Karting Genk

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Karting Genk is a kart racing track, located in Genk, a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, near Hasselt.

It was founded in 1983 by karting builder Paul Lemmens and his wife Lisette. [1] In 2005, it was completely restyled, in order to get a new FIA homologation. [2] In 2011 it hosted the Karting World Championship. [3] It hosted this competition again in 2018. [4] MP Motorsport owner Henk de Jong bought the facilities in 2025. [5]

The track is a regular on the European karting scene, featuring technical corners and hairpins as well as sweeping corners and overtaking opportunities. [6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.kartinggenk.be/files/Partnership%20World%20Championship%20English.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ "Genk, Belgium | Motorsport Circuits & Tracks". June 2023.
  3. ↑ "FIA Karting".
  4. ↑ "CIK-FIA released the new 2018 calendar | Kart News". 22 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Family Lemmens sold Karting Genk: MP Group expands karting activities further with acquisition of legendary Genk Karting Track". Kart Xpress. 2025-09-17.
  6. ↑ "8 of Europe's best kart circuits". Red Bull .
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