Sprint

How a Sprint event works

Practice, one-shot qualifying, race – three times.

After the driver briefing, the karts are drawn. In the 10-minute warm-up you get up to speed and check your ballast on the scales – being underweight is not penalised yet at this point. The kart from the warm-up is also your kart for the first sprint. You will find the exact schedule on every event page.

Every sprint starts with a 3-minute qualifying in one-shot format: one timed lap decides your grid position. This is followed by a 12-minute race. You get a different kart for each of the three sprints, so that everyone has the same chances.

Weight

Sprint has one weight class: a minimum total weight of 250 kg for kart and driver, which corresponds to a driver weight of about 85 kg. Lighter drivers make up the difference with ballast from the weight box, up to 30 kg. You should therefore weigh at least about 59 kg yourself (with your gear and a little reserve for fuel consumption) – lighter drivers cannot reach the weight even when fully loaded and receive a time penalty. A tolerance of 1 kg applies on the scales. Your own additional weights such as lead plates or weight vests are not allowed.

Scoring

There are 30 sprints per season, with points awarded for positions 1 to 30 (45 for the win down to 1 for 30th place). Your best 24 results count towards the season standings. There are medals for the top 3 of every sprint and trophies for the top 3 of the season. The sprints also count towards the Sodi World Series. You can find the final standings on the standings page.