The 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship was the 57th edition of the CIK-FIA European Championship, a kart racing competition organised and sanctioned by the Commission Internationale de Karting (). The European Championship was held in four open classes—OK, , KZ, and KZ2—as well as two arrive-and-drive classes: Senior () and Junior ().

OK and were held across four rounds between 9 April and 2 August at La Conca, Italy; Valencia, Spain; , Germany; and Kristianstad, Sweden. KZ and KZ2 were held across two rounds between 21 May and 5 July at Genk, Belgium; and Sarno, Italy. The inaugural arrive-and-drive European Championship was held in and on 17–19 July at Słomczyn, Poland—the international debut for the circuit.

The senior class, OK, was won by reigning junior World Champion Noah Baglin, holding off compatriot Zac Drummond and Dean Hoogendoorn. Will Green of Williams dominated the junior division over Daniel Mirón. The professional KZ gearbox class was won by Émilien Denner, ahead of Danilo Albanese and Viktor Gustavsson. With victory in the final race, 17-year-old Kimi Tani beat former OK World Champion Matheus Morgatto and Maximilian Schleimer to the KZ2 title. The arrive-and-drive contest was dominated by Polish drivers, with Kacper Turoboyski () and Maksymilian Piątek () emerging victorious.

Background

The Commission Internationale de Karting () was founded in 1962 and held the first CIK-FIA European Nations' Cup that year, which was won by Great Britain. The individual CIK-FIA European Championship was inaugurated eight years later and became the secondary international title to the CIK-FIA World Championship. It began utilising a multi-round format around 1991. As of the beginning of 2026, six previous European Champions had progressed to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, while Marco Ardigò won a record five titles between 2005 and 2016. The reigning European Champions were Christian Costoya (OK), Dean Hoogendoorn (), Mattéo Spirgel (KZ), Maksim Orlov (KZ2), and Antonio Piccioni ().

Classes

There were six classes—two open direct-drive classes, two open gearbox classes, and two arrive-and-drive classes—contested across the 2026 season:

Original Kart (OK), the senior direct-drive class since 2016 for drivers aged 14 and over, often regarded as the feeder class to Formula 4. OK-Junior (OK-J), the junior direct-drive class since 2016 for drivers aged 12 to 14. KZ, the primary gearbox class since 2007 for drivers aged 15 and over, often regarded as the professional class. KZ2, the secondary gearbox class since 2007 for drivers aged 15 and over. A&D-Senior (A&D-S), the senior arrive-and-drive class on its European Championship debut for drivers aged 14 to 15. A&D-Junior (A&D-J), the junior arrive-and-drive class on its European Championship debut for drivers aged 12 to 14.

The () class was not held for the first time since 2023.

Format

Open classes The five-stage format used since 2022 remained in effect for the 2026 season in all open classes, with each round held over a three-day weekend composed of free practice (FP), qualifying practice (QP), qualifying heats (QH), super heats (SH), and a final:

Friday: FP (morning), QP + QH (afternoon); Saturday: warm-up + QH; Sunday: warm-up + SH (morning), final (afternoon).

In rounds with less than 37 entrants, there were three QHs as opposed to the usual six, as well as a single SH on the Saturday afternoon rather than two on Sunday morning; a new format was introduced for rounds with more than 108 entrants.

Arrive-and-drive classes The arrive-and-drive championships used a unique format held over a three-day weekend composed of FP, sprints, QH, and a final:

Friday: FP; Saturday: warm-up + sprints (morning), QH (afternoon); Sunday: warm-up + QH (morning), final (afternoon).

Each driver was assorted into one of two groups for the sprints, which determined the grid order for three QHs; the classification of the QHs set the grid for the final. All karts for arrive-and-drive were provided by the OTK Kart Group, with Kosmic chassis, Vortex engines, and Vega tyres.

Calendar

The 2026 calendar featured four events in OK and , two events in KZ and KZ2, and a single event in the arrive-and-drive classes:

+CircuitDatesClassesMap of circuit locations World Circuit La Conca(Muro Leccese, Italy)9–12 AprilOKOK-J Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero(Valencia, Spain)7–10 MayOKOK-J Karting Genk(Genk, Belgium)21–24 MayKZKZ2 Motorsportarena Mülsen(Mülsen, Germany)11–14 JuneOKOK-J Circuito Internazionale Napoli(Sarno, Italy)2–5 JulyKZKZ2 Autodrom Słomczyn(Słomczyn, Poland)17–19 JulyA&D-SA&D-J Åsum Ring(Kristianstad, Sweden)30 July – 2 AugustOKOK-JSource:

Calendar changes The 2026 edition retained the four-round OK and format, as well as a two-round KZ and KZ2 season, reduced from three events. ()—the over-35 gearbox class—was removed from the calendar, having only been held at the European Championship for two years. Each event was preceded by a Champions of the Future (COTF) round the week before. The arrive-and-drive category featured in the European Championship for the first time, alongside the Asia-Pacific and South American Championships, in both a senior () and a junior () class, following their successful World Cup debuts in 2025. The latter three OK and rounds were supported by the senior CIK-FIA Academy Trophy, while both rounds in KZ and KZ2 were supported by its junior counterpart.

The lone venue for A&D, Słomczyn, made its European Championship debut in the first international kart races in Poland. It had initially been planned for three rounds but was scaled-down "to broaden the reach of the championship and reduce the commitment required to participate"; Kartmag reported that logistical challenges with the OTK Group and low registration numbers led to the Angerville and Aspar cancellations, questioning the saturation of the European karting market. The calendar also saw the return of four former World Championship venues: La Conca, Genk, Sarno, and Kristianstad. La Conca made its first appearance at a event in 11 years.

Results and standings Results +CircuitClassPole positionQualifying heatsSuper heatsChassisEngineFastest lap La ConcaOK İskender Zülfikari Noah Baglin Noah Baglin (A) Noah BaglinKRIAME Filippo Sala Luke Kornder (B)OK-J Priam Bruno Daniel Mirón Daniel Mirón (A) Will GreenKRIAME Gioele Girardello Zdeněk Bábíček (B) ValenciaOK Noah Baglin Niklas Schaufler Niklas Schaufler (A) Noah BaglinKRIAME Noah Baglin Dan Allemann (B)OK-J Antoine Sylva Venant Will Green Will Green (A) Daniel MirónKRIAME Antoine Sylva Venant Many Nuvolini (B) GenkKZ Danilo Albanese Viktor Gustavsson Stan Pex Adrián MalheiroCRGTM Daniel VasileKZ2 Arthur Lehouck Téo Blin Matheus Morgatto (A) Elie GoldsteinTBTM Daniel Maciá Arthur Lehouck (B) MülsenOK William Calleja William Calleja Lev Krutogolov (A) Zac DrummondKRIAME Matthias Vandekerckhove Zac Drummond (B)OK-J Remigiusz Samczyk Will Green Will Green (A) Will GreenKRIAME Daniel Mirón Daniel Mirón (B) SarnoKZ Émilien Denner Viktor Gustavsson Émilien Denner Émilien DennerIPKTM Émilien DennerKZ2 Maximilian Schleimer Kimi Tani Kimi Tani (A) Kimi TaniParolinTM Matheus Morgatto Maximilian Schleimer (B) SłomczynA&D-S Kacper Turoboyski Kacper Turoboyski Kacper TuroboyskiKosmicVortex Adrian PotępaA&D-J Błażej Kostrzewa Błażej Kostrzewa Maksymilian PiątekKosmicVortex Vydūnas Piktys KristianstadOK Dan Allemann William Calleja William Calleja (A) William CallejaParolinTM William Calleja Henry Domain (B)OK-J Daniel Mirón Stan Ratajski Priam Bruno (A) Emerson MacAndrew-UrenTony KartVortex Gioele Girardello Leon Chelidze (B)Source:

Scoring system

The points system was altered to apply super heat points for the results of each super heat held, as opposed to the final intermediate classification, effectively doubling the points on offer for rounds with two super heats. Points were awarded to the top-15 drivers in each classification and the fastest lap holder in the final, as follows:

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Results key SymbolMeaningPPole positionFFastest lap†Did not finish, but was classified.

Standings, OK

The finalists in the OK class:

+DriverLACVALMÜLKRIPoints1 Noah Baglin3162 Zac Drummond2233 Dean Hoogendoorn2214 William Calleja2065 Niklas Schaufler1666 Henry Domain1527 Lev Krutogolov1268 Benjamin Mañach1039 Oliver Kinnmark10010 Luke Kornder95 Standings from 11th onwards11 Devin Walz9012 Joe Turney8813 Gilles Herman8614 Davide Bottaro7615 Ilie Tristan Crisan7416 Gustavo Marques da Silva7317 Dan Allemann6618 Valerio Viapiana6319 Bosco Arias6320 Zac Green5421 Manuel Míguez5322 Marco Garst4923 James Anagnostiadis4224 Tomasz Cichoracki3725 Emiliano Hernández3626 Evan Purcell3527 Andréa Manni3428 Vladimir Ivannikov3429 Thomas Pradier3330 Klara Kowalczyk3031 Bruno Blanco2532 Nicolò Cuman2533 Asher Ochstein2234 Jindřich Pešl2135 Sebastian Minns2036 Matthias Vandekerckhove1937 Egon Pedrotti1938 İskender Zülfikari1839 Arata Endo1740 Aston Sharp1541 Filippo Sala1342 Michael McGaughy1243 Drew Walz1144 Gabriel Canal1145 Clovis Nougueyrede1046 Kacper Rajpold1047 Mariano López1048 Zarief Rayqal949 William Marshall750 Isaac Seah651 Ludovico Mazzola552 Luuk Taal453 Gianmatteo Rousseau354 Jakub Kameník255 Wiktor Stalmach256 Pietro Bagutti057 Tobias Szécsényi058 Nicola Frigg059 Mika Rünitz0Wild card drivers ineligible for championship points— Aaron García—— Oliveri Sini—— Viktor Gustavsson—— Luigi Coluccio—— Giacomo Giusto—— Huifei Xie—— Mark Pilipenko—— Daniel Maciá—— Melker Milell—— Tereza Bábíčková—DriverPointsLACVALMÜLKRI Source:

Standings, OK-Junior

The finalists in the class:

+DriverLACVALMÜLKRIPoints1 Will Green3052 Daniel Mirón2343 Many Nuvolini2084 Gioele Girardello1815 Priam Bruno1496 Oskari Walle1357 Zdeněk Bábíček1348 Julian Frasnelli1319 Antônio Pizzonia Neto11610 Emerson MacAndrew-Uren114 Standings from 11th onwards11 Jarlath Sayer9912 Zack Zhu9713 Alex Molota9414 Leon Chelidze8415 Lorenzo Di Pietrantonio7616 Lucas Palacio7217 Martín Bertolaccini6118 Mason Robertson5419 Remigiusz Samczyk5320 Stan Ratajski5121 Antonio Ianni4522 Santiago Díaz4223 Harry Williams3624 Vsevolod Osadchyi-Suslovskyi3525 Leo Górski3426 Ava Lawrence3327 Oliveri Sini3328 Henri-Constant Kumpen3029 Albert Tamm2830 Miguel Manzano2631 Maxim Bobreshov2532 Matvey Dergunov2533 Giacomo Giusto1934 Jason Kosmopoulos1835 Jean Poujol1736 Liam Nachawati1637 Felipe Sanches1538 Juan Garciarce1439 Alexander Lazarus1440 Alessandro Truchot1441 Jonas Pundys1242 Mohamed El Bouzakhi1143 Max Felde944 Oiva Vettenranta945 Benjamin Westwood746 Nuvola Morales Mendez747 Huifei Xie548 Mark Pilipenko549 Xavier Lázaro550 Oleksandr Legenkyi551 Stepan Mazepin452 Michele Orlando153 Austin Newstead154 Tony Cachafeiro155 Augustin Feligioni156 Marc'Andria Quessada057 Téo Pelfrene058 Guilherme Busato059 Kristian-Aleksander Røst060 Marat Zvarich061 Rocco Simone062 Lenni Mäkinen063 Jay Kostecki064 Oliver Spencer0 Antoine Sylva Venant90Wild card drivers ineligible for championship points— Niccolò Perico—— Troy Ferguson—— Henri Möhring—— Julian Rivera—DriverPointsLACVALMÜLKRI Source:

Standings, KZ

The finalists in the KZ class:

+DriverGENSARPoints1 Émilien Denner1332 Danilo Albanese1223 Viktor Gustavsson1214 Stan Pex1035 Daniel Vasile926 Adrián Malheiro907 Giuseppe Palomba898 Mattéo Spirgel869 Jean Nomblot7210 Tom Leuillet71