum Ilott 2012
2013 Italy Alessio Lorandi United Kingdom Lando Norris† United Kingdom Lando Norris† Not held Russia Robert Shwartzman United Kingdom Lando Norris† Italy Alessio Lorandi Denmark Christian Lundgaard United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Russia Alexander Vartanyan 2013
2014 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Indonesia Presley Martono United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed United Kingdom Max Fewtrell Austria Simon Reicher 2014
2015 United States Logan Sargeant* Denmark Christian Lundgaard Not held Denmark Frederik Vesti United Kingdom Clément Novalak[h] Italy Alessio Lorandi India Kush Maini Spain Marta García 2015
Source:[32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41]
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OK-Junior (2016–present)

OK-Junior (OK-J) replaced KF-Junior as the junior class in 2016 for drivers aged 12 to 14, and has hosted a World Championship each year since.[42][55]

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OK-Junior (2016–present)
Year Competition Year
World Championship European Championship WSK Final Cup WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series WSK Champions Cup WSK Open Cup Champions of the Future South Garda Winter Cup Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie
2016 France Victor Martins United Kingdom Finlay Kenneally France Victor Martins Morocco Sami Taoufik United Kingdom Kiern Jewiss United Kingdom Finlay Kenneally Russia Ivan Shvetsov Russia Pavel Bulantsev 2016
2017 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson United Kingdom Jonny Edgar Czech Republic Roman Staněk Italy Andrea Rosso Russia Ilya Morozov United Kingdom Harry Thompson Italy Andrea Rosso United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 2017
2018 France Victor Bernier Estonia Paul Aron United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Gabriele Minì Estonia Paul Aron Russia Kirill Smal Estonia Paul Aron Italy Enzo Trulli Russia Kirill Smal 2018
2019 Netherlands Thomas ten Brinke France Marcus Amand Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Sweden Theo Wernersson Italy Alessandro Cenedese 2019
2020 United Kingdom Freddie Slater United States Ugo Ugochukwu Cancelled Italy Alfio Spina United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* Italy Alfio Spina United Kingdom Freddie Slater United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* Norway Martinius Stenshorne Jamaica Alex Powell Cancelled 2020
2021 Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta United Kingdom Freddie Slater Spain Lucas Fluxá United Kingdom Harley Keeble United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri United States James Egozi United Kingdom Freddie Slater United Kingdom Freddie Slater Not held Russia Kirill Dzitiev 2021
2022 Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul Anatoly Khavalkin Italy Emanuele Olivieri Poland Jan Przyrowski Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Peru Andrés Cárdenas Colombia Salim Hanna United Kingdom Nathan Tye Cancelled Estonia Mark Dubnitski Colombia Salim Hanna 2022
2023 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Iacopo Martinese Stepan Antonov United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell Not held United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell Austria Niklas Schaufler Romania David Cosma Cristofor United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell 2023
2024 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie Belgium Dries Van Langendonck United Kingdom Noah Baglin United States Jack Iliffe Austria Niklas Schaufler Austria Niklas Schaufler Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Cancelled Switzerland Kilian Josseron Italy Filippo Sala 2024
2025 United Kingdom Noah Baglin Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn Spain Bosco Arias Turkey İskender Zülfikari Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn United Kingdom Noah Baglin Ilia Berezkin Italy Antônio Pizzonia Neto[l] 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Neto To be determined Not held To be determined 2026
Source:[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
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OKN-Junior (2023–present)

OKN-Junior (OKN-J) was introduced as a secondary junior class in 2023 for drivers under the age of 15, and will host a World Cup from 2025 onwards.[56][57]

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OKN-Junior (2023–present)
Year Competition Year
World Cup WSK Final Cup WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series Champions of the Future Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie
2023 Not held Poland Juliusz Ociepa Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn Not held Australia James Anagnostiadis Not held Not held 2023
2024 Italy Michele Orlando Australia Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi Romania Bogdan Cosma Cristofor Australia James Anagnostiadis Italy Ludovico Mazzola Italy Michele Orlando 2024
2025 Italy Gioele Girardello Poland Błażej Kostrzewa China Huifei Xie United States Lucas Palacio United Arab Emirates Conor Clancy Ukraine Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi Poland Błażej Kostrzewa 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined Italy Niccolò Perico To be determined Italy Gioele Carrer To be determined 2026
Source:[50][51][52][53]
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Italics indicates the championships where OKN-J was the secondary junior class.

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Gearbox classes

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CIK-FIA gearbox class timeline in kart racing
Category1974–1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Formula
FC      
 FC-2ICC  
     S-ICC   
KZ
    KZ1KZ 
     KZ2 
       KZ2-M 
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1974–1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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KZ / KZ1 (2007–present)

KZ1 became the primary gearbox class for drivers aged 15 and over in 2007 and was renamed to KZ in 2013, when it was upgraded to World Championship status.[1][58]

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KZ / KZ1 (2007–present)
Year Competition Year
World Championship World Cup European Championship WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series[e] Champions of the Future
2007 Not held Belgium Jonathan Thonon Italy Alessandro Manetti 2007
2008 Belgium Jonathan Thonon Belgium Jonathan Thonon 2008
2009 Belgium Jonathan Thonon Netherlands Bas Lammers 2009
2010 Netherlands Bas Lammers Netherlands Bas Lammers Belgium Jonathan Thonon Not held 2010
2011 Belgium Jonathan Thonon Italy Paolo De Conto Belgium Rick Dreezen Italy Paolo De Conto 2011
2012 Netherlands Bas Lammers Netherlands Jorrit Pex Netherlands Jorrit Pex Italy Marco Ardigò 2012
2013 Netherlands Max Verstappen† Netherlands Max Verstappen† Netherlands Max Verstappen† Not held 2013
2014 Italy Marco Ardigò Belgium Rick Dreezen 2014
2015 Netherlands Jorrit Pex Italy Flavio Camponeschi 2015
2016 Italy Paolo De Conto Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò 2016
2017 Italy Paolo De Conto Italy Paolo De Conto Not held 2017
2018 Czech Republic Patrik Hájek Netherlands Jorrit Pex 2018
2019 Netherlands Marijn Kremers Netherlands Jorrit Pex Not held 2019
2020 France Jérémy Iglesias Netherlands Marijn Kremers Not held 2020
2021 Sweden Noah Milell Italy Riccardo Longhi 2021
2022 Sweden Viktor Gustavsson Italy Paolo Ippolito 2022
2023 Italy Paolo Ippolito Italy Danilo Albanese 2023
2024 Italy Giuseppe Palomba Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto France Jérémy Iglesias 2024
2025 Netherlands Senna van Walstijn France Mattéo Spirgel Netherlands Senna van Walstijn 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined 2026
Source:[32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
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KZ2 (2007–present)

KZ2 was introduced as the secondary gearbox class for drivers aged 15 and over in 2007, and has hosted a World Cup since 2011.[1][59]

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KZ2 (2007–present)
Year Competition Year
World Cup[m] European Championship WSK Final Cup[d] WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series[e] WSK Champions Cup WSK World Series[b] WSK Open Series[n] Champions of the Future Viking Trophy Bridgestone Cup[f] South Garda Winter Cup Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie[g]
2007 Not held Netherlands Thomas Knopper Belgium Jonathan Thonon Sweden Mattias Ekman Italy Fabian Federer Not held Not held France Thomas Mich 2007
2008 France Tony Lavanant Italy Marco Ardigò Finland Pekka Seppänen Italy Gianluca Cane Not held 2008
2009 Italy Angelo Lombardo Netherlands Bas Lammers Denmark Andreas Fasberg Italy Paolo De Conto United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth Italy Yuri Lucati 2009
2010 Italy Paolo De Conto Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Paolo De Conto Netherlands Beitske Visser Belgium Jonathan Thonon Sweden Viktor Öberg Sweden Tobias Nilsson Germany Simon Solgat Not held 2010
2011 Netherlands Joey Hanssen Italy Fabian Federer Netherlands Bas Lammers Sweden Joel Johansson Italy Marco Zanchetta Cancelled Sweden Viktor Öberg Netherlands Jorrit Pex Czech Republic Patrik Hájek Czech Republic Adam Janouš Cancelled 2011
2012 United Kingdom Jordon Lennox-Lamb Lithuania Simas Juodvirsis Italy Riccardo Negro Lithuania Simas Juodvirsis United Kingdom Jordon Lennox-Lamb Finland Henri Kokko Not held Belgium Rick Dreezen Italy Fabian Federer Sweden Joel Johansson 2012
2013 France Dorian Boccolacci Norway Emil Antonsen Czech Republic Patrik Hájek Italy Riccardo Negro Netherlands Max Verstappen† Monaco Charles Leclerc* Croatia Kristijan Habulin Italy Davide Forè 2013
2014 Netherlands Ryan Van Der Burgt Italy Andrea Dalè Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Paolo De Conto Italy Marco Zanchetta Sweden Kevin Engman 2014
2015 France Thomas Laurent Sweden Joel Johansson Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Marco Ardigò Not held Italy Flavio Camponeschi Italy Davide Forè Finland Simo Puhakka 2015
2016 Spain Pedro Hiltbrand Italy Fabian Federer Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Leonardo Lorandi Italy Paolo De Conto Italy Marco Ardigò Italy Giacomo Pollini Italy Riccardo Longhi 2016
2017 Italy Alex Irlando Germany Leon Köhler Italy Francesco Iacovacci Netherlands Bas Lammers Netherlands Stan Pex France Jérémy Iglesias Italy Riccardo Longhi Italy Riccardo Longhi 2017
2018 Italy Matteo Viganò France Adrien Renaudin France Adrien Renaudin Italy Marco Ardigò Romania Daniel Vasile Italy Riccardo Longhi United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Alessio Lorandi Italy Alessandro Pelizzari 2018
2019 France Émilien Denner Sweden Emil Skärås Sweden Douglas Lundberg Italy Marco Ardigò Netherlands Bas Lammers Not held Italy Giuseppe Palomba France Anthony Abbasse France Emilien Denner Italy Lorenzo Giannoni 2019
2020 Italy Simone Cunati Sweden Viktor Gustavsson Cancelled Italy Riccardo Longhi Finland Simo Puhakka Netherlands Stan Pex Italy Paolo Ippolito Italy Giuseppe Palomba Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Cancelled 2020
2021 Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Italy Giacomo Pollini Italy Francesco Celenta Italy Riccardo Longhi Netherlands Marijn Kremers Sweden Viktor Gustavsson Italy Giuseppe Palomba Not held Netherlands Marijn Kremers Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Italy Alessandro Buran 2021
2022 France Arthur Carbonnel France Tom Leuillet Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Italy Riccardo Longhi Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Netherlands Senna van Walstijn France Emilien Denner Cancelled Italy Giuseppe Palomba Italy Alex Maragliano 2022
2023 Germany Niels Tröger United Kingdom Freddie Slater Germany David Trefilov Not held Italy Cristian Bertuca Italy Cristian Bertuca Netherlands Stan Pex Ukraine Viacheslav Putiatin Italy Cristian Bertuca Italy Riccardo Longhi 2023
2024 Italy Cristian Bertuca France Mattéo Spirgel Maksim Orlov Italy Cristian Bertuca Estonia Markus Kajak Italy Cristian Bertuca Romania Daniel Vasile Cancelled France Arthur Poulain Italy Cristian Bertuca 2024
2025 Maksim Orlov Maksim Orlov Italy Cristian Bertuca Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Maksim Orlov Italy Cristian Bertuca Italy Cristian Bertuca 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined Maksim Orlov To be determined Italy Cristian Bertuca To be determined 2026
Source:[32][33][34][35][36][37][39][40][41][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
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KZ2-Masters (2022–present)

KZ2-Masters (KZ2-M) was introduced at the World Cup in 2022 as a gearbox class for drivers aged 35 and over.[60]

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KZ2-Masters (2022–present)
Year Competition Year
World Cup[p] European Championship Champions of the Future
2022 France Thomas Letailleur Not held Not held 2022
2023 Italy Davide Forè 2023
2024 France Anthony Abbasse Italy Riccardo Nalon France Anthony Abbasse 2024
2025 Italy Angelo Lombardo Italy Antonio Piccioni Italy Angelo Lombardo 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined To be determined 2026
Source:[49][50][51][52][53]
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Other classes

Superkart (2007–2019)

The superkart class ran from 2002 to 2019 at the European Championship, with a secondary division also contested in 2003 and 2004.[61]

Superkart-1 (2007–2019)
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Superkart-1 (2007–2019)
Year European Championship Ref
2007 United Kingdom Gavin Bennett [32]
2008 Germany Peter Elkmann [33]
2009 United Kingdom Gavin Bennett [34]
2010 United Kingdom Gavin Bennett [35]
2011 France Emmanuel Vinuales [36]
2012 United Kingdom Lee Harpham [37]
2013 France Emmanuel Vinuales [39]
2014 France Emmanuel Vinuales [40]
2015 Czech Republic Adam Kout [41]
2016 Czech Republic Adam Kout [43]
2017 Germany Peter Elkmann [44]
2018 Germany Peter Elkmann [45]
2019 Germany Peter Elkmann [46]
2020 Cancelled
2021
2022
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Academy (2010–present)

The Academy Trophy was inaugurated in 2010 as a spec series for junior drivers aged 12 to 14.[62] The competition was divided into Junior (12–14) and Senior (14–16) classes in 2025.[63]

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60 Mini (2020–present)

60 Mini has been present in international competition from as early as 2010 for drivers under the age of 12, but was not formally recognised by the CIK-FIA until 2020.[5] This table includes results from Mini Gr.3, a derivative subclass using IAME engines.[64]

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60 Mini (2020–present)
Year Competition Year
WSK Final Cup WSK Euro Series WSK Super Master Series WSK Champions Cup WSK Open Series[n] WSK Super Cup Champions of the Future Andrea Margutti Trophy Trofeo delle Industrie
2020 Cancelled Netherlands René Lammers Russia Dmitry Matveev Russia Anatoly Khavalkin Poland Maciej Gładysz Russia Dmitry Matveev Netherlands René Lammers Cancelled 2020
2021 Romania David Cosma Cristofor Spain Christian Costoya Netherlands René Lammers Netherlands René Lammers Austria Niklas Schaufler Not held Italy Emanuele Olivieri Sweden Elliot Kaczynski 2021
2022 Turkey İskender Zülfikari Italy Iacopo Martinese Czech Republic Jindřich Pešl Spain Christian Costoya Turkey İskender Zülfikari Italy Iacopo Martinese Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Filippo Sala 2022
2023 Italy Cristian Blandino Romania Bogdan Cosma Cristofor Turkey İskender Zülfikari Turkey İskender Zülfikari United Kingdom Noah Baglin Turkey İskender Zülfikari Switzerland Dan Allemann Spain Bosco Arias United Kingdom Noah Baglin 2023
2024 Italy Julian Frasnelli Netherlands Daniel Mirón Australia William Calleja Italy Cristian Blandino France Stan Ratajski Netherlands Daniel Mirón Belgium Priam Bruno Italy Alessandro Truchot[q] Netherlands Daniel Mirón 2024
2025 Italy Niccolò Perico Sweden Elton Hedfors Italy Niccolò Perico Italy Niccolò Perico Italy Niccolò Perico France Stan Ratajski 2025
2026 To be determined To be determined Malta Zane Pace To be determined United Kingdom Alfie Mair To be determined 2026
Source:[47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
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Max Verstappen on the podium of the 2014 Hockenheim FIA Formula 3 European round
Max Verstappen won 13 international titles between 2010 and 2013, including one World and two European Championships.
Nicklas Nielsen in the AF Corse garage at the 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone
Nicklas Nielsen won 11 international titles from 2010 to 2018 in the KF3, KF2, KF, and OK classes.

The following is a list of drivers with at least five titles in international kart racing since 2007.

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# Driver Titles World Euro Span Age
Cha Cup
1 Italy Marco Ardigò 22[a] 3 1 3[a] 2007–2019 23–36
2 Netherlands Max Verstappen† 13 1 0 2 2010–2013 12–16
3 Denmark Nicklas Nielsen 11 0 0 0 2010–2018 12–21
Italy Cristian Bertuca 11 0 0 0 2023–2026 16–20
5 Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto 10 2 1 2 2016–2024 16–25
Italy Paolo De Conto 10 2 0 3 2010–2017 17–25
7 Belgium Jonathan Thonon 9[r] 0 4 1[r] 2007–2011 20–25
Netherlands Bas Lammers 9[s] 0 2 2[s] 2009–2019 23–34
Italy Riccardo Longhi 9 0 0 1 2016–2023 21–29
10 Netherlands Senna van Walstijn 8 1 0 0 2020–2025 16–22
Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* 8 0 0 2 2018–2021 11–15
United Kingdom Callum Ilott 8 0 0 1 2012–2014 13–16
13 Netherlands Jorrit Pex 7 1 0 3 2011–2019 17–26
Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 7 1 0 1 2022–2025 11–15
Turkey İskender Zülfikari 7 0 0 0 2022–2025 10–14
16 Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ 6 2 0 1 2008–2011 12–16
Poland Karol Basz 6 1 1 0 2013–2016 21–25
Italy Flavio Camponeschi 6 1 0 2 2008–2015 15–23
United Kingdom Freddie Slater 6 1 0 2 2020–2023 11–15
Italy Alessio Lorandi 6 1 0 0 2013–2018 14–20
Italy Davide Forè 6[t] 0[t] 2[t] 0[t] 2008–2024 33–50
Kyrgyzstan Maksim Orlov 6 0 1 1 2024–2026 15–18
United Kingdom Joe Turney 6 0 0 1 2020–2024 18–23
23 Spain Pedro Hiltbrand 5 1 1 1 2016–2019 19–23
United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed 5 1 0 1 2014 13–14
Italy Giuseppe Palomba 5 1 0 0 2019–2024 17–23
United Kingdom Noah Baglin 5 1 0 0 2023–2025 10–13
Monaco Charles Leclerc* 5 0 1 0 2010–2013 12–16
France Anthony Abbasse 5 0 1 0 2007–2024 17–35
Finland Aaro Vainio 5 0 0 2 2007–2009 13–16
Netherlands René Lammers 5 0 0 1 2020–2023 11–15
Russia Italy Daniil Kvyat* 5 0 0 0 2008–2009 13–15
United Kingdom Taylor Barnard 5 0 0 0 2018–2020 13–16
Italy Nicolas Marchesi 5 0 0 0 2024–2026 14–17
Italy Niccolò Perico 5 0 0 0 2025–2026 11–13
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Last updated on 22 March 2026.

Under-16 champions

The following is a list of drivers with at least five titles in international kart racing since 2007, up to and including the year they turned 16—the minimum age to compete in Formula 4 and Formula Renault 2.0 throughout the span.[69]

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# Driver Titles World Euro Span Age
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1 Netherlands Max Verstappen† 13 1 0 2 2010–2013 12–16
2 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* 8 0 0 2 2018–2021 11–15
United Kingdom Callum Ilott 8 0 0 1 2012–2014 13–16
4 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 7 1 0 1 2022–2025 11–15
Turkey İskender Zülfikari 7 0 0 0 2022–2025 10–14
6 Netherlands Nyck de Vries*‡ 6 2 0 1 2008–2011 12–16
United Kingdom Freddie Slater 6 1 0 2 2020–2023 11–15
8 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed 5 1 0 1 2014 13–14
United Kingdom Noah Baglin 5 1 0 0 2023–2025 10–13
Monaco Charles Leclerc* 5 0 1 0 2010–2013 12–16
Finland Aaro Vainio 5 0 0 2 2007–2009 13–16
Netherlands René Lammers 5 0 0 1 2020–2023 11–15
Russia Italy Daniil Kvyat* 5 0 0 0 2008–2009 13–15
United Kingdom Taylor Barnard 5 0 0 0 2018–2020 13–16
Italy Niccolò Perico 5 0 0 0 2025–2026 11–13
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Last updated on 22 March 2026.

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Lorenzo Travisanutto driving after winning the 2018 World OK Championship
Italian drivers have won 201 international titles since 2007, pictured is Lorenzo Travisanutto winning the World OK Championship in 2018.
Dan Ticktum driving at the 2014 WSK Super Master Series
British drivers have won 113 international titles since 2007, pictured is Dan Ticktum at the South Garda Winter Cup in 2014.
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# Country Titles World Euro
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1  Italy 201 11 15 23
2  United Kingdom 113 13 6 21
3  Netherlands 72 7 5 12
4  France 45 4 6 9
5  Belgium 29 2 4 4
6  Denmark 27 0 0 2
7  Russia 26 0 0 0
8  Sweden 23 2 0 3
9  Spain 21 1 1 2
10  Finland 17 1 0 2
11  Poland 16 1 1 0
 Germany 16 0 1 6
— Neutral[u] 13 1 1 2
13  Czech Republic 11 1 0 2
14  United States 10 1 0 1
15  Japan 8 1 0 0
 Turkey 8 0 0 0
17  Norway 7 0 0 1
 Romania 7 0 0 0
19  Ukraine 6 0 0 1
20  Brazil 5 1 0 0
 Monaco 5 0 1 0
 Estonia 5 0 0 1
 Lithuania 5 0 0 1
 Austria 5 0 0 0
25   Switzerland 4 0 0 0
 Australia 4 0 0 0
27  Latvia 3 0 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 0
29  Thailand 2 1 0 0
 Morocco 2 0 0 1
 India 2 0 0 0
 Croatia 2 0 0 0
 Colombia 2 0 0 0
 Jamaica 2 0 0 0
 Peru 2 0 0 0
36  Portugal 1 0 1 0
 South Korea 1 0 1 0
 Ireland 1 0 0 0
 Hungary 1 0 0 0
 Canada 1 0 0 0
 Indonesia 1 0 0 0
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 0
 Singapore 1 0 0 0
 China 1 0 0 0
 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 0
 Malta 1 0 0 0
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Last updated on 22 March 2026.

Notes

  1. Including the International IAME Games (2007–2022), IAME Euro Series (2016–present), and IAME Warrior Final (2021–present).
  2. Academy Trophy, 2015;[25]
    Trofeo delle Industrie, KF-Junior, 2015[26]
  1. Ardigò won a total of 25 international titles, three of which were before 2007—including two FA European Championships in 2005 and 2006.[65]
  2. Previously the WSK International Series from 2006 to 2009.
  3. Years held as an International Super Cup: 2013.
  4. Previously the WSK Nations Cup in 2010.
  5. Previously the WSK Master Series from 2010 to 2013.
  6. European Final
  7. Held as the Torneo delle Industrie in 2007 and 2008.
  8. Clément Novalak is French and Swiss but competed under a British licence.
  9. Kean Nakamura-Berta is Japanese and Slovak but competed under a British licence.
  10. Held as the U18 World Championship from 2010 to 2012.
  11. Daniil Kvyat is Russian but competed under an Italian licence.
  12. Antônio Pizzonia Neto is Brazilian but competed under an Italian licence.
  13. Years held as an International Super Cup: 2013–2021.
  14. Previously the WSK Open Cup from 2018 to 2022.
  15. Maksim Orlov is Russian but competed under a Kyrgyz licence.
  16. Years held as an International Super Cup: 2022–present.
  17. Alessandro Truchot is French and American but competed under an Italian licence.
  18. Thonon won a total of 10 international titles, one of which was before 2007—the ICA European Championship in 2002.[66]
  19. Lammers won a total of 10 international titles, one of which was before 2007—the FA European Championship in 2003.[67]
  20. Forè won a total of 17 international titles, 11 of which were before 2007—including four World Championships, two World Cups, and two European Championships.[68]
  21. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the FIA banned competitors from racing under the Russian and Belarusian flags; they may compete neutrally or under a different licence.[70]

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