WSK Super Master Series

International kart racing competition in Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The WSK Super Master Series, formerly known as the WSK Master Series, is a kart racing competition organised by WSK Promotion and sanctioned by ACI Sport. Hosted annually since 2010, it is one of 11 competitions on the international kart racing calendar in CIK-FIA classes.

CategoryKart racing
Affiliations
Inaugural season2010; 16 years ago (2010), as the WSK Master Series
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WSK Super Master Series
"WS" in white with a larger black "K", to the right of an elongated Italian flag, with the subtext "Super Master Series" underlined with a grey star
CategoryKart racing
RegionInternational
Affiliations
Inaugural season2010; 16 years ago (2010), as the WSK Master Series
ClassesOK, OK-J, KZ2, OKN-J, Mini Gr.3, Mini U10
Drivers' champion
Most titlesItaly Marco Ardigò (5)
Official websitewskarting.it
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The five-round championship is held across Italy in six classes: OK, OK-J, KZ2, OKN-J, Mini Gr.3, and U10. It was previously contested in KZ, KF, and KF-J.

Notable champions have included four Formula One drivers: Antonio Giovinazzi (2010–2011, KF2), Max Verstappen (2012, KF2; 2013, KZ2), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2019, OK-J), and Arvid Lindblad (2020, OK-J). Verstappen became the first champion to progress to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2021. Marco Ardigò won a record five titles in the gearbox category between 2012 and 2018. Beitske Visser (2010, KZ2) is the only female champion.

History

The WSK Master Series was founded by WSK Promotion in 2010 as an three-round championship across Italy in KF2, KF3, KZ2, with non-scoring rounds in 60 Mini.[1] In KZ2, Beitske Visser became the first female champion of the series.[2] It was renamed the WSK Super Master Series in 2014.[3] Since 2025, it has served as the season-opening competition in CIK-FIA classes, following the demise of the South Garda Winter Cup and the WSK Champions Cup, with 552 entrants in six classes: OK, OK-J, KZ2, OKN-J, Mini Gr.3, and U10.[4]

Champions

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Drivers
* Driver has competed in Formula One
Formula One World Drivers' Champion
FIA World Champion in an auto racing discipline
Tyres
B Bridgestone LC LeCont
C Carlisle M Maxxis
D Dunlop MG MG Tires
G Goodyear M Mojo
K Komet V Vega
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Senior class (2010–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2010 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi* Top-Kart Parilla V United Kingdom Jordan King United Kingdom Chris Lock KF2 125cc
2011 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi* (2) Top-Kart Parilla V Italy Stefano Cucco Russia Egor Orudzhev KF2 125cc
2012 Netherlands Max Verstappen Intrepid TM V Italy Felice Tiene United Kingdom Tom Joyner KF2 125cc
2013 France Dorian Boccolacci Energy TM V United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat Poland Karol Basz KF 125cc
2014 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Zanardi Parilla D Italy Alessio Lorandi Poland Karol Basz KF 125cc
2015 Denmark Nicklas Nielsen Tony Kart Vortex V Poland Karol Basz Italy Felice Tiene KF 125cc
2016 Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto Tony Kart Vortex V Poland Karol Basz Spain Pedro Hiltbrand OK 125cc
2017 France Clément Novalak Tony Kart Vortex B Poland Karol Basz Belgium Ulysse de Pauw OK 125cc
2018 Germany Hannes Janker Kart Republic Parilla B Denmark Nicklas Nielsen United Kingdom Jonny Edgar OK 125cc
2019 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson Kart Republic IAME B United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Italy Lorenzo Travisanutto OK 125cc
2020 Russia Nikita Bedrin Tony Kart Vortex B Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Spain Pedro Hiltbrand OK 125cc
2021 Brazil Rafael Câmara Kart Republic IAME LC Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* OK 125cc
2022 United Kingdom Joe Turney Tony Kart Vortex LC Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta United Kingdom Freddie Slater OK 125cc
2023 United States James Egozi Tony Kart Vortex LC Belgium Thomas Strauven Netherlands René Lammers OK 125cc
2024 Belgium Ean Eyckmans Birel ART TM LC Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Italy Sebastiano Pacan OK 125cc
2025 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Kart Republic IAME LC Spain Christian Costoya Czech Republic Jindřich Pešl OK 125cc
2026 Ukraine Lev Krutogolov Energy IAME LC United Kingdom Zac Drummond Spain Benjamin Mañach OK 125cc
Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
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Junior classes (2010–present)

Primary junior class (2010–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2010 Denmark Nicklas Nielsen DR Parilla D Romania Robert Vișoiu Italy Giuliano Maria Niceta KF3 125cc
2011 Italy Antonio Fuoco Top-Kart TM V Sweden Robin Hansson Denmark Nicolai Sylvest KF3 125cc
2012 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Zanardi Parilla V Italy Alessio Lorandi United Kingdom George Russell* KF3 125cc
2013 Italy Alessio Lorandi Tony Kart Parilla V United Kingdom Lando Norris Russia Nikita Sitnikov KF-J 125cc
2014 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed FA Kart Vortex V United Kingdom Dan Ticktum Italy Leonardo Lorandi KF-J 125cc
2015 France Clément Novalak Tony Kart Vortex V United States Logan Sargeant* Belgium Ulysse de Pauw KF-J 125cc
2016 Morocco Sami Taoufik FA Kart Vortex V Denmark Noah Watt Belgium Ulysse de Pauw OK-J 125cc
2017 Italy Andrea Rosso Tony Kart Vortex V Italy Mattia Michelotto United Kingdom Harry Thompson OK-J 125cc
2018 Italy Gabriele Minì Parolin Parilla V Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto* Estonia Paul Aron OK-J 125cc
2019 Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* Kart Republic IAME V Russia Artem Severiukhin United Arab Emirates Jamie Day OK-J 125cc
2020 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad* Kart Republic IAME V Poland Karol Pasiewicz Italy Brando Badoer OK-J 125cc
2021 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Parolin TM V Brazil Matheus Ferreira Jamaica Alex Powell OK-J 125cc
2022 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev LN Kart Vortex V Russia Kirill Dzitiev Russia Dmitry Matveev OK-J 125cc
2023 Russia Stepan Antonov Kart Republic IAME V Italy Filippo Sala Spain Christian Costoya OK-J 125cc
2024 Austria Niklas Schaufler Birel ART TM V Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn OK-J 125cc
2025 Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn Kart Republic IAME V United Kingdom Noah Baglin Canada Ilie Tristan Crisan OK-J 125cc
2026 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Neto Parolin TM V United Kingdom Will Green Netherlands Daniel Mirón OK-J 125cc
Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
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Secondary junior class (2024–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2024 Romania Bogdan Cosma Cristofor Exprit TM V Slovakia Alex Molota Italy Valerio Viapiana OKN-J 125cc
2025 United States Lucas Palacio Kart Republic IAME V Italy Michele Orlando Italy Gioele Girardello OKN-J 125cc
2026 Italy Niccolò Perico Kart Republic IAME V Italy Luigi D'Ascoli Sweden Elton Hedfors OKN-J 125cc
Source:[19][20][21]
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Gearbox classes (2010–present)

Primary gearbox class (2010–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2010 Netherlands Beitske Visser Intrepid TM D Italy Marco Zanchetta Italy Simone Brenna KZ2 125cc
2011 Italy Paolo De Conto Energy TM D Italy Marco Ardigò Netherlands Beitske Visser KZ1 125cc
2012 Italy Marco Ardigò Tony Kart Vortex V Netherlands Jorrit Pex France Arnaud Kozlinski KZ1 125cc
2013 Netherlands Max Verstappen CRG TM B United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Riccardo Negro KZ2 125cc
2014 Italy Marco Ardigò (2) Tony Kart Vortex B Netherlands Bas Lammers Belgium Jonathan Thonon KZ2 125cc
2015 Italy Marco Ardigò (3) Tony Kart Vortex V Finland Simo Puhakka France Anthony Abbasse KZ2 125cc
2016 Italy Marco Ardigò (4) Tony Kart Vortex V France Anthony Abbasse France Jérémy Iglesias KZ 125cc
2017 Netherlands Bas Lammers Sodi TM B Czech Republic Patrik Hájek France Anthony Abbasse KZ2 125cc
2018 Italy Marco Ardigò (5) Tony Kart Vortex B Italy Alessandro Irlando Italy Paolo De Conto KZ2 125cc
2019 Netherlands Bas Lammers (2) Sodi TM B France Adrien Renaudin Italy Marco Ardigò KZ2 125cc
2020 Finland Simo Puhakka Tony Kart Vortex V Italy Giuseppe Palomba Italy Fabian Federer KZ2 125cc
2021 Netherlands Marijn Kremers Birel ART TM V Finland Juho Valtanen Sweden Viktor Gustavsson KZ2 125cc
2022 Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Sodi TM V Italy Matteo Viganò Spain Pedro Hiltbrand KZ2 125cc
2023 Italy Cristian Bertuca Birel ART TM V France Émilien Denner Italy Matteo Viganò KZ2 125cc
2024 Italy Cristian Bertuca (2) Birel ART TM V Estonia Markus Kajak France Tom Leuillet KZ2 125cc
2025 Netherlands Senna van Walstijn (2) Sodi TM V Italy Cristian Bertuca Romania Daniel Vasile KZ2 125cc
2026 Maksim Orlov Sodi TM LC Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Czech Republic Marek Skřivan KZ2 125cc
Source:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
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Secondary gearbox class (2011–2016)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2011 Italy Marco Zanchetta CKR TM D Italy Alfredo Daniele Delli Compagni Croatia Kristijan Habulin KZ2 125cc
2012 United Kingdom Jordon Lennox-Lamb CRG Maxter D Czech Republic Jan Midrla Italy Francesco Celenta KZ2 125cc
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2015
No secondary gearbox class contested
2016 Italy Leonardo Lorandi Tony Kart Vortex V Italy Giacomo Pollini Italy Alessandro Irlando KZ2 125cc
Source:[6][7][11]
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Mini classes (2010–present)

Under-12 class (2010–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2010 No title awarded
2011
2012 Italy Leonardo Lorandi Tony Kart LKE LC Italy Pietro Mazzola Spain Eliseo Martinez 60M 60cc
2013 Spain Eliseo Martinez CRG LKE LC Italy Leonardo Marseglia India Kush Maini 60M 60cc
2014 Italy Nicola Abrusci Tony Kart LKE V Malaysia Muizzuddin Gafar Ukraine Makar Mizevych 60M 60cc
2015 Norway Dennis Hauger CRG TM V Italy Mattia Muller Italy Leonardo Marseglia 60M 60cc
2016 Italy Michael Paparo Formula K TM V Italy Francesco Pizzi Italy Gabriele Minì 60M 60cc
2017 Italy Gabriele Minì Parolin TM V Russia Nikita Bedrin Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* 60M 60cc
2018 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Parolin TM V Poland Tymek Kucharczyk Italy Andrea Kimi Antonelli* 60M 60cc
2019 United Arab Emirates Rashid Al Dhaheri Parolin TM V Belgium Ean Eyckmans Jamaica Alex Powell 60M 60cc
2020 Russia Dmitry Matveev Energy TM V Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta Poland Maciej Gładysz 60M 60cc
2021 Netherlands René Lammers Parolin IAME V Italy Emanuele Olivieri Spain Christian Costoya 60M 60cc
2022 Czech Republic Jindřich Pešl Parolin IAME V Spain Christian Costoya Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 60M 60cc
2023 Turkey İskender Zülfikari Parolin IAME V Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn Romania Cosma Cristofor Bogdan Gr.3 60cc
2024 Australia William Calleja Parolin TM V Netherlands Daniel Mirón Italy Cristian Blandino Gr.3 60cc
2025 Italy Niccolò Perico Kart Republic IAME V Portugal Xavier Lazaro France Stan Ratajski Gr.3 60cc
2026 Malta Zane Pace Tony Kart Vortex V Morocco Nahyl El Gahoudi United Kingdom Daniel Ferguson Gr.3 60cc
Source:[5][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
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Under-10 class (2023–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place Class Stroke
2023 Ukraine Oleksandr Legenkyi Kart Republic IAME V Russia Daniil Kutskov Belgium Antoine Venant U10 60cc
2024 Italy Niccolò Perico Energy IAME V United States Lucas Palacio Sweden Carl Nellegård U10 60cc
2025 United States Josh Bergman Kart Republic IAME V Italy Daniel Pasquali Netherlands Wynn Godschalk U10 60cc
2026 United States Zayne Burgess Parolin TM V France Sasha Miras United States Blake Hsueh U10 60cc
Source:[18][19][20][21]
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