Live: Euro KZ/KZ2/Academy Jnr
Queensland’s Hamish Campbell has qualified 10th in the Junior Academy class at the FIA Karting event at the Mülsen circuit in Germany.
International
Vale World Champion
Former Formula E (Superkart) World Karting Champion Wade Nelson has passed away.
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Live: RMC International Trophy
UK-based Australian Sean Butcher and Kiwi Maxim Kirwan are competing in the Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy at Le Mans. The finals are tonight
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Entry Date for Vegas SuperNats
Registrations for the annual SKUSA SuperNationals will open at the end of the month and, with SKUSA moving to the RaceSelect system, competitors are encouraged to register with the service in advance.
WSK Euro Champions Crowned
Pre-final DNFs hampered both Australian drivers at the WSK Euro Series finale, but one of them charged to a sixth place finish.
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Live: WSK Euro Series Finale
The two Australians contesting the OK-Junior class at the final round of the WSK Euro Series are both on target to make final, which will be live streamed tonight.
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LeCont Confirmed
As expected, the FIA has confirmed the switch to LeCont tyres for the KZ categories for the remaining events this year, specifically the final European Championship round and the end-of-season World Championship.
Butcher Hits Banana
A near-perfect weekend for Sean Butcher went south when he “hit a banana peel” in the Senior MAX final at round 3 of the RMC Euro Trophy at Genk (includes video).
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Live: Rotax Euro Trophy
Watch the action of Finals Day from Genk, Round 3 of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy. UK-based Australian Sean Butcher enters the day first on points in Senior MAX.
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Big Numbers at K1
Round Four of the SKUSA Prokart Challenge welcome big numbers once again to the K1 Circuit in Southern California.
Titans Clash in Sarno
The KZ2 Masters final was once again the highlight at an FIA Karting Championship meeting and Kiwi Daniel Bray had to switch chassis after a big pre-final crash.
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Howard’s Heartbreak
An emotional victory turned into an emotional loss for Scott Howard at the second round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Asia Trophy at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia on the weekend.
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Live: Euro KZ/KZ2 Championship Round 2
“Back to the track that broke my heart” – Daniel Bray returns to Sarno, the circuit where Max Verstappen punted him from the lead of the KZ2 World Cup in 2012.
International Update
Dunlop tyre swap, Mini class amendments and approval of the Arrive-And-Drive World Cup are some of the decisions to come from the latest World Motor Sport Council meeting.
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Arrive-&-Drive World Cup Confirmed
Two categories (Junior: 12–14, Senior: 14–19) will contest the inaugural FIA ‘Arrive and Drive’ Karting World Cup that will take place at the spectacular LYL circuit in Malaysia in November.
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Viva Viterbo!
It was a decent weekend for most of the Australians contesting the Viterbo round of the European OK, OK-Junior and Academy Trophy Senior championships on the weekend, one earning a podium plus a couple of near misses.
Steel Ring’s Rotax Euro
Drivers with connections to Australia finished second and 11th at The Steel Ring round of the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy.
Schembri 3rd in British GP
Nicholas Schembri finished third in the premier 250cc Division 1 class of the British Superkart Grand Prix at Donnington Park last weekend.
Night Racing at Amarillo Kart Complex
The 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series hosted its second event of the season with the Spring Round-Up taking place at the Amarillo Kart Complex over May 29-May 31.
Calleja Takes Championship Lead
Second place in the OK Junior final has moved William Calleja into the lead of the Champions Of the Future series as all the Aussies made the finals for round 3 at Viterbo (includes video)
FIA Claim Increased Participation
FIA Karting is patting itself on the back, claiming its Global Karting Plan is delivering impressive results with increased participation, quoting a projected up-turn in the number of drivers registered in National Karting Rankings around the world.
Rotax Targets Hobby Drivers
Rotax is targeting hobby drivers for it’s first “Rotax Life Challenge” at Wackersdorf in July, a casual, community-driven event that it claims will blend fun, data, coaching, and the spirit of grassroots racing.
Aussies Up Front @ Asia IAME
Australian Jay Kostecki took victory in the Cadet class and Darren Formosa did likewise in Masters at round 3 of the Inf1nity IAME Series Asia in Malaysia on the weekend.
Calleja in Forza Sandwich
Australia’s William Calleja finished runner-up in the OK-Junior final at the opening round of the WSK Euro Series on the weekend, stuck in the middle of a Forza Racing 1-2-3.
Euro Shifter & Academy Trophy Opener
An Australian finished just outside the top ten and a Kiwi finished just inside the top ten at the opening round of the FIA European Championship for KZ/KZ2 and Academy Trophy Junior in Valencia, Spain.