Karting European Championship
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| Category | Kart racing |
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| Region | Europe |
| Affiliations | CIK-FIA |
| Inaugural season | 1962 |
| Classes | OK, OK-J, KZ, KZ2, A&D-S, A&D-J |
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| Official website | fiakarting |
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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.
Six 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), Max Verstappen (2013, KF and KZ), and Lando Norris (2013, KF-J). Other previous champions to win FIA World Championships in auto racing include Yvan Muller (1986, FK), Sébastien Buemi (2002, ICA-J), Kévin Estre (2004, ICA), James Calado (2005, ICA), Michael Christensen (2005, ICA-J), 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.