Figures that speak for themselves

OK
92 drivers entered, 55% KR chassis
36 finalists, 55.5% KR-IAME combinations
Pole position: Turney (KR-IAME) 55"056
Qualifying Heats: 12 wins
Super Heats 1: Top seven for KR-IAME
Super Heat 2: Double for KR-IAME
Final: Top four for KR-IAME
Fastest lap in Final: Ramaekers (KR-IAME) 55"495

OK-Junior
92 drivers entered, 46.5% KR chassis
36 finalists, 47% KR-IAME combinations
Qualifying heats: Seven wins
Super Heat 1: Top three for KR-IAME
Super Heat 2: Four KR-IAME in the top 10
Final: Top three for KR-IAME
Fastest lap in Final: Hoogendoorn (KR-IAME) 57"214

Iacopo Martinese, winner and leader in OK

3rd in Campillos, Iacopo Martinese (Cetilar Racing) took the lead in the Final on the second lap, then extended his lead. The Italian took a deserved victory ahead of Belgian Thibaut Ramaekers (VDK Racing) and becomes series leader after Round 2 in Portimao. Ramaekers showed extreme speed during the Final. Starting 6th, he came home 2nd with the fastest lap of the race. Joe Turney (KR Motorsport) also put in a sensational performance, with pole position, three heat wins and a 1st place on the grid for the Final. A minor problem with the cooling system forced him to be content with 3rd place. Two of Turney's team-mates stood out: American Dean Pedersen finished P4 and Australian Lewis Francis P6. Chiara Battig (VictoryLane) was P9. Frenchman Louis Cochet (VictoryLane), who started P3, would have liked to take part in the celebrations, but unfortunately a collision prevented him from doing so.

KR + IAME remain the team to beat in OK.

KR hat-trick in OK-Junior with Baglin, Taal and Green

As in OK, the competition is also very strong in OK-Junior. The teams using the KR chassis therefore had to work hard to make the difference. Noah Baglin (Prema Racing) is a case in point. He was only 20th in Qualifying practice, but proved ultra-competitive in the Qualifying Heats to come back to 1st place. He then went on to win the Super Heat and the Final after a perfect performance. Dutchman Luuk Taal (VictoryLane) got off to a blazing start to climb from 6th to 2nd place. He was never far behind the leader and took the logical second step on the podium. Winner of two Qualifying Heats, Will Green (KR Motorsport) demonstrated his high level of performance by completing the top three. Two other teams were able to make their mark in the top 10 with KR-IAME colours: Fusion Motorsport placed Great Britain's Jesse Phillips in 5th position and Koski Motorsport supported Italy's Valerio Viapana from 18th to 10th place. Frenchman Luka Scelles (VictoryLane) spent his three days of competition at the front. Locked in at the start, he finished P8. The fastest lap of the Final was set by Dutchman Dean Hoogendoorn, who made some incredible comebacks in Portugal.

About KR Global Motorsport Company

At the end of the 2017 season Dino Chiesa officially presented the new Kart Republic entity and its characteristic logo. The yellow, orange and red colours reflect the colours of the Serenissima Republic which, from 697 to 1797, marked the history of the Padua region, home of the KR brand. The wing refers to those of the lion of St. Mark, the symbol of Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic.

On 1st January, the KR chassis received CIK-FIA homologation. The success was immediate! In the very first season, the German Hannes Janker became European OK Champion in 2018. A few weeks later, the Italian Lorenzo Travisanutto (KR-IAME) became FIA Karting World Champion. The KR chassis quickly became a reference in the most important international events, as well as in many countries around the world. The successes in FIA Karting followed one another. At the 2022 World Championship in Campillos, less than four years after its launch, KR was the most represented brand in the paddock.

Over the years, the Kart Republic factory has continued to develop, launching the Alonso Kart brand in 2020 and relaunching the famous DAP name in early 2023. The various activities of the Italian company are now grouped under the "KR Global Motorsport Company". The head of the company, Dino Chiesa, is one of the most influential figures in the world of karting. The Italian engineer is also one of the best talent scouts in the world of karting. He has helped the rise of drivers such as Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Nyck De Vries. Many Formula 1 team academies trust him, including those of Mercedes, Red Bull, Alpine and Sauber. The famous Prema Racing team has just announced its entry to the world of karting, in partnership with Kart Republic.