KF3 is a kart racing

Kart racing

Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...

 class for top drivers aged 12 to 15 (drivers must reach the age of 13 within the first semester of calendar year).

This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc air-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go (TaG) water-cooled two-stroke engines (KF type). Chassis and engines must be approved by the CIK-FIA. Minimum weight is 145 kg with driver.

Karts are equipped with an electric starter and clutch. The engine rpm is limited at 14,000 rpm.

It is one of the highest kart classes with national championships (perhaps with different tyre rules).

There is a European championship, a World Cup, as well as Oceania and Asia-Pacific championships. The Junior Monaco Kart Cup

Junior Monaco Kart Cup

The Junior Monaco Kart Cup is a kart racing event ruled by the CIK-FIA and organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco, it takes place each year in Monaco.The event see young drivers compete with KF3 karts, a class for top drivers aged 12 to 15...

 is taking place each year in this format.

Champions

Year	European Champion	Chassis / Engine / Tires
2000	Michael Ammermüller Michael Ammermüller Michael Ammermüller is a race car driver born in Pocking, Germany on February 14, 1986.-Career:In 2004 he drove the number three car in German Formula Renault, as well as competing in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup...	n/a
2001	Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....	Tony Kart Tony Kart Tony Kart is an Italian company founded in 1958, producing racing quality kart chassis.They have had a number of wins and recently a book on the history of the company was published. JM Racing of Carson, California introduced the brand in the USA with drivers Alex Barron, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Danica...  / Vortex / Vega
2002	Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:...	CRG / Maxter / Vega
2003	Nicholas Risitano	Birel / TM / Vega
2004	Stefano Coletti Stefano Coletti Stefano Coletti is a professional racing driver from Monaco.-Karting:Coletti enjoyed a successful karting career prior to moving into single-seater racing...	Birel Birel Birel S.p.A. of Lissone started building karts in the late 1950s after many years as a bicycle manufacturer.They have had numerous world champions over the years including Mike Wilson and Gianluca Beggio....  / Parilla / Vega
2005	Michael Christensen	Gillard / Parilla / Bridgestone Bridgestone The is a multinational rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi, meaning "stone bridge" in Japanese....
2006	Miquel Monrás Miquel Monrás Miquel "Miki" Monrás Albanell is a professional racing driver from Spain.-Karting:Monrás began his motorsport career in karting back in 2002. In 2007, he was runner-up of the European KF2 Championship behind championship winner Will Stevens...	Maranello / Parilla / Vega
2007	Jack Harvey Jack Harvey (racing driver) Jack Harvey is a British auto racing driver, and a member of McLaren's Young Driver Programme.-Karting:...	Maranello / XTR / Dunlop
2008	Aaro Vainio	Maranello / Maxter / Dunlop Dunlop Tyres Dunlop Tyres is a British company owned 75% by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and 25% by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which bought the right to sell Dunlop-branded road tyres....
2009	Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries is a Dutch kart racer. He won the 2010 Karting World Championship. He is managed by Anthony Hamilton and is part of the McLaren Young Driver Programme.-Career:...	Zanardi / Parilla IAME IAME is an Italian company founded in 1968, its name stands for "Italian American Motor Engineering". The parent company of the "Parilla", "Komet" and "Sirio" brand names, it is the largest kart engines manufacturer...  / Vega
2010	Alexander Albon	Intrepid / TM / Dunlop Dunlop Tyres Dunlop Tyres is a British company owned 75% by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and 25% by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which bought the right to sell Dunlop-branded road tyres....
2011	George Russell	Intrepid / TM / Vega

Year	World Cup Winner	Chassis / Engine / Tires
2009	Giuliano Niceta	Tony Kart Tony Kart Tony Kart is an Italian company founded in 1958, producing racing quality kart chassis.They have had a number of wins and recently a book on the history of the company was published. JM Racing of Carson, California introduced the brand in the USA with drivers Alex Barron, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Danica...  / Vortex / Vega
2010	Alexander Albon	Intrepid / TM / Dunlop Dunlop Tyres Dunlop Tyres is a British company owned 75% by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and 25% by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which bought the right to sell Dunlop-branded road tyres....
2011	Charles Leclerc	Intrepid / TM / Vega

External links

• CIK-FIA - International Karting Governing Body