General information:
- Event: 2019 FIA Karting World Championship
- Federation: CIK-FIA
- Promoter: RGMMC
- Organizer: AKK-Sport Oy
Main Figures:
- Classes: 2 (OK, Junior)
- Drivers: 204
- Countries: 44
Technical partners:
- Tires: LeCont (OK), Vega (Junior)
- Engines: IAME, TM Racing, Vortex, Parilla, LKE
- Fuel: Panta
The track:
- Name: Circuit Mika Salo, Powerpark
- Location: Alahärmä, Finland
- Rotation: Clockwise
- Length: 1200 m
- Width: 9 m
- Elevation: 38 m
- Corners: 17
- Straight lines: 2
- Features: banking corner, bridge, tunnel
- Top speeds: +- 129 km/h (OK), +- 123 km/h (Junior)
- Expected lap times (Qualifying, dry): +- 43″ (OK), +- 45″ (Junior)
Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Mostly Cloudy, 9% precipitation, 88% humidity, 9-17°C
- Friday: Partly Cloudy, 20% precipitation, 62% humidity, 7-16°C
- Saturday: Rain showers, 80% precipitation, 74% humidity, 10-17°C
- Sunday: Mostly Cloudy, 20% precipitation, 79% humidity, 10-18°C
OK (91 drivers):
- 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: 16 000 rpm maximum
- Simplified exhaust valve
- One-design exhaust
- Carburetor: 24 mm butterfly
- No gear shifting, clutch, starter or battery
- Tires: LeCont
Junior (113 drivers):
- 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 system
- Revolutions: 14 000 rpm maximum
- Without exhaust valve
- One-design exhaust
- Carburetor: 20 mm butterfly
- No gearbox, clutch, starter, battery
- Tires: Vega
Recent FIA Karting events at Alahärmä:
- 2017 FIA Karting European Championship – OK/Junior Round 4
- 2017 FIA Karting Academy Trophy Round 3
- 2003 Formula A European Championship Round 2
- 2002 Formula Super A World Championship Round 2
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 Alahärmä!
Schedule:
| Friday | 08:00 – 16:35 Free Practice 16:45 – 18:38 Qualifying Practice |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 09:40 Warm-up 09:45 – 18:20 Qualifying Heats |
| Sunday | 08:00 – 09:40 Warm-up 09:45 – 13:40 Qualifying Heats 15:30 – 15:55 Junior Final 16:30 – 17:00 OK Final |
- Complete schedule
- Entry lists for OK and OK-Junior
- Read also the official event preview
Text: Guillaume Alvarez
Photo: FIA Karting Event Poster / KSP
