General information

  • Event name: Kart Grand Prix of Belgium
  • Competition: FIA Karting European Championship – OK/Junior
  • Federation: CIK-FIA
  • Promoter: RGMMC
  • Track owner: Limburg Karting

The track

  • Name: Circuit Horensbergdam
  • Location: Genk, Belgium
  • Length: 1360 m
  • Width: 8-13 m
  • Top speed: +- 123 km/h (OK), +- 121 km/h (OKJ)
  • Maximum G-Forces: 2.3
  • Minimum cornering speed: +- 65 km/h
  • Maximum cornering speed: +- 100 km/h
  • Sprocket combinations: +- 12-80 (OK), +- 12-73 (OKJ)
  • Expected lap times: +- 52″ (OK), +- 54″ (OKJ) in Qualifying (dry conditions)

Weather forecast

  • Friday: 40% precipitation, 71% humidity, 8-16°
  • Saturday: 60% precipitation, 60% humidity, 11-21°
  • Sunday: 100% precipitation, 69% humidity, 11- 21°

Technical partners

  • Tires: LeCont (OK), Vega (OK Junior)
  • Engines: IAME, TM Racing, Vortex

Main Figures

  • Classes: 2 (OK, Junior)
  • Drivers: 169 (OK 76, Junior 93)
  • Countries: 38

OK

  • Age: from 14 years old
  • Chassis: CIK-FIA homologated
  • Weight: 145 kg minimum (with driver onboard)
  • Brakes: hydraulic, rear only
  • Engine: 125 cc 2-stroke with balance shaft
  • Horsepower: 39
  • Water-cooled system
  • Revolutions: 16000 rpm maximum
  • Simplified exhaust valve
  • One-design exhaust
  • Carburetor: 24mm butterfly
  • No gear shifting, clutch, starter or battery
  • Tires: LeCont

Junior

  • Age: from 12 to 14 years old
  • Chassis: CIK-FIA homologated
  • Weight: 140 kg minimum (with driver onboard)
  • Brakes: hydraulic, rear only
  • Engine: 125 cc 2-stroke with balance shaft
  • Horsepower: 29
  • Water-cooled
  • Revolutions: 14000 rpm maximum
  • Without exhaust valve
  • One-design exhaust
  • Carburetor: 20 mm butterfly
  • No gearbox, clutch, starter, battery
  • Tires: Vega

Previous OK/Junior event in Genk:

Year: 2016

Event: 4th round of the FIA Karting European Championship

Polesitters:

  • OK: Hannes Janker (CRG/Parilla/Vega)
  • OKJ: Victor Martins (Kosmic/Parilla/Vega)

Provisional leaders:

  • OK: Hannes Janker (CRG/Parilla/Vega)
  • OKJ: Victor Martins (Kosmic/Parilla/Vega)

Final winners:

  • OK: Clément Novalak (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega)
  • OKJ: Victor Martins (Kosmic/Parilla/Vega)

European Champions:

  • OK: Pedro Hiltbrand (CRG/Parilla/Vega)
  • OKJ: Finlay Kenneally (FA Kart/Vortex/Vega)

Schedule

Friday09:00 – 15:50 Free Practice
16:30 – 17:53 Qualifying Practice
18:20 – 18:50 Press Conference
Saturday08:00 – 09:25 Warm-up
09:30 – 18:20 Qualifying Heats
18:40 – 19:10 Press Conference
Sunday09:00 – 10:25 Warm-up
10:30 – 12:25 Qualifying Heats
13:50 OK Junior Final
14:55 OK Final
15:40 Press Conference

How to follow the event?

Like for every event in the FIA Karting calendar, The Racebox provides you with a special page featuring live timing and live streaming plus our daily reports and social publications to keep you up to date with the results and info from Genk.

Text: Guillaume Alvarez

Photo: CIK-FIA Event Poster