19-423: KZ1 may refer to: KZ1 (karting) , a 125 cc kart racing class KZ1 (yacht) , New Zealand's 1988 America's Cup challenger Ascari KZ1 , a British sports car SAI KZ I , a Danish airplane Kuaizhou 1 (KZ-1) Chinese solid fuel space rocket See also [ edit ] KZI (disambiguation) KZ (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
38-649: Is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA . Hosted annually since 1964, it is widely regarded as the most prestigious karting competition in the world. Several past champions have progressed to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship , including Alain Prost and Max Verstappen . Alongside the Karting European Championship , it is one of two major karting competitions sanctioned by
57-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages KZ1 (karting) KZ is a kart racing class for drivers aged 15 and over, sanctioned by the CIK-FIA . KZ is the primary gearbox class in FIA championships . The class was originally called Formula C ( FC ), first introduced in 1974 at the European Championship as the first gearbox class in international kart racing. FC
76-479: The European Championship since 1974 and the World Championship/World Cup since 1983. Gianluca Beggio holds the record for most KZ World Championships , with five. Notable KZ World Champions include three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen and two-time World Touring Car Champion Gabriele Tarquini . Verstappen is the only driver to win a CIK-FIA gearbox championship and
95-498: The Karting World Cup . The first two World Championships in 1964 and 1965 were held over one final round, there after the world's best kart drivers competed for the title over an extended weekend, from Thursday to Saturday, including free and qualifying practice sessions, qualification heats, a pre-final and a final were common. The championship is notable for having the only female FIA World Champion with Susanna Raganelli winning
114-610: The 1966 World Championship. From 2011 the championship has been disputed over five rounds, each of them in a different country. From 2014 the world championships returned to a single event with one venue each year organizing the CIK-FIA OK and OK Junior World Championships in one weekend and another venue in a different weekend holding the CIK-FIA KZ World Championships together with the CIK-FIA KZ2 Super Cup and
133-514: The FIA. The championship is notable for being the only FIA World Championship with a female champion: Italian driver Susanna Raganelli in 1966. As of 2024, the World Championship is held across three direct-drive and three gearbox classes. The primary direct-drive class is OK , and the primary gearbox class is KZ . Secondary classes at the World Championship have traditionally been hosted as
152-473: The Formula A karts. The 2010 edition was raced with KF2 karts where the engine rpm is limited at 15 000 rpm. The FIA Karting categories at the world championships are now divided into three main families: direct-drive karts, gearbox karts and Superkarts. All these karts have the technology in common of the 2-stroke engine. Since 2016 the new generation of Original Karts (OK) machines have taken over from
171-524: The Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Gianfranco Baroni and Francesco Laudato hold the joint-record for most KZ European Championships , each with four. table Karting World Championship#125 Gearbox FIA Karting world champions and World Cup winners The FIA Karting World Championship , officially known as the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship for sponsorship reasons,
190-506: The KZ regulations, sharing the same specification as KZ2 except for chassis and brakes, which are open in KZ, as well as minimum weight: Engines, chassis, bodywork, brakes and tyres are subject to the homologation system put in place by the CIK-FIA. Each year, the tyres and the fuel for each category, as well as the KZ and KZ2 carburettor, are chosen after a call for tenders. KZ has been contested at
209-524: The World Championship was raced only with 135 cc Formula K Engines. Before and after the short inaugural return to 100 cc( 1988 and 1989 with Formula SuperCent (FS100) a category that anticipated the so called Formula Super A) the 100 cc direct-drive karts was the prevailing standard. In 2007, a change in regulations introduced the KF1 category carts, 125 cc karts equipped with electric starters, clutch and rpm limiters set at 16 000 rpm, to replace
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#1732868726735228-608: The first time in its history CIK-FIA called a promoter, WSK Promotion, to perfect the organisation of the major international karting competitions. The Swiss RGMMC Group is now the Official Promoter of the FIA Karting European and World Championships for the period of 2018-2020 (with the exception of Superkart and Endurance). They try increasing the audience for Karting Competitions worldwide, attracting new partners and working closely with ASNs (National Federations), these are
247-797: The old KF engines. The top category OK at the World Championships is available for drivers from 14 years old in the year they participate. The OK Junior category is aimed at drivers aged between 12 and 14 years old. The gearbox categories KZ and KZ2 share the same specification except for chassis and brakes which are open in the KZ World Championship. The Superkart category is the most unusual discipline of Karting because it can only express itself fully on long racing tracks. With its complete bodywork and twin-cylinder 250 cc engines, developing nearly 100 hp (75 kW), these Superkarts are capable of extraordinary performances. In 2013 for
266-874: The priorities of RGMMC Group. They also develop the communication and media coverage of the events by providing live video viewing during the events and by partnering with Motorsport.tv for broadcast around the world. From 2022 all the events of the FIA Karting World Championship were sponsored by the website Mondokart.com and the official name of the competition become MONDOKART.COM FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP [REDACTED] Vevey , [REDACTED] Düsseldorf & [REDACTED] Circuit de Monaco [REDACTED] Vevey , [REDACTED] Jesolo & [REDACTED] Hoddesdon [REDACTED] Vevey , [REDACTED] Hoddesdon & [REDACTED] Villacoublay [REDACTED] Suzuka & [REDACTED] Macau (*) indicates
285-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KZ1&oldid=1236023197 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
304-639: The third and final round of the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy. There is a separate CIK-FIA Endurance Championship, normally held each year at Le Mans , France , and there are separate Continental Championships like the CIK-FIA European Championships (OK, OK junior, KZ, KZ2 and Superkart) and the CIK-FIA Asia Pacific Championships. In 1968 CIK-FIA launched the first World Cup for Juniors. From 1981 to 1987
323-550: The years the World Championships were held as a World Cup Note: World Championship status from 1983 to 2000, and from 2012 onwards. World Cup status from 2003 onwards till 2012 [REDACTED] Wackersdorf , [REDACTED] Alcañiz , [REDACTED] Val d'Argenton [REDACTED] Ortona , [REDACTED] Essay & [REDACTED] Sarno-Napoli [REDACTED] Braga , [REDACTED] Angerville & [REDACTED] Bahrain [REDACTED] Sarno , [REDACTED] Bahrain (*) indicates
342-579: Was contested at the World Championship from 1983 until 2000. In 2002—after 28 seasons of racing—FC was replaced by Super-ICC ( S-ICC ) and downgraded to World Cup status. In 2007, Super-ICC was replaced by KZ1 and renamed to KZ in 2013, when it returned to the World Championship. KZ is currently contested as the primary gearbox class at the Karting World Championship and the Karting European Championship . In 1974, Formula C (FC)
361-424: Was introduced as a 125 cc gearbox class for the European Championship , the first of its kind. FC was first held at the World Championship in 1983, remaining there until 2000. In 2002, Super-ICC (S-ICC) regulations replaced FC, being downgraded to World Cup status. KZ1 replaced S-ICC in 2007. In 2013, KZ1 was renamed to KZ, returning to the World Championship. There are eight main technical features of
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