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A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of small sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance racing karts. Karting is a type of racing in which a compact four-wheel unit called a go-kart is used.
FIA Karting European Championship (1972–present) FIA Superkart European Championship (2002–2019) WSK Champions Cup (2014–present) WSK Super Master Series (2010–present) WSK Open Series (2018–present), previously the WSK Open Cup; WSK Super Cup (2022–present) WSK Euro Series (2010–present) WSK Final Cup (2011–present)
Off-road go-karting is now a well-established and popular activity with a burgeoning range of vehicles, options, and adherents. Just as the automobile is undergoing evolutionary changes, noticeably in the field of "off-road" use, the smaller recreational vehicles called "go-karts" have spawned a new generation of vehicles for off-road use.
Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motorsport circuits. Karting is commonly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher ranks of motorsports.
The FIA Karting World Championship, officially known as the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA. Hosted annually since 1964, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious karting competition in the world.
The Karting European Championship was first held in 1972, running a 100cc direct-drive class won by Italian driver Gabriele Gorini, who retained his titles in 1973 and 1975. In 1979, Cathy Muller became the first woman to win a European title, doing so in the 100cc class.
KZ is a kart racing class for drivers aged 15 and over, sanctioned by the CIK-FIA.KZ is the primary gearbox class in FIA championships.. The class was originally called Formula C (FC), first introduced in 1974 at the European Championship as the first gearbox class in international kart racing.
OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 11 to 15 (drivers must reach the age of 12 within the first semester of calendar year).. This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc air-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go (TaG) water-cooled two-stroke engines (KF type ...