FIA Karting World Cup 2025 - OK-N / OK-N Junior / Academy (Saturday)

CREMONA SET TO HOST THRILLING FIA KARTING WORLD CUP

LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2024 AS THE CURTAIN-RAISER TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE OK AND OK-JUNIOR CATEGORIES, THE FIA KARTING WORLD CUP - OK-N WILL THIS TIME HEADLINE AN EVENT THAT WILL ALSO FEATURE THE OK-N JUNIOR AND THE THIRD AND FINAL ROUND OF THE FIA KARTING ACADEMY TROPHY - JUNIOR. A MAGNIFICENT FIELD OF 225 DRIVERS IS EXPECTED IN LOMBARDY AT THE CREMONA CIRCUIT FROM 25TH TO 28TH SEPTEMBER 2025.
With a view to developing its base, FIA Karting created the OK-N category in 2022 to make the discipline more accessible and to offer all national sporting authorities a universal category open to drivers aged 14 and over. OK-N Junior quickly followed this attractive concept for 12-14 year olds, using the same engine with the simple addition of an exhaust restrictor. In both cases, reliability and performance are guaranteed for this CIK-FIA homologated equipment, in addition to accessibility.

This FIA Karting World Cup has attracted a large number of participants this year in a sign of the growing strength of FIA Karting events. Applications exceeded expectations so much so that FIA Karting had to close OK-N applications just hours after they opened. A total of 90 OK-N and 83 OK-N drivers will compete in Cremona in these two competitions, which promise to be very open.

With 52 entrants, the FIA Karting Junior Academy Trophy will also be of great interest, as the title will be awarded at the end of this third and final round in 2025. No fewer than seven drivers have a real chance of winning this trophy, which has revealed drivers such as Charles Leclerc and George Russell.

It should be noted that the FIA Karting Academy Trophy is a unique formula, designed to identify and train young talent representing more than 50 countries and five continents, with strong involvement from national federations. Drivers compete with identical equipment thanks to the participation of OTK Kart Group (Exprit chassis and Vortex OK-Junior engines drawn at random).

LeCont will supply the tyres for OK-Junior and Academy-Junior, while Maxxis will supply those for OK-N.