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Europe Champions of the Future
CategoryKart racing
RegionEurope
AffiliationsCIK-FIA
Inaugural season2020; 5 years ago (2020)
ClassesOK, OK-J, KZ, KZ2, KZ2-M, OK-N, OKN-J, 60 Mini
Drivers' champion
Official websiteOfficial website

Champions of the Future (COTF) is a kart racing competition organised by the RGMMC Group and sanctioned by the CIK-FIA. Founded in 2020, COTF is one of 10 competitions on the international kart racing calendar in CIK-FIA classes.

Initially a two-round series in OK and OK-Junior—with single-round finals in KZ2 and 60 Mini—the championship has since expanded to all eight CIK-FIA classes across the: Euro Series (OK, OK-J), Shifters (KZ, KZ2, KZ2-M), and Academy Program (OK-N, OKN-J, 60 Mini), the latter supported by F1 Academy. COTF also hosted the one-off Winter Series at Franciacorta in 2022. COTF is set to expand to national series in 2026, hosting a British title with Motorsport UK.

The Euro Series and Shifters events traditionally take place in the two weeks prior to a World or European Championship round at the same circuit. Notable former champions include Nikita Bedrin (2020, OK), Arvid Lindblad (2020, OK-J), Rafael Câmara (2021, OK), Freddie Slater (2021, OK-J), and Alex Powell (2023, OK). Luna Fluxá (2024, OK-N) is the only female driver to win a title.

History

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Championship beginnings (2020–2023)

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Arvid Lindblad driving the Dallara F2-2025 at the 2025 Spielberg Formula 2 round
Arvid Lindblad (pictured in 2025) won the inaugural OK-J title in 2020.

COTF was founded in 2020 by the RGMMC Group—the official promoter of FIA Karting and IAME events—to promote and develop the CIK-FIA classes: OK, OK-Junior (OK-J), KZ2, and 60 Mini.[1] Its inaugural round at Wackersdorf on 7–10 May was delayed and cancelled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe,[2] as was the Kristianstad round on 25–28 June,[3] leaving Zuera as the debut circuit of the series on 16–19 July.[4] Over 170 drivers entered in preparation for the opening round of the Karting European Championship that month.[5] The second and final round was held on 1 November at Portimão in the OK and OK-J classes, serving as direct preparation for the Karting World Championship one week later.[6] The inaugural champions were Nikita Bedrin (OK), Arvid Lindblad (OK-J), Paolo Ippolito (KZ2), and Dmitry Matveev (60 Mini).[7][5]

The 2021 season was contested in OK and OK-J across three rounds at Genk, Zuera, and Campillos.[8] The latter round replaced the Franciacorta and Castelletto rounds—which were cancelled due logistical challenges—and provided support for the upcoming World Championship.[9][10][8] Rafael Câmara and reigning World Champion Freddie Slater claimed the championships in OK and OK-J, respectively.[11] Prior to the 2022 season, the one-off Champions of the Future Winter Series was held at Franciacorta in: OK, won by Tomass Štolcermanis; OK-J, won by Maciej Gładysz; and KZ2, won by Simo Puhakka.[12][13] The regular season was re-branded as the Champions of the Future Euro Series—held over four rounds timetabled by factory-backed teams at Portimão, Zuera, Kristianstad, and Franciacorta—and won by British drivers Joe Turney (OK) and Nathan Tye (OK-J).[14][15]

Alex Powell behind the wheel of the Tatuus F4-T421 in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship at Mugello
Alex Powell (pictured in 2024) won the OK Euro Series in 2023.

In 2023, COTF founded the Champions of the Future Academy Program (COTFA) in collaboration with F1 Academy, a single-round event at Al Forsan—the series' first expansion beyond continental Europe—in the recently established OK-National (OK-N) and OKN-Junior (OKN-J) classes, as well as 60 Mini.[16][17] F1 Academy sponsored the entries of three female drivers in each class, which Fred Smith of Road & Track opined "could completely alter the access women have to Formula One" within a decade.[18] Austin Gale (OK-N), James Anagnostiadis (OKN-J), and Dan Allemann (60 Mini) were the inaugural winners.[16] The five-round Euro Series was held at Valencia, Třinec, Rødby, Cremona, and Franciacorta—each preceding rounds of the European and World Championships and being won by Alex Powell in OK and Lewis Wherrell in OK-J.[19][20] The Třinec round marked the first appearance of CIK-FIA competition in the Czech Republic since the 1990s.[21] TKART described the series that year as "a must" for the leading international drivers and teams.[22]

Expansion into eight classes (2024–present)

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Isack Hadjar driving the Dallara F2-2024 at the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round
Isack Hadjar served as a driver coach in the 2024 COTFA.

With the creation of Champions of the Future Shifters in 2024, COTF expanded into all eight CIK-FIA classes: OK, OK-J, KZ, KZ2, KZ2-Masters (KZ2-M), OK-N, OKN-J, and 60 Mini.[23] The one-round championship at Portimão was won by 2020 World Champion Jérémy Iglesias in KZ, Daniel Vasile in KZ2, and Anthony Abbasse in KZ2-M.[23] The Euro Series was again held over five rounds at Valencia, Val d'Argenton, Slovakia, Kristianstad, and PF International, being won for the second time by Turney in OK, and Dries Van Langendonck in OK-J.[24] The COTFA was expanded to six rounds—Cremona, Valencia, Franciacorta, Dubai, Al Ain, and Al Forsain—and was won by Luna Fluxá (OK-N), defending champion Anagnostiadis (OKN-J), and Priam Bruno (60 Mini).[25][26] Fluxá became the fifth woman in history to win a major senior international karting title,[note 1] and the first in a global championship since Susanna Raganelli in 1966.[33] Vroomkart described the COTFA that year as an "innovative model based on inclusion, cost efficiency, and equal competition opportunities", noting its use of driver coaches from FIA Formula 2 and F1 Academy, including Isack Hadjar.[34] It was used to scout driver talent by the Mercedes Junior Team and the Sauber Academy.[35]

The Shifters series expanded to two rounds in 2025 at Valencia and Franciacorta;[36] the former was marred by controversy as 21 drivers, including six World Champions, boycotted the KZ final in a dispute with the CIK-FIA over its mandating Dunlop tyres.[37] Speedcafe stated that RGMMC "[had] become the unwilling pawn in the middle of the game between the drivers and the FIA" and were unaware of the issue prior—19 of the 23 finalists withdrew or retired mid-race.[38][39] Half of the OK-N entrants in COTFA were female.[40]

In 2026, COTF is set to expand into the United Kingdom in collaboration with Motorsport UK, forming the British Champions of the Future Academy Programme.[41]

Format

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The inaugural edition of COTF held four-day weekends: free practice sessions on the Thursday and Friday morning, qualifying practice on Friday afternoon, qualifying heats on Saturday and Sunday morning, and pre-finals/finals on the Sunday afternoon.[42] The registration fees were 495 per round for 60 Mini and €595 for OK, OK-J, and KZ2.[42] By 2024, the round fees increased to €675 for the Euro Series and Shifters, with an additional €100 charge for free practice.[43][44] The season fees for the Academy Program that year were €29,000 (OK-N and OKN-J) and €23,000 (60 Mini),[25] including a new chassis, engines, tyres, fuel, a paddock area, logistical support, travel, and accommodation.[45]

Euro Series

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As of 2025, the Euro Series is held over a three-day weekend composed of free practice (FP), time trials (TT), qualifying heats (QH), super heats (SH), and the finals:[46]

  • Thursday: FP + TT (morning), QH (afternoon);
  • Friday: warm-up + QH;
  • Saturday: warm-up + SH (morning), OK-J and OK final (afternoon).

The Euro Series follows the general CIK-FIA points system, with a maximum of: 25 for QH, 25 for SH, and 50 for finals; dead heats are settled via count-back in finals.[47][48]

Shifters

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As of 2025, Shifters is held over a three-day weekend composed of free practice (FP), qualifying practice (QP), qualifying heats (QH), super heats (SH), and the finals:[49]

  • Thursday: FP (morning), QP (afternoon);
  • Friday: warm-up + QH;
  • Saturday: warm-up + SH (morning), KZ and KZ2 final (afternoon).

Shifters follows the general CIK-FIA points system, with a maximum of: 25 for QH, 25 for SH, and 50 for finals; dead heats are settled via count-back in finals.[50][48]

Academy Program

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As of 2025, the Academy Program is held over a three-day weekend composed of free practice (FP), qualifying practice (QP), qualifying heats (QH), and two finals in each class:[51]

  • Friday: FP;
  • Saturday: FP + QP + QH (morning), OKN-J, 60 Mini, and OK-N final one (afternoon);
  • Sunday: FP + QP + QH (morning), OKN-J, 60 Mini, and OK-N final two (afternoon).

Shifters follows the general CIK-FIA points system, with a maximum of: 25 for QH and 50 for finals; dead heats are settled via count-back in finals.[52][48]

Circuits

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Aerial photograph of Steel Ring Třinec in 2020
In the 2023 Euro Series, Třinec became the first Czech circuit to feature in CIK-FIA competition since the 1990s.

COTF exclusively operates on kart circuits with homologation from the CIK-FIA. As of 2024, 16 circuits have appeared on the COTF calendar:

Circuit Location App Span
Circuito Internacional de Zuera Spain Zuera, Spain 3 2020–2022
Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve Portugal Portimão, Portugal 3 2020–2024
Karting Genk Belgium Genk, Belgium 1 2021
Karting Campillos Spain Campillos, Spain 1 2021
Franciacorta Karting Track Italy Bargnana, Italy 4[a] 2022–2023
Åsum Ring Sweden Kristianstad, Sweden 2 2022–2024
Kartodromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero Spain Valencia, Spain 3 2023–2024
Steel Ring Třinec Czech Republic Třinec, Czech Republic 1 2023
Rødby Karting Ring Denmark Rødbyhavn, Denmark 1 2023
Cremona Karting Italy San Martino del Lago, Italy 2 2023–2024
Al Forsan International Sports Resort United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2 2023–2024
Circuit du Val d'Argenton France Argentonnay, France 1 2024
Slovak Karting Center Slovakia Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 1 2024
PF International Kart Circuit United Kingdom Brandon, England 1 2024
Dubai Kartodrome United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1 2024
Al Ain Raceway United Arab Emirates Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 1 2024
Source:[53][54][55][56][57][58]

Live coverage

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COTF is broadcast on YouTube and Motorsport.tv with live footage, commentary, and interviews for all competitive sessions.[59] The final round of the 2024 Euro Series at PF International had a record viewership of over 12 thousand people,[60] with over six thousand watching the opening round of the Academy Program at Cremona.[61] Apex Timing provide live timing for each COTF event, including free practice and all competitive sessions, via their website.[62]

Champions

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Key
* Driver has competed in Formula One
Formula One World Drivers' Champion
FIA World Champion in an auto racing discipline

Champions of the Future (2020–2021)

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OK (2020–2021)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2020 Russia Nikita Bedrin Italy Tony Kart Italy Vortex LC 1 3 162 87.097 United Kingdom Joe Turney 4 Brazil Rafael Câmara
2021 Brazil Rafael Câmara Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME MG 1 4 260 79.511 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 4 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov
Source:[63][64]

OK-Junior (2020–2021)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2020 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME MG 1 2 171 91.935 United States Ugo Ugochukwu 4 United Kingdom Freddie Slater
2021 United Kingdom Freddie Slater Italy Kosmic Italy Vortex MG 2 2 249 76.147 Russia Kirill Kutskov 7 Russia Maximilian Popov
Source:[63][64]

KZ2 (2020)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2020 Italy Paolo Ippolito Italy CRG Italy TM V 1 2 87 97.753 Spain Antonio Garay Salinas 4 France Brice de Gaye
Source:[63]

60 Mini (2020)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2020 Russia Dmitry Matveev Italy Energy Corse Italy TM MG 2 2 89 100.000 Japan Kean Nakamura-Berta 4 Slovenia Mark Kastelic
Source:[63]

Champions of the Future Euro Series (2022–present)

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OK (2022–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2022 United Kingdom Joe Turney Italy Tony Kart Italy Vortex MG 2 3 92 64.789 Italy Luigi Coluccio 10 Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis
2023 Jamaica Alex Powell Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME MG 2 6 231 66.000 United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta[b] 19 United Kingdom Joe Turney
2024 United Kingdom Joe Turney Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME M 2 7 315 90.000 Belgium Thibaut Ramaekers 68 Republic of Ireland Fionn McLaughlin
2025 To be determined
Source:[65][66][67]

OK-Junior (2022–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2022 United Kingdom Nathan Tye France Sodi Italy TM V 3 7 124 87.324 Anatoly Khavalkin 37 Italy Dmitry Matveev[c]
2023 United Kingdom Lewis Wherrell Italy Exprit Italy TM V 5 8 243 69.429 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck 51 Belgium Thibaut Ramaekers
2024 Belgium Dries Van Langendonck Italy Exprit Italy TM M 5 7 257 73.429[d] Austria Niklas Schaufler 20 United Kingdom Kenzo Craigie
2025 To be determined
Source:[65][66][67]

Champions of the Future Academy Program (2023–present)

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OK-National (2023–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2023 Thailand Austin Gale Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME V 0 2 48 98.387 Italy Peter Stiller 2 Morocco Suleiman Zanfari
2024 Spain Luna Fluxá Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME V 10 17 665 83.125 Lithuania Markas Silkunas 125 France Hugo Herrouin
2025 To be determined
Source:[68][69]

OKN-Junior (2023–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2023 Australia James Anagnostiadis Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME V 1 2 52 83.871 United Arab Emirates Conor Clancy 0[e] Australia Kaiden Higgins
2024 Australia James Anagnostiadis Italy Kart Republic Italy IAME V 12 18 674 84.250 South Africa William Marshall 174 Thailand Toby Gale
2025 To be determined
Source:[68][69]

60 Mini (2023–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2023 Switzerland Dan Allemann Italy Parolin Italy TM V 2 2 61 98.387 Belgium Priam Bruno 9 United Arab Emirates Leonidas Peruzzi
2024 Belgium Priam Bruno Italy Parolin Italy TM V 9 15 664 83.000 Italy Niccolo Perico 102 Estonia Albert Tamm
2025 To be determined
Source:[68][69]

Champions of the Future Shifters (2024–present)

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KZ (2024–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2024 France Jérémy Iglesias Italy CRG Italy TM D 1 1 Netherlands Senna van Walstijn Spain Pedro Hiltbrand
2025 To be determined
Source:[70]

KZ2 (2024–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2024 Romania Daniel Vasile Italy Birel ART Italy TM D 1 1 Estonia Markus Kajak Armenia Artem Severiukhin[f]
2025 To be determined
Source:[70]

KZ2-Masters (2024–present)

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Year Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Wins Podiums Points % Points Runner-up Margin Third place
2024 France Anthony Abbasse France Sodi Italy TM D 1 1 Brazil André Nicastro New Zealand Daniel Bray
2025 To be determined
Source:[70]

Winter Series

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The Champions of the Future Winter Series was held as a one-off event at Franciacorta on 24–27 February 2022.[12]

Class Champion Chassis Engine Tyres Runner-up Third place
OK Latvia Tomass Štolcermanis Italy Energy Corse Italy TM MG Brazil Matheus Ferreira United Kingdom Kean Nakamura-Berta[b]
OK-J Poland Maciej Gładysz Italy LN Kart Italy Vortex V Peru Andrés Cárdenas Russia Anatoly Khavalkin
KZ2 Finland Simo Puhakka Italy Tony Kart Italy Vortex LC Italy Giuseppe Palomba Poland David Liwinski
Source:[71]

Notes

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  1. ^ Including the one-off Winter Series in 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kean Nakamura-Berta is Japanese and Slovakian but competed under a British license.
  3. ^ Dmitry Matveev is Russian but competed under an Italian license.
  4. ^ Dries Van Langendonck did not contest three rounds of the 2024 OK-Junior Euro Series; he scored 80.313% of available points in the rounds he contested.
  5. ^ James Anagnostiadis and Conor Clancy ended the event tied on 52 points, with Ayers clinching the championship by virtue of final-round finishing position.
  6. ^ Artem Severiukhin is Russian but competed under an Armenian license.

See also

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