Kart Racing Sanctioning Bodies

Karting is one of only four Motor Sports that has an FIA World Championship.

  • Formula One World Championship,
  • World Rally Championship, 
  • World Touring Car Championship, and
  • Karting World Championship.

This is a list of the major karting bodies that have a presence in the US.

CIK – FIA
The world sanctioning body for karting around the globe. This is the karting division of the FIA.

8, Place de la Concorde
75008 Paris
France
Telephone: +33 1 43 12 44 55
Facsimile: +33 1 43 12 44 66
www.cikfia.com

International Kart Federation
The International Kart Federation (IKF) takes pride in its long record of achievement as a governing body for the sport of kart racing. In recognition of the need for controls over the sport, the International Kart Federation has published rules for competition since November 21, 1957. Throughout this time, the objectives of the Federation have been the same: to foster strong and fair competition; to provide reasonable rules for the various types of competition; to administer the competition program with impartiality, and to reduce the hazards associated with this sport.

1609 South Grove Avenue 
Suite 105
Ontario, California, 91761
909-923-4999 
www.ikfkarting.com

Stars of Karting
Snap-on Stars of Karting Presented by the Indy Racing League represents the pinnacle series in the sport of karting and often times the first step to a career in motorsports. With its association with the IRL and other key motorsport entities, the Stars of Karting gives racers the chance to move onward. Likewise, the racers in the series are among the most talented, promising drivers today and warrant attention in their own right.

4601 Lyman Dr.,
Hilliard, OH 43026 
614-777-2040
www.starsofkarting.com

Superkarts USA 
In the world of motorsports, few races can be billed as the race of the year, but time and time again the SKUSA SuperNationals have been dubbed the pinnacle karting event of the year. This year marks the eleventh running of the prestigious race, and as usual, it is poised once again to be “the race of the year.”

33175 HWY 79 STE. 233
Temecula, CA 92592 
951-491-0808
www.superkartsusa.com

World Karting Association
The World Karting Association (WKA) is a membership- owned, non-profit corporation formed in 1971 to regulate and promote the sport of competitive kart racing. We establish the rules and procedures to set standards by which to sanction tracks and to conduct annual championships for various types of karting. WKA has grown to over 10,000 active members and 120 sanctioned tracks nationwide to make it the largest sanctioning body for kart racing in the United States and one of the 
largest in the world.

6051 Victory Lane
Concord, NC 28027
704-455-1606 
www.worldkarting.com

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