The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has announced the details of the 2026 FIA Karting Shootout.

The Shootout, part of the FIA Global Karting Plan, is a comprehensive on-track and off-track assessment of this season's most successful karting drivers. The program is designed to raise racing standards while offering emerging drivers a funded pathway to progress in motorsports. With lucrative financial prizes for the winners to support their continued development, the Shootout makes FIA Karting more globally and financially accessible to drivers with the most potential to become future champions, according to the FIA.

Held in Athens, Greece, November 30 through December 4, the Shootout will invite the highest-placed drivers in the 2026 FIA Karting Arrive and Drive and Academy Trophy competitions. The junior and senior drivers will be assessed by independent judges over the four days primarily on their racing potential on track but also their sporting knowledge and response to fitness, nutritional and media training.

The on-track assessment will be carried out at the SFi Karting Circuit in Athens, where OTK has been selected as the official kart supplier. In addition to an evaluation of their lap times, race vehicle and racing intuition, the drivers will also be marked on their ability to respond and adapt to technical data and feedback from the sporting experts on site.

Meanwhile, the drivers will also receive a comprehensive education and training programme delivered in conjunction with Formula Medicine to support them to develop as healthy and race-ready drivers. Covering physical fitness, nutrition and media training delivered by the FIA, each driver will be assessed on their abilities and response to the training, holistically recognizing the various attributes modern racing drivers require.

"The FIA Karting Shootout is a key pillar of our FIA Global Karting Plan, designed to identify, support, and develop the most promising young talent from FIA Karting pathways. By bringing together the winners of the FIA Arrive & Drive and Academy Trophy programmes for a combination of on-track and classroom assessment, we are rewarding excellence on and off the track," said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA. "Through a comprehensive package of sporting and financial support, including opportunities to compete at FIA Karting events and progress to higher levels of competition, this initiative provides talented drivers with a clear pathway for continued development and success in international karting."

For more details, visit the FIA announcement or fia.com.