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| October 28, 2009 |
| CIK-FIA World Motor Sport Council Meeting Notes |
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 | Nicolas Deschaux, new President of CIK
(Photo: cikfia.com) |
On occasion of the meetings of 21 and 23 October 2009 in Paris, the World Motor Sport Council of the FIA and/or the General Assembly of the FIA took in particular the following decisions for Karting:
International Karting Commission-FIA
On proposal of the World Motor Sport Council the General Assembly of the FIA has designated the President and the Members of the CIK for the year to come. Mr. Nicolas Deschaux (F) has been appointed President of the CIK and the following countries will be represented within the Commission: Argentina, Bahrein, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America.
Sporting Regulations
Further to the creation of a new CIK-FIA World Karting Championship for 15 to 18 years old Drivers and of a CIK-FIA Karting Academy for 13 to 15 years old Drivers, it has been decided that the first season will comprise three events, to be held in Europe on the following dates: 25 July, 29 August and 3 October 2010. Each event will be organised over three days. Friday will be dedicated to the sporting and technical checks, the education programme and the first non-qualifying practice. Saturday will comprise further non-qualifying practice, qualifying practice and the first qualifying heats. And the warm-ups, the last qualifying heats and the final phase will take place on Sunday.
For the World Championship for Drivers under 18, a new final phase format will be implemented, with two prefinals (one with a reversed grid) the combined results of which will determine the starting grid of the final.
A CIK-FIA World Champion of Makes title will be awarded to the chassis make used by the Driver winner of the World Championship. The single-engine which will be used in this World Championship when it is desigated further to a tender procedure for a 3-year period will be in KF4 technical configuration, with the following specifications: KF2 ignition box (max rev: 15,000 rpm), removal of the power-valve, adoption of an additional exhaust silencer and feeding with «ecological» fuel of the E10 type. This engine can also be adopted by ASNs wishing to use it within the framework of a national category with a promotional character.
All the homologated chassis makes can enter the World Championship on condition that they supply strictly identical chassis (homologated models, without front brakes and with limited optional accessories; sets of chassis and accessories marked by the CIK-FIA before the opening of the Championship). The choice of chassis among the entered makes will be left up to Drivers, and the chassis will be allocated by drawing lots.
For the Academy, a single-kart (chassis-engine) will be designated further to a tender procedire for a 3-year period, in KF3 technical configuration, with the following technical specifications: feeding by means of a float-chamber carburettor and with «ecological» fuel of the E10 type. The number of karts will be limited to 34 in 2010, then to 51 in 2011 and 2012.
The eligibility criteria for the CIK-FIA World Cups have been considerably extended, allowing in particular the entry of the top 10 classified Drivers (instead of 5) of national Championships in the World Cups for KF2 and KF3 and the entry in the World Cup for KZ1 of Drivers classified in the first 33% of the Viking Trophy participants.
Technical Regulations
For safety reasons, it has been decided that Superkart chassis shall adopt «two-level» front, side and rear bumpers (with lower and upper bars), in place of the current single bars.
The validity of 125cc gearbox engines (KZ, former ICC) homologated on 1.1.2004 is extended to 31.12.2012.
Tenders
Total has won the tender to be the single supplier of fuel for the 2010 and 2011 CIK-FIA European Superkart Championships. Dell’Orto has won the tender to be the single supplier of carburettors for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 CIK-FIA KZ1 and KZ2 Championships, Cups and Trophies.
2010 CIK-FIA Calendar
In addition to the the granting of the 2010 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship to Zuera (Spain) already validated by the World Council in June 2008, the 2010 calendar of the other Championships, Cups and Trophies is as follows:
CIK-FIA WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP & CIK-FIA WORLD CUP FOR KF2
16-19/9 Zuera (E)
CIK-FIA WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP (DRIVERS UNDER 18) & CIK-FIA ACADEMY
23-25/7 TBA **
27-29/8 TBA **
01-03/10 TBA **
CIK-FIA WORLD CUPS FOR KZ1 & KF3
09-12/9 Braga (P) *
CIK-FIA WORLD CUP FOR SUPER-KF & CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC KF2 CHAMPIONSHIP
20-23/5 Suzuka (J)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN SUPER-KF CHAMPIONSHIP
08-11/4 Sarno-Napoli (I)
24-27/6 Varennes s/Allier (F) *
08-11/7 Genk (B)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KZ1 & KZ2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
08-11/4 Sarno-Napoli (I)
24-27/6 Varennes s/Allier (F) *
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN KF2 & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Northern Region Qualification
29/4-02/5 Thy-Hanstholm (DK) *
Western Region Qualification
29/4-02/5 PF Int’l, Grantham, Lincolnshire (GB)
Central Region Qualification
29/4-02/5 Wackersdorf (D)
KF2 & KF3 Finals
08-11/7 Genk (B)
CIK-FIA ASIA-PACIFIC SUPER-KF & KF3 CHAMPIONSHIPS
07-10/10 Macau-Coloane (MO)
CIK-FIA EUROPEAN SUPERKART CHAMPIONSHIP
TBA (3 events) **
CIK-FIA KF2, KF3 & KZ2 VIKING TROPHY
11-13/6 Lidköping (S)
CIK-FIA KF3 & KZ2 MONACO KART CUP
15-17/10 Monaco (MC) *
* subject to the re-homologation of the circuit
** designation of the circuits and organisers by the World Council on 11 December 2009
The detailed changes to the regulations and new regulations will shortly be available on http://www.cikfia.com |
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