OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 11 to 15 (drivers must reach the age of 12 within the first semester of calendar year).

This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc air-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go (TaG) water-cooled two-stroke engines (KF type).The engines produce 26–27 hp (19–20 kW). The chassis and engines must be approved by the CIK-FIA. Minimum weight is 145 kg, including kart and driver.

Karts are equipped with an electric starter and clutch. The engine rpm is limited to 14,000 rpm.

It is one of the highest kart classes with national championships (perhaps with different tyre rules).

There is a European championship, a World Cup, as well as Oceania and Asia-Pacific championships. The Junior Monaco Kart Cup is taking place each year in this format.

For 2013 the class was renamed KF-Junior.

In 2016, the karts were completely re-designed by removing much of the electronics. The karts are now push started. The class was subsequently renamed OK-Junior, standing for Original Kart.

Champions

World

Year World Cup Winner [1] Chassis / Engine / Tires
2009 Italy Giuliano Niceta Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
2010 Thailand Alexander Albon Intrepid / TM / Dunlop
2011 Monaco Charles Leclerc Intrepid / TM / Vega
2012 Italy Luca Corberi Kosmic / Vortex / Vega
Year World Championship Winner [1] Chassis / Engine / Tires
2013 Italy Alessio Lorandi Tony Kart / Parilla / LeCont
2014 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
2015 United States Logan Sargeant FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont
2016 France Victor Martins Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
2017 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson Exprit / TM / LeCont
2018 France Victor Bernier Kosmic / Parilla / Vega
2019 Netherlands Thomas ten Brinke FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont
2020 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Kosmic / Vortex / LeCont
2021 Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta Exprit / TM / MG
2022 Thailand Enzo Tarnvanichkul Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
2023 Belgium Dries van Langendonk Exprit / TM / Vega

Europe

Year European Champion [1] Chassis / Engine / Tires
1999 Austria Reinhard Kofler [2] Tony Kart / Vortex
2000 Germany Michael Ammermüller Tony Kart / Vortex
2001 Germany Sebastian Vettel Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
2002 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi CRG / Maxter / Vega
2003 Italy Nicholas Risitano Birel / TM / Vega
2004 Monaco Stefano Coletti Birel / Parilla / Vega
2005 Denmark Michael Christensen Gillard / Parilla / Bridgestone
2006 Spain Miquel Monrás Maranello / Parilla / Vega
2007 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Maranello / XTR / Dunlop
2008 Finland Aaro Vainio Maranello / Maxter / Dunlop
2009 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Zanardi / Parilla / Vega
2010 Thailand Alexander Albon Intrepid / TM / Dunlop
2011 United Kingdom George Russell Intrepid / TM / Vega
2012 United Kingdom George Russell Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega
2013 United Kingdom Lando Norris FA Kart / Vortex / LeCont
2014 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
2015 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Tony Kart / Vortex/ LeCont
2016 United Kingdom Fin Kenneally FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
2017 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar Exprit / TM / LeCont
2018 Estonia Paul Aron FA Kart / Vortex / Vega
2019 Finland Marcus Amand Kosmic / Parilla / LeCont
2020 United States Ugo Ugochukwu Kart Republic / Parilla / LeCont
2021 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Kosmic / Vortex / MG
2022 Russia Anatoly Khavalkin Parolin / TM / Vega
2023 Ukraine Oleksandr Bondarev Kart Republic / IAME / Vega

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 1990 – 2008 CIK-FIA Results Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "European Championship ICA Junior 1999 standings - Driver Database". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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