Karting World Championship

The Karting World Championship is ruled by the CIK-FIA. It takes place once a year, each year in a different country, and is kart racing's flagship event. Starting 2011, the championship will be disputed on five rounds, each of them in a different country.¹

In the last few years the World Championship was raced with 100 cc Formula A karts. In 2007, the change in regulations introduced the KF1, 125 cc karts equipped with electric starter, clutch and rpm limiter set at 16,000 rpm, to replace Formula A. The 2010 edition was raced with KF2 karts.²

Champions

Year	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Location	Report
1964	Guido Sala	Tecno	Parilla	?	Rome	Report
1965	Guido Sala	Tecno	BM	?	Rome	Report
1966	Susanna Raganelli	Tecno	Parilla	?	Copenhagen	Report
1967	Edgardo Rossi	Birel	Parilla	?	Circuit de Monaco	Report
1968	Tomas Nilsson	Robardie	BM	?	?	Report
1969	François Goldstein	Robardie	Parilla	?	?	Report
1970	François Goldstein	Robardie	Parilla	?	Thiverval-Grignon	Report
1971	François Goldstein	Taifun	Parilla	?	Turin	Report
1972	François Goldstein	Taifun	Parilla	?	Kalmar	Report
1973	Terry Fullerton	Birel	Komet	?	Nivelles-Baulers	Report
1974	Riccardo Patrese	Birel	Komet	?	Autódromo do Estoril	Report
1975	François Goldstein	BM	BM	?	Paul Ricard	Report
1976	Felice Rovelli	BM	BM	?	Hagen	Report
1977	Felice Rovelli	BM	BM	?	Parma	Report
1978	Lake Speed	Birel	Parilla	?	Le Mans	Report
1979	Peter Koene	Dap	Dap	?	Autódromo do Estoril	Report
1980	Peter De Bruijn	Swiss Hutless	Parilla	?	Nivelles-Baulers	Report
1981	Mike Wilson	Birel	Komet	D	Parma	Report
1982	Mike Wilson	Birel	Komet	D	Kalmar	Report
1983	Mike Wilson ³	Birel	Komet	D	Le Mans	Report
1984	Jorn Haase	Kali	Komet	D	Liedolsheim	Report
1985	Mike Wilson	Birel	Komet	D	Parma	Report
1986	Augusto Ribas	Birel	Komet	D	Jacksonville	Report
1987	Giampiero Simoni	PCR	PCR	B	Jesolo	Report
1988	Mike Wilson	CRG	Komet	D	Laval	Report
1989	Mike Wilson	CRG	Komet	D	Valence	Report
1990	Jan Magnussen	CRG	Rotax	B	Jesolo	Report
1991	Jarno Trulli	Allkart	Parilla	D	Le Mans	Report
1992	Danilo Rossi	CRG	Rotax	D	Ugento	Report
1993	Nicola Gianniberti	Haase	Rotax	D	Laval	Report
1994	Alessandro Manetti	CRG	Rotax	Vega	Córdoba	Report
1995	Massimiliano Orsini	Swiss Hutless	Italsistem	B	Valence	Report
1996	Johnny Mislijevic	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	Lonato	Report
1997	Danilo Rossi	CRG	CRG	D	Salbris	Report
1998	Davide Forè	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	Ugento	Report
1999	Danilo Rossi	CRG	CRG	D	Mariembourg	Report
2000	Davide Forè	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	Braga	Report
2001	Vitantonio Liuzzi	CRG	Maxter	B	5-venue series⁴	Report
2002	Giedo van der Garde	CRG	Maxter	B	5-venue series⁵	Report
2003	Wade Cunningham	CRG	Maxter	B	Sarno	Report
2004	Davide Forè	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	La Conca	Report
2005	Oliver Oakes	Gillard	Parilla	B	Braga	Report
2006	Davide Forè	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	Angerville	Report
2007	Marco Ardigò⁶	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	Mariembourg	Report
2008	Marco Ardigò⁷	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	La Conca	Report
2009	Arnaud Kozlinski⁸	CRG	Maxter	B	Macau	Report
2010	Nyck de Vries⁹	Zanardi	Parilla	D	Zuera	Report
2011	Nyck de Vries	Zanardi	Parilla	B	5-venue series	Report
2012	Flavio Camponeschi	Tony Kart	Vortex	B	2-venue series (CHN/JPN)	Report