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OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top drivers between 12 years old (reaching their 12th birthday during the calendar year) and 14 years of age (reaching their 14th birthday during the 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).The engines produce 26–27 hp (19–20 kW). The chassis and engines must be approved by the CIK-FIA. Minimum weight is 145 kg, including kart and driver.
Karts are equipped with an electric starter and clutch. The engine rpm is limited to 14,000 rpm.
It is one of the highest kart classes with national championships (perhaps with different tyre rules).
There is a European championship, a World Cup, as well as Oceania and Asia-Pacific championships. The Junior Monaco Kart Cup is taking place each year in this format.
For 2013 the class was renamed KF-Junior.
In 2016, the karts were completely re-designed by removing much of the electronics. The karts are now push started. The class was subsequently renamed OK-Junior, standing for Original Kart.
Champions
[edit]World
[edit]| Year | World Cup Winner [1] | Chassis / Engine / Tires |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 👁 Italy Giuliano Niceta |
Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2010 | 👁 Thailand Alexander Albon |
Intrepid / TM / Dunlop |
| 2011 | 👁 Monaco Charles Leclerc |
Intrepid / TM / Vega |
| 2012 | 👁 Italy Luca Corberi |
Kosmic / Vortex / Vega |
| Year | World Championship Winner [1] | Chassis / Engine / Tires |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 👁 Italy Alessio Lorandi |
Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont |
| 2014 | 👁 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed |
FA Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2015 | 👁 United States Logan Sargeant |
FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont |
| 2016 | 👁 France Victor Martins |
Kosmic / Parilla / Vega |
| 2017 | 👁 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson |
Exprit / TM / LeCont |
| 2018 | 👁 France Victor Bernier |
Kosmic / Parilla / Vega |
| 2019 | 👁 Netherlands Thomas ten Brinke |
FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont |
| 2020 | 👁 United Kingdom Freddie Slater |
Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont |
| 2021 | 👁 Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta |
Exprit / TM / MG |
| 2022 | 👁 Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul |
Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2023 | 👁 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck |
Exprit / TM / Vega |
| 2024 | 👁 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie |
KR / IAME / Maxxis |
| 2025 | 👁 United Kingdom Noah Baglin |
KR / IAME / Maxxis |
Europe
[edit]| Year | European Champion [1] | Chassis / Engine / Tires |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 👁 Austria Reinhard Kofler [2] |
Tony Kart / Vortex |
| 2000 | 👁 Germany Michael Ammermüller |
Tony Kart / Vortex |
| 2001 | 👁 Germany Sebastian Vettel |
Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2002 | 👁 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi |
CRG / Maxter / Vega |
| 2003 | 👁 Italy Nicholas Risitano |
Birel / TM / Vega |
| 2004 | 👁 Monaco Stefano Coletti |
Birel / Parilla / Vega |
| 2005 | 👁 Denmark Michael Christensen |
Gillard / Parilla / Bridgestone |
| 2006 | 👁 Spain Miquel Monrás |
Maranello / Parilla / Vega |
| 2007 | 👁 United Kingdom Jack Harvey |
Maranello / XTR / Dunlop |
| 2008 | 👁 Finland Aaro Vainio |
Maranello / Maxter / Dunlop |
| 2009 | 👁 Netherlands Nyck de Vries |
Zanardi / Parilla / Vega |
| 2010 | 👁 Thailand Alexander Albon |
Intrepid / TM / Dunlop |
| 2011 | 👁 United Kingdom George Russell |
Intrepid / TM / Vega |
| 2012 | 👁 United Kingdom George Russell |
Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2013 | 👁 United Kingdom Lando Norris |
FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont |
| 2014 | 👁 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed |
FA Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2015 | 👁 United Kingdom Brenden Wyer |
Tony Kart / Vortex/ LeCont |
| 2016 | 👁 United Kingdom Fin Kenneally |
FA Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2017 | 👁 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar |
Exprit / TM / LeCont |
| 2018 | 👁 Estonia Paul Aron |
FA Kart / Vortex / Vega |
| 2019 | 👁 Finland Marcus Amand |
Kosmic / Parilla / LeCont |
| 2020 | 👁 United States Ugo Ugochukwu |
Kart Republic / Parilla / LeCont |
| 2021 | 👁 United Kingdom Freddie Slater |
Kosmic / Vortex / MG |
| 2022 | 👁 Russia Anatoly Khavalkin |
Parolin / TM / Vega |
| 2023 | 👁 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev |
Kart Republic / IAME / Vega |
| 2024 | 👁 Belgium Dries van Langendonck |
Exprit / TM / Maxxis |
| 2025 | 👁 Netherlands Dean Hoogendoorn |
KR / IAME / Maxxis |
See also
[edit]- KF1, the top level of karting
- KF2, another KF1 feeder series besides KF3
- KZ1, the fastest KZ karting racing category
- KZ2, the second fastest KZ karting racing category
- Superkart, road racing with kart sized open-wheel cars
- Karting World Championship
- Karting European Championship
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 1990 – 2008 CIK-FIA Results Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "European Championship ICA Junior 1999 standings - Driver Database". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
