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Everything you need to start karting in the UK, checked against Motorsport UK and the circuits themselves, with live data from real race weekends.

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How to start karting in the UK

The four steps from arrive-and-drive to club racing in the UK: rental sessions, arrive-and-drive leagues, the ARKS test and your first race, with 2026 prices.

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Costs

What karting really costs

Real 2026 UK karting prices from circuits, clubs and kart shops: arrive-and-drive sessions, the licence and ARKS test, race entries, karts, engines, tyres and transponders.

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Classes

Kart classes explained

Every Motorsport UK kart class for 2026, from Bambino and Cadet to Junior, Senior and gearbox, with ages, weights, tyres, this year's changes and how many drivers race each.

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Young drivers

Karting for kids

When kids can start karting in the UK: minimum ages at real circuits, racing from 6 in Bambino, the helmet and kit rules for young drivers, and what parents sign up for.

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Licence

The ARKS test explained

What's on the ARKS test, the pass marks, the flags you must know, what it costs, and how to lose your novice plates and upgrade to a Kart National licence.

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Buying

Buying your first kart

How to buy your first racing kart in the UK: choose the class first, new vs used prices, the homologation and engine seals to check, and everything else you'll need.

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Who races what

Not sure which class to aim for? This is how many drivers raced each class at the UK meetings AllKart timed in the last 90 days.

AllKart data · last 90 days

Drivers per class

  • Rotax Senior / DD2922 drivers
  • Rotax Junior764 drivers
  • CLUB100 arrive-and-drive743 drivers
  • Other cadet classes539 drivers
  • Honda Cadet237 drivers
  • Bambino179 drivers
  • Endurance / Prokart178 drivers
  • X30 Senior157 drivers
  • X30 Junior130 drivers
  • IAME Water Swift116 drivers
  • TKM93 drivers
  • Rotax Mini Max62 drivers
  • Rotax Micro Max47 drivers
  • KZ gearbox37 drivers
  • TKM Junior20 drivers
Distinct drivers in 1422 timed sessions at UK club meetings, grouped by class name. It shows who races at the circuits we time, not every UK club. Updated as results land. See the results