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The Covid-19 health protocols introduced by the FIA in 2020 to increase safety for all and to ensure the smooth running of the event will be applied again this year. In the absence of spectators, the responsible attitude and collaboration of all those present at the Event are paramount.
Main info & figures
The FIA Karting European Championship – OK/Junior has 190 entries from 42 nations, 107 in OK-Junior and 83 in OK, a very positive number for the quality of the competitions. Following the recent decision of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, all will be running on Brazilian MG Tires, the new exclusive supplier for the 2021 FIA Karting Championships, Cups and Trophies. The OK karts will run on “Prime” tyres and the OK-Junior karts on “Option” tyres.
- Name: Round 1 of the 2021 FIA Karting European Championship – OK/Junior
- Federation: CIK-FIA
- Promoter: RGMMC Group
- Organizer: Limburg Karting
- ASN: RACB (Royal Automobile Club of Belgium)
- Classes: 2 (OK, OK-Junior)
- Drivers: 190
- Tires: MG Tires
- Fuel: Panta
- Engines: TM, Vortex, IAME, Modena
Weather forecast
- Thursday: Showers, Precipitation 70%, Humidity 61%, 6-20°C
- Friday: Thunderstorm, Precipitation 70%, Humidity 66%, 7-17°C
- Saturday: Rain, Precipitation 90%, Humidity 77%, 8-13°C
- Sunday: Rain, Precipitation 93%, Humidity 70%, 8-16°C
Circuit
The Horensbergdam circuit in Genk has strong assets to attract competitors. The technical and selective layout, 1360 metres long, is demanding for the drivers and is a major challenge for the technical teams. It is the favorite track of Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen, who often comes to drive a kart on the circuit when the opportunity arises. To make the races even more complex, the rapidly changing weather situation requires frequent adaptations.
- Name: International Karting Genk
- Location: Genk, Limburg, Eastern Belgium
- Rotation: Clockwise
- Length: 1360 meters
- Width: 8-10 meters
- Corners: 12
- Straight lines: 3
Classes
OK
The 2020 FIA Karting European Champion – OK Andrea Kimi Antonelli (KR/IAME) will be challenging for the title with strong ambitions against Joe Turney (Tony Kart/Vortex), Rafael Camara (KR/IAME), and Luigi Coluccio (Kosmic/Vortex), but the competition will be tough from the rookies who were in Junior last year. Among the most prominent, Ugo Ugochukwu (KR/IAME), Arvid Lindblad (KR/IAME), Tuukka Taponen (Tony Kart/Vortex), Tymoteusz Kucharczyk (RK/TM), Artem Severiukhin (Tony Kart/Vortex) and Nikola Tsolov (KR/IAME) illustrate the potential of the rising generation. On the other hand, established names such as Pedro Hiltbrand (Birel ART/TM) and Yannick De Brabander (Praga/IAME) are among the only representatives from the previous decade.
- Drivers: 83
- Age: From 14 years old (in the year)
- Chassis: CIK-FIA International homologation
- Engine: 125cc direct-coupled, 2-stroke, mixed-lubrication engine
- Cooling: Water
- Exhaust: one-design with power valve
- Carburetor: 24 mm butterfly
- Horsepower: 39
- Revolutions: 16000 rpm (limiter)
- Brakes: Single rear with hydraulic control
- Weight: Minimum 145 kg (driver included)
- No gear shifting, clutch, starter or battery
- Tires: MG Tires (“prime”, medium)
Junior
More and more young drivers are showing their brilliance in their first season in the international OK-Junior competition. However, drivers with one or two years of experience at the highest level are the logical favourites for the FIA Karting European Championship – Junior. Freddie Slater (Kosmic/Vortex), who was crowned World Champion in 2020, is in this category, as are his compatriots Harley Keeble (Tony Kart/Vortex), William Macintyre (Birel ART/TM), and Sonny Smith (Exprit/TM). Rashid Al Dhaheri (Parolin/TM) has been performing well since the beginning of the season, as have Alex Powell (KR/IAME) and Matheus Ferreira (KR/IAME). Newcomers such as Kean Nakamura Berta (Exprit/TM) and Douwe Dedecker (KR/IAME) are already capable of shining in OK-Junior.
- Drivers: 107
- Age: 12-14 years old
- Chassis: CIK-FIA International homologation
- Engine: 125cc direct-coupled, 2-stroke, mixed-lubrication engine
- Cooling: Water
- Exhaust: One-design without valve
- Carburetor: 20 mm butterfly
- Horsepower: 29
- Revolutions: 14 000 rpm (limiter)
- Brakes: Single rear with hydraulic control
- Weight: Minimum 140 kg (driver included)
- No gear shifting, clutch, starter or battery
- Tires: MG Tires (“option”, hard)
How to follow the meeting?
A live page will be at your disposal from Friday to Sunday with live timing and live streaming (available on Saturday and Sunday). Reports and results will be published every day on this website.
Main schedule
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:35 Free Practice 16:45 – 19:13 Qualifying Practice |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 09:40 Warm-up 09:45 – 17:00 Qualifying Heats |
| Sunday | 09:00 – 10:40 Warm-up 10:45 – 12:20 Qualifying Heats 13:50 – 14:15 OK-Junior Final 14:45 – 15:15 OK Final |
- Full meeting schedule
- Full entry-list for OK & OK-Junior
- Covid-19 plan
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