MP Kartracing Shines with Gorski’s P4 at the FIA World Karting Championship in Kristianstad

Last weekend the 2025 Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship took place at the Åsum Ring in Kristianstad, Sweden (11–14 September). With over 200 of the world’s best young drivers across OK and OK-Junior, the event was a true test of pace, consistency, and resilience. MP Kartracing achieved it’s best result of the season, showing they can peek when it counts.

Gorski fly’s to P4 in OK-Junior

The highlight of the weekend came in the OK-Junior class, where Leonardo Gorski fought through the heats and climbed the order to finish an impressive P4 in the World Final. He even won a heat, which was a first for the team this season.

Against a field of more than 100 international competitors, Gorski’s performance stood out not only for his speed but also for his composure under pressure. Coming just short of a podium, in the final. He started P5, after which he dropped a few places at the start. However he climbed the ladder breaking away from the following group to places two, three and four. Noah Baglin was able to slip away in the chaotic opening phase and was unreachable from that point. Onces arriving in the podium battle the fight was on with pole sitter Dean Hoogendorn and Valerio Viapiana. Gorski just came short in the end after a great battle, but still came cheering across the finish line after 21 laps. Just as the team. Great job to them for this amazing result at the highest karting stage of the world.

OK Class: Competitive but Challenging

In the OK category, MP Kartracing fielded drivers Jason Bralić, Jorn Helder, Carl Luthardt, and Eemeli Koivisto. Qualifying sessions showed flashes of competitiveness — with Bralić and Luthardt both posting times in the 49.6 second range, but the depth of the field meant that even small margins made progression difficult.

Despite strong efforts in the heats, none of the OK drivers managed to advance to the decisive stages. The team reflected afterwards that the results didn’t fully reflect their pace or effort throughout the weekend.

Looking Ahead

While the OK results left the team hungry for more, Leonardo Gorski’s near-podium in OK-Junior proved that MP Kartracing can challenge the best in the world. The team leaves Sweden motivated, determined, and with renewed confidence heading into the next international events and big plans for the upcoming season.

Full Throttle Momentum: MP Kart Racing Shines at COTF Kristianstad & Prepares for World Championship Clash

As the dust settles on a thrilling weekend of Champions of the Future (COTF) racing in Kristianstad, MP Kart Racing Team can reflect on a high-octane performance that both underlined their progress and readied them for the upcoming FIA World Karting Championships, set to take place on the same circuit from September 11 to 14, 2025

A Dress Rehearsal with Purpose

Last weekend’s COTF Round 5 served as the four-day warm-up for the World Championship, mirroring its structure and enabling teams to dial in setups, strategies, and race preparations. From free practice and qualifying heats to Super Heats and Finals, the event offered every competitive scenario teams will face in just days.

MP Kart Racing: Rising Through the Ranks

While the finals and end results may suggest a bad weekend, the team showed incredible pace in timed qualifying and the heats. With a P2 for Leonardo Gorski (OKJ) and multiple top 8 finishes for Koivisto in OK. These places and speed give us the confidence and motivation to fight for what is possible next week. We will return even faster and get the results on the end board.

Ludwig Granquist and Leonardo Gorski in pitlane

Looking Ahead: World Karting Championships (Sept 11–14, Kristianstad)

With the final race of COTF concluded on Sunday, September 7, the team now focuses solely on championship glory. Lessons absorbed on setup, racecraft, and mental game will be thrust into action from Thursday's free practices, through qualifying, and into the climactic Finals.

Expect drivers, engineers, and crew to channel every bit of insight gleaned last weekend, setting the stage for an all-out, polished performance when the world’s top karters descend on Kristianstad.

Strong Weekend for MP Kartracing at FIA European Championship Finale in Rødby

We’ve wrapped up the final round in Rødby, Denmark, and it’s been another weekend that showcased the strength of the MP package. We are without a doubt getting better every week. With performance of all the drivers, mechanics, team members, engines and material improving.

Timed qualifying was a strong showing across both categories as the team pushed hard in tough conditions 💪 OKJ Highlights included Leo Gorski continued his strong form getting P3 in his TQ group, followed by P3 and P6 finishes in the heats. FIA debutant Ludwig Grandquist impressed with P9 in his first heat, gaining 8 places with serious pace. A DNF in heat 2 was unfortunate, but the speed is there. Runitz made the most of his single heat of the day, charging up 10 spots to finish P8. Great drive! In the OK class it was Koivisto who showed front-running pace with a solid P5, could’ve easily challenged for the win. Helder put in one of the drives of the day, gaining 17 positions to finish P11 in a packed field.

Saturday continued with the heats🔥

We saw strong pace throughout:
• Koivisto (OK) consistently finished in the Top 3
• Gorski (OKJ) delivered multiple Top 8 performances
• Grandquist & Runitz (OKJ) fought hard, regularly battling within the Top 10

Sunday it was times for Finales, challenging wet and damp conditions during the Super Heats and Finals made luck a key factor, and unfortunately, it didn’t swing our way. Koivisto – DNF in OK. OKJ Grandquist – P28 and Gorski – P32. The rest of our drivers narrowly missed out on the main finals, but not for lack of effort.

Shoutout to the whole squad, great commitment all around. Your time will come.
Heads high, we regroup and go again 👊