FIA Karting world finals: Hoogendoorn and Venant win titles
Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn won the OK final and Belgian Antoine Sylva Venant won the separate Junior final at La Conca, Italy, on 8 November.
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Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn won the OK final and Belgian Antoine Sylva Venant won the separate Junior final at La Conca, Italy, on 8 November.
Dean Hoogendoorn led from start to finish to win the OK world title, while Antoine Sylva Venant recovered from a poor start to take the Junior championship at the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship.
Hoogendoorn, the 2025 Junior European champion, earned his first FIA win of the year and Parolin’s first World Championship team victory, the FIA said. Earlier qualifying races, including Sunday’s Super Heats, set the starting positions for the finals. Hoogendoorn’s Super Heat win, combined with Blanco’s loss of position in the previous Super Heat, secured him OK pole position, while Venant won his heat to start on the Junior front row alongside Perico, who took pole by winning his Super Heat.
| Place | Driver | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Hoogendoorn | Netherlands | Parolin |
| 2 | Henry Domain | Britain | MP Motorsport |
| 3 | Ilie Tristan Crisan | Canada | Tony Kart |
| Place | Driver | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine Sylva Venant | Belgium | VDK |
| 2 | Daniel Miron Lorente | Spain | MP |
| 3 |
Domain cut Hoogendoorn’s lead during the OK final and finished 0.6 seconds behind him. Crisan moved into third after Schaufler went off track, then held off Arias in the closing laps.
Venant fell to fifth at the Junior start, then followed Miron Lorente past Perico into second. Venant took the lead during a battle among the three drivers and pulled away. Miron Lorente defended second against Legenkyi, while Manzano moved into third amid late changes after Girardello went off track trying to take third from Legenkyi.
Hoogendoorn said it had been hard to stay calm while leading a world final for the first time, thanked his supporters and expressed happiness at winning what he called his last karting race. Venant said he tried to stay focused on the race, won for his grandparents and praised the progress made during the year. His father, whom he said he calls Raffaelle at work, is also his engineer.
The champions are to receive their trophies at the FIA Awards in Shanghai in December 2026. Hoogendoorn is to race in FIA-certified Formula 4 in 2027; the FIA described the final as his last major karting race.
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