5 Round World Championship In 2011
The 2011 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship will be a 5-round series, replacing the traditional one-off meetings of the past. The decision was announced at the World Motor Sport Council meeting of the FIA in Paris on November 3 to 5.
The CIK-FIA report that the main karting manufacturers have committed to participating in the series. It will be for a new KF1 category (replacing Super KF) which will use homologated KF2 engines with free chassis, brakes and tyres.
The opening round will be at Suzuka (Japan) in May, followed by four rounds in Europe, concluding at Sarno, Italy, in September.
Due to it's increasing popularity world wide, there will also be a CIK-FIA World Cup for KZ2, which will be decided at a one-off event at Sarno.
Other karting decisions from the meeting were:
Politics
- Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa (BHR) has been appointed President of the CIK.
- The following countries will be represented within the Commission: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States of America and Venezuela.
- The Manufacturers’ representative and the Teams’ representative will be decided in December at the Monaco meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
Technical Politics
- Manufacturers will be either type "A" (those having homologated chassis and engines who in addition can demonstrate that they actively participate in CIK-FIA Championships), or type "B" (those having homologated either chassis or engines).
- The composition of the Technical Working Group has been altered to reflect these new levels of manufacturer and will now comprise 9 members: 2 members from ASNs, 2 representatives of the “A” Manufacturers, 1 representative of the “B” Manufacturers, 1 representative of the tyre Manufacturers, 2 representatives of the Teams and 1 President.
Sporting Regulations
- The eligibility criteria for the different CIK-FIA World Cups (in KF2, KF3, KZ1 and KZ2) have been changed with the aim of extending participation to new countries and of strengthening the Organisers. In order to enter, the Drivers shall have to prove that they have participated in the 12 preceding months either in a CIK-FIA Championship event, or in a minimum of 3 national events in their original country, or in 3 Zone events in the CIK-FIA category corresponding to that of the World Cup concerned. The latter measure is aimed at reinforcing the development of the CIK-FIA categories via national or Zone competitions.
- The European KF2 and KF3 Championships will continue to be held in two stages since their grand final will be preceded by regional selections. The 3 regional qualifying events (Northern, Western and Central) are replaced by two Trophies (Northern and Southern). Participation will no longer be open only to European Drivers but also to Drivers from all continents.
- The maximum number of participants in the CIK-FIA Karting Trophy Academy has been increased from 34 to 51 from 2011, while maintaining the principle of granting one kart per nation for Drivers selected by their respective ASNs. Out of the 51 available karts placed on a free basis at the disposal of the participants one kart will be reserved for a lady Driver selected by the “Women & Motorsport” Commission of the FIA.
Technical Regulations
- To avoid especially manufactured spark plugs, or the sometimes very costly transformation of standard spark plugs aimed at increasing performance, or at twisting the regulation concerning the minimum volume of the combustion chamber, a specific article and appendix describing the characteristics of ignition spark plugs has been added to the Technical Regulations.
Technical and Homologation Recommendations for the bodywork of «Minikarts»
- To meet the demand of several ASNs and with a view to reinforcing safety and to harmonising national regulations, the CIK-FIA and the Karting Research Group of the FIA Institute for Safety have drawn up Technical Recommendations regarding bodywork for the non-constraining use of ASNs in their national categories for children and youths. The whole required methodology (technical description, mounting, crash-tests, etc.) is inspired by the Technical and Homologation Regulations already existing for bodywork homologated by the CIK-FIA for categories with an international vocation.
2011 CIK-FIA Calendar
The 2011 calendar of the CIK-FIA Championships, Cups and Trophies has been voted as follows:
CIK-FIA «U18» WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP (DRIVERS UNDER 18) & CIK-FIA KARTING ACADEMY TROPHY
08-10/7 Ortona (ITA)
26-28/8 Essay (FRA)
TBA (Oct./Nov.) Bahrain (BHR)
CIK-FIA WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP (KF1)
19-22/5 Suzuka (JPN)
09-12/6 Wackersdorf (DEU)
21-24/7 Zuera (ESP)
01-04/9 Genk (BEL)
15-18/9 Sarno (ITA)
CIK-FIA WORLD CUPS FOR KF2 & KF3
15-18/9 Sarno (ITA)
CIK-FIA WORLD CUPS FOR KZ1 & KZ2
01-04/9 Genk (BEL)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KZ1 & KZ2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
09-12/6 Wackersdorf (DEU)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KF2 & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
North European Trophy
28/4-01/5 PF Int’l, Brandon (GBR)
South European Trophy
28/4-01/5 Varennes s/Allier (FRA)
Finals
21-24/7 Zuera (ESP)
CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC KF1 & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
01-04/12 Macau-Coloane (MAC)
CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC KF2 CHAMPIONSHIP
19-22/5 Suzuka (JPN)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN SUPERKART CHAMPIONSHIP
TBA (3 events) **
CIK-FIA KF2, KF3 & KZ2 VIKING TROPHY
17-19/6 Lidköping (SWE)
CIK-FIA KF3 & KZ2 MONACO KART CUP
14-16/10 Monaco (MCO) *
* subject to the re-homologation of the circuit
** designation of the circuits and Organisers by the World Council on 10 December 2010
All the details of the World Council decisions concerning Karting will soon be available on www.cikfia.com.
