CIK Clarify 'Prime' & 'Option' Tyres


from CIK-FIA 13 December 2013
 

The CIK-FIA is committed from 2014 onwards to a policy of limiting the costs of karting events. Among the measures approved by the World Motor Sport Council, the reduction of the number of tyres allowed at a meeting deserves some clarification. The new classifications are aligned with those of car racing with slick tyres called "Prime" for the KF, KZ and KZ2 classes and slick tyres called "Option" for KF-Junior and the Academy Trophy. To allow teams to prepare well, it was decided that the authorized quota would be increased by a set of tyres for each first round of a championship.

KF, KZ and KZ2 categories - "prime" slick tyres

For the first CIK event of the year in which a driver enters (also valid for "Wild Card" drivers who enter a single event):

  • 5 sets of slick tyres, divided into 3 sets for Free Practice and 2 sets from Qualifying to the Finals.

All other CIK events of the year:

  • 4 sets of slick tyres and one set of tyres that have been used already during the free practice of the previous event, divided into two new sets and one used set during the free practice, and two new sets from Qualifying to the Finals.

KF-Junior category - "option" slick tyres

For the first CIK event of the year in which a driver enters (also valid for "Wild Card" drivers entering a single event):

  • 4 sets of slick tyres, divided into 2 sets for Free Practice and 2 sets between Qualifying and the Finals.

All other CIK events of the year:

  • 3 sets of slick tyres and one set of tyres already used during the free practice of the previous event, divided into one new and one used for the free trials and two new sets from Qualifying to the Finals.

Academy Trophy - "option" slick tyres

First event of the year:

  • 3 sets of slick tyres, divided into 2 sets for Free Practice and 1 set from Qualifying to the Finals.

All other events of the year:

  • 2 sets of slick tyres and one set of tyres already used during the free practice of the previous event, divided into one new set and one used for the free practice and one new set from Qualifying to the Finals.

Wet tyres for all categories

The number of wet tyres from the Qualifying to the Finals is limited to 2 sets, with open management.

The number of wet tyres is open for free practice.

 

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