Karting European Championship

FIA Karting European Championship
CategoryKart racing
RegionEurope
AffiliationsCIK-FIA
Inaugural season1972 (1972)
ClassesOK, KZ, OK-J, KZ2, KZ2-M
Drivers' champion
  • Joe Turney
  • (OK, Kart Republic-IAME)
  • Lorenzo Travisanutto
  • (KZ, Parolin-TM)
  • Dries Van Langendonck
  • (OK-J, Exprit-TM)
  • Matteo Spirgel
  • (KZ2, Sodi-TM)
  • Riccardo Nalon
  • (KZ2-M, Parolin-TM)
Official websiteOfficial website

The FIA Karting European Championship, officially known as the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a kart racing competition organised by the CIK-FIA. Alongside the Karting World Championship, it is one of two major karting competitions sanctioned by the FIA.

Several past European Champions have progressed to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship: Michael Schumacher (1987, ICA), Jenson Button (1997, FSA), Lewis Hamilton (2000, FA), Sebastian Vettel (2001, ICA-J), and Max Verstappen (2013, KF and KZ). Other previous champions to win FIA World Championships include Yvan Muller (1986, FK), Sébastien Buemi (2002, ICA-J), Kévin Estre (2004, ICA), James Calado (2005, ICA), Michael Christensen (2005, ICA-J), Will Stevens (2007, KF2), and Nyck de Vries (2009, KF3).

In recent years, European Championship has been contested across a season, where the World Championship is hosted as a single event. As of 2024, the European Championship is held across two direct-drive and three gearbox classes. The primary direct-drive class is OK, and the primary gearbox class is KZ.